Pumpkin Patch

6 Months Old

It's hard to believe my little munchkin is already 6 months old!  We just put Owen's old rainforest musical soother in Logan's crib, and he was mesmerized.

Logan is getting stronger and stronger, and he is on the move.  He's not crawling, but he can roll himself just about anywhere.  Tummy time, which used to be the worst, is now something he loves.

Brothers

Before Logan was born, I got some customized superhero Big Brother and Little Brother shirts on Etsy with two visions.  Number 1: Owen would wear his Big Brother shirt to the hospital to meet Logan when he was born, and he would feel special to be a big brother (mission accomplished).  Number 2: When Logan grew into his onesie, I'd take some super awesome photos of their loving brotherly relationship, and the shirts would be front and center.  Well there were a few things I didn't anticipate, like the fact that Logan still can't sit up by himself and therefore slumps so much you can't read his shirt.  Or the fact that the two of them move so much that you can never read both shirts at the same time.  So while I'm disappointed in the shirt aspect of these photos, I think I still captured the special relationship my two boys share.

...and I love this last one because you can see that Logan's eyes are turning brown, but right now they're an odd bluish-grayish-speckled-brownish color, and they will only be this way for a short time.

Happy!!!

The comment we hear most frequently about Logan is how HAPPY he is.  Although he has his fussy moments, he is definitely has a contagious smile that lights up his whole face.  It's impossible for that smile NOT to cheer you up.

He is 5 months old now and he has just sprouted his first two teeth.  His blue eyes are becoming speckled with brown.  He still loves being held, but he needs to see what's going on, so he has to twist his whole body around when you hold him.  He and Owen are best buddies.  I love watching them in the rear view mirror when I'm driving-- Logan looks over at Owen waiting for him to do something funny so he can laugh.  Then they just sit there and giggle at each other.

I've been feeling pretty lucky lately to have these two little guys.

Roly Poly

Here is Logan checking out his new room! Lately he has been rolling over here and there, tummy-to-back and back-to-tummy, but today he really figured it out. He was lying on a blanket on the floor and he just kept rolling over and over until he was off the blanket. He has also been turning himself on his back a lot. I'll leave him in his crib or Pack n' Play for a few minutes and come back to find him turned around 180 degrees.

A Week's Worth of Naps

 

Why is this post called "A Week's Worth of Naps"? Because any mother of babies and/or small children knows that nap time is prime time to get stuff done. And a week's worth of naps is what it took to get Owen's room transformed into "The Boys' Room." A paint job, some rearranging of furniture, and a good closet clean out-- that's what it has taken to get the job done. I wanted to get the boys sharing a room before school started, but painting wasn't something I had necessarily planned on doing; I kinda woke up last Tuesday and decided to do it. I'm really glad I did. I'm happy with the result- it's very bright and cheery, and now it feels like a boys' room. And it's the first big change since we bought the house a year ago.  Besides paint, I pretty much worked with what we already had and didn't really buy anything new.

 

And because I am a HUGE fan of Before & After home improvement pictures, here is the room before (so dark! so messy!).  And then there's Owen "helping" to paint the closet (I made him strip down and put on a diaper so I didn't have to worry about him getting paint all over his clothes.  Let's just say it's a good thing I did that.)

Layers

What happens when a stack of coffee filters falls into a baby bathtub full of water on the kitchen counter? Well they become unusable for coffee, that's for sure, but they also soak up the water, expand, and become beauuuutiful fluffy works of art.

Daddy's Office

Jeremy usually works from home at least once a week now; sometimes the boys "help."  On this day, Logan was fascinated by the new pack of paper on Jeremy's desk, and Owen was playing in Logan's crib.  (The crib has been in Jeremy's office temporarily while Logan adjusts to sleeping in it.)

P.S. Wait, what is that on Jeremy's monitor?  Well the left monitor is his work, but the right monitor is Breaking Bad.  He started watching it from the first episode a week or two ago and he is already caught up to the current season.  He is obsessed with it.  He lives and breathes it.  In fact, as I sit here typing, Jeremy says, in a conversation to his friend regarding Breaking Bad: "It's all I care about."

Grammy!

Owen always looks forward to Fridays, which he calls "Grammy Days" because his Grammy takes care of him. (Soon it will be Logan, too!)

Bucks Lake 2013

The gang gathered around the campfire for our first night- s'more time!

Owen, watching Peter Pan and resting after a fun-filled first day

Jakodi (and the camping staple, Big Mouth Billy Bass)


Some lakeside tunes


Logan, the agreeable son, happy to be at the beach


Jon & Ashley


Logan (all tuckered out from his afternoon at the beach) and SuperDad.  Seamas photobombed.


The kids just being their usual silly selves

We got him into the lake this year!  All that practicing in our pool is paying off, as Owen isn't afraid of the water anymore.  Despite this, he still preferred sitting at the edge of the water and throwing rocks to doing any actual swimming.

And just because it's fun to see how things change...

Bucks Lake 2012- Jakodi

Bucks Lake 2012- Oisin

Bucks Lake 2012- Owen

Bucks Lake 2011 

Bucks Lake 2010 

Play Date

As usual, a play date for Owen is more like time for me to catch up with friends.  Meanwhile, Owen tries to get me to play with him instead of playing with the other kids.

Reunited

Jeremy was in San Diego this weekend for his annual ComiCon trip, and this was the first year I noticed that Owen reeeally missed him.  But to sweeten the deal, Jeremy promised to bring something home for him from ComiCon.  Owen's request: a big Iron Man action figure.  Jeremy even got suckered into buying him a second toy, a big Magneto action figure.  That's all he talked about all weekend.  I know that Owen was really excited to go pick up Jeremy from the airport, but he was just as excited to pick up that Magneto action figure, too.

Ducks

We've been trying to take advantage of the walking/biking trails we have right at our doorstep, and I've been having a fun time trying out new paths and walking farther from home now that I have my handy-dandy double stroller.  I hate hate HATE excercise, but walking is the one thing I actually enjoy.  Almost any route we take has ducks that swim in the creek, and today we brought some bread so Owen could feed them.  Here he is (still in his PJs) feeding the eager ducks.

Backyard S'mores

Owen, unfortunately, has inherited my sweet tooth.  Fortunately, the prospect of dessert helps the vegetables get eaten.  Not that we ever use bribery or anything...

Last night we took roasting marshmallows in the backyard a step further and made s'mores.

Zzzzzzzzz

Logan is pretty precious when he's asleep.  He'd be even more precious if he would sleep flat.  Like in a crib.  But we'll take what we can get, whether it be his swing, rocker, bouncy chair, or car seat.

Fairyland

We're waaaaay up high, and Grammy, Daddy, and Logan are waaaaay down below

This is "Jake" steering the pirate ship (Jeremy gets to be "Cubby," I'm "Izzy," and Grammy is just Grammy).

These are "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" references.  He's not all that into the TV show anymore (thank goodness, because at the height of his interest I had pretty bad morning sickness, and the song still makes me feel like I want to barf), but whenever he gets the urge to play pirates, we all fall into these roles.

All tuckered out, but not quite nap time; right before he yelled at me to stop taking his picture (uh oh, is that what he's going to do now?)

I'm not sure much has changed at Fairyland since my last trip 30 years ago, except maybe some fresh paint. Owen, in his usual fashion, took awhile to warm up to the new place, but once he found a pirate ship to play on, the whale's mouth and the dragon and the waterfall seemed much more alluring.

4th of July

4th of July "fireworks" with Grandpa

me and my little snugglebug

Owen in the sandbox wearing Captain America, the most patriotic of his favorite superheroes

Corn on the cob- one of my favorite summer foods, and it always reminds me of Indiana

Oreo pie (my first try)- a dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free dessert that Owen could eat :)

Logan's first 4th of July, wearing what Owen called the "fireworks headband"

...and one big Popeye smile