FLORIDIANS

A few things I need to document.....the second story is the most important. You will first laugh then maybe cry. Be ware it is long!

2011-08-31T22:31:00.003-04:00

THE MALL EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER FORGET

The other day we went to the mall for a small play date. They have a small playground area inside the mall and with it being 100 degrees outside we choose to go there instead of the park. We played for about an hour which consisted of me running after my boys who are trying to escape the play area. Lunch followed in the food court for another 45min. Logan then asked if we could go up to the toy store to play with the trains. This store is on the complete opposite side of the mall from where we are parked and I had no stroller and two kids but I figured we would be fine. We played in the toy store for about 45 min. So we have now been in the mall playing and things for about 3 hours. It was time to GO! Wesley was getting crabby and he needed a nap. There was a kids stool there that I have wanted to buy and it was finally on sale so I HAD to buy it. Knowing I was really far away from our car and had two kids and a diaper bag I proceeded to buy the stool. They at least had a large bag to put the stool in so I then figured it wouldn’t be too bad getting back to the car. As we left the store our first tantrum occurred but we got through it.
We started towards the car and I saw a sign for pants on sale at the Gap which Logan and Scott both need for church so I figured we would quickly stop in and look. It would only take 5 min. or so I thought. When we got into the Gap I let go of Logan’s hand and off he went running out of the store down the mall. I ran after him stool and Wesley in hand. I caught him and we went back into the store and 2 min. later he throws a fit. The nice store associate tried to help by bringing him in the back and giving him stickers. That did help for 10 sec. and then it was back to screaming and wanting to run away. So we were obviously done in the Gap.
We went down the escalator, which he LOVES but at the bottom there are large toy cars to rent while you shop and he HAD to see them. So I let him and Wesley play around them and on them for about 5 min. I then told him we had to go. Of course the tantrum was about to start so I just started to walk away and said I was leaving and proceeded to hide behind a plant to watch him. He played for about 1 more min and then came running to find me. He held my hand after that until he saw the water. In the middle of the mall there about a 30 by 30 foot area of water that is about a foot deep with fountains and big steps leading down to it. I told him we could see the water another day and that we had to go. He continued toward the water so I told him again that I was leaving. I walked about 15 feet away and stood at the bottom of the escalator saying, “bye Logan. I am leaving. Do you see me? I am going up the escalator.” I then started up the escalator while he sat down next to the water with his hands in his lap like a nice little boy. While this is happening I see ladies sitting at some tables nearby saying “is she really going to leave her child?” Of course I am thinking, “Yeah, like I am going to just leave my child at the mall and I am going to go home…duh!!” So about ¾ the way up the escalator I look down again and what do I see?.....Logan IN the water walking around! OH MY GOSH!!! I about died. I got teary eyed because I was so irate! The down escalator was not just next to the up escalator. I had to walk all the way around and go down. I then put down the now stupid stool I bought and slowly walked over to the escalator and went down. At this point I see the ladies that were talking about us go over and got him out of the water where I am sure he was having the time of his life!! As I am coming down I hear the ladies say they should call security because they didn’t know where the mother was. I finally was close enough to say, “The mom is right here, I am RIGHT HERE!!!” I took his hand and proceeded to leave the mall with his shoes squeaking with water and Logan screaming bloody murder, “hold you, hold you!!!”. Which means hold me! I told him I wasn’t going to hold him because he is all wet and he chose to get in the water. I then let go of his hand again in the middle of Macy’s by the jewelry because I couldn’t take his dead weight anymore. He then stopped, still crying mind you to window shop and look at watches in their boxes where he got his finger caught. “Oh my heavens!!” is what is going through my mind. We finally got to the car and I immediately text Scott and said….”JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY MORE CHILDREN!!!” He said,”OK. Why?” I obviously don’t mean that but at the moment I did! I didn’t tell Scott anything when we got home and he didn’t ask why he had no shoes or pants on.
After about an hour Scott took the boys to go get dinner and asked where his pants were and all I said was that he would need new ones and that his shoes were in the car.
At dinner time I finally was over the mall incident and asked Logan, “tell dad what you did at the mall today.” mind you he usually NEVER remembers what you did or will say something so random. He then told Scott with a smirk on his face, “I got in the water!” Scott immediately knew what had happened and looked at me and I said, “that is how our day was!”

ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS YET IN MY LIFE AS A MOTHER

It was a standard day for us at the Nichols home. We decided that we would go swimming with a group from church that we usually swim with at this particular apartment complex. When we got there I had everyone ready so all I needed to do was put on Logan's life floaty on. So we played in and out of the water for about an hour. My friend and I started to talk about her daughter, Rosalie and how she was so good at floating with just wings on. She is 1 ½. I asked if she wanted to try Logan’s rings/floaty to see how she would do and she said sure. So we took Rosalie’s water rings off and put on Logan’s floaty and she did alright. When we were through with that I decided that I wanted to see how Wesley would do in Rosalie’s water rings. So I proceeded to put them on his arms with my back facing 3 moms and 4 kids/babies. All of a sudden I hear my friend, Kaitlyn scream my name in a panic and I turn around and she had grabbed Logan from under the water. He came up and was startled for a min. and then started to cry really hard. He sat in my arms crying for about 20min. The only reason that my friend Kaitlyn knew he was under the water was because Rosalie, who she was holding made some noise and was pointing to the water behind her. Because of that she turned around and saw his hair about water. I held back my tears which were quickly coming to the surface. We got ready to go home and once we were in the car I couldn’t help but bawl my eyes out. I haven’t cried like that in a REALLY long time.
I can honestly say that today was one of the hardest days I have had with my children. Thoughts flooded my mind as I kept looking in the mirror at one of the cutest faces I have ever seen.
When I came home Logan went up to Scott and told said, “I went under water.” Scott asked if it was scary or fun since that is what we ask him when he jumps off the side to us. I then came around the corner to tell him what happen and his face went white and picked him up and hugged him.
All the issues we have been having with Logan lately, like the story I just shared about the mall were so insignificant. I would rather have battles of not listening and running away from me than not have Logan at all.
Scott hugged me after a few minutes of us being home and just let me cry. I have to say how grateful I am for that. As I drove home bawling I can honestly say I didn’t want to talk to anyone accept Scott. I just wanted him to tell me it’s ok. As he hugged me he said, “Maybe Heavenly Father knew that you needed reassurance or a reminder of how much you really love Logan”. That is the truest sentence I have ever heard come out of Scott's mouth. I love Logan, but when you go through battles day in and day out you forget how much you would do for this small little person and how you would never want them to go away.
I can’t explain the overwhelming feeling of love I felt for Logan as I hugged him once he came out of the water. It is such a blessing and treasure to be a mom. I love my boys so much. I am so grateful to have them. They truly do bring a smile to your face at any point of the day if I think of the funny little things that they do.

On our way to Utah

2011-04-13T18:56:00.001-04:00

First Beach House Trip of the Year

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Here is Wesley taking his real first steps!!!

Pooped from a day at the beach

Logan was scared of the waves. He would run away from them and ended up landing in them fully clothed. So our only option was no clothes. Luckily there wasn't anyone on the beach.

Beach Day

2011-04-13T18:07:00.003-04:00

Fun day at Alligator Point with Jaclyn, Gabrielle, Grandma Pat (although there is no picture of her..she was there) and us!

Wesly's First Steps! 11 Months old.

2011-04-03T21:56:00.004-04:00

I wrote this about a month ago and thought I posted it but I guess not.

I know I don't blog often but I thought Wesley's first steps were worth documenting. He turns 11 months old tomorrow and took his first solid steps today. He absolutely loves it! He hasn't tried to crawl and inch and that is because he has been putting all his effort into learning how to walk. Maybe it is because he sees his crazy brother Logan running around like a crazy man! I think he is always going to try and do what Logan is doing! Hopefully that will be a good thing (cross your fingers)!

Wesley also is one of the craziest eaters Scott and I have ever seen. We will give him a LARGE plate of food, more than Logan mind you and he will scrape the plate. Then we give him a serving of fruit and some snacks and at the end he normally is still screaming for more food. He especially can't handle not eating if ANY body around him is eating. That makes it a little rough for eating out. He will have eaten a huge dinner and look around to other tables and see the food and freak out! We think he thinks it is his job to eat all food he sees!

Quick Update

2011-02-02T23:09:00.007-05:00

I have become the laziest blogger known to man....well actually I have become the laziest person known to man after 9pm. I lay there with Logan waiting for him to fall asleep and think about all the stuff I am going to do when he finally closes his eyes for good and then... NOTHING! I always say, "its too late to start a project. I need to get some sleep." Then I am up til midnight doing NOTHING! So I finally stopped blog stalking and decided to write something on my own blog!

Mr. Wesley sat up for the first time while Scott's parents were visiting in December. He is now sitting up all the time. He occasionally takes a tumble because he hasn't figured out how to keep his body from falling to the side. He likes to sit with a bucket of toys in front of him and take them out one by one. He really likes to investigate each toy by shaking it in all sorts of directions and putting it in his mouth, of course! He cut his first tooth about a month ago. I noticed a clear spot on his gums one morning while feeding him breakfast and I swear the next day it was poking through. He has two more coming through as well. One on the top and one on the bottom. It is weird to think that my little guy is going to have 3 teeth soon! He loves taking baths with Logan, unless Logan is in a crabby mood and throws a toy at his face or splashes water. He wakes up about twice a night, once to eat and once to just fuss. He goes back to sleep pretty quick the second time these days so I am getting a little more sleep!!! He has a great big smile when he looks at me.I love it! Especially when someone else is holding him and he looks at me! He is definitely a mamma's boy!!! He enjoys hanging out with his dadda though. Scott will walk him around forever! Oh yeah he loves to have you hold his hands and walk him around, just like Logan did when he was a baby! No crawling. He doesn't like to be on his stomach still. If I lay him on his belly he just rolls right on to his back. He does get around quite quickly though if you leave him alone in his room. He will roll like a crazy man all over the place. Hopefully one day he will figure out that he can go forward and not just side to side. He also eats like a mad man. I think if we let him, he would continue to eat forever!

Logan is just crazy as ever. He is talking A LOT! He repeats everything you say and then later on actually uses it in the correct context. That is still strange to me. He seems to little to really communicate. He tells the dogs what to do just like we do. "Blackie! Off the couch. Stay Chloe! Bad dogs!" Things of this nature. One day I was spying on him from the kitchen and he was talking to Chloe softly and telling her to walk down the hall with him and then said, "okaaay." and started to walk down the hall by himself. It was like Chloe spoke back to him and told him that he should walk down the hall instead. It was hilarious. He loves riding his power wheels outside but more so loves to get it stuck some where so that the tires will sit and spin without it actually moving. He also likes to peel out when riding it. He is ALL boy!

I have to say that more and more every day I love my kids more and more! I was at young women tonight for church and when I came home Logan was just about asleep. I walked in the room and he got excited and said mamma and smiled. It made me so happy inside! I snuggled up close to him and just enjoyed the moment cause I know it won't be long until he is all grown up and won't want to snuggle up close any more. :( And on the nights I work and don't get to put Wesley down for the night I am so excited when he wakes up to nurse around 11:30 so I can see his cute little face! He is still Mr. fuss pants but I wouldn't trade him for anything! He is my little Weser and I love him to death! I can't wait to watch Logan and Wesley become good brothers!

I am back to work at Cypress Restaurant two nights a week. So that means Scotty is a single daddy two nights a week with two kids! He is doing a fantastic job. The boys love their dad time anyway so its a good way to get me out of the picture.

Scott is still working at home for mainline and playing soccer whenever he gets a chance.

All in all we are doing great! We have some fun couple of months ahead of us with visitors and vacations back to Utah and up to Wisconsin to see my extended family. Hopefully I will blog about those trips and other things a little more often! Wish me luck on that!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-06T15:37:00.005-05:00

Halloween........

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So for Halloween our church has an activity called Trunk or Treat. People decorate their trunks and kids get to trick or treat at them.

My friend Jaclyn's little girl was Snow White so she had the idea of Logan being her prince charming since they are always together! Then her idea for the adults and Wesley was to be the seven dwarfs. There ended up being 5 dwarfs instead of 7 but it still turned out good. So for her trunk we decorated it as a coal mine. Scott made a box cart and we happened to have some bubble wrap stuff that looked like coal. My friend Kaitlyn made an axe and Scott copied it to make us all one, even Wesley.

So of course this idea came up on Monday afternoon so Tuesday night we went to the fabric store and got all of the material we needed to make a prince charming costume and dwarfs. Snow White already had her costume, thank goodness cause that would have been tricky. So Wednesday Jaclyn and Kaitlyn came over to start the project. That is when Kaitlyn made the axe and Jaclyn and I stayed up til midnight sewing our little fingers away.

All in all it all turned out great! The kids looked really cute and we were just goofy! We won most original for the trunk. Oh and I downloaded the hi ho hi ho song from snow white to play while kids trick or treated at the trunk! Like Scott says, its the details that really put you over the top!

Anyway thanks to Kaitlyn here are a few pictures.

Scott: Bashful Cally: Sleepy Jaclyn: Happy Cortney: Doc

Logan: Prince Charming Wesley: Dopey Gabrielle: Snow White

DOPEY

What the boys are up to these days...

2010-10-17T21:48:00.003-04:00

(quick side note, if you click on the post right before this one you will see pictures of the boys)

Wesley is 5 1/2 months old. He has rolled from front to back and back to front. He holds his head up and looks around while on his belly, which isn't often because he doesn't really like being on his belly. He also doesn't like to stay in a sitting position ever. What he likes is for you to hold him in a standing position and that is about it.

I have been enjoying watching him and Logan laugh at each other lately. Logan just loves it when Wesley kicks his legs, especially in his car seat. All of a sudden I will hear Logan cracking up and I'll look back to see Logan laughing at Wesley and all he is doing is moving his legs. Logan tries to make him laugh by getting close to his face and fake laugh. Sometimes Wesley thinks its funny and other times Wesley keeps a straight face. Wesley is good at keeping grumpy or straight faces. It takes some effort on our part to get him to smile.

2 weeks ago I finally had to admit to myself that Wesley was a colicky baby. I don't know why it took me so long to realize it but I am glad I finally did. I went to a doctors appointment for myself and we ended up talking about Wesley for about 30 min. She gave me a lot of good advice and it has helped tremendously! He was waking up about every 1 to 2 hours and not sleeping during the day and the doctor told me that I really had to let him cry it out because he needed more sleep. It just wasn't healthy for a 5 month old to be functioning on 5 hours of sleep. So we moved his crib into the office and have let him comfort himself, I like to call it that instead of cry it out. He has slept about 9 to 11 hours straight the last couple of nights so I guess it is working! He also was a bad spitter-upper and that has almost gone away!! Thank goodness because my laundry was getting out of control! He really likes to watch baby Einstein and to sit outside now that the weather is cooling off!

I finally understand what my sister-in-law meant when she said that one of her daughters wasn't cuddly. I now have one of those types of babies. I always thought that all babies were cuddly but NOPE! Wesley will not fall asleep while we are holding him. If it happens it is rare and I LOVE IT! He usually is always moving around while you hold him or arching his back so when he cuddles for those moments it is pure joy! Logan was the biggest cuddle bug and I miss it so I eat it up any chance I get with Wesley.

Logan has become a little man in the past 3 months. He is talking up a storm and running around like a crazy man. His favorite words are car, star, mommy, daddy, Wes and the alphabet. For some reason he is obsessed with the part of the alphabet that has the letters P Q and R. Every time he wants to color he asks you to draw a P then a Q then a R, EVERY TIME! He is pretty good at drawing and coloring. He holds his pen and markers the correct way and I swear I did not teach him that! Maybe we'll have an artist in the family...definitely noy taking after his mom!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

2010-10-17T21:08:00.004-04:00

Its pumpkin patch time again! Here are a few pics from our day out!

Lets Compare....

2010-07-31T12:52:00.002-04:00

Logan at 3 months

Wesley at 3 months

Two Crazy Kids in Orlando

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A few pictures of Wesley

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Just thought i'd show their size difference.

Water Fun!

2010-07-31T12:05:00.005-04:00

It is so blazing hot here that if we are out side we HAVE to be in the water so here are a few pictures of what we do for fun with water!

This is our neighbor friend Ebonee. She comes over and holds Wesley a lot and plays with Logan once and awhile. She is a great help, especially when Scott isn't around. She just LOVES holding Wesley!

My mom was so nice to send us this HUGE (that word is just for Jaclyn and Kaitlyn!) water slide. The kids loved it the first day but then they were scared of it the next time we brought it out. The adults don't mind it though.

If there isn't much going on Logan gets to just play with the hose and sprinkler. He loves it!

I think Logan looks pretty COOL here with his sun glasses and water shoes. He is ready to hit the water!

Long Over Due...

2010-07-02T22:09:00.002-04:00

As you know Wesley Stone Nichols was born on May 4th. That is the reason for me not blogging. I have no time!! If I am not feeding, changing or holding Wesley then I am playing with Logan or cleaning up the house. I wish I could say I am sleeping when not doing stuff with my kids but whenever I get a free moment I end up trying to get something accomplished. Thanks to Scott Logan gets a lot of attention so he doesn't feel left out and the house is picked up.

Well here is the long over due story of how Wesley came into this world......
I was induced on May 4th at 8:45am. I was 39 weeks pregnant. When I first started off I was at 4cm and 85% effaced. I had been like this for about 4 weeks so it wasn't anything to write home about. I sat in the bed watching TV and chit chatting with Scotty and the nurses. Around noon the contractions were worse but not bad at all. I was up swaying back and forth to help with the pain. I wasn't allowed to really walk around or take a shower since I had to be monitored the entire time. Let me tell you...I was not happy about that! By that time I was about a 6 so I had made a little bit of progress. The doctor finally arrived around 1:45 and broke my water. Let me tell you...it was like a river of water that came out of me. It went all over the floor and soaked the bed. Wesley was packing it in to stay comfy I guess!! Anyway once the Dr. broke my water he told me it wouldn't be long before we had a baby! The contractions started to get really painful pretty quickly after that. About and hour later I asked for IV pain meds but the doctor said he couldn't give them to me because it could affect the baby. Of course I said that is fine but in my head I was thinking...I am going to DIE with out some medicine! So about 20 min later the doctor came in and suggested a different kind of pain medicine that wasn't a full epidural, cause he new I didn't want one of those. This medicine was supposed to numb just my uterus so that the contractions didn't hurt but I would still be able to feel the pushing and him coming out. I told him that I was fine so I was planning on just going with out meds. Then I felt I needed to use the restroom and the nurse of course said "are you sure it is just the need to go to the bathroom or is it the urge to push?" I knew it wasn't the urge to push but she checked me before I got up just in case. I was at an 8 so I was good to go. Well while in the bathroom I realized I was wrong and I stood there thinking, " I am only an EIGHT and I am having the urge to push! No way can I make it like this for two more cm!!" So when I came back to the bed I decided to get the medicine the doctor described to me. So within 5 min. the anesthesiologist was in the room and I was getting the meds. As he was prepping me to get them I was sitting up with my legs crossed and while sitting like that I realized that changing positions helped a ton with the contractions but I was too stubborn to turn back now. So I got the medicine. It turned out that the anesthesiologist gave me a full epidural so I couldn't feel ANYTHING! So disappointing. I know some of you are thinking I am crazy for saying that but when I had Logan feeling him come out was the best feeling ever! Anyway I got the "epidural" at 3pm and at 3:36 Wesley was born!! I pushed 3 times and out he came! Scott cut the cord and then the doctor threw him on my chest, literally. He wasn't clean AT ALL and stuff went all over me, including my face. I love Wesley but I could have waiting 30 sec. for them to wipe him off a little bit. He was a bit pale for the first minutes of his life but quickly regained his color. He was a happy healthy baby!

We stayed at my parents house for the next 3 weeks which was an absolute blessing. Although at first I was upset because I had to stay in Utah to have him, I couldn't imagine having to do it all with out the help of both of our families. Thanks everyone!

Since coming home and since Scott's parents left it has been a little tough but not too bad. Wesley is getting more and more used to not being held all the time. He was spoiled with everyone holding him in Utah and while grandma and grandpa Nichols were here. He now can be put down and won't cry bloody murder, most of the time that is. His favorite thing to do is to be bounced in your arms on an exercise ball. Don't ask me why but it calms him down IMMEDIATELY! Thanks to my friend Kaitlyn I found that out! It has been a life saver. Trust me people, GET AN EXERCISE BALL if you have a new baby around! He finally slept in his co-sleeper two nights in a row for 2-3 three hour stretches! I slept in my own bed without a child on me for the first time in 2 months! I was sleeping on the couch because it was just easier to get up and feed him and not disturb the rest of the family. During my couch stay though, a little boy named Logan got used to sneaking into our room to sleep with Scott in the middle of the night. See we got him a big boy bed about a month ago and he loves it but is able to get out of bed when he wants. He can open his bedroom door and go where he pleases. Some nights he will go into our bedroom to get Scott but if he doesn't respond quick enough he runs out to the living room to come find me! It is so funny though because he has the biggest smile on his face when he sees you in the middle of the night! I love it! My first night back in the bed he came into sleep in our bed and it was quite crowded with two adults, one toddler and two dogs. I almost missed the couch!! Just kidding! When I sleep in our bed I put Wesley in the co-sleeper and put him across the hall in the guest room because if he is near me I wake up to every little movement he makes and don't really get the sleep I need.

Well that is enough for now. I will put some new pictures of soon and hopefully keep up with the blog a little better

Wesley got his 2 month check up two days ago and it was the weirdest thing. He was really fussy when we first got there so I calmed him down just in time for the doctor to mess with him. After the doctor left he was fussy again so I calmed him down just in time for the nurse to give him 3 shots! Of course he cried bloody murder when he got them. I knew he was hungry so I waiting to feed him so I could comfort him after his shots. Well it turned out that after I just picked him up after the shots he stopped crying and didn't make another peep for about 3 hours. He just slept in his car seat. Since then he has been a much calmer baby. He is no longer getting the Tylenol for the fever that he could have possibly got after his shots so it isn't because of that. We decided that he just needed a little something to calm him down and I guess it worked. He just seems much more pleasant and happy now. I know, WEIRD!!

Logan has grown quite attached to Scott since we returned from Utah because he is always playing with him while I take care of Wesley. I think Logan is the only 19month old child that cries for da da instead of ma ma. When I put him down at night he lays there repeating da da, da da! I have to keep telling him that da da isn't home. Tonight he really cried for da da right before he fell asleep. I think it is cute and sad for me at the same time. At least I know he will want his ma ma again one day when Wesley is older and the three of us can play together.

Logan is getting a little more used to Wesley but not much. He mostly wants to throw things at him or squeeze him until he pops. He has a little friend named Gabriel that is a day older than him and whenever she is around Wesley she wants to kiss him, hug him or just be around him. Girls and boys are definitely different from the very beginning!

10 Weeks in Utah

2010-05-29T20:45:00.001-04:00

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2010-05-07T16:47:00.002-04:00

The waiting game is finally over. Wesley Stone Nichols has finally arrived weighing 7lbs 6oz and 19 1/2 inches long. More details of his arrival to come...!

Not the trip to Utah that I had planned...

2010-04-02T16:32:00.005-04:00

When I left Tallahassee I was 32 weeks pregnant and excited about a two week trip to see family and friends. I am now 36 weeks pregnant and STILL in UTAH! Why you ask? The first week I was here I got a really bad cold that turned into a sinus infection and the second week I was here I got the stomach flu. With all of the wonderful symptoms that go along with those illnesses, coughing like crazy and throwing up it threw me into preterm labor. I went to the hospital and low and behold I was dilated to a 2. The Dr. highly recommended that I didn't get on an airplane while still pregnant. So I am here waiting for this little guy to arrive.

Scott was with me the 2nd week I was here but had to return to FL to take care of our doggies and house for 2 1/2 weeks. I think that is the longest we have been apart since we got married and hopefully we won't have to do this ever again.

Although all of this seemed quite annoying when it all first started to happen, I have been realizing more and more the reasons for why this is happening this way. For example, while Scott was here the first time around there was a PDL soccer team that he tried out for in Ogden. He didn't make the team and figured it was because he was too old for that league. Then a week later the coach called him and told him he was the best player out there and the only reason that he didn't choose him to play for his team was because of his age. I guess in the past the coach took some older players and they always seem to quit because family and work were priorities. Any way, the couch said that since he was going to be here anyway that he could come train with the team. So there is one resson I got stuck here in good old Utah. If we would have been back in FL Scott wouldn't have the opporunity to train with the team and the possibility of still playing for this team.

Our wonderful friend back in Tallahassee is taking care of our dogs and our house until we get back and who knows when that will be so thank goodness for our friend Lila!

We are staying at my parents for now and see Scott's family quite often. The best part about being stuck here is that we get to be around family for a good 2 months. I am sure that will just make it harder to leave when the time comes but for now we are just going to soak it all in. Logan LOVES being around so much family! There is always someone to play with and laugh at!

He is growing up so fast! He is starting to say more and more words and has such a funny little personality. I am so grateful that he is so easy going because I am sure there are some babies/toddlers who wouldn't be as happy without the comfort of their own house.

The fun things that Logan does with dad while mom is at work!

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It is what it is because of the parents he has.....

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Random Pictures

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Here are just a few random pictures that I haven't put up. As you can see from this post to the next that Logan got a cool haircut! His hair was getting a little out of control!

Scott's Birthday Weekend

2010-02-23T15:02:00.006-05:00

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For Scott's birthday we went out to Roger's beach house with our friends David and Kaitlyn and their 8 week old baby Rosalie. It was a lot of fun. We had nice weather and the kids were great! We ate out at some new places that David and Kaitlyn showed us and just hung out. David and Scott played golf two different days at different golf courses. Logan enjoyed the beach and I think he will really love it once it is warm enough to put his whole body in the ocean. It was just warm enough to stick your feet in!

Random Pics

2010-01-29T22:42:00.009-05:00

This is Logan and his friend Gabrielle playing with Logan's fire engine.

As you can see, Gabrielle is a bit of a dare devil..Logan can't even get up on it to sit down by himself and she is standing on it with no hands!!!

Crazy hair day! He fell asleep with his hair flat and this is how it looked when he woke up! He obviously doesn't mind, seeing that he is happy as a clam with his arms up!

This is our front yard from the last crazy storm that came through. That puddle went up to Scott's ankles!

One of Logan's favorite Christmas gifts...a fish tank!!

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Here is Logan running down the hall because he sees his new fish tank.

Here he is pointing to his new fishies!

If you look really close at this picture you can see his look of amazement! I love it!

Here is a close up of the tank!

This is a close up of the fish we call Oscar. He is the grouch of the tank. He already ate one of our small fish. :(

Christmas Eve

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A few pictures from Christmas morning!!!

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One more video!

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Stood up by himself for the first time on camera!!!

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Baby # 2!

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Well we found out yesterday that we are having another baby BOY! I am sure that Logan and the new little one will be terrors together since they will only be 18 months apart but we are excited to have two little guys around.

The ultrasound went pretty good. We saw him sucking his thumb, quite well may I add and Scott said that Logan MUST have taught him that one! He was wiggling his legs like crazy and moving around well.

There was one abnormality. The doctor saw a small white spot on his heart. This is called a Echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF). Here is a little bit about and (EIF)...."This is thought to represent mineralization, or small deposits of calcium, in the muscle of the heart. EIFs are found in about 3-5% of normal pregnancies and cause no health problems.
Researchers have noted an association between an EIF and a chromosome problem in the baby.

Types of chromosome problems that are occasionally seen include Trisomy 18 or Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). In the case of an isolated EIF, and no other ultrasound findings, some studies show that the risk for a chromosome abnormality is approximately two times a woman’s background risk. Other studies report up to a 1% risk for Down syndrome when an EIF is seen on a second trimester fetal ultrasound exam."

So all and all we have a small risk of having a little boy with Down Syndrome. We hope of course that this is not the case but if it is the case we are not scared. I truly believe that those children are amazing. They are always SO happy and seem delightful. Of course there would be trials that go along with having DS but how will we ever grow in this life if we never having anything pushing us?!

Now it is just a waiting game. We won't know anything else until we see the little guys face! I could have more testing done but to me there is no reason. He either has it or he doesn't. If he has it I will love him the same as I do Logan and I will take him home the same as I did Logan, hopefully!!!

Going Private...

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I am going to go private with my blog soon so if anyone would like to be invited to see my blog please email me and I will add you ....thanks!!

ONE YEAR OLD!!!!

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Logan had a great first birthday. We actually celebrated it a day early out at my uncles beach house with family that was in town. It was nice to have them all around to help us celebrate this big day! Scott and I made Logan's cake, although it was mostly Scott. I did draw up the design but Scott decorated the cake. I LOVE how it turned out. The logo stands for the loganator!!!

He LOVED all his presents. Like you can't tell by the look on his face and the hooray action in these pictures!

He had seen most of the toys that he received before since Scott and I always take him to the toy isle at the store. But the look on his face when he saw those same toys in his hands at his house was a real "surprise" look. Can you see it......

My mom got him a star toy that you put the shapes in and out of and he loved the noise they made when he would bang them together and throw them on the tile floor. That was the first present that he opened and probably would have been fine with just that but he also LOVED the other car toy and lap top that he got!

When we let him dive into his piece of cake he just wanted to devour it. The problem was that usually he has a clean thump to suck on that helps the food slide down his throat, this time it was also full of cake and icing so he wasn't quite sure what to do.

Here he is in the sink getting sprayed off. It was much easier going 5 feet to clean him off than going all the way down stairs. He loved the spray mechanism. He would laugh when it would touch him!

On Logan's REAL birthday we let him open the gifts that Scott and I bought for him, plus one more from Grandma Pat. He was a little confused about the wrapping paper because the day before the gifts were in bags. He finally figured it out with a little help from his mom.

Here is all of the toys that he got except for an awesome outfit that aunt Corie sent him that says "FEED ME" on the front of the shirt. That should be Logan's middle name. I have never seen a baby eat as much as him.....I swear.

I thought I would just let Logan know how much his mom and dad love him. This year has been one of the greatest years of our lives so far. We have loved to see you grow in all aspects of life and couldn't imagine not holding and cuddling our sweet little Logan every night and getting our sweet kisses in the mooring.

Our favorite times with you are just hanging out with you in your room right before bed when you have just got out of the bath and are waiting to be dressed for na-na time. You love to crawl around like crazy naked and then once you are dressed you head straight for your books or think it is time to use mom and dad for a jungle jim.

You bring such a smile to our faces every day with your cute little laugh that you seem to do every chance you get and the corky little things that you do. We love to see you fast asleep in your crib sleeping so peacefully and in the morning when we hear that cute little squeaky voice of yours that lets us know you are ready for the day!

I hope that we will have a great 2nd year together and that when it becomes the 4 of us in May that we will have even greater memories to share with you and your new sibling. We love you Logan and couldn't have asked for a better child to have as our little Loggy Bob!!!!

Thanksgiving

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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of family. Scott's parents, my aunt Davina, my uncle Roger, his boys and his mother Mimi were all out at Roger's Beach house.

All of the ladies had a hand in preparing something for the dinner which was sooo scrumptious. Then we had a massive bonfire that the guys took care of that night.

Of course Logan was enjoying every second of the attention he was receiving from the family.

As you can tell by the hoodies and fire that it actually does get cold here. We all were FREEZING and then realized it was only 55 degrees outside! You really do become weenies once you are actually here, TRUST ME!!

Our First Pumpkin Patch!

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Random pictures with a video of Logan first time walking

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Logan loves to be naked and to play in the water so we put the two together!

Random Pictures

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This is a blurry picture but it shows his new haircut. I almost cried when it happened because I LOVE his long fluffy hair. It was an accident. Here are some of his friends he sees and plays with at the Library when we go for story time.

Here is Logan soaking up all the books he can at once! He loves books!

This is our other friend Gabrielle from church that we see every week. She is only a day older than Logan and soo cute!!! We went to story time today and afterwards hung out in the baby section of the library where they had these little rocking chairs!!

Walking with his Walker

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Scootching

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The First Downtown Getdown...FSU!

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Fun family night! The Downtown Getdown is like a festival or prep rally for the home games. FSU plays on Monday here in Tallahassee so there was one tonight. There is food, games, music and lots of people! Logan was a trooper seeing that is was about time to go down for bed when we got there. He was smiling and laughing!

Here is the FSU marching band. They played a few songs and then marched down the center of the crowd! They are really good!

Scootching

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On September 3 Logan finally started to be mobile. Well sort of! He can finally get himself where he would like to go in a very funny fashion. It is a mixture between the army crawl and the leg push. Once in a while he will drag himself with one arm for a very short distance. For the most part he will wiggle his legs so fast that his feet get caught on the carpet and that will give him a BIG boost to get to where he is going. Might I add that his arms are doing NOTHING while his feet are pushing him!! He is leaving his face on the ground to be rubbed raw! I am sure the question comes to mind....why don't I just record it to show you? I swear to you I tried!!! For about an hour straight today I had the camera out and ready and he decided to lay there and suck his thumb. I put toys and things he loves but cannot have, like cords and cell phones in the middle of the room and he would just want to play with the wall. So I would move him to another part of the room and he find something else he could not crawl too, like his books. So I put his books in the middle of the room. He then found a stuffed dog that he has NEVER touched! So I put him in the middle of the room....NOTHING! Not ONE scootch. He is already starting to defy his mother!

Here is what the room looked like while I was trying to get him to scootch...plus it shows what he was doing instead of scootching! That is also the emtpy book case where his books were. He thought is would be fun to play an empty book case instead of the million toys in the middle of the room!!

He also sat up all by himself from lying down on Wed. Sep. 2. He is such a blast to be around!! He pretty much always has a smile on his face. He is a little more grumpy than usual because he has two enormous teeth coming in on the top. He already has two on the bottom but those didn't take long to break through. The top ones are taking an eternity!

For anyone who wants a good laugh!

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Utah and Wisconsin Vacation!

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UTAH

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Logan was a great traveler. We had two stops on our way to Utah so I was a little nervous. For our longest flight...4 1/2 hours he slept the entire time minus 30 minutes and those 30 minutes were him eating a bottle and treats. Our flight should have only been 3 hours but we had to go around a storm during the flight so it added an hour and a half onto the flying time. Customers were pretty upset but I was just grateful the pilot was getting us to our destination safely. I might have felt differently if Logan was crying and upset but he was great!

He loved having his stroller along for the ride. He would put his feet up and check out all the fast moving stuff.

Once we arrived in Colorado to catch our next flight we realized that we had just missed it. So there we were at 12am finding a hotel room. Thanks to my aunt Marlene we stayed in a great hotel and were able to get some shut eye...well Logan did anyway. As you can tell from the picture Logan is wrapped in a blanket in his stroller because it was SO cold in CO compared to FL. We weren't expecting that at all. Once we got to the hotel Logan thought it was time to play...again you can tell by the picture of him sitting on the bed. He was laughing and rolling around like crazy.

We had a fun BBQ at my parents house with all my friends including my Tallahassee friend Kaitlyn who just happened to be in SLC for a wedding at the same time I was there. It was fun to see everyone and to have everyone meet Logan for the second time.

I also got to see my in-laws and my nieces and nephews. My niece Hattie who is 3 had a cute little dance recital while I was there. She was a robot!! At the end she was crawling on the ground instead of dancing! She is too cute!

My other stop was to see the Silva girls and their kids! We had foil dinners and roasted smores in their fire pit. The kids were so fun to talk too.

TRAVELING TO WISCONSIN

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My whole family then embarked on a trip to WI flying stand by...this is not including Corie. She flew from NJ with her boyfriend John. As you can tell from the picture we had quite a bit of luggage that we were carrying on the plane. Having two babies and a toddler made it seem like a little more luggage since we had car seats. We tried to leave on Tues. but it ended up that my mom, my sister Crystal and her baby Austin got out that day on the afternoon flight and my dad, Logan, myself and my nephew Tyson were stuck in SLC until Thurs. afternoon. We finally got on the flight to Houston and then my dad had to stay back while us 3 got on the next flight to Milwaukee. Luckily he got to jump on the following flight which got him into Milwaukee about and hour after us!! OK so that is that.

APPLETON

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The first day after we arrived in Appleton we went to a small theme park called Bay Beach. We drove my grandpa's van down their and it took about 40 min. We saw a ton of corn fields and farms on our way and I loved it! I felt like a kid again driving in a van in WI with my family. Just seeing the farms made me want to live on a farm for a couple of months. Who knows if I would survive it but the idea seems fun. Anyway the rides were only .25 each and they had a lot of kiddie rides. Unfortunately Logan was too small for most of them but we did get to go on the ferris wheel with my grandpa so that was a lot of neat. It was fun to watch my nephews ride the rides because they were really excited. Especially my 15 month old nephew. He is the one riding the little car in the picture. He cried really hard after he had to get off.

FISH FRY AND BBQ

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While visiting my mom's side of the family we had a fish fry at my uncles house using the fish that he caught along with fish my other uncle and twin cousins caught while visiting WI. We played foosball, pool and just talked about good old times. Plus I got to get to know Corie's boyfriend John a little bit better. He is a good guy and was great with the whole family plus the kids!

The next day we had a massive cook out at my grandma and grandpas house. We had the traditional brats, burger and grilled corn on the cob. We had a latter-ball tournament (I was in the fianl round by the way), played a little pass with the basketball and danced to the to my grandpa's old school juke box. Logan and Austin got a little hot so we let them play in a puddle in their diapers and then adding a bowl of water. As you can see they absolutely LOVED it! Logan was pooped from a long day and fell asleep in his great uncles arms for about 25 min. At the end of the day the little guys needed a bath so I thought, "why not let them play together. They never have done it and won't have the chance to do it again for a LONG time!" Austin stole Logan's toys and Logan just splashed in the water. They had fun!

KENOSHA

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Our last stop was onto my dad's side of the family. We first stopped at the Wisconsin River where we used to go as a family. My dad's parents had some trailers up there and we would go fishing and dancing at the bar and goof around every summer. The area where the trailers, barn, and bar used to be, is no longer so we went to see what it looked like. It was pretty sad to see it desolate. The river was obviously still there with a HUGE beach so we got out and put our feet in the river and Crystal and her kids swam for a bit. Then we were off to the Wisconsin Dells where you can ride these cool boats...they are buses and boats. Here is a picture of one. Anyway we went up there to shop around and eat some lunch. Afterwards we went to my aunt Mary's house where we grilled out and hung out by the Lake. We always love visiting my aunt. She is so funny. We got to hang out with her at my uncles the next day too!

Afterwards we went to my uncle Steve's house where almost the entire family came. Some live out of town so they couldn't make it. It was neat though because my dad's siblings have not been together in about 10 years!We played a lot of games and Tyson got to ride on a motorcycle down the street and back. He thought that was pretty cool. I also had a chance to go on a motorcycle ride with my cousin Stevie for about 40 in. It was really nice! My dad and Corie played some tennis with my uncles one of the mornings. They always love playing together when we are in town. One day when I am a little bit better I will be playing with them.

The last night there we sat around the dinning room table listening to part of my family sing songs in Barber shop style! I loved it and Logan must have too because he fell asleep to it. The first song that you heard playing when you started reading my blog is my favorite song that my cousins and uncles sing. Its called, Why Must I be a Teenager in Love. I could listen to is all day!

Anyways, we had a great time. Logan and I flew straight home from WI and my family went back to Utah and New Jersey. Unfortunately it took my family two days to travel home on stand by but I am just glad they got home!

Overall I had a blast. I loved seeing ALL my cousins and my own family. It was cool to have four generations in the same place at the same time! Thanks to everyone that came and made it possible to see one another...love you all!

Random Pictures! There are other new posts to look at so scroll down or click on the whole blog!

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First night of teething...stuffy and exhausted at 4am!

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We can finally see the teeth that are about to pop through but who knows when that will actually happen. Logan is a bit fussy because of teething but for the most part he is a champ! We had one night so far with a stuffy nose and hardly any sleep. Poor little guy didn't understand that he couldn't suck his thumb because he needed to breath with his mouth instead! That was three nights ago and since then he has slept through the night! YEAH!

Here we are at 1am sitting in a steam shower. As you can tell he is a bit tired!

Pool Day with some of our friends!

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Starting to use the Potty!

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Logan started using the big boy potty about 3 months ago for fun. Then I decided that he could really go #2 in the potty so why not skip poopy diapers and go straight to flushing them down the toilet! We catch most of them but some times he is tricky and makes no sign of needing to go #2. I am hoping the this will lead into real potty training but we'll see!

Starting to Stand with out our Help!

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Logan wants nothing to do with crawling so I decided that if he wants to walk then I am going to help him along the way. He is starting to balance really well on things but still gets a little scared when you let go of his hands or body! He wants to just walk all over the place and can't do it himself so unfortunately our backs are paying for it!

What 7 1/2 month old Logan is up to these days..

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~wanting to be independent of his parents but can't walk or crawl.

~trying his darnedest to get up onto to his feet to walk around instead of trying to get up on his hands and knees to crawl. He is determined to skip crawling and go straight to walking.

~walks around while holding our hands

~screaming at the top of his lungs in the most inappropriate places....like church. How do you teach a 7 month old about reverence?

~babbling about who knows what!!

~eating big boy food in baby form (pureed)

~loving the water and being a champ about putting his face in just a little bit.

~loving grass....I am not the biggest fan of Florida grass because of bugs and things but Logan is in love with it. He wants to kick it, eat it and especially feel it!

~throwing all toys I give to him in his car seat.

~sleeping through the night once he actually falls asleep....some days he goes down at 8:30pm and other days it is 12AM!! At least he doesn't wake up until around 8:30am

~pooping and peeing in the big boy potty once and a while...it is awesome but I think this is just a fluke. I am sure that when it comes time to really potty train he will refuse!

~sitting up all by himself...he is getting SO strong.

~sitting up in the tub for bath time! He loves to play with the water while it is filling up the tub.

~drinking out of a sipping cup with no insert piece. He spills a bit but is doing really well.

~holds his own bottle when HE feels like it.

~being a little bit grumpy but I believe he is starting the teething process so totally understandable. I am not and expert though so we'll see if I am right in the next month or so when teeth start popping up or not.

Overall he is growing up so quickly. We love it though. Time seems to be going at just the right pace. I love all the new things he is learning and doing. He is a smiley little guy and loves to laugh at everything, especially our dogs. I just love being his mom and being there every moment of his little life! I can't imagine life with out him.

p.s. when we get a new camera I will post tonz of pictures!!

What we did with Grandma and Grandpa Nichols

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Watched the most beautiful sunset!

Helped Logan walk all over the beach while waiting for the the sun to set.

Can you tell that he loves the sand! He couldn't get enough of it this day.

Logan held his own bottle while we all enjoyed watching Scott play a little Soccer! Played in some of the biggest waves we have had around here!

Had lunch on the beach in the hot sun!!!

Watched Logan be the center piece of the table!

Watched Logan laugh and smile all day every day!

We had a great 4th of July week with Pat and Cary. The beach house was as fun as ever. Roger and the boys were there with us and on the 4th some friends of theirs came over to have burgers and light off fireworks. So there was a total of 17 people hanging out on the 4th of July! Logan thought he needed all the attention during the festivities! He would scream at the top of his lungs until his face would turn red and once every looked at him he would laugh...actually even if nobody looked at him he would laugh. He though he was SO funny!

$th of July night everyone went down to the beach to watch and light off the HUGE fireworks (totally illegal by the way) that the Lucas bought in Alabama, while Pat and I watched from the balcony. Little Logan fell asleep so we just stayed in and talked about many different topics of life! It was just great!!! Pat and I can talk for hours so it felt like only 10 min. but really it was a good 2 or 3 hours! The firework show that we saw was like a professional one. There were about 3 different groups lighting them off so it was a big show!

While swimming one day we saw dolphins very close to us! They jumped a few times and then off they went. Later that day we heard that just down the shore some people caught 3 sharks! YIKES! They were little but still...where were their parents.....exactly....right behind them I'm sure!!!!

Overall it was a great trip. Thanks Pat and Cary for visiting us! We always look forward to the good laughs, fun jokes and good talks that we always have! Love ya lots!

ALRIGHT PEOPLE WHO IS NEXT TO VISIT US???? WE ARE A LOT OF FUN!!!

Happy Father's Day Scotty!! Logan and Scott from birth-6 1/2 Months.

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Scott has been a great father from the day we knew we were pregnant until now..with 7 month old Logan! I can't say enough about Scotty and how great of a dad and husband he is. Logan doesn't even know what he has in store for him having a dad like Scott. Logan just LOVES his dad. When he holds him Logan just smiles and makes a little laugh like he is getting away with something by having his dad hold him. I am sure that one day that will be the case! Scott is always playing with Logan and teaching him things. He just loves being a dad and I am so grateful for that. I couldn't ask for a better guy to be the father of my children and my husband. He not only is working while at home but helping me with almost anything I need. He never seems to think twice to help with Logan. Plus he is not only taking care of Logan and myself he is the best dad to our two crazy dogs as well. I love him dearly and hope he knows how much I appreciate not only what he does but who he is. He is my security in life and I love him dearly. Happy Father's Day Scotty!

Logan Update!

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No pictures for now. My camera is broke so until we get a new one I won't have any pictures.

Just thought I would give you all a quick update on what Logan has been up too. We went to his six month check up about 2 weeks ago and all is well. He is still on the small side for weight and height but the doctor says he is just fine. He is in the 2o% for height and weight and 40% for head circumference. He has improved a lot since his last doctors appointment with his development. He is now rolling over like crazy and is getting ready to crawl. He gets so frustrated because he wants to be mobile all by himself but can't. He is starting to put his butt in the air and sometimes gets up on all fours with a little assistance and holds it for about 30 seconds. He is in the stage where he doesn't want to be held or put down because when he is down he can't move around so he is quite the fuss pants these days. Scott and I are so excited for this next step of crawling. He is going to be so crazy with our dogs. He just loves them to death. He sometimes will laugh so hard when the dogs are play fighting with each other. I love watching him watch them. He is also starting to sit up on his own. He still falls to the side once and a while but he is doing really well.

He is eating like crazy. We are now feeding him two jars of baby food for lunch and dinner plus bottles. He is a crazy eater! He still wants it shoveled into his mouth and when he is full instead of just shutting his mouth he just cries and opens his mouth for more!!

The water is now becoming one of his favorite things. Usually he gets a bath after we eat cause he is so messy so he starting to really get used to the water. We decided it was time to move him out of his baby tub and into the big tub. He loves it. He lays on his back and splashes with his legs and arms like crazy. He likes to kick and then freeze with his right like up in the air and then he'll start kicking again. I don't know why but he thinks its so funny. Hopefully when we get a working camera again I will video it a little bit for you all to see!

Potty time!!

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So I know that Logan is only 6 months old but sometimes he likes to stand over the big boy toilet and go potty. He is pretty good at it too, other than over shooting most of the time. Then I have to do some cleaning.

Well the other day we were doing just that when we had a little surprise! His feet were on the
seat and he was concentrating really hard to go and finally he went. It wasn't a normal one though. There was no over shooting just some trickles but I thought, "hey at least he went!". I yelled to Scott, "Guess who went potty in the big boy potty?!!". Scott asked what do we do when he has to go number two. I just said that I can't tell when he needs to do that so we will just have to figure that out with time. So we proceeded to go get dressed when I heard Scott say, "What is this poop on the ground?". WHAT!! I went to look and right in between where my feet were standing there was a little mound of Logan's poop! I guess this is why when they are little boys they SIT on the the little kid potty not stand! Well we had a good laugh!

London Bridge Children

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I saw this on my friend's blog and it is really cute! Here it is....

"Hey Guys! My new website if finally done and live. I have all my art for kids listed on there as well as other items for kids and babies from other companies and artists. Take a look and let me know what you think. I search the internet for unique and cute stuff for kids and I’m adding products daily.I am trying to get the word out so if you blog please consider adding a link to my site…if that's okay, can you list the site name as "Kids Art, Baby Bedding, Nursery Decor" and then link it to www.LondonBridgeChildren.com. I'm trying to get linked to as many blogs as I can. If you have any friends that blog let them know that if they will add my link to their blog then I will send them a free 8x10" art print from my website (and they can pass that offer on to their friends…you can just forward this to them). Just have them email me if they are interested. And, of course I want you to pick out an 8x10" art print for helping me out…thank you so much!

Loriloribergstrom11@yahoo.com"

Kids Art, Baby Bedding, Nursery Decor

Stone Family Vacation

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My family was able to come out to visit us and we got to go to the beach for 4 days. Here are just a few pictures from the beach!

Here are my wonderful sisters that I just love to death!! Plus my little nephew Austin!

Aren't we just the coolest cousins EVER!!

The Big Swimming Day

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Fun day at uncle Roger's pool! Here is our first time swimming. He didn't cry so I figure that is a good start.

I think he looks like a little surfer model here. He is striking a pose!

Complete exhaustion. I went to change him and this is what happened. Laid him down and out he went! I love that it is an almost naked photo but he is covered up just perfectly. We didn't plan it either. So cute! Thanks for the awesome towel Cort!
Just a cute outfit with a cute smile!

First Play Date!

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Logan had a friend over today. We watched our friend Issac while his mom Brandie went to get her hair done. It was a lot of fun!

Scott thinks that Logan looks like a bean pole next to Issac. Logan is 2 months older than Issac and is 6 lbs lighter.

I love this picture. It looks like two little toddlers just hanging out watching a movie.

Logan isn't sure about his sharing a crib thing. They were just in there for a min. watching the mobile go around but Logan decided that Issac was touching him too much so he wanted out!

We had the chance to go on a nice walk while Scott had a break from work. They both loved it! We played a little bit of bumper strollers during our walk!

Just a Little Bit of Fun

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I don't think that this angle is too great for showing his slender side

Look I can hold my own bottle!!! Really it only lasts for about 2 seconds.
Here is what I do all day long!!

I didn't even ask for him to pose for this picture but he did anyway!
We get to hang out at dad's soccer games once in and awhile. We usually end up talking to another mom there so we don't really watch...Sorry Scotty! He plays really good though. He can't wait to teach little Logan how to play!

Back to Work!!

2009-05-07T19:51:00.003-04:00

Well last week I started to work again. I decided to go back about 2 months ago. I thought it would be good for me to get out a little by myself and to have Scott have some personal time with Logan. So far so good. Scott seems to be enjoying spending quality time with him. It is fun to come come home to Logan and see him get excited that I am there. That of course is only if Logan is up when I get home. Last night Scott put him to bed and he stayed there the first time he put him down. Usually it takes us about 4 times until he stays asleep. I know you can do the whole "cry to sleep' thing but I can't do it. I left him cry one night for two minutes and when and got him. He has me wrapped around his little finger. Any suggestions on how to put him down early and and get him to not wake up when putting him down. I wait for him to be dead a sleep and that doesn't work. I feed him a big bottle with rice cereal before too..doesn't work. I think he will be going to bed at 10 for the rest of his life!!

He was sleeping through the night earlier this month but that ended. He now gets up around 2 or 3 and eats and then stays in our room the rest of the night. I would put him back in his crib but he wakes up when I put him down. You would think that since he is up in the middle of the night and doesn't go to bed too early that he wouldn't be a morning baby but nope. He will get up around 7 or 8 for the day. He just started to take longer naps during the day. We'll see if it turns into a routine...I sure hope so!! For some reason though he will only take long naps if I lay him face down on a pillow on our couch. WEIRD! I don't like laying him on his tummy but since I am right there I don't mind. Yesterday he slept for almost 4 hours and today for 3.

Rolling Over

2009-05-07T19:39:00.003-04:00

Well at the beginning of this month Logan and I went to physical therapy. No not for me..thanks.. but for Logan. We are just working on getting his arms in front of him while laying on his belly and rolling over. She gave us some great exercises and they are working...YEAH!! Logan has rolled from his front to his back a million times. Now that he knows how to get off his belly it is hard to work with him on tummy time. We do a lot of side playing so that he can work on rolling from his back to his front. We'll see how long that takes!!

He is being really fun lately. He laughs at things a lot. I think that him and the dogs have inside jokes sometimes because the dogs will do something bad and Logan will laugh at them. Maybe he is telling them to be bad stuff. Who knows. He also likes to be the loudest baby at a bf support group I go to. He will stand up and make a loud noise so that I will put my hand over his mouth to make him sound like an Indian. He loves it. Everyone at class knows who it is the second he starts up. I am thinking that he is going to be the class clown....the total opposite of his parents. His other favorite thing to do is to watch a DVD called Baby Mozart. I used to watch it all the time with Malaea when she was a baby so thought I'd try it with Logan and I am so glad that I did. It is fun to watch him laugh at the different animals and things all by himself.

4 Month Check-up

2009-04-25T15:05:00.003-04:00

So Logan really is 5 months old but we are a little behind on doctor visits. Anyway he got his second set of shots and did very well. He now weighs 13.4 lbs and is 25 inches long. In one week he gained a whole lb. That is the most he has gained in a period of time. The doctor said we could start eating some real food! Yeah! We started with rice cereal on Monday and yesterday it was peas. So far he is liking the food and is a champ with the spoon. He new we were holding out on him this whole time and now hes showing us he can eat just like us. I mean he really wants to eat like me....fast and with huge bites...is there any other way?! We are going to see a physical therapist on Monday though. Logan doesn't really have the concept of using his arms to push up when he is on the ground or rolling over and I guess they are supposed to have done all that by now. I am not worried though cause he is just a very relaxed child. He would rather lay around than work...who doesn't?! The physical therapist is a lady from our old ward so that makes me feel a little better. At least I know who she is.

Fun Pictures

2009-04-25T14:47:00.003-04:00

Look at me. I can pull myself up. Hurray!!!
If I put him in the Bumbo in the house he doesn't like it. If I put him in it and put him by a glass door he loves it. He thinks he is outside.He really likes to play with his toes!

Family fun outside!

2009-04-25T14:43:00.002-04:00

It has been really nice here in Tallahassee so we have been hanging outside a little bit. Logan also LOVES outside so we spend as much time out there as possible...when it isn't sweltering hot!

Peek-a- Boo

2009-04-25T14:39:00.004-04:00

Logan now likes to hold onto any type of fabric and put it into his mouth. So instead of any old fabric we gave him his first little blanket. It is just his size and he loves it. He also likes to play peek-a-boo with it.

Playing in our Swing

2009-04-25T10:24:00.006-04:00

Logan is finally big enough to play with his toys on his swing so we gave it a whirl! He loves it. He pulls himself up on the rings and sits up....as you can see in the video.

Eating with a Spoon

2009-04-25T10:19:00.005-04:00

Here is our first day eating solid foods!! Logan can't get enough! He is becoming quite a PIG!!!

Starting Early!!!

2009-04-13T21:35:00.002-04:00

Can you tell he is enjoying himself with the remote control for the video game? I think he just likes the colors....I hope so anyway...I think it is a little too early to love video games!

First Day at the Beach!

2009-04-13T21:29:00.003-04:00

Logan loved the beach. He played in the sand with his toes and watch the waves wash ashore. I don't know why but Logan can stand up REALLY well but has no concept of his arms to crawl....we'll see what happens!As you can see Scott put his legs in the water. He liked it until it hit his thighs and then it was all over with...screaming is what came next.

He doesn't mind sunglasses which is a good thing down here in Florida.

We enjoyed our Easter weekend with the Luca boys and Roger's mom Mimi. The Easter bunny made it out to the beach and left us all baskets!! Thanks Mr. Bunny!

Conference!

2009-04-08T11:01:00.002-04:00

I love that we get to lay around on conference weekend as a family and just enjoy the talks and one another! We decided to take it to the floor this time since our dog Blackie had a hurt back and couldn't get up on the couches. It was a great conference weekend. Sat. session we went to the Harrington's to eat lunch and watch conference. Katie and John Newman were there with there baby Kiley. She is about 2 or 3 weeks younger than Logan and is just a doll. Logan and her hung out for a bit and it was so cute to watch the together. I will still some pictures from Kaitlyn soon and post them .....(OK Kaitlyn!!).

Coming Home!

2009-04-07T23:35:00.003-04:00

Scott and I left at 11:30am on Tuesday and got home on Wednesday at 9:00am. Our last flight got canceled while we were in Atlanta because of "maintenance" but really it was because of weather. There were about 50 other flights around us being canceled and I couldn't imagine that they all had maintenance problems. Because it was maintenance issues they set us up in a hotel and gave us food vouchers. When we got to the hotel I noticed that I lost my boppy pillow. It was quite sad because we used that pillow ALL the time! It was nice to finally be in our own home and see our doggies. 3 weeks away from home is a long time I realized but it was well worth it.

Grandma and Grandpa Nichols

2009-04-07T23:16:00.006-04:00

Until my Pat sends me some pictures I don't have any photos of our stay at their house other than this one....Aren't you lucky Janelle!!! This is actually at our family shower for Logan. This is where he got these cool sunglasses!! Scott finally joined us the week we stayed with his family. We had a great time. His whole family was together for the first time in 2 years. Scott went up boarding twice while Logan and I enjoyed shopping with the girls...I am not sure if he appreciated it but we had fun! Logan did get to see snow for the first time. Of course I have no pictures of it...erg...when I get a new camera everything will be different. It was fun for me to get to know Tawnya's family since they live on the opposite end of the country we don't see them often but hopefully we will make it more often than every 2 years. We got to take family photos with the whole family plus individual family pictures. I am so excited to see them because while we were taking our individual pictures part of the family was in front of us singing Logan's songs to us to get him to smile and in doing so it made me and Scott laugh.

Here is a picture of one of the outfits we got from the baby showers. Of course Scott's loves it because it is all soccer and it also he looks cute in it!

Here is what we learned from Kaile and Gavin...EVERYTHING GOES ON YOUR HEAD! While changing his diaper we decided to try it out and it he liked it and he looked pretty cool. We have done many others since this picture! It definitely makes things fun!

2009-04-07T23:05:00.003-04:00

Walking with Crystal, Austin, Logan, Rachel (Crystal's sister-in-law) and her son Caleb. Logan and Caleb strolled in this giant stroller........While Austin hung out with his mommy in the Bjorn. He LOVES that thing!

This is my other favorite swing that I am buying off eBay cause he loved it so much. It plays music, swings him, lights up and it is portable. Plus he is able to grab onto the toys very easily.

This was Logan's first sick night ever. We had been in Utah for 2 nights and this is what happens! The night after that I got sick as well...FUN VACATION! I have to say he was quite a trooper for his first sickness. While I was at my moms I slept up stairs where there was a crib right next to me. When he got sick with a congested nose sat him up a bit so he could breath and came down stairs where it was a little bit more airy. He slept for three ours like this and then didn't really sleep the rest of the night. He is just barely getting over it and my nephews are still sick from it...cold Utah weather didn't do so well with us I guess.

Here is my little sick boy! Doesn't he just look pitiful! I am soooo grateful that he really is a healthy baby and other than that small cold he has been great!

Grandma and Grandpa Stone' House

2009-04-07T22:51:00.005-04:00

Hanging in one of my favorite swings.

Watching Baby Mozart with my cousins and grandma. Logan LOVED this video. Tyson loved Logan and Austin wanted to attack him at all times!! That is his way of saying he loved him too!Bowling with his aunts and cousins. He obviously didn't know what was going on but we had fun. I bowled a whopping 67!!! I am very talented.
My aunt Marlene and Dave were there for the first week we were there and we had a ton of fun. Logan just loved being held ALL the time by everyone. Now that we are home he doesn't like being put down too much!

Here is another swing that he got to take naps in. Can you tell that he didn't mind a bit!

I wish I would have taken more photos of what we did but this will have to suffice for now. While my aunt Marlene and Dave were there my dad decided that he finally wanted to take out this massive entertainment center that really doesn't belong in a house like ours. It took up a whole wall...as you can see. Well we took it down and behind it was a pretty good wall and a hole in the carpet to the wood floors. So what ended up happening this....the wall got fixed up, the room got painted, the carpet got ripped up and the wood floors refinished. All in a matter of two weeks. I will post after pictures once the rooms are put back together and my mom or dad send them to me. I have to say though that the room looks incredible!!! I wish I lived closer so I could see it more often.I love it!

Logan's First Vacation

2009-04-07T22:43:00.004-04:00

Pat entertaining Logan in the Jacksonville airport. Our flight was delayed by an hour. Not the greatest start to Logan's first trip! As you can tell he was quite content. Just sucking away on that thumb of his. I was impressed with his patience since we just got done with a 2 hour car ride to the airport.

He has quite a confused look on his face..."why am I in a tiny little seat sitting in my boppy? I guess I'll just suck my thumb and wait to see what happens!"Yippee!! Here we go!! He was very interested in everything moving outside the plane as we started to taxi onto the jet way.

Logan's Blessing!

2009-04-07T22:31:00.003-04:00

Logan was blessed on March 8th but his dad Scott! It was a great blessing. It was really neat because we had a lot more family there than expected. Those that were there from out of town were Scott's parents Pat and Cary, my mom's brother Scott and his wife Jean and Pat's brother-in-law Brad. Then there was my uncle Roger and his kids Jarrod and Wil. Not to mention some friends from my work, the Gwynn's, Lila and Jen + her little boy Brayden. Some of them almost missed the blessing cause of timing issues. Because of Logan's massive blow out that happened literally 3 min. before he was supposed to be blessed, they all made it. It was a beautiful blessing that Scott gave him. I shed a tear or two! I know that Logan is heaven sent and I love him so so much. Each day my love for him grows as I watch him learn and grow.

Logan Laughing!

2009-03-22T23:36:00.002-04:00

Here is Logan's first laugh. Scott would scare him with a noise and he would think it was funny! He only laughs at the begining so you don't have to watch the whole thing.

Hanging out in our bumbo with our new rattle from grandma Pat.

2009-03-07T11:21:00.002-05:00

He held onto his rattle and wiggled it around today for the first time. As you can see he really was enjoying himself.

Frist little friend...

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I don't think he liked her touching him. I told him girls have cooties and I think he believed me!

Flying with papa....

2009-03-07T11:18:00.000-05:00

Temple Trip to Orlando!

2009-02-28T15:23:00.005-05:00

Last weekend we had the chance to go to the Orlando Temple! We drove down with our friends David and Kaitlyn Harrington. Logan had the privilege of sitting in the back of the car with his mom AND dad! That is a first for him. It is a 4 hour trip from Tallahassee to Orlando and I have to say that Logan was a fabulous traveler. We'll see if I can say the same thing after our trip to Salt Lake City in an airplane!

For about the first 30 minutes Logan just stared at me. I don't think he was quite sure what was going on. Then he slept until half way. That is when we stopped at Kaitlyn's brothers house for a break and so I could feed the little guy.

Here is Kaitlyn. She thinks it is funny to take pictures of people when they are taking pictures so I thought I'd do the same.

Here is the back of David's head. I didn't do so well on this one. Sorry!

Here is Scotty! It was nice having company in the back!

This is what we did to pass the time! Thanks for the heart Kaitlyn. It came in handy! I think Logan will appreciate this picture one day!

So we drove down Friday and drove back on Sat. night. We stayed in a pretty nice hotel. We were going to just put Logan on the second bed but it ended up that they didn't have any rooms available with two beds so they gave us a crib.

He seemed to enjoy it. Granted I couldn't really reach him because the mattress was almost touching the ground and the bars were tall. I had Scotty put him down for the night so I wouldn't accidentally drop him in. He slept all night in his hotel crib! He actually has started to sleep through the night. It is nice. I still wake him up to feed him though. That is for my sake not his...that is a long story but it is necessary for now. He barely wakes up though when he eats and goes right back down.

Anywho, we went out to dinner on Friday night at a restaurant called Mimi's Cafe. It was pretty nice. We wanted to go to The Cheese Cake Factory or PF Chang's but they both had an hour and a half wait. We were all too hungry to wait that long so we found Mimi's. That was Scott's birthday dinner. We got dessert to celebrate but it was horrible. Scott actually said it was the worst apple cobbler he had ever had! Boo! That's OK though. That following Monday he got to play a long session of Birthday Halo with David so he was OK.

On Scott's actual birthday went to the temple TOGETHER! It was so nice! There was a line out the door to get in the temple. I had never seen that before! It made me smile though. While we were in the temple, David and Kaitlyn watched Logan. They said that he was very good for them. Minus peeing on them and the back of the car. He is tricky like that. Ya have to see it before it comes and that takes time!! He was kind enough to wait until it was David and Kaitlyn's turn to go into the temple to drop a load and a half for his parents!!! At least I didn't put my whole finger in it...Scott!! He went to check to see if he was poopy and he was surprised to find it all over his finger!I have learned not check like that. I look very carefully first to see if there is a brown tint to the diaper, then I very carefully peek inside. Any way, we changed his diaper and got him in a new outfit and shortly after he wet his diaper and spit up all over so it was on to another new outfit. Good thing I over packed else we would of had a naked car ride home! (Just Logan of course...get your mind out of the gutter!!!)

After the temple we met part of David's family for lunch at the Olive Garden. I stayed for my appetizer and then had to go to the car to feed Logan. Afterwards we were on the road again. We stopped at Kaitlyn's brother's house again to feed Logan and give him a break. We met her niece and nephew who are very cute! We again had an explosion while feeding. Usually Logan only poops every 3 days but I guess he decided that he likes to potty while on vacation! Yippee!

The last 2 hour stretch Logan didn't sleep. He just held me and Scott's fingers while wiggling. He wasn't really fussy, just awake.

Overall it was a fun trip. We got to know David and Kaitlyn a little better and I am sure vice versa. I especially love Kaitlyn's singing! I told her one day she will get to know my car dancing but I don't think that will be for awhile. See I'm really not a good dancer so its embarrassing but Kaitlyn actually has a good voice so it isn't embarrassing for her.

A few new pictures!

2009-02-28T15:15:00.002-05:00

This isn't the clearest picture but his smile in this photo is one of my favorite! I still have to hold his head up a bit because he is lazy and would rather rest it on his shoulder than hold it up straight. Here is a happy boy during tummy time. Happy tummy time only last about 5-8 min. and then he gets frustrated. Thanks for the outfits Kristen! You can't see the whole thing in this picture but they are really cute on him!

This is BUMBO time. He likes it for awhile but then gets frustrated just like tummy time because he has to work to hold his head up.

Here is a good one of him relaxing. He is dong everything to just rest his head instead of holding it up on his own!!

Logan has become quite a good thumb sucker these days. It took him a while to actually figure out that you have to stick your thumb out to suck it. For a while he was just sucking his whole fist.

2 Month Check-Up

2009-02-19T00:15:00.005-05:00

Logan had his two month check-up today. He is actually 3 months old but because of scheduling we had to wait until 3 months. His percentiles went up!! He was in the 10% for height and weight but now is in the 45% for height and 15% for weight. For head circumference he was in the 20% and now he is in the 25%. So he gained weight but grew too much so he isn't chunky. He is 10 lbs 10oz.
He is still working on holding his head up steadily. He can hold it up but it is still a little wobbly. We have tummy time to help him but he is lazy. He just likes to drag his face across the floor to turn his head instead of picking it up. When he is lying on my chest though he picks up his head really good.
Of course today was shot day. That wasn't any fun. Plus we had papa there to help us both through this scary moment. He was a brave little guy though. He took down his Tylenol and the oral vaccine really well...almost too well. I better watch him closely as he grows up. He cried really hard during the shots but when I picked him up to cuddle him he calmed down. Then when he got milk he was totally calm.

Things I am Looking Forward Too.

2009-02-19T00:07:00.004-05:00

I am so excited for the next month to arrive! We get to have visitors and get to be visitors. In the beginning of March Scott's parents, Pat and Cary are coming to visit. They are coming to see Logan get blessed! Yes Logan is going to be blessed at little late! Scott and I just figured that we would wait until he could just stand in the middle of the circle and hold the mic for Scott. HA HA!! Not really. We were waiting so that some family members from Utah could make it out for the blessing.
After that visit is over then I get to get on an airplane with Pat and Cary and fly back to Utah with Logan for 3 weeks! It is a bitter sweet moment though. Scott won't be coming to Utah until the last week of our trip. We will miss him a ton but are excited that we all get to be together with our family at the end of the month!
Unfortunately one of our other visitors won't be able to come see us. My sister Crystal and her second son Austin were going to come visit next week but Austin is sick with RSV. :( I am sad that we don't get to spend a week with our kids together but luckily I will see them in 3 weeks!
This weekend we have the privilege of going to the Orlando Temple with our friends David and Kaitlyn. They are kind enough to 1. drive 4 hours in the car with us and our baby, I hope he will be good. And 2. to watch Logan while we go to the temple, again I hope he is good. (Thanks you guys!!) We will see how our first night away from home goes with Logan.

The Joy of Motherhood!!

2009-02-18T23:49:00.003-05:00

Just typing the words to the title of this post brought me to tears. How do you put in words how much you love your child?! Just looking at Logan, awake or asleep brings the biggest smile to my face. It is like I just can't get enough of him. I think my favorite part about being a mom is that I am finally the one that gets to comfort the child...because I AM THE MOM!! I love that when he gets scared I can pick him up and he feels comfort. I felt that more today than ever because he had his first shots. He cried so hard but then I got to pick him up and he stopped. I love that when he is tired and fussy I can hold him and he will calm down and fall asleep, granted that is probably because I give him what he wants....MILKA MILK! I love that when I sing our made up songs he smiles and laughs. My favorite song that we sing is one that Scott made up. I came in the room one day and Scott was singing these words to the 99 bottles of beer on the wall tune........Logan Logan Logan, Logan the popsicle. We left him in the sun too long and now he's a popsicle stick!!! Try singing it...its fun!
I have so much more appreciation for moms...especially mine. I can't tell you how great of a mom I have. I hope that I can be half the mom that she was and is. I wish I could remember her rocking me to sleep and comforting me as an infant because I am sure I just loved it. I do remember the comfort she has given me as a young child and as an adult and I have to say I couldn't have made it through life with out her. I am so grateful that my kids get to have a grandma like my mom and grandma Pat. Logan is a lucky little boy. He won't understand just how much grandma Pat loves him until he is old enough to understand that she wants a web cam to see his little face as much as possible.

Random Pictures!

2009-02-15T23:31:00.004-05:00

New Experiences

2009-02-04T22:50:00.004-05:00

I just thought I would list a few things we are getting to experience with Logan at 10 weeks old

1. Smiley time. Whether it is 4 in the morning or 8 at night we see a little smile looking our way!

2. Poopy diapers that go all the way up to his shoulders, then his head as I attempt to take his onsie off and then of course his feet because he loves to kick himself while getting a diaper change.

3. Drool. It is more like bubbles than drool.

4. Tummy time! He now turns his head a millions times with out me even enticing him.

5. Little noises that melt your heart even though they are so tiny.

6. Having a child who is in the 10% percentile for weight but eats like he is in the 95% percentile.

7. Watching Logan learn how to stick his whole fist in his mouth while attempting to suck his thumb.

8. Passed out milk drunk Logan......as you can see!!!

One day when I have time I will actually write something....for now you just get PICTURES!

2009-01-22T14:20:00.002-05:00

Yes it is actually cold enough here in Northern Florida for this outfit. It was 20 degrees here this morning. Granted it is now 50ish but it was cold! This is Logan concentrating on his birdies that rotate above him in his swing.

Here he is crashed out after a good long milka milk (that is what we call his food) feeding!!

This is one of my favorite church outfits. He looks like a little man!
The next pictures are just some of my other favorite outfits he has worn.

Smiley Video!

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FIrst small smiles!

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I guess Logan didn't want to let go of his outfit he wore yesterday.

Here is our newest band! David, Kaitlyn, Scott and Logan. Really its just David and Scott playing the instruments. I have to say they are quite entertaining.
Cozy dad, Logan and Blackie! They took a good long nap while I got some house work done.

Me and Logan taking a nap. Well he was taking a nap.
Logan was pretty comfy with Kaitlyn!

A Sunday Change

2008-12-29T10:35:00.004-05:00

Well last Sunday was my second time I went to church since Logan was born. We almost didn't make it to sacrament though because of baby stuff at the house. I am so glad we did. It ends up that the boundaries have changed for our ward. We are now going to the 4th ward which is in a different church building and unfortunately starts at 9:00 am again. We were looking forward to going to church at 1:00pm for a whole year. Plus in the same meeting a new bishop was called. The person who was called is an incredible man, Brother Bowcutt. He was our institute teacher when we were in the singles ward. He also gave my aunt Brenda a blessing once that was absolutely incredible. We are sad to say that he won't be our bishop. We are excited though to meet new people and make new friends. There are reasons for everything. We are happy to say though that we don't have to go alone. Some of our favorite couples from our old ward are moving to this ward as well.

2008-12-29T10:32:00.004-05:00

Here are some different outfits he has been in this week. Plus bath time and cuddling with Ms. Blackie. We don't really allow this that often but when we do it is really cute!

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2008-12-25T13:44:00.003-05:00

This is Logan's first Christmas so we thought we would try to film a small part of it. Please dismiss our voices.....just watch him!!!

Here is Mr. Logan crying just a little bit. He doesn't cry too much but when he does it is sometimes really cute. He is so innocent and always just wants milka milk...that is what we call it!

First Christmas Eve PJs!

2008-12-25T13:31:00.004-05:00

Logan says,"I was sleeping when my parents decided to wake me up to open a present. I am very excited as you can tell. What could it be?"

"Christmas PJs from grandma and grandpa Nichols!! Yippy!

"I am still sleeping but I love my new pjs! Thanks grandma and grandpa!"

Just a few pictures!

2008-12-18T13:05:00.003-05:00

Here are my new overalls!! They still are a little big but I'm growing fast!!!
Just thought I would just come right out and show everyone my deformed toe. It is smaller than all the rest and barely has a toe nail. It is like my mom's toe. My other foot has a middle toe that is bigger than the 2nd to biggest toe. That is from my dad. I am split right down the middle!

Logan's first video.

2008-12-18T12:39:00.004-05:00

My favorite pair!

2008-12-15T22:47:00.003-05:00

Is this not the cutest moment ever! Daddy and son asleep together. As you can tell by the second picture that Logan is quite cozy in this position! Scott isn't really asleep in the 2nd picture just so you know. That would be too safe. I don't think I think this is the most cozy I have seen Logan!

Bath time!

2008-12-15T22:43:00.003-05:00

Warming up after bath time!!

This is Logan's 2nd bath since he was born. For now he has to get them on our kitchen counter next to our sink since he is only allowed to have sponge baths until his umbilical cord falls off. It is almost gone! Then on to real bath time in the tub!

NIchols ELVES!

2008-12-14T12:00:00.003-05:00

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We are on our own!

2008-12-11T13:42:00.005-05:00

Well it is almost two weeks since Logan Radley joined our family and we are now all by ourselves. Our parents were the biggest help.

Unfortunately my mom only had one night at the house with Logan. She was here for his birth and stayed with me one of the nights at the hospital so Scott could get a full nights rest. He definitely needed it. They helped out with watching our dogs while we were in the hospital and doing some house work and things. I have to say that all though my mom isn't a dog lover she is great with them. She TRIED to play with Chloe out back but when my mom would throw the Frisbee Chloe would never bring it back. It was hilarious. My dad on the other hand did his best to stay away from them. Especially Blackie since she would randomly bark at him for no reason.

Scott's parents were here for almost a full week. They helped out a ton as well. They had the chance to be at home with us for our first week. Pat never stopped moving. The laundry was always being done, dishes washed, bottles cleaned and the floors always vacuumed or swept. I have been trying to keep up with her routine and so far it is working out pretty good. My lactation consultant came over yesterday and said, "OK your house shouldn't be this clean with a new baby around!!" I told her I was kind of anal that way and that I liked cleaning. I think she thought I was nuts! Maybe I am but oh well.

We have done a few things outside of our house so far. We went to the mall for about 30 min. and then went out to eat at a sit down fast food restaurant. We learned our first lesson that day. Bring a stroller when you have a baby and are going to the mall. Poor Scott had to carry Logan in his car seat while we shopped. Luckily he isn't a 12 lb baby. We also have made one Walmart trip. I have yet to go any where by myself with Logan. I can't imagine not sitting in the back with him quite yet. Who will cover him when the sun gets in his face? I know I will get over all that but for now I am going to stick with Scott driving and me in the back. Granted this will all change tomorrow because Logan and I have some things we have to do and dad can't come. :(

One thing I wish I could have right now is my lactation consultant here 24/7. Or at least at every feeding. It is definitely the hardest thing I have ever done. I almost want to say that I would rather go through labor again than have to go through the first two weeks of breast feeding. If I have help it is AWESOME but by myself it is a bit difficult. When Logan and I get it on our own though it is the greatest thing in the world. I can't say that there is a better way to bond with your baby than breast feeding. Just looking at him while he is eating and knowing that I am giving him all he needs is a great feeling. Granted who knows how much longer this will be but I hope I can pull through it all. I used to think that people were crazy for giving up or not breast feeding. I now totally understand why. It is hard. It has brought me to my knees many of times to ask for help from Heavenly Father. I truly can't do it alone.

Well life as a mom still is the greatest things I have experienced yet. I love holding and rocking him to sleep and some times being the only one that can comfort him. I also love watching Scott take care of him and look at him. His face lights up every time he sees him. We love him SO much!

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Labor and Delivery....BE WARE..could be graphic for some readers!

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6 am Friday morning we arrived at the hospital so I could be induced. I was 40 weeks and 5 days preganant and ready to have a child. I was excited and nervous. I went into the hospital knowing I was going to do it with out an epidural so I was trying to prepare myself mentally.

We were admitted and got settled into the delivery room. My first nurse ended up being someone I heard a lot about but never met. She was my friends fiance. She was only my nurse for the first hour but it was nice to start the day off with a somewhat familiar face. My next nurse was Sherri. She was very nice and informative. She had me go through some practice runs for the actual pushing part of labor. At 7 am they start me on patocin. Scott and I sat watching the monitors with his heart beat and my contractions. At this point I had a smile on my face and was giggling. The nurse kept asking me, "ok you're having a contraction now, are you feeling these ones?" I felt them but nothing I hadn't felt before. She then said, "I will wait to ask you when you aren't giggling anymore!" At 10 am my doctor came in and checked me and I was a 2. She then broke my water for me and left. Around 12 I started to have to breath through my contractions but I was still up and down and feeling ok. I wasn't quite smiling anymore but still texting people and talking to Scotty. I would say around 4 is when I really started to have bad contractions. At that time I decided to get in the tub. That was great! After I got out my contractions felt worse because of how great it felt to be in the tub. Unfortunately I could only be in the tub for 30 min. because they had to keep me on the monitor. Around 5 my doctor checked me and I was at a 6. She was very impressed. I wasn't. I wanted to be at a 10 and pushing. At this time I started to feel more little urges to bare down. At that point I decided to ask for some IV pain meds. She gave it to me and it made me loopy and sleepy. I imagined that the medicine would take all my pain away for a while but it just took the edge off for about 30 min. Just enough to relax. At around 6 pm I started to feel the urge to push. The pain of these contractions got to the point that I almost wanted to cry. The nurse came in and I told her how I was feeling and she said she would call the doctor to check me. The doctor was supposed tp be back in 30 min but the nurse said if it got too unbearable to let her know. About 20 min later I called her back in and told her my contractions were constant. She finally decided to check me and I was at a 10, 100% effaced and she could feel his head. The doctor told the nurse that we could start with little pushes until she could make it in the room. The Dr. had 3 other ladies in labor at the same time so she was quite busy. I started to push around 6:50 with the nurse. Right in the middle of it all was shift change so I met a new nurse at quite a weird time. I really liked this nurse though. She was young and sooo helpful. Around 7:45 my doctor came to help me through pushing. She was so great. She took her shoes off and sat at the end of the bed with her feet up. It was nice not being in stirrups and having a doctor down there watching. She was up close and personal. Scott was great holding my leg and wiping my face down with a cool wash cloth and then fanning me with some random paper thing he found in the room. I wasn't one to have Scott rub my back all day. I just felt like laboring by myself but I was so grateful to have him right there with me during the really important part. During the middle of pushing my doctor wheeled something over to the end of my bed. I didn't know what it was until she flipped it around, a MIRROR! I was a little freaked out about this but in the end I am so glad I watched it all. I could see the progress I was making by seeing his head move and it made me push harder and longer. At this time I asked the doctor if any of the pushes I was doing could be the one that would make his head just pops out. She made a face like not really but she did say that she was pretty sure I would have a child by 8:30. I quickly was looking around the room to see the time, it was 8:05ish. The nurse laughed at me cause she new I was holding my doctor to her word. Around 8:20 I looked at the clock again and thought, "ok this is it. I will have a baby in the next 10 min." I really gave it all I had and at 8:28 Mr. Logan Radley Nichols was born. I was in shock! I couldn't believe that something so beautiful and large was inside me.

He didn't cry right away. They had to suction out his mouth for a min. and then Scott cut the cord. They wiped him off and gave him to me for about 30 sec and then took him to really suction his mouth out and get him a little cleaner. That was about 2 min and then they came to hand him to me but I told him to give him to his dad. While he was getting cleaned off I looked over at Scotty and saw him with his head down pondering the moment. As he looked up at me we both had tears in our eyes and a smile on our face. I love Soctty so much and am SO grateful that he truly is the father of my child.

I can't even describe in words how much I love my son and also how much more I love my husband. It is amazing to think that Heavenly Father loves each person in this world even more than I love Logan and that blows my mind away. Being a mom is the greatest things I have experienced in my life and it has only been 5 days since he came into our life. We both could sit and watch him for hours. Every face he makes me smile. I get teary eyed through out the day just thinking that he is mine and that I get ot keep him FOREVER!!!