Sunday, December 25, 2016

Christmas 2016

We traveled to Indiana this year for Christmas.

My whole family was there and it was so great to see everyone!
We flew in Christmas Eve and my Dad met us with Lou Malnati's pizza at the airport!

Jake loved his new Christmas pj's and made sure to leave out cookies for Santa.






On Christmas morning Jake was most excited about his "pass."
He had been asking for a membership to Thanksgiving Point for months and was so excited to finally have one.
Both boys loved their ice cream set from Nana.






Unfortunately most of the week was spent at the house because the boys both got sick (Jake even developed an ear infection) so they just weren't up for doing much.
We did squeeze in family pictures (sibling gift for mom), duck pin bowling and ice skating when the boys were up for an outing.








Other than that we watched home videos and played a lot of games!
The boys were so proud of their Battle of the Sexes win!
We flew home on New Years Eve and joined the Calders for dinner.
We spent the night at our house so we could unpack but when down the next day but it was good to see everyone!
We had a great Christmas break!

Monday, December 12, 2016

LRC:: 18 Months


Stats from Check Up
Weight: 23 lbs (45th Percentile)
Height: 33" (68th Percentile)
Head Circumference: 19" (86th Percentile)

It is crazy to me how much development really seems to take off and this age.
Communication and comprehension start exploding,
Coordination magically happened over night,
And suddenly I have a full fledged toddler!

Sleeping
We are in the middle of a doozy of a sleep regression.
At least a couple nights a week Logan wakes up and won't fall back asleep for hours.
It doesn't matter what we do he just screams on and off for 2-3 hours.
Lets just say everyone is exhausted!

He is still taking one nap a day it was about two hours but thanks to his sleeping troubles it can be as short as 45 minutes.
Anyone know how long this lasts?
We're losing our minds over here!

Eating
Logan has definitely asserted his toddler independence in the food department.
He can be quite finicky about what he'll eat.
He hates lunch meat, eggs, and other meat that isn't smothered in sauce.
Logan loves sauce!
Fruit, bread, crackers, and cheese are some of his favorites.

He also has gone through this funny phase where he wants to finish Jake's plate even though it has the exact same food as his.
Monkey see, monkey do!

He loves to eat (as long as he can pick the food) and follows me around all day asking for a snack!

Communication
He is really making more of an effort to talk.
He knows most animal sounds.
His most used words are: Mom, Dad, Nana, Papa, Jenna, Jake, apple, milk, bowl, spoon, more, drink, snack, dip, ball, blanket, taggie, on, sleep sack, up, down, night night, bye, hi, boo, yes and no.
He tries to say most words but not all of them are distinguishable.
He loves to sing and will make nonsense sounds while you sing.
He can sing the "EIEIO" part from Old McDonald (his favorite song) and the first line of "Row, row, row your boat"
Some of his other favorite songs are "Once there was a snowman," "Wheels on the Bus," "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam," and "Jumbo Elephant."

Playing
He loves cars, trucks, and balls.

He always wants to be doing what Jake is doing.
He loves to cook play food in his kitchen.
This kid is a climber!
He managed to climb up onto our new bar stools without any help!
He loves to wrestle.


He is starting to sit still for more books which is nice.
He especially enjoys books about animals or lift the flap books.

He is a busy body and is always on the move.
He loves his grandparents, aunts, and uncles.
He has major meltdowns whenever they leave and will walk around the house calling for them.
He is starting to show interest in coloring, especially if stickers are involved.
He still loves to be held and is definitely a snuggler!
He loves to wander and explore.

He was doing great in nursery until Jake moved to Sunbeams and now he is having a rough time.
I'm hoping once he starts sleeping again this will work itself out.
He now has his one-year-old molars and canine teeth.
He is our energetic, independent, cuddle boy and we love him!












Thursday, December 1, 2016

December Happenings

I tried really hard to make December magical this year so the boys could really get into the Christmas spirit since we weren't flying to Indiana until Christmas Eve.
We started off with the annual spudnuts the day after Thanksgiving at the Calders.
Jake loved cooking and eating them.


Then it was back to our house to decorate.
This was our first year with a full sized Christmas tree and stockings!
It was so fun to have them up all month.
I also got the boys Christmas pjs to open that month so they could wear them all month.





Then for my birthday Ryan planned out the whole month full of dates, family activities and girls nights.
It was an amazing gift and made for an amazing month.
The first weekend, we went an saw Jim Gaffigin with Ryan's parents, did Jubilee of Trees, took the boys to Zoo Lights, and I got to go to the Christmas Devotional at the Conference Center.





The next weekend we went to Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point with our friends Mckell and Sari.
I loved the life of Christ lights and it was great to have a good remind about what this season is all about.


That week Jake and I made some Christmas cookies.
He is actually starting to be a help in the kitchen instead of just a mess maker!


The following weekend our friends from Wisconsin (who now live in Vegas) came to visit.
We had fun playing Pandemic, hitting up an Escape Room, and showing them the lights at Temple Square.
We ate way too much food but it was fun to see them!

It was an amazing month!
Ryan seriously hit a home run with the birthday gift this year!
He even managed to squeeze in some work on the basement.
We added heating vents and started framing in the mechanical room to make the basement a safer and warmer place to play.