Logan turns 1 and is growing like a weed!

i can't get over just how fast my baby boy is growing! by leaps and bounds, i swear! we didn't celebrate his first birthday in big fashion, just too much going on in our personal and professional life so decided to have a few small celebrations with our families. i have yet to upload and edit all those photos, below are photos from one of the celebrations. i hope to shoot his cake smash session this weekend or next, i hate that i'm so late because gah, every single day he's just growing and growing!

here are a few recent photos. he's totally walking and running every where. he's Trev's little shadow (poor Trev, can't get a break!). he's totally into keys right now. god forbid we take them away because it's a dramatic meltdown that he doesn't recover from quickly! he's learning a ton from his big brother (some unkind behaviors like hitting, lol, nice way to put it, right?!). Loges loves taking baths with his big bro but HATES that Luke blocks him from the drain (which he's so intrigued by!)! he lashes back by slapping Luke around some, lol, of course it's hilarious but instead of laughing (like we want to!), we gently scold him. he's just a squishy, cuddly little guy!

i love coming home after a long day at work, both my boys run to the door to greet me, i drop my bags at the door and just embrace them both for as long as i can before running to use the restroom! lol. Luke usually greets me with, "hi mommy! it's so good to see you!" and Logies sees me, rushes to stand and walk/run to me while whimpering and just embraces me/my legs ever so tightly. i love it! i don't know what could top these greetings :)

because it's late and i'm exhausted, i'm moving right into the photos.

it's so tough capturing still shots of him not that he's on the move. here are some where he's lovin' life with my keys!

"huh? what's up, mom?" oh, he's saying mama and daddy like crazy. he seems to know just when to use them, too, and will walk around the house saying, "daddy..." looking for Trev when he's not home. he's so big, my babe ♥

just impossible to get  a good shot of the two of them... i'll forever try, though ♥

a little celebration with the fam :)

 

Trev is just the best.dad.EVER and loves his boys sooooo much! he has so much patience, these boys are so blessed ♥

during Christmas and his birthday, his favorite gifts were the ones he could sit on ♥

and some of the big bro, blowing out candles on Logies big day, lol.

24 weeks... and counting!!!

There's so much to update on:

* Luke is almost 3.5 and just growing by leaps and bounds everyday! It amazes us how much he's grown over the past few months, even just at three we thought he was so advanced but now... he's a little adult! Having conversation with us like he's a peer (I know, time to get him into preschool!). We love, now, that he calls us "Mom" and "Dad," it's the cutest thing that just one day, he stopped calling us Mommy and Daddy, as if he's too mature for that now, lol! He's come to be a much better sleeper; still takes a 2-hour nap in the afternoons and sleeps about 11 hours at night. He's not so much into baths anymore, unless he has a cool toy to take in, but he'll definitely say "No" if I ask him if he wants to take a bath. He does, however, love taking baths with his brother, which is a usual. Logies loves it, too! Luke is a little rough with Loges, for which he spends the majority of time in time outs and his bedroom for! He loves leaving the house and running errands with Daddy, he used to be such a home body but now he looks for any reason to go out.... and stay out (usually throwing a FIT to come home!). He has the COOLEST hair ever! We love and leave it long, so of course he's always in need of a haircut but I just hate to do it! I love the overgrown-lived in look ;) My babe is the most love-able, well-mannered, gentle boy... when he wants to be ;)

* My little Logies is 1 year old - he's walking with confidence, plays rough with his brother, is super cuddly and soft, sleeps through the night (11-12 hours), has almost transitioned fully to whole milk, dislikes purees but loves "real" food, has 8 little chompers (4 on top, 4 on bottom), has light brown hair with little curlies coming in at bottom, loves baths, adores his brother, loves his blankie and diving into clothes piles, giggles easily, is a bright and happy little guy and just an overall delight to have in our lives. We are so blessed by him. I've been wanting to update on his stats for awhile... but uh, can just never manage to set aside the time. I hope to update with photos after I do his cake smash session next week (better late than never, right?!).

* Our nameless boy #3! Today I hit my 24-week pregnancy mark! It's such a reassurance! My little "ear of corn" (according to What to Expect, the size of my babe) is now viable outside the womb. Woot Woot!! I worry daily, no exaggeration, that with every move my water will break and my little babe will be born shortly after so it's a blessing to reach this milestone! This pregnancy, by far, has the been the easiest, overall. I'd say that the first trimester was the roughest (with constant nausea, dry heaving and exhaustion!) but getting into the second trimester... I almost forget I'm pregnant! Until I hug Trev and my belly hits him first ;) I think I'm just so busy with my boys, my jobs, my life, that I can't focus on this pregnancy. I'm still so tired (I have a feeling this has more to do with life than being pregnant) but I love it!! I love my growing family! I love that my boys will all be close in age and I'll be done giving birth by age 33 (if he comes at least 4 days early!). I'm looking forward to starting a life that doesn't include pregnancy, breastfeeding or bottles! I say that, mostly, because I'm exhausted and have a hard time sleeping (hello 4:14 am!). I look forward to delivering this babe in the Spring... and to the amazing epidural I'm already signed up for ;)

And while writing this post, I decided to take a few minutes out to edit our Christmas photos so I can share here :) Here are just a "few" of my favorite!!!

Christmas eve eve with Pop Pop Dave and family ♥

 

Trev's the videographer... always!

Christmas morning ♥ Before the boys came out ♥

 

 Luke slipped out before Mommy (or Daddy) were prepared with the camera or video camera!!

Pointing out the "Mamagoose" bike Santa brought him ♥

But immediately ran to the Triceratops Dream Lites when he saw it ♥

We had to wake Logies up or else he would've missed Christmas morning!

 

He will rock out anytime, any place ♥

Santa leaves a note ♥

 

Right after this next gift/photo Luke says, "Wow! What is it?!" Lol ♥ my babe boy's excitement ♥

 

Monkey see :)

 

The End.. to a very fun and relaxing morning ♥