Like Father, Like Son

Accomplishments

Logan has started to sleep a little bit better at night. As long as he eats enough during the day, he will sleep for a 5-6 hour stretch when he goes to bed for the night. We are still working on naps. He used to take one really good nap in the morning but has not been doing that lately. Usually it is 45 minutes and we are back up and playing. I can usually get Logan to take a really good nap if we go out and run a few quick errands and then I just let him sleep in his car seat rather than disturb his sleep. On the days when I lay him down for a nap in his bed, he will play with his stuffed animals and ends up pulling the blanket over his face while he sucks on it before falling asleep.


Logan has been doing a lot of new things lately. Last week he rolled over from his back to his tummy all by himself. He has done it a total of 4 times now. He doesn't quite know what to think about it. The other day he started to go from his tummy to his back and just had this look of terror on his face before he forced himself back to his tummy.

Another new thing that Logan has been doing is sitting up by himself. We usually sit him on the floor or in a chair and catch him before he falls to the side or backwards. While he is sitting he likes to pull on his toes or he tries to touch anything within reach. He loves to explore with his hands (especially your face).

Logan had a doctor's check-up on Thursday. He weighed 15 lbs and was 27 inches long. Percentage wise he was 50% on weight (so average) and on height he was 97% (way above average).

Baptism

I got an email that I have not posted anything recently. So I will post a little something before I head off to bed.
Logan was baptized on December 29th. He actually did really good through mass. When Tim lowered Logan to have Father Tom pour the water on his head, Logan gave a really big smile because that is how Aunt Beth puts him before she plays with him. Logan smelled like Chrism oil for a week or so after being baptized because Father Tom put a whole handful of oil on his head. It took about 3 or 4 baths to have him not smell like Chrism oil anymore.

Growing & Playing

A lot has happened over the last few weeks. Logan has grown a lot. He now weighs in at 13 lbs 13oz. I measured him yesterday just to see how long he was. He is 25 3/4 inches long. Over the past month he has grown 3/4 inch.

Logan loves to play with his fishies and is discovering new things every day. One of the new things he likes is when you get down really close to his face with your face. Then he uses his hands to explore the different parts of your face.

Something new that we have done recently is switched Logan to cloth diapers. I have been wanting to put him in cloth diapers ever since he was born but decided to wait until I moved back to Iowa because cloth diapers get to be expensive when you have to pay $1.50 every time just to wash them (as long as the washer doesn't eat your money) and make sure no one is using the washing machine. We are still adjusting to the cloth diapers. We seem to go through more outfits because the diaper leaked than anything else. In the long run we plan to get a lot of use out of these diapers since they can be used for babies 6 to 35 lbs. Plus maybe once Logan is done using them, he can pass them on to a future sibling. For more info on cloth diapers we bought go to www.comfybummy.com . We are using the one size pocket diaper.

Chubby Cheeks

It is not very often that Logan looks like he has chubby cheeks. It seems like every time he has chubby cheeks, a few days later his face has thinned out and he has gotten longer. I keep hoping that he will keep some of his chubbiness and hold off a little on the length at least for a little bit. Last night he slept for an 8 hour stretch which meant that I got a little more sleep for a change. I am hoping this continues so I can catch up on some sleep.

3 Months

Logan turned 3 months old on Sunday (I am a litttle late with the posting). His latest accomplishments are putting both of his hands together, reaching out to grab fingers or toys, and alternating between which fist he wants to put in his mouth. He currently weighs 12 lbs 12.5 oz. We survived the first round of the holiday season with Thanksgiving. Next we will battle Christmas. Tim was home for a few days over Thanksgiving and will be home again for Christmas. We are all looking forward to it.

Happy Thanksgiving

These are pictures of Logan at 12 weeks old. These are some of the poses we get on a regular basis. He currently weighs 12 lbs 5 oz and is 25 inches long. He got his first shots on Saturday and did not like them very much. It only took one night of being fussy and he was back to normal. Tim comes home for Thanksgiving tommorrow and we can't wait to see him. Hope everyone has a good turkey day if we don't see you.