Nearing his 4 month mark:)

I usually try to post every month with Logan's updates- however, he's hit two milestones before even being 3 1/2 months old! 1st one is he's sitting up now(with a little support) so we put him in the walker for the first time at moms house- and he likes it! 2nd milestone is my little piggy is on food now:) We started with bananas and now we are on sweet potatoes- which he took to pretty quickly. The first time we fed him, he ate a whole 5 ounce jar of bananas, now hes only eating half of the container at a time, which gives us two meals a container...which equals to 4 meals a pack- so for 98 cents a pack- not very bad:)
 Also, we are slowly transitioning him to his crib...right now we are doing naps in there. We actually just started today, and he's been asleep for about an hour in the crib now. I was going to leave him in our room longer, however, when he stretches out, he is finger to toe on the bassinet. So, for his sake, I am getting him used to his room. Too many new things going on for me. My little baby doesn't want to be a baby anymore.

 On my news- I am now walking 2-3 times a day with my friend Leah to try to take off some baby weight. We both found out we were pregnant a couple months apart, however, Leah gave birth to Madison 2 months early in September. Logan and Madison LOVE eachother, and madison has recently started kissing Logan whenever they see eachother...
 I'm also helping Leah with her photography business...kinda tricky with babies, but we both have support!

                                                  Logan Enjoying his first bite of Bananas

Logan talking to his dinosaur on the walker(amazing it's lasted since mom bought this when we had Shelby for a week)

MRS JERRY WILKISON

Yes,
 In November, I will be Mrs. Jerry Wilkison. We are leaning towards November 10th, which ironically is the day before our 3 year mark:) We are planning on having a very small ceremony with papa marrying us...Rachel is my maid of honor while Donnie(friend of ours) is Jerry's best man. Jerrys Grandmother, my parents, Gramma Carel and of course Logan will be the only attendants at the ceremony- (our compromise of a courthouse wedding) with a bbq party to follow a couple weeks after!!!! I cannot wait to marry Jerry even though in our minds we already are!

Sick Days

Well- it all started Thursday when Jerry came home with a headache and started throwing up- his was just a tension headache but anytime one of us gets sick now, I automatically try to determine what to do if Logan catches it. Thus, his first cold. Started up Wednesday night with a little cough, then Friday morning he was stuffy and coughing to the point he was choking. I made a dr appt and she told us what we had thought- he had a cold. However, 3 months old is too young for any medicine so he had to tough it out. He got over it in two days. NOW- he shared his cold with me. We all know that when I get a cold, it turns into a sinus infection.(I know I'm getting one now because my teeth hurt and my nose feels like someone threw a bunch of bricks at it) Yesterday was Logan's followup appointment, where she said all we needed to do now was watch for signs of an ear infection that sometimes follows a cold in babies and for me to get some rest and wash my hands and blah blah blah before I hold Logan so he doesn't get it again. I would be lying if I told you I didn't miss the days where if I was sick, I could just lay in bed and do nothing, but each blessing comes with a small sacrifice. I have to sacrifice my "bed-time" for Logan to eat, play, and talk all day every day! Jerry's a little helpful, but Logan has his routine and 99% of the time, I'm the one doing it- so MOMS DONT GET SICK DAYS!!!!

the baby carrier

Ever since Logan was born, if he saw me cleaning or cooking, he had to be held. Luckily, after a couple days of TRYING to just let him cry it out, I remembered Aunt Sara sending me the baby carrier she used with Gage. I strap him in it, but then he was facing me since he couldn't hold his head up, only time he would be ok with it was when he wanted to sleep though....fast forward to yesterday- he didn't want to be put down AT ALL!!! I was trying to clean up some and Jerry was talking to our maintenance guy here at our apt complex, so I pull this "baby harness" as I call it out of the drawer and try this position where he's facing out now that he can properly hold his head up, and he smiles and talks and just stares! However, as soon as Jerry sees it, he wants to try it(which until now, he thought I was stupid for using it) so we readjust everything to fit him, and besides how Logan looks in the picture, he was really happy when daddy was holding him. Jerry bounced a little and he started laughing which is a new thing for Logan. I wish I had gotten it on video, but there will be more chances!

Logan's First Swim!!!

As you know, days in Florida are getting hotter. Logan just reached the 3 month mark, so I've eased up a little on what I will do with him. We went to Sams Club with our friends Leah and Donnie who have a 7 month old named Madison...after doing some shopping, we agreed that as hot as it is outside, we would all go to Keystone Beach, however after getting everyone suited up, fed, and in the car, we sadly found out that the little beach in Keystone Heights, was in fact, empty....there hasn't been any rain in a while so all our lakes are pretty muddy and dry. So, we decided to go to Leah's grandmother's house to her pool and lounge around for a little bit...hence LOGAN'S FIRST POOL!!!! He wasn't happy at first because it was SOOO cold, but once he got used to it, he was kicking and moving his arms and smiling until we had him so worn out he couldn't keep his eyes open! So Jerry and I have decided that we will do more swimming trips, possibly get a little pool when he's able to sit himself up without any support or help from us and just let him go! Pics will follow soon, Leah was the only one who took pictures!!!

Logan's First Easter Basket

Daddy and Logan

Logan With his Suckers

Grandma, Logan and his Easter Basket

Logan with his Egg

What kind of mother would I be if I didn't give my son his first Easter Basket? LOL....especially with food that mommy and daddy can eat for him! All dressed up, we went to Grandma and PawPaws house for Easter dinner, which was AMAZING, but what meal doesn't taste amazing when my mom' makes it? The day was spent just having fun and relaxing, Logan did try a warhead for the first time...Made an awful face(SOUR!!!) his daddy did it, not me! Mom was mad until she saw Logans face and then we all wished we had taken a picture!

2 months:)

Well, we've reached the 2 month mark! Logan weighs in at 12 pounds 15 ounces and 24 1/2 inches long! one of the biggest his pediatrician has seen in a while! of course, when we went he had to get shots...4 of them!!! He didn't like it at all. Screamed when he got them until I picked him up. Fell right asleep on the car ride home and then a few hours later got a fever, diarrhea and just cried and cried and cried...then today he was constipated. Very odd for this boy to not poop 2-3 times a day. he was fussy, so aunt rachel tried the leg movements again and what do you know? He decided to poop all over:) but then a mommy disaster! There were no diapers in the diaper bag! So I drove to my house really quick(at moms a whole 5 minutes away!) grabbed a pack of diapers and sped the way home, changed him and then was happy baby until he passed out!
 this kid is very alert and just all smiles 99 percent of the time. Always observing and talking to you and just wants to watch! LOL
 we've up'd his cereal to 1 1/2 tablespoons in the breakfast and bedtime bottle and so far seems to be working! Last night he went to sleep around 7:30 pm- which I thought would be just a quick nap, turns out he slept til 2, ate, went back to sleep around 5:30, ate again and then slept until 9am! this is a very rare treat and even though I didn't sleep much(still used to getting up every 2-3 hours) I was so happy when he woke up and just smiled, no crying or fussing, just smiling at me and daddy:) haven't seen that in a few weeks and that makes me happy that he's finally getting back to normal!