So much has been happening with little Logan in the last couple of days that I wanted to give everyone an update-- and what better way to update than through pictures!
Logan has been going through an intense growth spurt the last couple of days. She is eating a TON, sleeping more than usual and is a bit fussier than she normally is. In an effort to get her to stop crying, so that mommy can have a break, Mike has started doing ANYTHING to try to comfort her and this seems to be her favorite. She sits facing out while he swings her back and forth.
Here she is during the first part of our night-night routine. She has just been bathed and is getting ready to cuddle with daddy. We are starting to establish nightly routines with her so that when she eventually gets moved into her own crib for the whole night she knows what's coming. We start with a bath, cuddle with daddy, eat and then listen to some Baby Einstein lullabies. She is starting to get the hang of it all and hopefully it will make her transition a little easier.
Hooray for small victories! Yesterday, Logan took a nap long enough that I could totally deep clean our kitchen! Usually she sleeps just long enough that I can get the dishes done and some of the clutter picked up before she wakes up and needs to be fed. Yesterday, and today, she has slept so long that I've had time to get bigger projects done while she is sleeping. This is a wonderful milestone to hit!
August 9 is quickly approaching. For those of you who don't know, my brother, John, is getting married on August 9 of this year and when I first realized that this was a mere 6 months from the time I would give birth I began to panic a bit. How in the world was I going to get back to pre-baby size by the time the wedding came??? So far, of the 31 lbs that I gained while preggo with Logan, I've lost about 26! I only have about 5 more pounds to lose before I'm back to my normal weight but do not mistake that for being back into pre-baby shape. In effort to start getting myself back to that, Logan and I started walking in the afternoons. Yesterday we walked almost a mile and a half! She loves being outside and looking around at the new world she entered a few weeks ago.
She's been so alert lately! Here she is getting ready to head out on our walk in our WONDERFUL snap and go stroller.
And finally, another great milestone! Logan has started taking some of her naps in her own crib.
Logan is starting to watch things very intently. When we realized she loved to just stare at the top of her carseat handle, we broke down and got a toy to hang from it so she'd have something a little more entertaining to look at. :) She seems to enjoy it, but every once and a while we still catch her just watching the top bar (oh, to be so easily entertained).
We reached another milestone a couple of weeks ago, this is more of a mommy milestone, though. Before I had Logan I prepared several meals to freeze and they lasted us all the way up until last week. So, last week I loaded up my baby and we went to the grocery store to pick up some things for meals. The picture above is one of the meals that I made. It was a WONDERFUL lemon chicken recipe (let me know if you want it, it's easy and yummy!).
This is what kept Logan entertained while I cooked. When we first got our bouncer I was a little sad that she didn't seem to take to it. I think now that she's more alert and is able to focus on different things she enjoys it a lot more. I can sit her in there for 30-45 minutes at a time sometimes and she just watches the animal toys rock back and forth. She's been trying to grab at them but hasn't quite mastered that yet.
Mommy and Lo all ready for St. Patrick's day! Actually, this was the Sunday before St. Patty's. I wanted to be able to show her cute shamrock dress of somewhere other than our house so I put it on her a little bit early. 
Logan's Tia Carolyn is down this week on Spring Break from the University of Alabama. She came down with John and Lindsey and we've been doing all kinds of things to get ready for their big wedding in August. This was Monday afternoon at Miracle Mile getting our Bridesmaids dresses taken care of. :)
Before Logan was born I looked EVERYWHERE for a baby tutu that wasn't over $30.00 and had no luck. A few days ago I decided I could make one myself and went and got the materials and went to it. I think in effort to supplement our income a bit next year I'll start an etsy business and sell baby/little girl tutus and the letters I made for her room. I know it won't make us a ton of money, but it'll give us a little extra for spending. Here are a couple of pictures of Logan with her new tutu, it's still a little big but I love it!
Logan has been going through an intense growth spurt the last couple of days. She is eating a TON, sleeping more than usual and is a bit fussier than she normally is. In an effort to get her to stop crying, so that mommy can have a break, Mike has started doing ANYTHING to try to comfort her and this seems to be her favorite. She sits facing out while he swings her back and forth. 
Hooray for small victories! Yesterday, Logan took a nap long enough that I could totally deep clean our kitchen! Usually she sleeps just long enough that I can get the dishes done and some of the clutter picked up before she wakes up and needs to be fed. Yesterday, and today, she has slept so long that I've had time to get bigger projects done while she is sleeping. This is a wonderful milestone to hit!
She's been so alert lately! Here she is getting ready to head out on our walk in our WONDERFUL snap and go stroller. 
And finally, another great milestone! Logan has started taking some of her naps in her own crib. 
