Happy Halloween!

Logan just wanted to say "Happy Halloween" to everyone!!!




Since he's too young to go out trick or treating, Grandpa and Grandma B. are going to come over and play with Logan while Sam and I go out to a halloween party (maybe, we haven't decided if we are going or not). Whether we go or not, it doesn't matter, we still plan on having fun with our little bear. We are also excited at the chance to perhaps get some trick-or-treaters this year since in previous years we've lived in condos that didn't really do trick-or-treating. We even carved some pumpkins, which I haven't done since I was a kid. Oh, the memories it brought back. :)

We've got a climber

This morning, I noticed that Logan desperately wanted to get on the couch, but as with everything else, he did not want my help. So I let him figure it out on his own. I was actually laying on the floor next to the couch and he used me as a step and climbed right on. It took awhile, but with no help from me (except for being used as a step) he finally got to his destination. I'm thinking the main reason he wanted on the couch was for the treats he has in his hands. :)

Any Advice???

So, on Saturday, we are flying to Austin, TX to visit Sam's brother and his family. I'm excited to go visit them, but I'm a nervous wreck about Logan being on a plane. He has really gotten quite good at throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way and I'm worried about how he's going to do on a plane. He is super active nowadays, and being confined for hours on end...well, let's just say I'm not looking forward to it. Oh, and my favorite part is that there is a layover in Salt Lake. But only for a half hour, so there is no time to let him run (crawl) around and get out some energy. For those of you who have flown with small children before, do you have any advice?

A Christmas Stocking

Call me crazy, but I've decided to make Logan a Christmas stocking that he can enjoy for years to come. There's just something about a homemade stocking that makes the holidays all the more enjoyable. Since Christmas isn't too far out, you'd think I would pick something simple to do, but no. I decided to do something far more challenging...a cross stitch. It most likely will not be done in time for Christmas this year (I'd be surprised if it was), but that doesn't matter. Logan probably won't notice anyway. Hopefully though, it will be done for his 2nd Christmas. We shall see. I'm notorious for starting projects, but never actually finishing them.

Anyway, if all goes as planned, this is the stocking Logan should have for next year.


And of course it'll say Logan, not Marta. :)

Pumpkin Patch

This weekend, we followed the trend of what seems like everyone is doing and went to a pumpkin patch. I have to admit though, Sam and I were not all that impressed. I guess we didn't pick a very good one to go to. I can't even remember the name of it, just that it was somewhere in Snohomish County. Oh, Sam just reminded me that we went to some place with the name of "Bob's Corn." I guess that should've been our first clue. True, they did have pumpkins, lots of incredibly large ones and some green ones too, but nothing that we were interested in buying. There was a large size corn maze, but it was too late in the day and I don't think Logan would have had much fun. He all ready seemed bothered by the fact that we were even there. Oh well, it was our first attempt at a pumpkin patch. Next year we will find something better and maybe go a little earlier in the month to get a good selection of pumpkins. As for this year, it looks like we'll be getting our pumpkins from either Safeway or Fred Meyer.

The Eye Doctor

Logan had his first eye exam today. I know, he is young for that, but our eye doctor has this cool program called InfantSee that is designed for infants 6-12 months. Well, since Sam and I both have horrible eyesight, we figured that we might as well get Logan in early just to see if there are any problems. Luckily, Logan is right on track for where normal 9 month olds usually are as far as eyesight. He did very well during the exam. He didn't cry or fidget, well, not too much anyway. He really thought the lights were cool that the dr. would shine in his eye. And he got to play with some pretty cool toys. I would have to say that this visit was a success. Now all I can do is hope that his next visit goes just as well, but that won't be until Logan is 3. I just hope that his eyes are not even close to as bad as his parents. Poor kid, I don't know if he even has a chance though.

First Steps

Logan took his first steps today. He is getting closer to actually walking. He has taken one step alone for awhile, but always falling down after. And of course he's been "cruising" the furniture for about a month now. But today was the day that he took a couple of steps, unassisted, towards Sam before falling down. I still think it will be awhile before he is actually walking, but he may surprise us and start sooner than we think.

9 months

Well, Logan had his 9 month check up. He's doing very well. Luckily his weight gain has slowed down. He only gained 2 pounds in 3 months. I'm happy about that. Here are his stats:

weight: 23lbs. 8oz.
height: 29.5 inches

I'm glad that he's no longer in the 97th percentile anymore for weight (he's in the 90th). I figure that he's so active now that his weight gain has slowed down enough. Yesterday he pulled himself up to a standing position and let go of the couch and just stood there for a minute and a half. He loves to just stand still and laugh. His latest thing has been climbing up the stairs. We blocked one entry to the stairs with a gate and didn't think he'd find his way around til later, but he found it a few days ago. So now we need to get another gate put up to stop him from getting to the stairs. I have to say, he's pretty good at climbing them though.
He has become so active lately. He does not like to sit still for long and he can't stand being ignored. He needs someone to play with, or just be near him ALL the time. It can get very tiring, but he's fun to be around so it's worth it.