Lots to update!

I'm only 7 months behind on updating my blog, no biggie! Logan is now 17 months old - I can't believe that time has gone by so fast. I've enjoyed every second of being his mommy!

I can't remember his stats for 12 months (he's sleeping at his baby book is in his room). I will try and update that part later.

He had a great 1st birthday party. It was a hot day which was surprising for May. His birthday was on a Saturday this year so we had his party on his actual birth-day. A lot of little friends came and a lot of family, too. It was extra special that Grandpa Lou & Grandma Betty were here from Reno!

Logan didn't care for his cake too much. I know for his 2nd birthday he's going to love it! I can't wait to see him attack it.


In other news, I rejoined Weight Watchers in July and I've already lost 20 pounds. I still have 33 more pounds to lose before I reach my goal. I was hoping to reach it by my birthday (January 3rd). But I don't think that's possible. It might be more realistic in February or March. I feel so much better about myself just losing the 20 pounds. I can move around more and doing small things don't make me out of breath - it's amazing!

So many people I know are having babies, pregnant, or just announcing that they are pregnant. I have serious baby fever. I wanted to wait until after I reached my goal - but lately I've been thinking, I'm just getting older...the clock is ticking! We might start trying sooner than I originally thought. I want another baby and I want Logan to be a big brother. The other day we were playing in his room and I asked him "Do you want mommy to have a baby?" He walks out of the room, goes into the living room, and comes back with his baby doll! I think he wants a baby :) I would really like to have another son. If I could choose I would pick a boy, but I would be so happy with either! It would just be easier because we already have tons of boy clothes and toys.

We are going to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend. We are actually going twice, once tomorrow with our friends and then again on Sunday with my parents. We never took Logan last year because he was so young and we just ran out of time! I think he will have a lot of fun there, I can't wait to see how he reacts to all those orange pumpkins! :) We haven't had any rain for months it seems like; and just today it started raining. BOO! We will probably get really wet at the Pumpkin Patch but it should still be fun.

For the upcoming months: we are going to drive to Canada in early November to see our friends who just had a baby, I'm so excited about that! Betty & Lou are coming up for Thanksgiving again this year, I'm really looking forward to seeing them. We don't have any plans for Christmas this year, just hanging out at home. And then for Spring Break (I know, it's so far away) we are hoping to fly to Reno and stay for the week!

11 month update!

Newborn, 6lbs 9oz - 19 1/2 inches long.

1 month old, 7lbs 10oz - 21 inches long.

2 months old, 9lbs 15oz - 22 1/2 inches long.

3 months old, 11lbs 6oz - 24 inches long.

4 months old, 13lbs 3oz - 25 inches long.

5 months old, 14lbs 7oz - 26 1/2 inches long.

6 months old, 15lbs - 26 1/2 inches long.

7 months old, 15lbs 14oz - 27 inches long.

8 months old, 16lbs 2oz - 27 inches long.

9 months old, 17lbs 4oz - 28 1/3 inches long.

10 months old, 17lbs 10oz - 29 inches long.

11 months old, 17lbs 13oz - 29 inches long.


At 11 months Logan:

• started walking! He took a few steps first, now he will stand up against anything and take off. We call his walk the "Zombie" walk :)
• claps at everything he likes.
• is dancing when he hears music!
•  loves to wrestle on the floor.
• loves going out to stores - he's a very big people person.
• tried his first Fudgesicle - he loved it!
• holds anything up to his hear to pretend it's a phone :) cutest thing ever!
• loves saying good morning to all the animals.

 I have planned most of his party. We will be going to Costco sometime this week to price food and see how much we need of each thing. Only a few more weeks, we can't wait!

Birthday Excitement!

I'm getting SO excited for Logan's party! I thought I'd post a few of the pictures of what I have already and some of the ideas I'm going to use (thanks to Pinterest)!

All the balloons! His theme colors :)

This will hang above his NB-1 Year pictures!

A few of his pictures!

2 flower bouquets I made to set out on tables.

*Idea taken from Pinterest* Going to line the kitchen ceiling with balloons!

*Idea taken from Pinterest* A couple balloon towers!

Okay...obviously I'm so excited and READY! Well, almost - I custom ordered a cloth diaper for Logan to match his party theme! So for his birthday he's going to be so cute in his little diaper that matches :)

Success!

I've had Logan in cloth all day today and no leaks! Guess why? I have him in pocket diapers! I never thought I would like those...but then I bought a couple because I thought the prints were cute and "Why not try them to see if they work?" And now they are my favorite! They have such a snug fit - and aren't near as bulky as the prefolds with covers. I'm going to hold onto all the prefolds and covers to try when he gets bigger. Maybe when he's a toddler they will work better :)

I've been trying to get things ready/lined up for his birthday party. Invites have been sent out, cake ordered, supplies bought. There are going to be a TON of balloons for his birthday (not helium, just oxygen)! I bought a couple hand pumps so a couple people can be pumping and I can be stringing and making a few balloon towers. We still need to decide on a menu and buy all the food/drinks. We ordered his cake yesterday from Sweet Cakes. She did our wedding cake and it was beautiful and tasted so yummy, so we decided (just this year) to get Logan's cake from there. It was $90.00! It's going to look so cute though - she drew up a quick sketch, I can't wait to see it when it's all finished. AND he even gets a free smash cake from there, how cool is that??

Logan took some steps last night! He won't stand up and walk on his own -but if someone stands him up and legs go - off he zooms! We got a little bit on video and one picture. I still think it will be awhile before he can walk on his own, but it's so weird to see him walking! He's so cute he just melts my heart!

James sold his slug bug, so we have/had a lot of extra money (because we used most of our tax money to buy him a different car). So we bought plane tickets to Reno. We will be going July 6th-14th! I'm super excited, I love Reno! And I love Port of Subs!!! I'm a little nervous to fly with Logan - but I'm hoping the hour and twenty minutes goes by fast, maybe he'll even fall asleep :)

Cloth not going like I planned!

On Saturday I put Logan in cloth all day - the 1st part of the day was okay. I changed him about every 2ish hours, but after a little while he started getting leaks. They are coming from the side of his leg, down by his thigh. His legs are so skinny that I don't think they cover his leg all the way - so that when he pees and he sits down, the compression from the wet diaper squeezes out the sides. We went through lots of clothes and cloth on Saturday.

So on Sunday I tired to do my best to research what I was doing wrong. Am I folding it right? Did I wash all my prefolds the right way? Is the cover too lose? UGH! I thought this was supposed to be easy. Even though it frustrates me, I'm not going to give up because I've already invested too much to stop now.

I've decided that Thirsties aren't going to work for us (for now) because the leg holes are too big. I'm going to have to try other brands and see if those are better. I had him in a medium Swaddlebee's tonight and the leg holes were STILL too big!

I need to start feeding this boy some cheeseburgers!!!

All of his covers/pockets/nighttime diapers!

And I have about 4-6 more on the way...I order so many I lost track! Good thing I'm finding them used (in excellent condition) or on sale with free shipping! I did order a special one from Etsy that I didn't mind paying a little extra for :) I will of course post pictures of it when it comes!

I have him in a nighttime one tonight for the 1st time - I'm hoping he doesn't wake up in a pool of potty! I read good reviews on those diapers so I hope they work well for Logan!

Logan's 1st Fluff!

I got a couple packages today and I was so excited to open them up! I tore right into them :)

First package had the 2 Palm Tree covers (red and blue).
Second package had the 2 KaWaii heavy wetter overnight diapers (lime dot and green animal).

Before he can start using any of them I still need to buy prefolds/inserts AND I need my Eco Sprouts laundry detergent to arrive. I'm not sure when it's supposed to be here - but I can't use any of these dipes unless they are washed first. So let's hope for fast shipping on that detergent!

The new diapers!

Logan clapping for cloth!

Are these for me?

Getting prepared!

We spent the last week in Reno for Spring Break. We stayed with Betty and Lou at their house. It was a lot of fun! Logan had lots of fun, too. He didn't do so well on the car ride back home though. We are going again in July and we are trying to figure something out - like Logan and I flying and James driving...or all of us just flying? We don't know yet, but we do know that car ride was bad!

Now that we are back home I am ready to start cloth diapering. I've ordered some stuff online (just waiting for it to get here). I don't even know if I can remember everything I've ordered.

ON THE WAY:
1 FLIP cover with stay dry insert
2 Bumkins covers
2 Palm Tree covers
2 KaWaii heavy wetters (for night time)
1 Happy Heiney pocket diaper
Bag of Eco Sprouts laundry detergent
Wool dryer balls
2 pairs of leg warmers

I still need lots of prefolds - I'm going to check with Tidee Didee to see their prices.

Wet bags - Owl for my diaper bag - Green for diaper pail