9 month Check Up

Logan had his 9 month follow up yesterday and every thing seems to be good. The main thing is that the Dr. wasn't very concerned about his back. She thinks it is just that he doesn't like to sit on his man parts or the bulk of his diaper. She thinks he would grow out of the bad posture and that his back will be okay. We may do an x-ray later if it doesn't improve.

Logan now weighs 17 lbs 5 oz (only 5 oz more than in June) which puts him in the 5-10 percent (not so great). He seems to be dropping percentile still so we are adding another feeding of solids into his day and increasing the formula intake. His length is good at 28 1/4 " which puts him the 50th%. She says that he isn't unhealthy or weak so it appears that he is just a small child. She would be concerned if his length was also off and or he appeared to be weak. She said it makes sense with how small Stephen and I are (especially Stephen).

The only thing a little off is that he still has a blocked tear duct. It isn't a huge deal. I guess they are pretty common and they usually go away on their own. If it isn't gone by his 1 year follow up then we will have to take him to an eye specialist. We just have to milk it and massage it daily to help prevent infection. If you remember we thought he had pink eye a while back. This is what it actually was, it was just really bad at that time so she just wanted to make sure he wasn't getting an infection (like pink eye).

He had his hemoglobin checked and it was good. Logan is all around healthy it seems. Just a little shrimp. We were hoping he would get my families body type, but it seems he is going to take after Stephen.

Well that is it. I just wanted to give everyone the Dr. appointment update.

Oh yea!! We are getting Logan's 9 month pictures taken on Sunday. We are excited!!

9 Months Old

I don't even know what to say about Logan right now. He has changed so much so fast that I can hardly keep up. He turned 9 months on the 20th and I just feel like my baby is gone and has been replaced by a wild little boy with a mind of his own.

He has recently changed my mind about thinking he is going to skip crawling. He is getting closer to crawling every day. If you put him on his hands and knees he will stay and rock a bit. He now loves being on his tummy and has even taken a few naps in the position. the other day he was sitting on the floor playing and I had to run outside for a minute so I had Zack watch him. When I came back in Logan was on the other side of the room. Zack said he log rolled over to a toy he wanted. He has not done it again so I can't be sure if that is what really happened. I have watched him get almost all the way onto his hands and knees though to reach for a toy.

Logan is doing some other new things that just amaze me. He now growls when he wants a drink or bite of something I have. He also does this if he is hungry and we are going towards the kitchen. It is sooooo cute. He gets a sippy cup now that he proudly holds on his own. He has learned how to clap his hands and is doing it all the time now. He looks for the excitement in Mom and Dad's faces when he does it. He gets so excited by it.

There has been a bit of a change with Zack too. Not in the same sort of way of course. His is more of a visual change. I will put a picture up and you see if you can notice what it is. He is getting ready to start school in 2 weeks so this new thing will be short lived.

Stephen and I are about the same. My birthday was pretty nice. I got a digital video recorder which is something Stephen and I have been wanting for a long time. It is just in time to record Logan and his new milestones.

We did finally put some rock in our back yard (this is what us Arizonans use instead of grass). We wanted it in before the Monsoons hit to avoid a big mud puddle for a back yard. We were successful.

Oh yea!! We sold our Scion. We didn't get much over what we owed on it so that is sorta a bummer, but oh well. We are glad to be rid of the payments. We are going to try to wait a bit before getting another car. When we do get another it will be a point A to B car this time.

I guess that is all I can come up with for now.

Happy 4th!!!

Happy Independence Day everyone!! And Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!!!

There are a few updates for you. First, Stephen was offered a job in the pharmacy at the hospital he used to work for. It is the sister hospital to the one he currently works at so all of his benefits and seniority carry over. There are some ups and downs to the position. The ups are that he would finally be working in a pharmacy so that he can get experience before he goes to school. It is also great that he can just transfer without giving up his 401K and insurance. One of the downs is the crappy hours. They are bringing him in and demanding that he take the hours that the other employees don't want; nights (2-11pm) and weekends. Another down is that he will have to take a small pay cut if he takes the job. Not a very large one, but even still. I guess that he makes more than some of the pharmacy techs do and they can't bring him in at his current pay and let him make more then them. He really wants the job so I think he is going to deal with the negatives. They know how bad he wants in the pharmacy and they know they can offer him no incentives and he would still take it. BIG DOWNFALL!!!

Lets see, what else is new? Zack is at his dad's. He went there this weekend and decided to spend a few extra days there. Hunter didn't want to come over for child care since Zack wasn't here. Ronda was put on leave from work early due to some pregnancy complications so he stayed home.

Stephen's sister Jennifer and her husband come for a visit. It was the first time we were able to meet Adam. He is very nice and we all think that they make a great couple. This was also the first time they got to see Logan. Logan took to Jennifer very well. He never fussed when she picked him up.

There is nothing really new with me (not that there ever is). We don't really have plans for my birthday (not that we ever do). I am not working the 4th so I decided to work the 5th. Stephen took the day off to be home with me. I am planning to make goulash. I refuse to bake my own cake and my husband would burn the house down so I guess that will be it.

Here are some pictures. One is a picture of the veiw from Larry and Kays living room. There is also a picture of Zack and Hunter having a water balloon fight. Any others are just too cute not to share.o.