War Eagle

Auburn finally won a game, so L wore his Auburn outfit to church last Sunday. It was so cute I just had to get some pictures of him in it!

Cheese!

Trying to get his paci back.

Pouting.

Finally got that paci!

It's Fall: The Pumpkin Patch, Carving Pumpkins & Halloween!

My big boy, 16 months old!

I am loving the fall weather! It is so much more bearable to play outside with Logan when you don't start sweating the moment you walk out the door. We did have a quick little cold snap that felt like winter, which was of course the weekend we chose to go to the pumpkin patch. I don't think Logan enjoyed it very much, but I did get some cute pictures. Ha! Oh well, maybe next year.

Logan loved carving the pumpkin we got from the pumpkin patch! He actually cried when I made him quit playing in the pumpkin seeds and take a bath. He did NOT like having the pumpkin goop on his hands though. He preferred to use a little shovel-like tool we had for cleaning out the pumpkins. And Daddy carved the pumpkin like Tigger, so that was a big hit!

We went to 2 fall festivals: our church, Crosspoint and my mom's church, Hilldale Baptist Church. Logan still doesn't quite get the idea of trick or treating, but he loved the big inflatable slide. And he loved being dressed up!

Here are some pics from our Fall/Halloween events:

My little dinosaur all dressed up!

Going down the big slide with Uncle Joshua!

Logan picking out a pumpkin in the freezing cold!


Not too happy to be the Pumpkin Sherriff


What exactly is inside that pumpkin??


My "shovel" so I don't have to touch the yucky pumpkin goop!


Our pumpkin, all lit up!

Logan Showing Off!

This was about a month ago, before all his hair was cut off by the crazy stylist, but I digress. Logan can show you where most of his body parts are, and will usually do so on command. You can tell he is a little distracted at the moment. I'm sure Handy Manny was on TV, muted of course for the video. :)

No!

"No" is Logan's new favorite word. It is his answer to everything, even when he sometimes means yes. He is growing up so fast. We got his first big boy shoes this weekend, New Balance's that tie instead of velcro. And we had to get a wide. Haha! He has such a little fat foot!

He runs everywhere and talks non-stop! Some words he can say are: Mama, Dada, Nana, bye bye, ball, thank you, eat, duck, truck, dog, shoes, socks, baby, hey, Manny (for Handy Manny), pat, more, and of course, no. Haha! I know he says more but I just can't think of them right now. Of course he doesn't say all these words perfectly, but you can tell that is what he is saying. He will point to Taylor and I in pictures and say "Mama and Dada," but when we point to him he just says "dada" again. Haha! I can't get him to say his own name. He can also tell you the sounds that a dog and a duck make. We have been working on the sound a cow makes, but he hasn't quite gotten it yet.

He is no longer a baby. In fact, if I ask him if he is my baby he will say "no!" Imagine that. ;)

15 month check-up

Today we went to the doctor for L's 15 month well baby visit. He did really well! He weighs 22 lbs 8 oz. which is only the 34%, but the doctor said not to worry. That is totally normal for toddlers. L actually hasn't gained any weight since his 12 month visit. Still no worries though. He said we just need to make sure he is getting a balanced diet over 7 days. Lots of toddlers go through phases where they don't want to eat. On the other hand he is still in the 97% percentile for height. He is 33 1/2 inches tall!

He also said L is ahead of the curve on several milestones! He walked a few steps backwards while we were there, which the doctor said is actually an 18 month milestone. This made me happy since we were kind of behind the curve when it came to crawling. He can also already say between 15-20 words and has even started saying some short phrases like "I want shoes." He said that was a 2 year milestone! He said L's verbal skills are great, even though he still babbles a lot in his own language. Ha!

L also got 2 shots, and that wasn't fun at all. But he quit crying pretty quickly and I was very proud of my big boy!

Testing out posting videos...

This was around Logan's first birthday. It is kind of grainy because there wasn't a lot of light in his bedroom and I was using my regular camera, not our video camera. You can see his primary mode of transportation was still crawling!

Hide and Seek

Logan has figured out how to get inside our big corner cabinet in the kitchen. It is a great little hiding place! I've had to re-arrange our food storage so that only things I don't care if he plays with are kept down low. Oh the joys of a toddler! And they really are joys. I am cherishing every day with my little man. He is just so much fun to hang out with (when he isn't having a melt down over not getting his way) and I love seeing him discover new things. He talks ALL the time and I love it. We go for his 15 month check up in a few weeks. More shots. I can't wait...