All Too Familiar

Look who found himself back in the hospital...

 Yeah...not even a year old and he's already acquired two of these little bracelets. 

On Monday morning Logan was cruising around our ottoman and decided to throw a temper tantrum.  He buckled his knees and fell hitting his chin on the ottoman and sending the only two teeth he has into the bottom of his tongue. 

Your average baby boo-boo.  I picked him up, cuddled him for a bit, and he was good.  I set him down to play while I did some dishes.  A few minutes go by and I look over at him and he had a little blood on his lips and drooling down his hand that was in his mouth.  I check it out and think, "Man, must have got his tongue harder than I thought." 

I wiped off his hand and mouth and went back to business.  Look back up..and more blood.  Wipe again.  And again...and again...and again...and again.  After about 3 hours I decided maybe I should call the doctor.  The nurse calls me back a couple hours later and says there really isn't much I can do about it. We just have to wait it out.  So we wait.  And wait...and wait...and wait.

 The kid acted completely fine all day long.  He just looked AWEFUL.  I put him down for a nap, and when he woke up I went in to find a vampire baby.  With blood red lips and dry blood smeared all over his face.  It was like he got in a fight where I'd hate to see the other guy.  Plus, Logan recently decided spitting was funny.  SO in addition to having to wipe blood of his chin...I was wiping blood off of EVERYTHING in our house because he would spit and it would splatter.  Our house looked like the chain-saw massacre.  (In hind-sight I wish I would have taken some pictures...but in the moment pictures were the last thing on my mind.)

By hour 12 we're still wiping up blood.  Chad called the on-call doctor and he said "Yeah...that's too long.  You'd better take him in.  And you might as well go straight to Primary Children's because odds are they are going to have to sedate him to stitch up his tongue."  Great.  At 10p.m.we found ourselves in the ER. 

They put the bracelet on...and I winced a little.  They hooked him back up to the monitors and I just about lost it.  I never wanted to hear those beeping sounds ever again, let alone before he even had his first birthday.  Memories of the NICU came flooding back.  goo. 

We waited for about an hour and a half in the Suture room and about 5 minutes before the Dr. came in...the bleeding stopped.  On hour 13.  The bleeding stopped.  I was both relieved and slightly annoyed.  Logan was perfectly pleasant during the whole experience.  If I didn't know any better I'd say he'd planned it just cause.

The doc came in...looked at us with this..."Really?  You're wasting my time for this??" kind of look.  And then Logan threw up this bloody pool of spit up.  Gross.  I know.  But it was the proof I needed to validate our trip to the ER. 

Little punk.  So glad it worked out.  I doubt I could have handled watching the methods described to us had we needed to stitch up his tongue.  I really account it all to the priesthood blessing Chad gave Logan when he got home from work.  So grateful to have a worthy priesthood holder in my home.

Fuzzy Wuzzy

Mom says I need a hair cut. 

Do you think I need a hair cut? 

I think I look great.

A hair cut!?  I wonder what it would be like.  I've never had one.  They sound terrible!

NO!  My mind is made up.  I won't have one!

You can't make me!

What's that you say?  You'll give me a sucker?

Hmmmm....

I like suckers.

PG-13

CAUTION::  This may be a tad inappropriate...but Chad and I thought this was worth sharing.

 I got out the camera.  Logan was cool with having his picture taken.  ...For a while...  ... But as I kept going...   ...I think he changed his mind.

Sorry bud, I'll take the hint next time.

Letters to Logan

Dear Logan,
I'm getting a short window of opportunity to write to you because you are sleeping so sweetly right now.  Some much needed sleep might I add.  I have to say that I wasn't the biggest fan of your 3a.m. freakout last night, Mr.  But then this morning you wake up and look at me with those blue, wide, innocent eyes and give me the most adorable little smile that I forgive you almost instantly for the sleepless night I had.

Then

& Now

Oh my little man, you are growing up SO fast!  I can hardly believe how big you are!  Your little personality is starting to manifest itself more and more every day.  I've come to learn that you are impatient like your mama.  I will put you on your belly on the floor with toys all around you and within 2 seconds of not being able to pick up the toy the way you want to you will give this whiny little grunt of frustration and then start to cry until I come and hand you the toy you couldn't successfully pick up yourself.  Drives me nuts.  ...but again...the second I hand you the toy you smile up at me with a "Thanks Mom!" kind of smile and I get suckered in all over again.  I worry everyday that I'm spoiling you  rotten.  I'm going to have learn to become more immune to your charms, bud, or you're going to turn into quite the little manipulator.

You have this thing for Baby Einsteins right now.  We pull it up for you on an internet site called YouTube and you love it so much that when ever dad or I even OPEN then computer you instantly start to get excited in hopes that we are opening it to turn on Einsteins for you.  Your favorite is Baby Mozart.  There is this silly little dragon puppet on there that you can't seem to get enough of.  You see it and you start to flap your little arms in excitement.  Hahaha  It cracks your dad and I up every time.  I can't help but feel guilty for getting you so addicted to media so quickly.  If there is a cell phone that lights up, an iPad that turns on, or a computer up and running you're completely enthralled.  Even the thermostat that has a glowing green screen on it gets you all sorts of excited.  You sure love your technology.  I'm sure this is going to cost me thousands of dollars in the future.

Other things you seem to really enjoy are tub time, being naked, getting lotion rub downs right before bed, a little cow toy that has a bell in it that you love to swing around and make all sorts of noise with, playing with my hair, pulling on your dad's chin, the song "How much is that Doggy in the Window" and your nursery rhyme book.

You hate it when I put you on your belly, when the cat comes on the screen during baby einsteins, when baby einsteins is over, being startled, having to put clothes back on, and mom and dad putting you down to play on the floor.  You expect us to entertain you a lot of the time...hopefully a phase which  you will quickly grow out of.

A couple of weeks ago you went on a "let's pee on mom" kick.  Every day.  For a whole week.  I got peed on.  Thanks for that, by the way.

Some of my favorite things about you right now.  #1.  Your hair!  I love, love, LOVE your hair!  When I get you out of the tub it goes all froofy, and I absolutley love it.  You have so much of it!  Your dad likes to comb it into a faux-hawk like his, and you look ADORABLE!  I LOVE your hair!!!  I love it when you cuddle up to me right before nap time.  I love it when you reach out and touch my face with those cute little hands.  I love how you jabber.  Your laugh is like my payday.  Best sound in the whole world.  If I could make you laugh all day every day...I totally would.  I love the way you look at me while your daddy is holding you.  And I can't get enough of the cute little dimples that show up above your upper lip when you smile.

You are so special to me, and you have brought so much joy to our home.  I sure do love you my little man.  Forever and always and no matter what.

Mom

Christmas with the Hatches

We spent Christmas this year with the Hatches and boy did we have a good time!  These people know how to have fun!

For Christmas Eve we all pitched in to get a hotel room for Bonnie and Ffej to stay at just so we could have access to a pool!  We had a ball!  Logan went swimming for the very first time and the kid LOVED it! He swam his heart out and then crashed.  My sweet baby boy. 

 

On Christmas Eve we played games over at Tyler and Janet's house and we played a lot of games and had a fondue party.  Christmas morning came and we had Chad's family come over and we had made-to-order omelets.  Logan got his high chair and was feeling like a part of the party.

 Kynnlie and Abbie had a good time opening up presents.

 And Logan...although he didn't really get what all the hype was all about...he did like his new toys.

 Merry Christmas!

2011...What a Year!

Wow.  2011...gone.  Just like that. 

It's crazy to think about all that has happened in the past year.  Some of it seems like it happened years ago and other memories seem like only yesterday.  Just a little re-cap...

In January I went to my first Dr's appointment and heard our little "Stella's" heartbeat for the first time. 

In February Chad and I bought "Evie" our SUV after Chad sold his beloved Mazda "Shelly" and went with the Hatch family up to McCall, ID for a weekend getaway where I felt completely retched due to side-affects of pregnancy. 

In March we found out that Stella was really a Stewie! 

April came and we went to Moab with the Pack family and we hiked all over Arches National Park.  

In May we went to Vegas with the Fraidenburgs, and Chad graduated from the U with his Bachelors in Business.  

And JUNE!  Wow.  JUNE.  Chad turned 26, we went camping to Wyoming and went into labor.  10 weeks early!  On June 11th Logan made his dramatic entrance (never will I forget that day) and then we found ourselves in the NICU...clear until the end of...

July where we got to bring our little man home the day before Pioneer Day.

August we celebrated Logan's Due Date and my birthday.  

September came and we blessed Logan on the 18th. 

October we went on a super fun Halloween scavanger hunt with our ward friends.

November Chad and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary, and spent Thanksgiving with the Packs and took Logan on his first adventure of cutting down our own Christmas Tree.

And December was a whirlwind of fun holiday festivities with friends and family.

We feel incredibly blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives, and for all the countless prayers that were given on our behalf during our crazy summer in the hospital.  Logan has brought an amazing amount of Joy into our home and we are so grateful he's with us.   

We've been truly blessed this year, and you reading this have probably contributed to that.  Thank you so much for your love and support!   

Much Love,

Chad, Kandace, & Logan

Here's to 2012!

Happy New Year!

BIG Milestones!!

He did it!  He did it!  He rolled over for the first time today!!!