Hey, all.
Eric has been attending some writing workshop this week; hence, there is no more stay-at-home daddy for the time being, but stay-at-home mommy like the good lord intended. Ha! Anyway, I'm completely blissed out staying home with Logan this summer and am marveling at all the new things he's doing. Today he mastered the sign for "more." The impetus? Blueberries, of course. Once he figured out that he could put his little fingers together and more blueberries would magically appear on his tray, he was making that sign like gangbusters. He also said "bwue" (blue) and "beebees" (berries), but we haven't put the words together yet. His love of blueberries borders on obsession.
In other news, Leah and Josh came over tonight for some tasty Thai Pavilion take-out. We had a great time catching up with them, but once Logan got out of his high chair, the silly antics began. He decided to try on one of Josh's flip-flops, and with his stockinged feet, he looked not unlike a tiny Japanese man from the knees down. Then he sported Leah's diminutive purse, which worked well as a pint-sized man-bag. He learned today that mom and dad's friends are fun and have fabulous accessories.
Now he's sleeping peacefully in his bed, probably dreaming about the endless supply of blueberries that can be his with a few taps of the fingertips, knowing full well that he can stow the ones that won't fit in his mouth into Leah's tiny, adorable purse.
Daddy is Home...well, sorta.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Logan Wants a Cracker
I don't know if I wrote about this or not, but Logan knows how to say "cracker". He speaks it like when saying "uh-oh" which he says a lot now too. The language abilities are really starting to roll in for our lil' boy and I'm happy about it. He is starting to mimic the sounds of words now and I imagine he'll be chatting up a storm in a few months. I'm not looking forward to when he'll be able to talk back and be a snot, but we'll get over that hurdle when it's here. Anyway, we are back at home after a weekend in E. Alton and there is so much to keep me busy. The garden has turned into a jungle, school is looming ever closer on the horizon and so I need to get organized, and the basement bathroom still requires a lot of attention to become a bathroom. I'll be keeping busy but have no fear, I will be blogging so check in with me...just don't be surprised if there isn't a new post everyday like before.
Oh yeah...a few days ago we discovered Logan is sprouting a molar on his upper left side...his right...he doesn't seem bothered by it too much which is good.
Oh yeah...a few days ago we discovered Logan is sprouting a molar on his upper left side...his right...he doesn't seem bothered by it too much which is good.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Lookin' Spiffy
Logan and I got father and son haircuts today at Great Clips. We are both lookin' spiffy for our professional photographs tomorrow. We're getting Logan's one year pictures taken only 3 months after the fact. Again, I don't know why we need more pictures, but I understand Carly wants them so we're doing it. We're going to Cmax photography, the people who took our wedding photos, so they will be good pics. Anyway, we've been having a good time down here. Logan has been squirrely and energetic and has learned his "f"s and "v"s recently. He says "faf" now which happens to be the nickname of Adolfo.
Well, I think that's all for now. Oh wait...I invented diaper chaps this morning. Logan still has the diaper rash that won't quit and so I cut some holes in the butt part of his diapers and put some clear packing tap on the ends so the stuffing absorbent stuff doesn't come out. That way, his butt can air out while still wearing a diaper that will absorb pee. Brilliant! Perhaps I will post a picture of the posterior showing diaper in the future.
Well, I think that's all for now. Oh wait...I invented diaper chaps this morning. Logan still has the diaper rash that won't quit and so I cut some holes in the butt part of his diapers and put some clear packing tap on the ends so the stuffing absorbent stuff doesn't come out. That way, his butt can air out while still wearing a diaper that will absorb pee. Brilliant! Perhaps I will post a picture of the posterior showing diaper in the future.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Logan and the Dogs
We're here in East Alton for the week and Logan is having a great time with Bart & Ginger, the dogs. He's crazy about the puppies even though they aren't that fond of him.
Last night was the first time that both Carly and I were not with Logan overnight. We booked a room at Tara Point (great hotel on the bluffs looking over the Mississippi) for our anniversery and Rene watched Logan for the night. It wasn't a big deal, but a memorable first. He was good and Carly and I got to relax and reconnect. We spent our first night as a married couple in that hotel so it was nice to reminisce. Anyway, we're having a nice time down here. Later.
Last night was the first time that both Carly and I were not with Logan overnight. We booked a room at Tara Point (great hotel on the bluffs looking over the Mississippi) for our anniversery and Rene watched Logan for the night. It wasn't a big deal, but a memorable first. He was good and Carly and I got to relax and reconnect. We spent our first night as a married couple in that hotel so it was nice to reminisce. Anyway, we're having a nice time down here. Later.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Home Sweet Home
We've been home since Wednesday night and it has felt nice. Vacations are fun and all but I sure appreciate being at home in my own bed.
We had a wonderful time visiting my sister, Jesse, and Eddie and showing Logan the grand ol' western landscape. What an adventure! Some of the highlights included Logan having some mysterious illness on the night that we were camping on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was freezing that night (around 38 degrees) and we were in our tent when around 1:30 Logan started to dry heave. He spit up spit and scared the crap out of Carly and myself. We didn't know what was happening and what we should do about it. He had about 4-5 episodes of waking up and dry heaving. I didn't know if it was the altitude or what. Carly eventually ended up in the car with him where she managed to get an hour or so of shuteye. In the morning, we decided to get the heck out of dodge after Logan projectile vomited his apple juice, milk, and gatorade. The milk and gatorade vomiting episode all took place in the car ride to my sisters mind you. So we got to pull over on the side of the road and clean up vast amounts of baby puke. It was everywhere and our car seat straps are still stinky. We managed to make it to my sisters a day early and surprised Jesse and Eddie, poor guys.
Anyway, we think Logan had the stomach flu or something. A few days later, in Vegas, I too came down with the stomach flu which was a real treat (perhaps it was food poisoning). As far as Vegas and gambling went I was the big winner, pocketing a cool 675 dollars over the course of my two days gambling. The blackjack and poker tables were kind to me.
Logan was a lot of work on the trip, but actually he did extremely well. On the plane ride there he was quiet but squirrely (falling asleep the last minutes of the four hour flight) and on the way back he was an angel. Mike Ditka was on our flight home and Logan charmed him with a smile in the waiting lobby and while boarding. Da Coach said hi to us which was nice. It seemed that Logan charmed everybody everywhere we went. He seemingly can make anyone smile. He is such an affable little boy and flirts to no end. We were so popular and attracted so much attention because of Logan. It was great.
Well...I have a bit more to blog about and more pictures but for now I will stop. Until tomorrow, I think.
We had a wonderful time visiting my sister, Jesse, and Eddie and showing Logan the grand ol' western landscape. What an adventure! Some of the highlights included Logan having some mysterious illness on the night that we were camping on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was freezing that night (around 38 degrees) and we were in our tent when around 1:30 Logan started to dry heave. He spit up spit and scared the crap out of Carly and myself. We didn't know what was happening and what we should do about it. He had about 4-5 episodes of waking up and dry heaving. I didn't know if it was the altitude or what. Carly eventually ended up in the car with him where she managed to get an hour or so of shuteye. In the morning, we decided to get the heck out of dodge after Logan projectile vomited his apple juice, milk, and gatorade. The milk and gatorade vomiting episode all took place in the car ride to my sisters mind you. So we got to pull over on the side of the road and clean up vast amounts of baby puke. It was everywhere and our car seat straps are still stinky. We managed to make it to my sisters a day early and surprised Jesse and Eddie, poor guys.
Anyway, we think Logan had the stomach flu or something. A few days later, in Vegas, I too came down with the stomach flu which was a real treat (perhaps it was food poisoning). As far as Vegas and gambling went I was the big winner, pocketing a cool 675 dollars over the course of my two days gambling. The blackjack and poker tables were kind to me.
Logan was a lot of work on the trip, but actually he did extremely well. On the plane ride there he was quiet but squirrely (falling asleep the last minutes of the four hour flight) and on the way back he was an angel. Mike Ditka was on our flight home and Logan charmed him with a smile in the waiting lobby and while boarding. Da Coach said hi to us which was nice. It seemed that Logan charmed everybody everywhere we went. He seemingly can make anyone smile. He is such an affable little boy and flirts to no end. We were so popular and attracted so much attention because of Logan. It was great.
Well...I have a bit more to blog about and more pictures but for now I will stop. Until tomorrow, I think.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Vacation Photos
Hey, everybody. Long time no blog. We've been having some adventures here in Nevada/Utah/Arizona. I have all sorts of Logan stories to share. Perhaps later. For now, I will tide the eager Daddy is Home masses with some carefully selected pictures. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
And Away We Go
Today marks the last "official" day of stay-at-home daddyhood. As I briefly mentioned yesterday, it has been an adventure. I am so grateful that I got the chance to be at home and I highly recommend it to any and all fathers and mothers. I was getting nostalgic last night and paged through my first father's day present (an awesome home-made picture book that Carly & Logan made for me). I cherish that little gift and it always makes me emotional because it is quite obvious how much Logan has grown and changed over the past 14 months. He is a little boy already. Ah. Sigh.
Briefly we'll be leaving on a jet plane out west and I hope our little boy is good on the plane ride and subsequent car rides. It takes a long time to drive places out west since everything is so spread out. I'm excited to see my sister and I know Logan is ready to get spoiled by his godmother. I know Christine is chomping at the bit to have some quality time with Logan too. We'll be in Vegas tonight and that feels very surreal. I hope Logan is a good luck charm in terms of gambling...not that I'm going to be carrying him around at the tables or anything, but if it worked...no seriously. I hope Poker goes well tonight for me. It would be nice to recoup the cost of checking our luggage.
Luggage is annoying. We had a really huge bag packed full to the brim only to realize after checking the AA website that it would cost 150 dollars to check. So we had to unpack the monster bag and put the same stuff in two separate bags. In two duffel bags the same stuff now costs 30 dollars to check. Maddening.
Anyway, wish us luck on our trip. Like most things with Logan, I know it will be an adventure. I'm excited and hope the Hill family has a wonderful, relaxing, and fun time.
Briefly we'll be leaving on a jet plane out west and I hope our little boy is good on the plane ride and subsequent car rides. It takes a long time to drive places out west since everything is so spread out. I'm excited to see my sister and I know Logan is ready to get spoiled by his godmother. I know Christine is chomping at the bit to have some quality time with Logan too. We'll be in Vegas tonight and that feels very surreal. I hope Logan is a good luck charm in terms of gambling...not that I'm going to be carrying him around at the tables or anything, but if it worked...no seriously. I hope Poker goes well tonight for me. It would be nice to recoup the cost of checking our luggage.
Luggage is annoying. We had a really huge bag packed full to the brim only to realize after checking the AA website that it would cost 150 dollars to check. So we had to unpack the monster bag and put the same stuff in two separate bags. In two duffel bags the same stuff now costs 30 dollars to check. Maddening.
Anyway, wish us luck on our trip. Like most things with Logan, I know it will be an adventure. I'm excited and hope the Hill family has a wonderful, relaxing, and fun time.
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