All About Logan

• First of all, no one calls him Logan.  When Nathan came to the hospital to meet Logan he instantly started calling him "Baby Tiny".  By the time Nathan could say Logan everyone was already calling him Tiny anyway and it has just stuck.
• Tiny was 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 inches long when he was born.  He was born with a lot of brown hair that is growing in thick in the back and on the sides but has completely fallen out on top.
• Tiny has dark blue eyes.  When he was born everyone kept insisting his eyes would turn brown but they have only gotten more blue.
• Tiny is extremely mellow.  Like extremely.  Like to the point where we sometimes forget to feed him on time because he rarely cries and smiles all the time.  When he was born he only cried for about a second and then stopped and the nurses were worried there was something wrong with him.  They took him from me and made him cry, then gave him back to me and he stopped crying again.
• Nathan and Tiny bonded almost instantly.  Every morning Nathan will come down and tell Tiny good morning and Tiny always has the biggest smile for his brother. 
• When we brought Tiny home from the hospital he slept for four hour stretches during the night.  He goes to sleep fairly easy and is now sleeping between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 stretches.  He is basically an angel baby.
• If you try to give Tiny his binky when he doesn't want it he will pull a face like you just put the most disgusting thing ever right into his mouth.  Then usually about half hour later he will change his mind and decide that he does indeed like it. 
• Tiny loves his sock monkey and Tigger. When he does get fussy we can just hand him one of the two and he will hold on to them tight and instantly relax. 

Tiny has been an absolute joy to have in our family.  It was crazy how he instantly fit right in and I can't imagine not having him now that he is here.  I keep telling Matt that the Lord gave us such a sweet easy baby because he knew if we got another hard one that we wouldn't have anymore kids.  Logan has the sweetest temperament and I feel so lucky to get to be his mom and have him as part of our family. 

Logan's Birth Story

I had been scheduled to be induced for a couple of weeks but the time was still tenative and just depended on how busy the hospital was.  But knowing the date for so long had me in a full panick my last week of being pregnant.  I ended up leaving work early Thursday afternoon because I couldn't focus and was just so done.  The hospital called us that night to say that everything looked good for us to be at the hospital by 8:00 but to call in and verify the next morning.

I think I got about three hours of sleep that night and finally just got up at 5:30 that morning and called in to the hospital.  They said everything was good for us to come in and to be there by 7:30 instead.  So I woke Matt up early, we got all ready, said goodbye to Nathan and headed out just before 7:00 to pick up my mom when the hospital called and said not to come in and to call back at 9:00.  So we headed back home and waited until 9:00 and when I called back in they said not to call back in until 10:00.  We were so worked up and anxious at this point that I couldn't stand it so my mom and I headed out to Shopko with Nathan and Matt turned on his video games.  We got to Shopko at 9:45 but weren't worried because we thought no way will they have us come in yet after delaying us all morning.  Well sure enough just because we hade other plans they had us come in at 11:00.

We got to the hospital and got all checked in and they took us back to the delivery room.  We were so surprised when they took us to the same delivery room where we had Nathan.  Matt and I looked at each other and both knew and at that point we both calmed down and knew it was going to be okay.  We got an awesome nurse named Sadie who got us back and settled and got me started on pitocin within 15 minutes.  At that point they checked me and I was dilated to a 3.

My doctor came to break my water around 12:30 and I had only progressed at a 3.5.  She broke my water anyway because she is awesome and told the nurse to get me my epidural because I would need one at this point.  I am so grateful she did that because as soon as my water broke the contractions became crazy intense.  Sadly the anesthisiologist was horrible and totally impatient with me and kept getting mad at me for not "relaxing" while I was having contractions stacked on top of each other.  It was still worth it though because it kicked in immediately and I felt so much better.

Sadie came to check me at 3:00 and I had only dilated to a 4 and when she told me Matt and I just about died and thought oh great, its going to be a long delivery just like Nathan.  I was feeling so discouraged at this point and then my epidural started wearing off.  I called the nurse and they said I had to be monitored for an hour to make sure it had really worn off before they could give me more medication.  That hour was so long and my poor mom sat next to me the whole time talking my ear off trying to distract me.  My contractions were coming every 30 seconds and lasting two to three minutes a piece.  At an hour right on the dot Sadie called the anesthisiogist back and I got more medication which immediately started working again. I told her how much pressure I was having and she decided to check me again.  In that hour I dilated from a 4 to a 10 and was ready to push!

Sadie called my doctor who said she would be there in half an hour so we decided to wait.  Matt and I were so relieved and excited that we would be meeting our baby soon and that it was not going to be 10 hours later.  My doctor arrived around 4:30 and we started pushing.  I only pushed three times and little Logan Daniel was born at 4:49!

Family Pictures

We had Logan's newborn pictures taken at the same time as our family pictures this year and I love the way they turned out!  I sure love my cute little family!

Happy Birthday Nathan!

 Happy birthday Nathan, I cannot believe that you are two years old today!  It feels like just yesterday that the nurse put you in my arms for the first time and now you have turned into the sweetest little boy I could have ever asked for.  The past two years have definitely been the best two years of my life and I owe that all to you.  You have brought so much joy and happiness into our family and your dad and I could have never imagined that you would make us so happy.

You have gone from a helpless baby to an extremely independent little boy who thinks he should do everything himself from eating to bathing to putting on your own shoes.  You get so proud of yourself when you master a new task and are one determined little kid!  You have definitely become mommy's little helper and your favorite chore is doing laundry although you will settle for washing dishes or sweeping the kitchen floor. 

Your love for motorcycles and ATVs has your mom panicking and your dad proud and beaming from ear to ear.  You love to spend time with daddy in the shop helping dad "fix" the motorcycles and going for rides around the backyard.  You love tools and we have caught you in daddy's tool box too many times to count. 

You recently have started talking up a storm and more than that you have found a love of music.  You know so many songs but your favorites are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Row, Row, Row your Boat, Wheels on the Bus, and Take Me Out to the Ball Game.  You insist on getting sung to before bed and quite often we hear you singing yourself to sleep long after we have said goodnight. 

Every night when I rock you before bed I look at you and am amazed that I get to call you my son.  You are so sweet and smart and can light up the room with  your smile.  Your daddy and I love you so much and are excited to spend another wonderful year with you!

Baby Eviction Notice

I had my 36 week doctor appointment today and this pregnancy has an official end date!  Because I am already starting to dilate and the baby is super low my doctor is going to induce me at exactly 39 weeks which makes an end date of Friday, October 25th!  Which means the longest I can be pregnant for is just two and a half more weeks which is nothing!  I feel so relieved to be able to see the end in sight and I can't wait to meet this little guy.  The baby should consider this his official eviction notice because I am so ready to be done being pregnant.  Only 18 days left!

One More Month!

I cannot even believe that my due date is in exactly one month from today.  Which means I actually have less than one month left because my doctor is going to let me get induced early.  I'm starting to get so antsy and excited that the countdown has actually begun.

I had my 35 week doctors appointment yesterday and actually went really great.  Weight good, blood pressure good, and I got to see my little guy on the ultrasound!  They did a cervical check as well and to my surprise I am 60% effaced and 1 1/2 cm dilated!  When I went in at 41 weeks with Nathan to be induced he hadn't even dropped, I hadn't started effacing and I wasn't dilated at all so this news was huge!

Last week I started feeling pretty rough and was complaining to Matt about how I didn't know how I was going to get everything ready for the baby because we hadn't set up any of the baby stuff yet.  Well he had work off on Friday and spent the entire day setting up the crib, washing baby clothes, running errands and taking care of everything on my to-do list.  I had no idea so when I got home Friday and saw what he had done I just broke down crying.  He did such a great job getting everything organized and put away and the only thing left on my to-do list is to pack my hospital bag.  I can't believe what a sweet and thoughtful husband Matt is.

Nathan is starting to figure out that something is going on but doesn't know exactly what it is.  He was fascinated with the baby swing a few days ago and when I told him it was for his baby brother he nodded his head and said "For baby!" and then left it alone. Lately he has been putting his head on my stomach, giving it a hug and saying "awww!"  which is darling but I just don't know how much he understands.  He will figure it out pretty quick I guess when his brother gets here!

At the Lake

Matt's aunt and uncle recently bought property at a private lake and invited us up for the day a few weeks back.  How cool is that!  The property is covered with fake grass and you can walk straight down to the man made beach with actual sand and then straight into the water!  The weather was perfect and not too hot and Luke and Nathan had an absolute blast playing in the sand. 

 

The water was a little cool so the boys spent most of the time playing on the beach.  Nathan loved to go in and out of the water but hated when the waves from the boat would come and hit the sand, especially once Bryce built him a sand castle.  He would scream no no no! and try to protect his castle from falling apart.

 

 

After awhile on the beach we let the boys play in the tubes out in the water which they loved.  Luke was a little apprehensive but Nathan was all about it and Matt could not run up and down the beach fast enough.

 

 

So after about 20 minutes of this Matt and his uncle decided it would be a good idea to take Nathan out on the boat.  Good thing they didn't ask me my answer would have been a big fat no! 

 

 

 



 

Nathan loved it except for when he got distracted  by the buoys in the water and forgot to hold and fell right into the cold water.  Matt jumped in after him and got to him really fast but oh he was mad at Matt and wanted his mommy after which was fine by me!

 

We had such a great time at the lake and it was a great way to end such a great summer.  Thanks to Kent and Diane for taking us, we can't wait until next year to go again!