Walking The Baby

Logan has been very big on pretend play lately. She loves to mommy her little babies by changing their diapers, giving them bottles, changing their clothes (or just stripping them naked) and putting them to bed. Today when I told her we were going to take a walk, she not so subtly let me know that she wanted to walk her baby by pretty much throwing her baby stroller down a flight of stairs, grabbing her baby doll and saying, "walk, walk!" Normally, I'd try and convince her to hold the baby in her own stroller while we walk because it's about 1/4 of a mile, it takes a good 30 minutes to walk if she's walking on her own without a baby doll stroller, it's about 84 degrees and sunny (which is nice when you're just sitting, but gets a bit stuffy when you're out and about) and she usually doesn't even make it all the way around without being held halfway through; but Mike was at work, we had 45 minutes to kill before starting dinner and she really wanted to do it.

Here we are leaving our building:

Down the sidewalk:

Stopping for a "cheese" (sheeeeese!) moment:

Stopping in the grass halfway around the complex:

She let me watch the baby while she twirled around for a while.

And surprisingly, she made it the 1/4 mile around our complex (including one very steep hill) only asking to be held for a small stretch of it. And she pushed her little baby almost the entire way too! She was a bit tired when we got back, but still wanted to sit on her step (the "bep") and pose for some pictures.

Maybe this means she'll pass out and sleep her entire 11 hours tonight without any wake ups?! We can hope!

Gameday!

Oh, fall. It brings so many of our favorite things...

Milder weather, pumpkin spice lattes, stove top fall potpourri (which is about the only kind that doesn't make me gag right now), the start of the holiday season, a change of wardrobe, and college football! Of course, football also brings a fun change of wardrobe for Logan, and today's little outfit was a really fun one to shop for because it was a swagbucks buy! That's right, I got it free just for searching the internet. Seriously, you want in on this action if you haven't signed up yet. Go here and do it!

15 Weeks

I am 15 weeks pregnant today! I know I've said it before, but this pregnancy is flying for me...this baby is going to be here before we know it! So far, the nausea has let up enough to give me about an extra hour or two of normalcy during the day, so, we're getting a little bit better. I'm still having a hard time eating (though, you wouldn't tell by looking at my growth pattern) because as soon as I think of a food, it makes me sick. I've been living off of pretty bland, basic foods--baked potatoes, salads, steamed veggies, and all things dairy--milk, ice cream, yogurt, cheese, just like Logan's pregnancy. I'm looking forward to 16 weeks to see if maybe things will let up totally like they did with L. There's got to be an end in sight, right?

We've had some gorgeous fall weather here the last couple of days! We hit about the mid 80's by the end of the day but spend most of the morning in the 60's-70's which allows us to be able to play outside without sweating to death. This morning it was a nice, crisp 57 degrees, so we got dressed and hung out for a while. (pretty much just so I could get pictures for you guys ;)

Check out the ponytail:

Every once and a while I catch a picture of her where I can't even see my little baby anymore. This is a good example of that:

Happy Weekend!

Dear Jesus, Thank You For Pooh...and pictures

Logan recently began to mimic us when we pray with her before bed. It's very sweet and melts my heart when I hear her doing it. Though, sometimes it DOES lengthen the bedtime process as she feels she needs to thank Jesus for everything in her life. Here's what the prayers sound like:

Mommy: Dear Jesus/L: Yees

Mommy: Thank you for/L: Mama and Dada...and dada...and dada

Mommy: Thank you for/L: Pooh, and bows

Mommy: Thank you for/L: Pops (lollipops), num nums, teeth

Mommy: Thank you for/L: Shoes.

L: Ahhhhh-mein

...you get the idea.

Today we took Logan to the mall to get out of the house for a bit and I thought it was a good opportunity to snap some pictures in a different location. I know a lot of you have been waiting on baited breath for some new pictures, so here you go! ;)

Naptime Productivity

I admit, usually during Logan's naptime I'm napping right along with her as this baby is sucking the life out of me (literally). The last few days, though, (probably due in part to the fantastic weather) I've been inspired to get started on Logan's fall wardrobe! The sudden bursts of energy end today, though, because when Logan woke up this afternoon I realized that I really SHOULD have napped with her....thankfully Mike will be home soon and we can tag team a little more.

I got all three fabrics at the beginning of the summer intending to make her some summer clothes, but she got such an over abundance of them that I went ahead and saved them for her fall clothing. (the flower up top is a fabric hair clippie)

I'm really glad I did, I think they are just perfect for the fall weather.

I'll try and get some pictures of Logan this afternoon since I know so many of you are probably entirely disappointed that I did an entire post sans the girl. :)

Week 14 and the Park

I am 14 weeks pregnant today! I feel like this pregnancy is flying by...probably due in large part to the rambunctious little toddler I run after all. day. long. :) Not much to update, had our appointment yesterday, will go back in 5 weeks for another. Baby is about the size of a peach. I have started to feel a little bit of movement, which is driving me nuts because it's SO inconsistent that it makes me feel a little crazy. But, having been pregnant before, I know it can only be the baby making those thump thumps. I obviously can't hide the pregnancy so I'm not even trying. I pulled out my Florida State gear today 1. because football season has returned and 2. because it doesn't look like it'll fit quite as long as it did with L's pregnancy so I want to get maximum use out of it all now!

We met up with a bunch of mommas and babies from our complex at the park today!

It was 75 and a little overcast so it was a perfect day to be outside playing.

Logan loved climbing up the slides and since there weren't a ton of people around I didn't mind letting her do it.

We love that we get to have the freedom to spend mornings with other moms and kids, it's so refreshing. I don't think there's anywhere else I'd want to be at this point in my life, spending my days with my favorite little girl teaching her about the world.

The boys wanted to mulch the slides and the girls wanted to keep it clean...it kept them entertained for a good while.

Dr. Appt. 2

We had our second Dr.'s appointment for little one number 2 today and everything is looking great. Well, it's sounding great, we didn't get a chance to take a peek in this time. It was a little hard to find the heartbeat at first and once the Dr. did find it, the little squirt kept moving away from it until she finally pinned him/her down (not without some kicking to the doppler) and got a good read. The heartbeat is at 166 bpm, slightly lower than our 170bpm read last time. Logan stayed right in the 160-170 range almost my entire pregnancy, so this little one is right where his/her sister was.

We had planned on leaving Logan with her friend while we went but she had some tummy troubles last night and so we decided to spare our friends from that joy and carted her along with us. She rose to the challenge and was absolutely on her best behavior, sweet as can be.