Nurseries

Logan's room is finally complete and I love it! Austin's sailboat themed nursery is in the works; we are still on the hunt for the perfect crib! We had one and that we found on Craigslist, after a month of living with it I decided that I couldn't live with it so we sold it on Craigslist! I think this time I will purchase the crib through a store!

Logan and the belly!

Logan loves to lift up my shirt and kiss my big belly. After months of saying baby (referring to the belly) Logan said baby yesterday while patting and kissing my stomach. After he is done kissing and patting my stomach he pulls my shirt back down as to say he is done! He cracks me up.

Magnetic Letters & Barney

I had this great idea to get Logan some magnetic letters for the fridge. I thought it would occupy him when I am in the kitchen. Oh it sure does occupy him as he empties the bucket of letters and kicks them all over the kitchen. If I put some on the fridge he hits them down. Finally today I had it with the letters when I saw him stuffing more than one letters in his mouth. Not only is the magnet dangerous but he could potentially choke. So I put the container up high out of his sight! Here are some pictures with the magnetic letters.

Logan loves Barney! We watch a Barney video at least once a day. He loves the singing and dancing and does some of the motions along with Barney and the children. However to see the TV now that it is hanging on the wall he has to look up unless he is sitting with me. I feel bad for his little neck!

Mimi Rocks! My Mom takes Frist Place in Fitness Show

My mom participated in her first fitness show on Saturday. My mom is an amazing woman inside and out. A year ago she stepped up her workouts and began training leading her to participate in a local fitness show put on by SBNF. I will post the link to their website as soon as they post pictures from the event. My mom has always put everyone else first her entire life. While training she watched Logan, ran two businesses with my dad and brother, took care of her mom for a while, and still did daily things to make sure the house and her family were taken care of. I am so proud to be her daughter. She inspires me to be a better woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. I knew she rocked before the show, but hearing her name be called as the first place winner in her division was such a great moment. It was late 10:30, Brian had taken Logan to the car so he could fall asleep to Barney, and I was sitting anxiously with my family. I know my mom won't forget that moment as she won her first fitness competition and neither will I. I look forward to going to more shows and always being in her cheering section - just as she has been with all of us whether it was in the football stands, soccer field, or in the delivery room as her grandchildren are being born. She has always been there to share in our joys and comfort us in our disappointments. Now we are able to do that for her. Here's to you mom! Congratulations on your accomplishment and win! WE LOVE YOU Mom/Mimi!

Big Helper

Logan loves to be apart of everything from working in the kitchen to working on the house. Grandpa Harris was coming over to help Brian hang our new flat screen in the living room. A favorite treat of his is Rice Crispy Treats. So that afternoon Logan and I made him some treats.

Licking the spoon!

After making Rice Crispy Treats, Logan was ready to be helpful with tools! He helped Daddy and Grandpa hang the T.V.

Confessions of a Mommy

Confession number 1 - I was one of those people who said that when I had a baby he/she would never sleep in my bed. Well as everyone knows, Logan has been sleeping in between Brian and I since he was born. When we brought Logan home from the hospital, I worried about everything when I would lay him in his bassinet or crib. I worried whether or not he was hot, cold, breathing, scared, lonely and then there was the cat. I worried if she would jump in the bed and suffocate him. I slept more soundly if I held my sweet baby all night in bed next to me. Then the next thing to keep him in bed with us, was that I was nursing. It was so nice to be able to feed him and to get some sleep! When Logan was almost 3 months old school started and I had to go back to work. He was sleeping though the night and it would have been a great time to have him sleep in his own bed, but (another confession) I missed him so much and felt so guilty about leaving him all day that I felt better about leaving him if he slept next to me. At six months, Brian and I decided that it was time for Logan to sleep in his crib. Here comes another confession - half way through that first night, I was so sad that I went and got him out of his crib and he has been in our bed ever since. I had a goal before going back to work in August and that was to get Logan to sleep in his crib in his room. Brian put him to bed the first night (last Thursday) I took a bath so I wouldn't hear him cry, before my bath water stopped running Logan was asleep (Way to Go Daddy!). He slept until the next morning. It was a huge success. The second night, Brian put him to bed again and within minutes Logan was asleep. Saturday night was my turn. I took him into his room and patted his back and he was asleep quickly. We did it! Logan now sleeps in his own bed. We are very proud of this step in parenting. We say we will do it differently this time. Austin will never sleep in our bed...

Fourth of July Weekend 2008

We had a great fourth. We kicked off the weekend by celebrating Brian's birthday with my family at our house on Thursday night. We had one of Brian's favorites - BBQ sandwiches! Followed by a very yummy carrot cake. We walked over to EE Robinson Park to see some great fireworks. Logan was exhausted from playing with is Mimi, Papa, Uncles, and Aunt that he was barely able to keep his eyes opened to see the fireworks! We actually left in the middle of the show to walk home and realized that we could see the fireworks from our driveway! It was an hour long display - very cool! It was a great way to kick off Brian's birthday. On Friday the fourth, we got up, Brian worked in the yard, we showered and went to the mall to exchange some of his bday gifts. Then we had Brian's family over and cooked out on the new grill. We ate more cake and he opened more gifts! On Saturday, Logan and I woke up early and headed up to the lake house that my parents had rented for the weekend. We ate lots of yummy food, got in the hot tub (that was actually cool without any jets going when Logan was in), went on the boat, and relaxed with family and friends. We came home Sunday morning and got into our pj's. We took naps with Daddy, played, watched a movie, and ate dinner before going to bed early! We hope you had a great birthday Brian/Dada - WE LOVE YOU! Meaghan, Logan, and Austin

25 Weeks Pregnant!

Today was my glucose test and 25 week doctor appt. Austin's heartbeat was in the 140's which is great. I measured at exactly 25 weeks. I passed my glucose test - that was the best news! My sugar level was 113 and it had to be below 135 to pass! However, I did not pass the hemoglobin test. I am anemic with this pregnancy as I was with Logan. So my doctor started me on some iron pills. It was an over all good appt. I go back in 4 weeks (just as preplanning is beginning). I will be 29 weeks then. This pregnancy is going by so quickly. We are excited to meet Austin in October! I get a weekly update on my pregnancy through babycenter.com. I thought it would be fun to start posting some of the information on our blog!

Your pregnancy: 25 weeks
How your baby's growing Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Where Did June Go?

I can't believe today is the last day of June! I had a great month being a stay at home mom. This is something I can definitely get used to. There is more and more talk between Brian and I of me staying home for good in the very near future! I feel lucky and blessed that we may be able to make this happen. Logan is learning more each day. He has begun to repeat things we say. Like I will say "Don't put that in your mouth it is kaka (meaning yucky)." Logan will then repeat "kaka" over and over! When he wants a cookie it also sounds like kaka. He says gog for dog and sometimes will say things that sound like "good girl" when talking to our dog Dakota and "thank you." He seems to do something or say something new each day. Since walking came so early for Logan (11 months) he is now running full speed. He also loves to climb on and in everything and anything. Logan plays really well by himself, but I really like to play with him as well and we read lots of books -even though his attention span is like 2 minutes long! He loves being outside and playing in the water (pools, dog bowls, puddles, etc!) Over the weekend Logan went to Lake Lanier Islands kiddie water area with his Grandma and Grandpa Harris and loved it. He even kisses my belly (baby Austin). I could go on and on like all moms can! He is just the light of my life. Brian is also doing well. He just finished painting Logan's bedroom. He has Austin's room to paint as well as our master and his man room. After that I think he will want to hang up his paint brushes for a long while! He is a great painter! I will post pics of Logan's room as soon as the curtains are hung. I am really proud of how our home is coming together. I want to be done decorating and painting all rooms as much as we can by the time school begins in August. Brian is also staying very busy at work. He was promoted again this time to oversee and run both restaurants - Duluth and Alpharetta. He has a lot of people to manage and even when he is at home his phone is ringing with people looking to him for answers. We recently joined Lifetime Fitness - which is more like a country club than a gym. Brian has set some fitness goals for himself and tries to get to the gym daily. Chasing after Logan is enough of a workout for me right now! Once Austin is born it will be great to have somewhere to go to get back into shape. I'll also have my mom who is becoming a personal trainer. She is going to be in a fitness show in July. We are so proud of Mimi and her accomplishments. She is in amazing shape for being a mother of 4 and a grandmother! Austin kicks and moves around a lot. I am just getting to the point of being uncomfortable at bedtime. I had forgotten how bad my back hurts when I am pregnant. It is all coming back to me now! The prize at the end is so worth it though! Brian and I were able to go to the movies on Sunday when Logan went to the water park with his grandparents. We had fun going to an early movie (which was 2 dollars cheaper since it was only 11:30) to see "WANTED." We ate candy and buttery popcorn and then I had a stomach when we got home - but it was worth it! We are looking forward to a HOT, fun July. Brian's b-day is Friday the fourth. We are going to kick off the weekend with a family birthday party on Thursday. Then go and watch fireworks at the park across the street. Friday is Brian's day - so whatever he wants to do we will do. Then we are headed up to the lake house my parents rented for the weekend to hang out and get some sun. I am sure I will have lots of pictures to post next week. Here is a few pictures of Logan I took over the weekend.

Where are your shoes?

Logan is all about putting things away. You never know where your keys, shoes, mail, (anything left out) is going to end up. His new favorite hiding place - the fire place (so glad it is summer and we are not using it).