beginning of December 12

I went to NYC for a ladies night to see Annie on broadway.  The boys survived a weekend without me just fine :)

Logan LOVES to throw balls down the stairs. You should see his current fat lip...

Building a block tower all by himself!

Daddy gave a little boy an oreo.

Stuff on my head! silly silly!

Spent a few weeks with a lingering head cold but he usually acted just like his crazy self.

Kitty love

This snowman sang and danced

Not a fan

Loves his piggy back rides

dog seat

So pretty!

Logan, 17m!

Little man is 17 months old! He is sooooo fun and amazing. He loves to make us and himself laugh. He can tell us his needs in fairly clear ways now, making life a bit easier. He is so fun of FUN and he is a big ball of energy that goes and goes and goes. He is cute and silly and an all around good natured boy. Except when hes teething... but at least hes cute still!

Mastered skills that most can do-
Uses six words regularly: Bah (ball, block), Uh (up), No (not sure he uses it right all the time), Dada, Eye Key (hi kitty), Eye go (hi dog) and he is now getting the hang of more and occasionally says mine. He also only says mama when hes crying but he is usually saying dada still.
Enjoys pretend games: Maybe? Im guessing so as he uses his imagination all day long and enjoys finding ways to make himself laugh by acting silly.
Likes riding toys: yes, but he likes to be pushed

Emerging skills that half the kids can do-
feeds doll: he doesnt give a crap about his doll. But he sticks his paci in daddys mouth and daddys belly button... (ew?)
Speaks more clearly: sometimes, when he isnt trying to overdo it you can understand what comes out of his mouth.
Throws ball underhand: i think so... he throws balls all over and any which way he can

Advance skills that few can do-
Dances to music: oh yes. He has some nice moves. He laughs at himself dancing too so at least he doesnt take himself seriously.
Sorts toys by color, shape or size: they all get dumped on the floor equally... But he has a ball pit and my mom has noticed on a few occasions that he pulls out mostly blue balls to play with.
Kicks ball forward: nope

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Getting Logan dressed is no easy task. Sit still and cooperate?!?! no way! So usually it takes a few minutes. Take clothes off while he is running away. Each time he comes back, take off another piece of clothes. when boy is fully naked, get clean diaper on right away. He has pooped on the carpet in the 3.5 seconds it took for me to get him out of the bath, grab a diaper and get back to him in the spare room. After that it becomes a fight. We usually have to pin him down and listen to him scream in horror that we are keeping him from chasing the cat to put socks on him. But the moment you get the jacket on, he is at the door waiting to go wherever we are going.

I was watching that.

He loves cans. We turn the tab to let him play with them. We aren't totally irresponsible.

Logans wubbanub broke. When he saw it, he was so so so sad. It was the first time he experienced what sad actually felt like. He was just studying both pieces and trying to wrap his head around the fact that his best buddy was broken. Luckily he has his giraffe still. Once that goes, good luck to us!

Hair cut! Because his curls grow and grow and grow.

he is starting to enjoy not wearing clothes...

we call this his stage.

shoving a big banana bite in your face, looks like this:

B-A-T-H

If you ask Logan if he wants to take a bath, he will run to the nearest tub and demand to get in. We had a small period of time where he hated having his head rinsed, but we kept doing it and he stopped caring. He plays and plays and plays in the tub. He likes cups or measuring spoons the most. He also loves when you let the water drip out a bit so he can play with it. So bath, has become the first word we have to spell out as to avoid saying it. 

16 months

This boy is growing more and more :) Happy 16 months boy!

Most kids can do-
  turns the pages of a book: uh, no. He usually cant sit still so he runs off and I read alone
  has temper tantrums when frustrated: oh yeah.
  becomes attached to a soft toy or other object: his wubbanub. and the blue puppy broke and watching his    face show sadness over it was soooo sad. But he loves his giraffe.

half the kids can do-
  discovers the joy in climbing: heck yeah
  stacks 3 blocks. Today he got up to 5 of the big ones
  uses spoon or fork: he insists on it
  learns the correct way to use common objects: he puts the phone to his ear. He puts everything to his ear though. But he can use some things the way they are intended to be used

some kids can do-
  takes off one piece of clothing by himself: not fully. He switches his hands when I need his arms out of sleeves and pulls shirts over his head
  gets finicky about food: oh yes. Unless its my cooking....
  switches from 2 naps to 1: he did a while ago.

Logan and Mommy

im not a blogger

I dont do crafty stuff that is so amazing I need to post about it (maybe Logans stocking will get a post if I finish it) and I dont bake or cook (those candy corn cookies were AMAZING and did get a post) so I have nothing of real interest to anyone who is not family. Family, see my Logan pics on facebook once in a blue moon and im sure they all assume he is doing 15m old baby/toddler stuff. My decorative skills are non existant (Matt went to the mall by HIMSELF to buy decorations for the bathroom and dinning room. The mall! Himself!!).
I could tell the world what we do all day.
Weekend:
Wake up, let Logan play while we drink coffee and let one parent sleep in. Make breakfast. Run an errand or Logan naps. Run an errand after nap or not at all. Dinner. play. Bed.
Weekday:
Same thing but Matts not home so both parents get up. Except usually Matt gets up while I sleep a bit... Hes amazingly awesome at being a dad and husband.
Logan is still a bit young to take to events around here and he is still teething (he only has 6) so he still chews a lot of stuff. Library time is good because Logan has played all morning and is ready to sit and listen. But crafty events or kids museums are still a bit hard when he doesnt understand their fun yet.
But Logan is soooooo silly. He laughs and laughs and laughs. He growls... and laughs! Even when I put on my "im not happy face" and say "LOGAN MATTHEW BARD, NO SIR!" he just laughs. Or starts talking back. Or throws a really small tantrum that lands his head into a wall. It usually ends the tantrum because he looks at the wall "uh... how did you... uh.. get there?" and I laugh so he laughs.... oops. But hes soooo silly. He wants you to laugh and he wants you to make him laugh. I tickle his belly and he eats it up. Giggles galore. "Tickle tickle tickle"! I dont even have to tickle him, just say the words, and he giggles. Now he tickles himself! "Digal digal digal" he says. Everything he does is sooooo cute. But he does everything with a smile, or a giggle.
Logans tantrums so far are a bit sad and pathetic. He just turns and runs when you say no. Usually not looking where hes going but he doesnt usually go far. He stops and gives up. He knows the words "no" but we are not sure that he knows what it means. We tell Logan "NO" to splashing in the dogs water dish (when we forget to move it). Logan starts splashing harder and faster because he knows we are taking it away. So does "NO" mean hurry up im taking that away, or does it mean stop? But he told Snickers "NO" when he was drinking from his own dish... so... Yeah. He knows when we say "no" that we dont want him doing what hes doing. I can say it just fine. Matt can say it too. Grandparents for some reason think they are exempt from having to use this word with grand kids.
Bedtime sucks. He goes to bed just fine (with Matt putting him down). He naps just fine (when i put him down) and his naps have been 3+ hours lately. Hes been waking up earlier and earlier since daylight savings time. I figured our 7:30 mornings, would be 6:30 mornings. Hes been up around 5:30 lately. URG. i think thats why we get a long nap but Im not too happy with it.
Usually I vacuum while Logan is not home or outside with Matt. Today I vacuumed while Logan watched. Hes never been afraid of the vacuum but I dont usually need to vacuum with him around. He was yelling at the vacuum and talking back to him. Then he went to get Matt and grabbed Matts pant leg and tried getting Matt to see what I was doing. "Mommy is actually cleaning dad!" thanks kid. Then he laid down where I was vacuuming and made me vac around him.
Last week, we went to a friends housewarming party. Logan went up to people he didnt know and loved on them, Random people held him and got hugs. I think he enjoyed it because people gave him lots of food. He at a lot of cheese and crackers that night.
Logan is starting to put blocks together and he loves to throw "BAAAs" balls. He LOVES to run. He runs all over the house, chasing the dogs and squealing really loud. He loves his dogs and cats and they all get many hugs a day. Logan LOVES his dad. I am second to dad and have always been. Im okay with that, they are so fun to watch when they interact.
I love him. He makes for a good kid.