Oklahoma Week 10

October 7 - 13th

This week has been filled with fun little tidbits here and there. First we'll start off talking about Logan, actually we'll probably talk about him most of the time because he just so darn cute, but what's childhood if you don't have a few naked baby pictures. We've got to keep some sort of blackmail for the future when he starts dating. :)

Just look at that cute little tush. Logan looks forward to his bedtime baths, we can't wait until he's sitting up more on his own and have him splish splash in the big tub with bathtime toys. Logan loves to give his mommy and daddy kisses. They are a little slobbery, but still bring a smile to your face...

...or he might have just been really hungry. We've started feeding Logan solid foods now...very slowly. He's starting to understand a little bit better what he's supposed to do with them. This was one of our attempts at rice cereal.

I think he prefers just milk. This next week is sure to be a colorful mess when we give him some other fruits and veggies too. Speaking of fruits and veggies...well mostly fruit, we had some extra bananas that were really ripe and we wouldn't have been able to eat them soon enough, so I thought to myself, hmm, I should try making some banana bread, so I did. The best part was that it actually tasted like banana bread, perhaps all is not lost in baking for me! And now that Logan takes a 2 hour nap in the morning (YAY) I can actually start trying some more cooking/baking/craft experiments.So, in other news, the bishop of our ward pulled Morgan aside today and gave him a calling and we ended up sustaining him and he got set apart today too. He's the second counselor in the Young Men's Presidency. We're excited, it will be a good opportunity to serve....then the bishop said he would need to probably meet with me next week, so we'll see what else he has up his sleeve.

Logan's favorite toy is his bouncer. He loves to play the little piano on it. Each of the four keys contain two musical tunes that replicate classical tunes (i.e. the William tell overture). Logan even knows the songs. The other day Morgan and I were humming the tunes and then all of the sudden Logan pushed that key for the song that corresponded to the tune we were humming. It happened about 3 other time right in a row. Our child must be a genius...or really lucky...or both. :)

I guess it's my (Morgan's) turn to write. Annie needs to get a serving of fruit for the day via Kelloggs fruity strawberry fruit snacks. Annie loves candy. With Halloween approaching I'm not sure whether the candy we buy is for trick-or-treaters or for her. Well, they're all kids it's all the same. Those that know me know that I love cookies and brownies, but I don't really care too much for candy. Hopefully our children will land somewhere in between where they will occasionally enjoy a treat, but not require the 12 step program to relinquish their addictions to sweets. We're on the "pre-12 steps" with Annie's candy cravings, and step -1 for Morgan's cookies.

Few things can match the joy that comes from spending time with your family. I love spending time with Annie and Logan. The other day, I had Logan in the child-carrier and I noticed that his head wasn't doing it's usual visual scan around the room with his head darting around in all directions. It wasn't quite bed time, but apparently he was really tired, and just fell right asleep in the carrier.

When Daddy is home and when Logan isn't sleeping, The Buddy and I play together. Logan especially likes the song, "Old McDonald had a farm." One of his favorite toys right now is the See & Say. Whenever he sees and hears this toy he becomes entranced and will just stare at it while you play. Logan's favorite animal on the wheel for the see and say is the barn owl. (Actually it's mommy & daddy's favorite animal sound for the old McDonald song, but Logan likes it too.)

Logan is starting to get the hang of his binky. He is able to grab on to it, pull it out of his mouth, and put it back in again. Well...most of the time anyway.
On occasion when he doesn't get it quite right, he doesn't want help from his momma.
He's really going for independence now. Logan will have the binky the way he likes it.
Even if the binky is turned sideways and upside down. Sometimes he just puts the entire thing in his mouth.

Well this week our blog comes to a close as we run out of photos and other things to mention about our week. Just remember to keep your chin up and "roll" with the punches.
This photo was taken after Logan's first official 360 degree roll-over all by himself.