Logan is 15 months old!

And boy am I worn out!  What a busy age!  Logan is in everything and everywhere.  As much as you try to continually watch him, I can not count the times where you hear a little cry and think – oh, no, he shut a door again and who knows how much mess he has just made in said room.

He also has great problem solving skills, if we want to put a positive spin on it (as opposed to the diabolical – just kidding).  He has discovered the bathroom step stool which he carries around wherever he wants (especially the kitchen) and then he can reach the counters and all the drawers.  Oh, my.  It is probably my fault.  He loves to play in the dishwasher and help me put away the dishes (he takes them out and then I put them away).  But he stands on the dishwasher door which I am just sure is going to break.  So, I showed him how to use the stool beside it instead and look what I have created!  He is trying to figure out how to open doors, but sadly is just a little too short.  Thank heavens.  He does know how to open the oven door and dishwasher however.

Logan loves to go in the boys room.  Thankfully there, he mostly just plays.  He loves the boys toys.  He also is learning to pick up.  Today, I saw him pull out blocks, build towers with them, and then put them away.  He actually is a much better pick or upper than Seth is right now.  He loves to pick up.

Logan also loves to play in the bathroom.  We try to train the boys to always shut the door, but occasionally they forget and oh, boy.  Even if it is only 30 seconds, the drawer is open and everything is thrown on the floor or into the bathtub.  Next, he opens the toilet – thankfully he has only throw a few things in and does not yet know how to flush.  He also likes to empty the trash and take the toilet brush and brush everywhere. 

Logan loves to help.  He loves to watch me make yeast breads and rolls and comes running when he sees the breadmaker.  He wants a taste of everything.  He loves watching all kinds of cooking.  And trying most kinds of eating.  He also likes to help clean and pick up.  So sweet.

Logan is running.  He is busy busy.  He still climbs everywhere.  He is pretty daring.  He will drop himself off the back of the couch, but gets upset when he gets stuck between the couch and the wall.

Logan loves to play with his brothers, wrestle with his brothers, and toddle off and get into things on his own.  He loves to come back and cuddle and hug with us regularly, too.  He is even starting to say “hug”.  So, cute.  He still doesn’t kiss anymore, but he will make kissing sounds, mostly for Joe.

Logan mimics everything his brothers do.  If they throw something, he does it.  When Seth or Andrew are in one of their moods and hit, Logan will hit, too.  He loves to throw everything, especially cars, but also balls.  He loves to play on any electronic device and will go to anyone in reach.  He pretends to talk on the telephone with anything resembling the right shape.

Logan has definitely different cries – he has this cute little offended cry whenever anyone hurts him or his feelings.  He will cry and cry unless you come over and say you are sorry and give him a hug – then, we will be happy again almost instantly.  He isn’t talking much – he only regularly says “hi”, “hot”, and “hug”.  I swear I’ve heard him say Andrew and Seth but not consistently.  I wish he was speaking a bit more, but he has great comprehension, almost scarily so.  And he expressed himself pretty well by pointing and little noises.

Logan still isn’t weaned.  Maybe this month.  He is drinking a lot more milk than he used to, so it seems more promising.  He is a very hearty eater.  He is starting to go to one nap a day but it is kind of a hard transition. 

Update from Logan’s well check this morning – He was 95% still for height and weight (I think he is 27.5 lbs and 33 inches tall) and 90% for head circumference (48.5 cm).  So, he hasn’t dropped off the charts yet … we’ll have to see if he does that.  He did not want to be there – he started crying as soon as I took off his clothes and it was a battle to try to get him on a scale.  Everyone commented on how strong he was (when I took him to get his blood taken last week, the nurses were telling me how much trouble he was going to be when he was older because he is so strong willed).  They sent in two nurses to do his shots because one wasn’t going to be enough.  But he cheered right up as soon as the nurses left and was happy to pick out a toy and go home.  His iron levels are up, so that is good – we’ll have to keep giving him iron for awhile.  Otherwise, everything looked good.

Fun Things This Month

• Making a special huge heart cookie for Katsu when he got back from Japan. The boys were very excited for him to be home again.  Logan seemed to have really missed Katsu and wanted to be held by him all the time when he first got home.
• Snow ball fights and building a snowman with Katsu after he got back from Japan. I was lazy while he was gone and limited snow play to snow ball fights at school after the school day.  Logan didn’t get to play in the snow as much as he liked (so much work at this age!) but he loved every second.
• A couple beautiful days at the park, but otherwise, the month has been really cold. 
• Incredibles movie at the History museum.  Logan thought it was fun and enjoyed the snacks, but slept through most of it.
• Seeing lots of planes at the airport from taking Katsu to and from the airport.
• Loop Ice Carnival – the kids LOVE this.  Businesses in the Loop have coolers full of ice with either dollar coins or chocolate coins inside.  You throw them on the ground to get the treasure inside.  It was a gorgeous day and the Loop was packed and most of the coolers were already empty, but the boys got a few.  We also checked out the ice sculptures that were in front of the businesses, ate out for lunch on Katsu’s treat and Andrew and Seth both went down the ice slide a couple times.  It was a super fun day and gorgeous.  Logan was in the stroller most of the time, but enjoyed it.
• Being sick – Logan had a cold with a super duper runny nose and also gunky eye – he had to have eye drops which he HATED.
• Setsubun – we threw jelly beans at a bemasked Daddy.  Logan was terrified and gripped really hard to my shirt.  I gave him a jellybean to throw, but for once, he was too afraid to throw!  He did enjoy eating some jellybeans after the goblin left and loved gathering them from the floor.
• Super Bowl – we ended up being home the whole day because everyone was sick, so we made a party of it with lots of snacks.  Logan loved the snacks and trying to eat off of everyone’s plates.