6 Months!

Happy Birthday to Logan! Well, Happy Half Birthday.
Okay, that may be getting a little carried away, but we found ourselves pretty much in awe
that our little miracle is 6 months into his life! Whoa! Time really does go fast!
Everyday is this amazing new journey, with Logan learning new skills so fast - its so much fun!

Bathtime has always been fun, but its turning into our very favorite time!
Logan is quite the little fishy...he loves to splash, play with his water toys, and try to catch
the water we're pouring...its so cute!

I had to add a couple of these pictures so you can see how big he is!
He never stops moving, so its tough to get a picture of him stretched out,
but you'll have to check back in later this week for the official 6 month measure
(we see the pediatrician tomorrow morning!).

LOGAN'S FIRST PAIR OF JEANS!

Well, in honor of Logan's 6 month, I decided he could wear his little pair of jeans today!
It was so cute! He is just such a little man!
We couldn't get over how much he seemed like 6 months-going-on-16 years in this outfit!

John and I have both been huge proponents of keeping Logan in super soft comfy baby clothes as long as possible
...hence the "no jeans clause".
But, these just fit perfectly now and I couldn't resist with that little sweatshirt!

Jumperooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Some good friends of ours, Ben and Shannon Dodds, recommended the Jumperoo because their little boys loved it. Logan was lucky enough to get one as a Valentine present from
Papa and Nana...he LOVES it! He's jumping and dancing all over the place!

(So, Logan says Thank You to Sutton and Schaeffer for this discovery!)

Happy Love Day!

Happy Valentine's Day...or as we call it at our house...

Love Day!

Logan's Valentine to you all!

What a happy baby!

"I love my puppers!"

Happy Love Day!

Mr. Mom

John has his "Mr. Mom" moments...like Thursday nights when I work and
like this moment this week when I was getting a little break.


After bath time and naked time, I caught John mutitasking while dressing Logan.

Yeah, on the phone and gettin' that onesie on a squirmy little guy...

Multi-taskin' like a mama!

Well, I would say that John does a great job as "Mr. Mom"

but I'd rather call him what he really is...

He's SuperDad! John and Logan have bonded so much over the last couple months,
it has been such a joy to watch! Logan lights up when he sees John or
hears his voice in the entry way. John lights up as well...and can't resist Logan's
precious coos and smiles. Its a sure thing that he really loves his daddy.

We've come a long way, baby.

I've been able to work at Starbucks 1-2 times a week since my maternity leave ran out. Its been great to have a little time away at a fun job and it always makes me even more excited for the days I get to be home with Logan all day long! Plus, the boys get some good time together that was tough at first, but has turned into a pretty wild and crazy time!

Logan has come a long way....he refused a bottle for more than a month when I started back to work. Now, he just holds it himself and sucks it dry!


That's our little man! Way to go buddy!

25 Alive!

Logan is 25 weeks old...a week from tomorrow will be his 6 month appointment at the pediatrician! (Tear...sniffle) He's growing up so fast...seriously!
Here's a peek into the Eiselt house and some of Logan's new tricks this week!

We started to think Logan is a too big for his bouncer when...

Mr. Mischief


Good thing he sits so well already!


He loves to sit up all by himself and definitely prefers it to laying down and playing.

He's even playing with his 6 month+ toys now! I think we're all pretty excited about that...a little more variety is a good thing!

Exersaucer!


Since Logan seems to have outgrown anything else that seems to "contain and entertain", Nana came over this week and brought the exersaucer from her house for us to try out! It was a big hit with Logan "Independent" Eiselt.


Nana showing Logan all the nifty features on his blinged out exersaucer.


"I love standing on my own two feet!"



Logan proved he still loves cereal...


And that he'd like to hold the spoon himself, please.



Amy and Andrew came for a visit this weekend! Of course, we had to deck Logan out in his Minnesota Twins gear.
Now, Andrew is the most modest guy you will ever meet,
so he may be getting a little sick of our constant tribute to his Twins glory,
mainly pasted all over our son in the form of clothing, onesies, bibs, hats, etc.
Well, sorry Andrew....we're still having fun with it, so you'll just have to deal!
Thanks for visiting, you guys!


Logan also met his shadow...man, we thought looking at ourselves in the mirror was fun...
this is even more mysterious!



Whew...what a week!

Yummy in my tummy!

Logan eats rice cereal! At Logan's 4 month appointment, Dr. Gilmartin, our pediatrician suggested starting Logan on rice cereal sometime before 5 months to get him used to using his tounge and lips around a spoon. Well, we were pretty excited to see what Logan would do! So, at 4 1/2 months, we gave it a try!

Logan LOVED it right away! Which, as far as we know, is pretty unusual. He licked everything right off the spoon, was grabbing for the spoon when we would take it away, and cried when it was over! Crazy boy!

He couldn't get enough!

"What are you lookin' at? I told you I could eat real food!"

Logan has had cereal a h andful of times over the last couple months. He loves it! We go in for our 6 month check-up and I'm pretty sure the Dr. will give us the go-ahead to start baby food...whoa! I'm sure Logan can't wait!

Logan's 24th Week!

Logan loves to be naked! Its his favorite time!
We spend lots of time on the changing table because he loves it so much!

Gosh, he's so cute...we just can't get enough!
Then again, we are the parents.


Logan went to his first and second hockey games this week. On Thursday night, while Mom worked at Starbucks for a few hours, Daddy took Logan
to the biggest hockey game of the season: EC Memorial vs. EC North.
The two high schools in Eau Claire are huge rivals and its always fun to be at the sporting events
when they play each other.
Then on Friday, there was a make-up game from last week when
we had the blizzard. Since the game was early, at 4:30,
we decided to all go and see the kids play.

By the looks of it, Logan was not too enthralled with hockey...
maybe there's a chance he won't play ("Yay!", says Mom...."No way!", says Dad).

After the game, Logan's feet were superstinky. John's exact words were "Ew, Logan, your feet smell like cheese".
We had him really bundled for the ice arena, with warm socks under his sleeper and everything. So, apparently those footers got a little nasty.
This is John and Logan doing a little foot bath on the counter before bed.


Logan has always really loved books, which Mommy is very happy about! Now that his dexterity is so good, we're playing a lot with the little baby-sized board books we got from cousins Jody, Tadd and little girls Violet and Olivia.
Logan LOVES them! They are just the right sixe for his little hands.


He even eats them (Mommy is not so happy about that!).


On our last vacation, Logan decided it was time to roll over and sit up. He's becoming quite accomplished. It must have been the extra Vitamin D from the sun or something. Logan rolls back-to-front and front-to-back...he sure likes to show off! Here's Logan sitting up and loving it!


This is a little scary...Logan has learned he can push himself up like this...he looks like he is going to CRAWL! AHHHH! I don't know if we're ready for that yet. The rolling and sitting are sure fun and exciting...I'm not ready to have to baby proof everything just yet!


And oh those feet! Logan gets his toes all the way into his mouth - and prefers his big toe, if he is able to separate it from the others. Vacation was good...warm weather meant no socks...here in the north, Logan wonders, "where are those little piggies?".



On Saturday evening, G'ma and G'pa Eiselt came over to watch Logan so we could go out to dinner. We have left Logan with the grandparents before, but not really for a real date night. So, this was the first! We got all ready and went out for a nice dinner, then coffee.
We tried not to just talk about Logan all night, but it felt weird not to have him along! We've become quite the threesome! Thanks for babysitting Eiselt G'rents!



Logan was so cute for church this morning in his little overalls! He got these when he was really little from Grandma Deb and I remember thinking it would be so long until he could wear them! Time goes so quickly and Logan grows so fast!


Sitting up...what a big boy!