Fun with Aunt Alyssa

This weekend the kids and I are in Charlotte visiting family while Brennan is gone for almost two months with work.  We decided to leave Greenville and try and have some fun hoping the time would pass a bit faster.  My sister, Alyssa or Aunt CeCe as the kids call her, is visiting us this week too!! YAY!! Anyway, today she and I decided to take Logan and Emmett to Monkey Joe's for a little bit of fun.  We finally got ourselves and the kids ready and headed out to the Monkey Joe's on Park Road.  Logan was SO excited and had a lot of fun...for about 10 minutes...here are some pictures before I explain the rest of the story...

As I was saying...we were at this location no more than 5-10 minutes when Logan comes down a slide crying and I can totally see why - his pants were soaking wet - he had had an accident.  I guess with all the excitement he just couldn't hold it.  I of course did not bring any extra clothes because we've been accident free for a long time and I didn't think to worry about it.  Logan wanted to strip right there in Monkey Joe's but I graciously carried him outside while my wonderful sister carried Emmett and pushed the stroller with all of our stuff.  There was nothing else I could do - we'd have to go home to get more clothes.  So I stripped Logan in the parking lot and put him in his car-seat wrapped in a blanket - I had no choice.  And since it was getting close to lunch time and I was not overly impressed with the Park Road Monkey Joe's we decided to go home, regroup, change clothes, eat lunch and go to the Monkey Joe's in Pineville which is much better.  

The funniest moment of this whole ordeal was on our way home...I'm driving the car and Alyssa and I hear Logan from the backseat say, in a most exaggerated tone, "Why am I SO naked?!".  HILARIOUS!! I almost had an accident myself.  I mean, how could he have totally forgotten about the accident already?! Funny how quickly kids recover from things!! I am laughing about this as I'm writing about it...too funny!!

Anyway - we did finally eat lunch, change clothes and head to the other Monkey Joe's.  Much better...Logan cried he didn't want to leave!! Emmett has a super fun time too!! Here are some more pictures:

Aunt CeCe took Emmett in the "little man" zone!

Yes that's Me helping Logan through the obstacle course!

Aunt CeCe took a turn too!!

This was the part Logan needed some help with!

Having so much fun!!

Logan won 120 tickets playing games!!

Ah the adventures in parenting.  Glad my sis was able to help with the whole adventure!! We have about two more weeks in the Queen City and then we'll be headed home.

More to come, stay tuned!!

Diana

2012 Update

February Update

I have been such a slacker I know when it comes to updating lately but I have a very good excuse – I’ve been working 40 hours a week plus balancing Brennan’s schedule and family visiting, etc.  So this will be my first update on all of us since November…and my how things have changed!! We’re only about 3 months away from packing everything up and moving to Virginia…It’s gonna be pretty hard to say good-bye.  Anyway, here goes my update…hope you like it!

Me, Myself & I

Emotionally:  GREAT! I had a blast working and am still subbing some at the preschool.  Brennan and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary last month and I am more in-love with him today than when I married him!!

Physically:  Having joint pain…weird right?! Went to see a rheumatologist – awaiting results…will keep you posted!

Weight loss: Down to my pre-Logan weight!! So excited!! All but 2 of my jeans fit, but those jeans are from college, so I’m not upset at all!! Hopefully I can keep it off!

Employment: Workin’ was super fun! Don’t get me wrong, working 40 hours a week and Brennan being gone was definitely a lot, but I enjoyed being busy and the kids really liked being at school! I’m now down to working only as a sub, but that keeps me pretty busy too.   

Things I am Thankful for: My beautiful children and their tolerance for me having been so busy lately and my husband for putting up with me working.  My family for supporting me and coming to visit to help us celebrate some awesome events!! New friends here in Greenville and us moving in June! Mambargains.com for all their awesome deals on kids stuff and TOMS, my new favorite shoe – they have a million designs and are super comfortable…I’ve been searching for a shoe like this and I’m so glad I finally tried them!

Logan - 3 Years Old, Week 4

Growin’ like a weed:

Size: Height:  40” Weight: About 39 lbs...Percentile: 95^th…What this means: We’re still in 4T/5T clothes and I think he’s moving up a shoe size.   

Sleep: Sleeping mostly in his bed…since we removed the gate he still wanders into our room early in the morning.  I think this bothers Brennan more than me, but when Brennan’s gone he mostly sleeps in my room anyway – no judgment please, it works for our family right now and whatever sleep I can get I’ll take!

New Skills:

Tried Something New: Logan had his first real birthday party with friends from his class!  He was wonderful and 10 of his friends came!! We are so proud of the little boy he has become! He also made all new friends in his new preschool class!! I’m so proud how well he did transitioning!

Potty Training: Officially trained! He still wears goodnights to bed, but most of the time he wakes up dry!! I cannot believe he was trained in 6 months and we’re so proud of him!

Likes: Playing with his friends, singing and dancing, reading books and learning about new things, still loves anything “Cars” related, likes playing in his room, still loves playing with play-doh, jumping and running, chocolate candy, making his little brother laugh and taking pictures with his new camera (thanks Safta!).  Logan also loves watching Emmett learn new things and is super supportive of him! TV Show(s): “Octonauts” on the Disney Channel. Movie(s): The Lion King and Lady and the Tramp!

Dislikes: Being told no, having potty accidents and vegetables.

Saying(s) of the month: 

“Cut it out Mommy”

“Is that a deal?!”        

“I’m gonna get something cool outta the fridge”

Emmett – 9 months, week 2

Growin’ like a weed, too:

Size – Height: 30” Weight: 25lbs Percentile: 95^th…What this means: We’re wearing 12-18 month clothes and have officially started wearing shoes!! He wears a size 4!

Teething:  Emmett has his two bottom teeth and is definitely working on more…I think he’s gonna have 4 bottom teeth before any top ones come out, but it’s just a hunch.  

Sleep:  Still goes between sleeping through the night and waking up for a bottle.  Since he goes down at about 7:30pm, he usually wakes for the bottle at around 3:30-4am…so not too bad.  Still working on sleeping in the crib…

New Skills/”Firsts”: Trying to walk! Emmett took 2 steps this weekend and loves holding onto furniture to move around the room! He’s also quite the climber and loves climbing on toys. 

Food: Working on self-feeding! Emmett loves Gerber Puffs in all flavors!! We’ve also tried sweet potato and the Gerber crunchies, both of which he liked but didn’t really love.  We will continue trying “people food” and hope to have him eating more of that by his 1^st birthday.  Also still trying the sippy cup.  He still loves chewing on it more than drinking out of it!

Likes: Gerber puffs, spitting in order to get attention, making noises and faces to get attention, climbing on furniture, playing on his Leap Frog Drum and banging on toilet seats, pulling all the toilet paper off the role, his friends and teachers at school!

Dislikes: Being tired, when Logan roars, napping at school and not being held when he wants it.  


Here are some pics from Valentines Day - yes Emmett wore his tux!

Well I think that's it for now...We're preparing for Brennan to leave on a 6-7 week trip, Emmett is having tubes put in his ears this week and in two weeks me and the kids will be going to Charlotte!!  Wish us luck!


Diana

Logan Turns 3...

My baby boy is 3 years old (well he will be on Monday anyway)! Where does the time go?! I know babies change a lot in their first year but I have to say that from age 2 to age 3 has been a time of huge growth for mister Logan.  I can still remember when I found out that I was pregnant with Logan in May 2008.  I was only three weeks pregnant at the time and Brennan and I were enjoying the end of my traveling and our second year as a married couple.  We hadn't even been trying to get pregnant that long and were so excited to get the news.

Here's my 7 week ultrasound!!

As my belly grew I got more and more excited about having a baby.  When we finally told our families at week 8 that we were expecting they were overjoyed.  Our families planned multiple showers in North Carolina and Minnesota and we were showered with love.

We found out we were having a baby boy on Sept.16th, 2008 and I have to say that as much as I really thought I was having a girl...I didn't care that it was a boy, and I know Brennan was super proud! Logan was a busy guy even inside the womb and have proven consistent throughout his life so far.

Logan has been such a blessing in our lives.  He is an incredibly sweet, active, smart, quick-witted, and charming little boy.  We have watched him this year go from an busy little toddler into a little boy.  Logan fills my heart with such joy each and every day and he has the purest soul of any child I know.  He never lies and he always wants to have fun.  Here's a few pics of the past year...

This past year Logan got a big boy bed, started drinking regular milk (he was on soy before that), started eating a slew of foods I never thought he'd touch, he became a big brother, got all his baby teeth, is 99% potty trained and goes to preschool.

Here are some pics from Logan's first birthday party...you know where we actually invited his friends instead of ours!! (It was "Cars" Themed, I know you're all shocked!)

  

 

Wow what a year it has been! Can't wait to see how much my boy grows this year!! I will leave you with a few more pics...

Here's a picture of the shirt Logan will be wearing to school on his birthday, January 30th.  You all know this is totally something I would do and although Brennan thinks it's silly, it's still happening!! 

Happy Birthday Logan Jerome! You're a big boy now!!

Love,

Diana