Wants & Needs @ 3 Months Old

Every single day I am amazed at how much Logan is changing. He is just growing and growing and seems to learn something new every day!

As he grows and changes I start to notice things I need/want to make our lives easier. My #1 obsession right now is the stroller. We have this one now:
While this is a nice enough stroller, I pretty much hate it. It's bulky and heavy. It takes 2 hands to unfold (not cool people!) It's very hard to navigate in stores.
Along the way I had registered for this stroller, just on a whim for ease or "extra."Honestly, I love this little thing. Little being the main reason. It's super easy to navigate through places, light as a feather, easy to fold/unfold, and the basket holds mucho shopping. The only problem is that is doesn't later operate as a stroller when he is not in his carseat. For now, though, this is what I take with me when I am going out and about.

But on Friday, peeps, I am going straight to Right Start when our tax return arrives in our checking account to get this:
The City Mini. Hellooooo Loverrrrrrr.
Feather light, super easy to fold/unfold, and navigates like a dream. You can purchase a bar to use with the carseat as well. Tiffanie has this stroller, as well as my boss, and I have heard nothing but great things about it.
You know you are a mom when you are eligible to upgrade to the newest iPhone and choose to spend the money on a stroller instead.

As my little man grows, I am aware that the next size up in clothes is approaching fast. Also, the weather has abruptly changed from cold to friggin warm. Not good for little man since he mainly has long sleeved onsies and pants. Saturday we went out to the outlets and got Logan no fewer than 28 new outfits at Carters... mainly 1-piece "rompers" like this:What I love about these are that it's one piece so it's easy to dress him, they are a little more coverage than just a onesie but still short since it's so hot. He also looks adorable in them!

I have mentioned a few times that he is growing... check this out:My little man is chunking up! He is 11 weeks old this week and just smiles and coo's and is so alert and happy.

Yesterday, I took him for a walk and decided to try taking the dogs too. After about 3 houses far I realized walking 2 dogs and pushing a stroller was NOT happening. So I found an alternative for Lola:

Then I had to wrangle Teddy but I eventually got him to walk nicely beside me. Hopefully a few more walks and Teddy gets the hang of it.(Teddy was not tied to the stroller when we were walking, only for the photo)

I hope Lola fits in the basket of the new stroller!

Wednesday we are heading to Palestine so Logan can get in one more visit before I go back to work next week. I am sure there will be tons of photos!
I have to remember to help my grandma get the photos from the last visit off her camera. Or else, I will never see them!

10 week old...

Seriously he is growing so fast! I go back to work in 2 weeks!!

I don't know how I will leave this little face...

The countdown begins...

And so here it is.... less than a full month until I go back to work.

I really don't know what to think about it. In some ways I am excited because I will be out of the house, going out to lunch, interacting with adults again. But in other ways I am dreading it. Logan and I have found a little rhythm in our routine. We have our little nest here with the dogs and the TV and the bottles...

I am also dreading the evil daycare germs. I don't want him to start getting colds and fevers. ESPECIALLY since you can't give babies real medicine. If they get stuffy noses you just squirt saline up there and hope it drains. Otherwise, it's just baby Tylenol for fever.

AND this means Lee and I will be sick. Neither one of us is a nice person when we are sick.

My boss told me just to tell her how I want to go about things... part time? Full time?
Honestly, we need the money which is about the only reason I am going to just go on full time right out of the gate. But maybe if things with Lee's job change I can cut back a little. Maybe do 4 days a week or something. We'll see.

Or I may just love love love going back to work and being my own person in the day and then being a mommy and wife at night.

Where's that damn magic 8 ball?

The day the computer died...

We have 3 computers in our house.

We have a nice fancy iMac in the guest room that is used for pictures and music mainly. Then we have a Sony Viao laptop in the living room that is really for internet surfing. Last we have a 6 or 7 year old iBook G4 that is slow so when we got the Sony (from Donald) I retired it to a cabinet because I couldn't bring myself to throw it out.

Last weekend, Lee was sitting on the couch with his coffee and the Sony when Lola decided she needed to be in his lap. She caused him to dump his entire giant mug of coffee on the laptop and it is fried.

F-R-I-E-D.

Ok fine, we will survive with just the iMac in the other room and maybe get an iPad when the new ones come out in a month or so. I mean we really just surf the internet in here anyway, right?

Fast forward to my second day home alone after the coffee disaster. I can't really chill in the other room and surf the net while the baby is asleep in the living room. Just doesn't feel right to me.

Oh yeah! the iBook!

I pulled it out, charged it up, and proceeded to delete every single program off it that isn't needed to play online. It's actually a lot faster now and lets me read the blogs I like, play on Facebook, and order things on Amazon.

Now - do we still get an iPad in a few months? Or another inexpensive laptop?

Hmmmmm....

Baby it's cold outside!

Today, when I woke up it was 23 degrees outside. Right now it's maybe 35. For me, and most of Texas, that's super freakin cold!

The dogs are upset that they can't go out as much.. especially Teddy who just sits and stares:Lola, however, takes the same approach I do...
Today Logan had his 2 month check up... he is 11 pounds, 13 ounces and 22.5" long. He is now in the 50% for weight and height, and 60% for his head (16" diameter). He took those shots like a CHAMP. He cried and turned red for a minute but once I was allowed to pick him up he simmered down to a whimper. He has been sleeping in his swing (aka the safe spot while I do things around the house) since 11.

Since he is sleeping today, I am getting things done! Mainly, the big frame I ordered from Pottery Barn came in that I have been waiting on. So I got busy filling it with the photos from my pregnancy and his newborn shoot:

I mean how cute it this?

And this?!

And THIS?!!
I also have this above the couch on the shelf:
It's crazy because he so incredibly different now!

I still have 3 photos left to frame - one for my desk and 2 other pregnancy ones, probably to put in our bedroom on the dresser, or in his room.

Now I just have to hope rolling black outs don't interrupt my Gilmore'ing.

2 Months old!

Today, Logan is turning 2 months old... it has gone by really really fast!

Here are some of the things he now does:

Smiles when you smile at him:Sorry it's blurry, but he never stops moving. Ever.

• Sleeps 4-5 hours in a row at night, falls back asleep easily after his bottle, sleeps 3 more hours.
• Coo's
• Holds head up extremely well, but still not totally stable
• Lifts part of chest off ground when on tummy
• Focuses on your eyes
• Eats 5 ounces at a time
• Has blown right through (and out of, several times) Size 1 diapers and is now in size 2.
  

Wednesday he has his shots, which I hear are traumatic for everyone involved. I will find out what he weighs when we go in. Last time, about 3 weeks ago, he was 9 pounds 6 ounces.

We are working on sitting up, but he is a little young for that. Once his head control is better I am going to order him a bumbo and a jumparoo. I like this one:His favorite thing to lay on is his Boppy Lounger:That is his first pair of jeans. Look at his little belly!!

He also enjoys his swing a lot:
I am guaranteed a least 30 minutes to myself once he is in there. Sometimes more. At least I know I can shower and eat something. Then he usually ends up on the boppy next to me on the couch.

Recently I purchased a sling so that on days he really wants to be held (um.. today) I can put him in that and still have 2 hands. That way I can read, play online, etc.

I have 4 weeks left at home and I am starting to get anxious about that! Things are finally getting easier (and fun!) and then I go to work. Damn.

Restful Afternoon

Logan is slowly but surely doing better at night, so the days for me are getting to where I can get things done around the house rather than sit around in a daze trying to take a nap.

So, I took a break from my Gilmore-ing and looked around - noticing how everyone in the house was sleeping/resting, while I guzzle coffee...

Teddy, the spaz that he is, decided to crash on the floor:And Lola, the princess that she is, took up snuggling on the sofa with a blanket:
Logan was on his boppy lounger, his favorite thing in the world at this point (a.k.a. the only place he takes a decent nap):
I had to search the 3 spots the cat takes to find her:
Today it was the guest bed. Sometimes it my bed or Logan's bouncy seat. He doesn't use it but Lilly likes it just fine.

Me? Watching Gilmore and drinking coffee...Maternity Leave... Restful finally ;)