Acrostic Poem

How 'bout an acrostic poem using Logan's name.

I'll call it: Monkey Boy

L-over of blueberry flesh, refried beans, and graduate puffs,
O-rangutan of the hill household, clinging on to Dad as snot drips down his nose,
G-ah, gah, gah, mah, bah, dah echo his calls through the jungle of our house,
A-nd he explores fervently, intelligently examining colorful toys and wooden blocks.
N-ow walking on two feet, evolving as we speak: our monkey boy, our Logan.

Wow...what a terrible poem. Haven't tried that in a while. I'm embarrassed to post but I'll do so anyway.

The Ol' Blueberry Trick

I just got finished bribing Logan. You see, he loves blueberries...will do almost anything for them. Aside from getting him to sit, rollover, and speak, blueberries are also good for getting him to eat foods that he is not the most thrilled about. I wanted to feed him some garden vegetables and sweet potatoes and chicken but he wasn't into it. So, I gave Logan a few blueberries, then proceeded to hold them in front of him while simultaneously holding a spoon full of garden vegetables. He has played this game before, with his Mom, the inventor of blueberry bribes, and so Logan gulped down the garden vegetables and then eagerly used his sophisticated pincer grasp to capture the blueberry. Once he devoured that it was onto the next spoonful and the next blueberry. He ate the whole bowl of food that I prepared for him and got a bellyful of blueberries. Lunch is finito!

Easter Marathon

Logan barely slept a wink yesterday. Easter is no time for napping, I suppose. He didn't nap before church, he didn't nap in the afternoon at my folks' house, and he didn't even fall asleep on the car ride home which was at his normal bedtime. It seems he really wanted his bath before sleep. Anyway, the only nap that Logan took yesterday was when we were driving to my parents' house--and that took about 30 minutes. One would think that Logan would be crabby without napping, but that's not the case. He was a happy and content baby, being sociable and awfully cute. Sure his eyes were a bit droopy, but that only added to his charm. It was a nice Easter.

In Quest of an Easter Outfit

We went to the outlet mall in search of an Easter outfit for Logan. We went to OshKosh, Carters, Baby Gap, and all sorts of other places seeking out the elusive cute Spring get-up. We finally settled on a green plaid shirt with khakis and a sweater vest. So it looks like Logan will be all pimped out for the Easter festivities. Yeah.

It's a Good Friday

Logan decided to forgo his two a.m. wake up last night (he's done it all week) so Carly and I got a full night's sleep. It was a nice weekend surprise and we got a good start to the long Easter weekend. We made eggs benedict this morning while Logan grumpily cried and drooled, begging to be picked up. I don't know why but he's been crabby in the morning despite how well he slept the night before. I think it's his teeth. Anyway, we have his 12 month appointment today at the doctor. Carly is worried about the MMR vaccine, I think. I don't really share her concern. I don't like the idea of shots, but then again I don't think they will give him autism either. And I don't feel like re-hashing the arguments for and against either so I'll just end this blog post with a few Logan pictures. Enjoy!

Hey, Dad

Today, Logan distinctively said, "hey, Dad" amongst all his baby babblings. I tried to get him to repeat the sweet phrase, but he didn't.

Nappy McNapperson

Logan has been sleeping up a storm today and that has been a good thing because when he's been awake he's been a clingy, snotty lil' monster. I was attempting to fix a computer issue with my anti-virus software and was doing a chat with the technician. Call me paranoid, but I let Harish take over control of my computer and then he proceeds to delete my anti-virus software, only to reload it. He eventually fixed the problem, but I stopped him a few times to ask questions. It seemed suspect, like I was on some sort of copycat site and he was infecting my computer. Anyway, it all turned out fine except when I was attempting to fix this problem Logan was crying and causing a general ruckus. I can't blame the kid because his teeth hurt and he's sick, but he wouldn't stop. And now he's awake so I got to go.