How the time does fly!

So here we are mid July and nearing the 6 month mark! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone! I have of course been so involved in watching Logan's every new experience that I have been remiss about writing in my blog to keep you all up date on things with us. I will try much harder to get this updated but always know that you can see new pics of Logan on our website too at www.lovell.cc we try to keep it at least a bit more up to date than this one ;)

Well, Logan is amazing (no mommy bias or anything)! He has just today figured out how to roll back over from his belly to his back. He has had the back to belly thing down for about a month now, but this one has eluded us until this morning, when he proceeded to be so pleased with himself, he did so three times in a row! He is working diligently on sitting up all by his-self but is a bit wobbly still. It will likely be soon so I am keeping that camera close by.

He has unfortunately been very sick this week. Cold and fever. I think he is teething too, so that makes things doubly painful. I had a very hard time with his first cold. I never quite knew how hard it would be to have to sit nearly idly by and watch him struggle with pain, breathing, coughing and sneezing, knowing that other than administering lots of snuggles and kisses and a bit of baby tylenol, there was nothing I could do to make it better! His little face was just so sad looking up at me and I was a gonner. He is feeling much better now thank goodness. We are finally sleeping better and back in our crib instead of the bouncer chair (to make breathing easier) so that is a huge help! Now just to get back to those nice long nights of sleep ;)

We are trying a nap/sleep plan to help make falling asleep easier. We found a super cute little puppy from leapfrog, called baby scout and it has recordings of lullabies and nature sounds, a soft glowing moon and a little blankie to hold while snuggling. I have been taking him to his room with the lights off and it nice and quiet, then we sit in the rocker and snuggle, bring out the puppy and start the music. So far he is liking the routine so it is a little bit at a time. Hopefully soon he will be on his way to dreamland whenever we begin the lullabies. Fingers crossed ;)

Well. Im sure that is enough for now. I will try again tomorrow. Enjoy the latest pics and have a wonderful day!

Love, hugs and kisses,
Allie and Logan

It's May!! Can you believe it?

Hi There! Cant believe it's May already. This year is flying by! Logan is 3 1/2 months already. Im having a birthday in 18 short days, schools are almost out, It will be my first mothers day next weekend...so many things coming up where do the days go?!

We are super excited, next week my best friend and Logan's (to be) God mother, Lauren is coming for a visit to Austin! Haven't seen her since December and she has yet to meet Logan in person so it is very exciting for us all! I have no idea what we will do while she is here, but it totally does not matter so long as we get to visit!

I'm looking forward to my first mother's day. It still seems a bit surreal sometimes to look down at that beautiful little face and think that's my son...sigh! He is just as sweet as can be, I am loving getting to know him as he develops his personality. He smiles all the time now, especially when we are playing or talking together. He is quite the chatter, making may new sounds and tones, exploring his vocabulary. We have been learning words in Spanish and a little Italian and French to expose his ears to different things. It is fun to see him look at you and turn his head when he hears new things.

We are working on rolling over and sitting up. he has absolutely no desire to roll over, he likes laying on his back looking around at whatever he sees, usually the fan which he loves to watch! He is NOT a huge fan on being on his belly, but still hasnt quite figures out that the rolling thing means that he doesnt have to be on his belly any more... oh well, work in progress. The sitting up is cute and still a bit far from happening on his own. he bobbles his head a lot and kind of folds in half facing forward so its more of there's no more room for him to go forward than supporting himself up, but hey, it's super cute anyways!

He has decided however that instead of getting better at the longer sleep thing, he is going to get worse! his night used to look something like this:  5 or 5 1/2 hours when he first went down, then a 3 hour stint and then maybe 2 or 3 hours, then up at 8 and we're ok to go. Now it looks something like this: 3-4 hours at first, then 2 hours, then 1 hour eating and 1 hour sleeping and promptly up at 6:30 or 7!!! This of course looks something like this for me: NO sleep for Mama! I must figure out what we are doing wrong, as almost everyone Ive talked to says that their baby, grandbaby, etc slept "through the night" at 6 or 8 weeks!!! OK seriously, how did I miss the boat on that one? I'd like to know! Oh well, maybe someday I'll sleep again...oh wait no, not for another 18 years right?! ;)

Sleep deprivation aside, It really is wonderful being a mommy and I would not trade it for anything in the world. He is such a joy!

Oh yes and the birthday is coming up too... really looking forward to that as I am SUCH a fan of birthdays!! Getting to get dressed up and get lots of great phone calls! love, love, love it! cant wait!

Well, tah tah for now!
have a great day!
Love,

Alicia and Logan

Getting Big and Smiles Every Day!!!

Hi There,

Logan is of course getting so big. We had his 2 month well visit and he was 13lbs 9oz. and that was almost 2 weeks ago now!! I cant believe how quickly the weeks are going by, 11 weeks now (on Wednesday).

He is cute as a button and getting such a fun little personality! He is smiling all the time and getting awful close to a giggle!! What fun! He is holding his head up almost completely now, with very little bobble head action. Though he still likes to bonk his head against mine on occasion. I think it's amusing to him to get a reaction from me when I go "oops, BONK" and kiss his nose ;)

Lots of little chattering, much more like words now. Cooing and making vowel type noises. It is so cute to listen to him, especially when he's in his bouncer chair and talking to his monkeys on the bar overhead! Seeing him every day growing and changing is so exciting! I look forward to each new thing and of course get so excited when he does something different!

Jamie has 1 week and a bit home with us still so we are trying to get our honey do list done this week so we have a few days to spend doing fun things before he goes back to work. We are hoping to take a drive to the hill country to go walking around the old towns and shops. I cant wait!

Logan had a nice bath tonight before going down for sleep session #1. He is of course fighting falling asleep even though he is super tired, but oh well :D

Wish me luck in getting some sleep tonight. Much love, hugs and kisses

Alicia and Logan

Baby Logan Update

Hi Y'all,
well i finally broke down and asked Jamie the login info for this blog. I had completely forgotten the info, so couldnt add any new info...hence no updates since before his birth :(
So now that im back in, here's the news!!

Our baby boy is 2 months already!! my goodness how time flies!! He is absolutely adorable (says the totally biased momma)!! So far those steely blue eyes have stayed, we are keeping our fingers crossed.

He is getting so big! Completely out of newborn clothes, (sad!) but we are having a blast buying him cute new stuff to wear as spring and summer are warming up. Man, are baby clothes CUTE!!!! We have been on a month long search for a great Easter outfit, and finally found one we love! You know, girls have it easy, there are so many darling springy clothes out there, but boys get jipped! unless its a onesie or sailer romper, no dice. Well, after a monumental search, we have finally found something that we love that did not cost a hundred bucks!! I will blog with a pic after Easter brunch next week, all i can say is i love argyle!

Logan has been gracing us with his first genuine smiles this last week what an amazing thing!! absolute heaven! He is also getting close to having little laughs, cant wait for that!!! Also making the most adorable noises! lots of talking and chattering away! Too much fun!

He has his next big well-baby visit next week, so we will see how big he's getting and see how he is doing with his milestones. Report card to come ;)

Well I think thats all i have to report at this time...dont want to bore everyone with a million lines :D

Will attempt to be more consistant with the posts. Much love to all

Alicia and Logan

Only 5 days to go...Yikes! ;)

So wow, we are definitely in countdown stage now.

Only 5 days left, I cannot believe it!

We are both so excited and anxious by turns, and at the moment scrambling to get all the last minute things done. I am still needing to pack our bags for the hospital, but at least I have it mostly done. It is my top task for today. Just finishing up some laundry so I can have the things I want all ready to go. We need to install the car seat base this weekend and have it inspected so thats taken care of. Then general cleaning before the family arrives. Hopefully I can get a few small things done today without overdoing it. ;) wish me luck on that one!

We had a visit to the doctor yesterday and found that we are now 2 1/2 centimeters dilated from not even 1 last week, which is super exciting, and means that we do not need to go into the hospital the night before our inducement to get things started! Yeah! Of course the exam left me more than a little sore and cramped all day yesterday, but seems to have subsided mostly today.

I also go to get a mani/pedi yesterday and my brows done, so I feel ready to face just about anything now :D It was very relaxing and helped to rejuvenate me a bit.

Jamie has been super busy painting the house and changing out the batteries in the smoke detectors. The paint looks great! We chose a bright marigold for the kitchen and have started off by doing 2 accent walls for now to brighten things up. We will eventually do the rest, but for now it looks great!! He also did the 2 remaining walls in the master bedroom, and it looks so warm and cozy. He has one more coat to do on those two walls before they are done, but will do those this weekend while Im at the final baby shower. He and dad even moved our thermostat panel upstairs last weekend so that the room temperatures weren't so drastically off base. It has been a blessing this week to not be freezing or melting depending on the time of day!

All in all, things are coming together nicely. We are as prepared as we can be for our new addition. So here's hoping for a smooth delivery and a healthy baby!! We will do our very best to notify everyone once the baby arrives, and post when things get settled a bit. All our love to you all. Speak to you soon.

Love, Ally and Baby

The Date is set... Hopefully

Good morning all, Happy Sunday.

We have requested our date for inducing for Wednesday January 27th. We still need to get a confirmation from the hospital that there is space available, but are very hopeful that it will be a go. Keep your fingers crossed!! We are so very excited and cant wait to meet our newest addition.

The visits at the doctor have been going well. Im not a huge fan of the internals as there has not been much activity yet and so are quite painful. The ultrasounds however are wonderful!! Getting to see baby and see the heart beating and hands or feet moving around is so fantastic!! And baby has hair!! yeah! This coming Thursday we will be measuring baby's size for an estimated weight for birth the following week. I cant wait! So far the size does not appear to be too large so that is a HUGE relief!!

The baby has dropped and I think this last week has by far been the most uncomfortable, not bad, just really different from everything so far. Lots of pressure on my hip bones when I sleep, lots of pressure on my pelvic bones when I stand or sit, and of course as baby has quickly discovered, lots of room to stretch those little feet right up into the side of my ribs!! sounds like fun ;) Allergies here in Texas have also been miserable this week so that has not helped the breathing thing, and makes me even more tired than usual. But, no complaints really, every movement from baby is still so darn thrilling that it just doesnt matter about the rest.

We are in major nesting mode, both mommy and daddy to be, picking out paint for several spaces in the house, hanging shelves, organizing the laundry room for a nifty new drying rack, making curtains, prepping all baby things, hanging pictures, etc. It is great to get a lot done, but as Im carrying an extra load, it takes much longer and much more energy than usual, so I tire much faster. Jamie is doing most all the work really, I just get to pick and choose and supervise... ok seriously not complaining there, excellent job for me :)

I am getting in a bit of pampering time though too, so that is great! I got my hair done on Friday, no more roots, yeah! I also plan to get a mani/pedi next Thursday afternoon so I'll be all set and prettied up for the big day. Ok so I totally know there will be no looking pretty during labor, but at least I will know I have cute toes for after :D

Other than that, just making lots of freezable dishes so I dont have to cook too much at first, getting all the plans sorted out with visitors and getting soo anxious and excited! I cant wait to see all our visitors soon, and hope you are all excited as the big day gets closer!!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Much love,

Ally and Baby

Happy New Year!!

Hi and a very Happy New Year to all!

We have been busy nesting these past few weeks and feel like every day has just flown by. We are trying to get the last minute things done before baby arrives and finding that it is taking longer than planned. I am getting much more tired, much faster than I am used to and thusly am over doing it some days... big surprise for me ;)

Well at least we are getting there. The nursery is pretty much ready, we are still in need of some of the basics; sheets, bathing products and diapers, but have all the big rocks taken care of so we feel pretty good about it. The ladies in my office are throwing me another shower and so we dont want to buy too much more before then. I also took some time this last weekend to wash everything for baby so that is done too, and it is all hung or folded in the nursery ready to snuggle over our little one :D We are so thrilled and can hardly wait for the arrival!!

Only 4 weeks to go!! the countdown is really on now, and of course I could pop at any time so its all a guessing game, though I have been given strict instructions to keep my legs crossed until Grandma arrives, so here's hoping!! We have our big 36 week visit on Friday. Hopefully an update will be forthcoming, or at the least another ultrasound picture.

In other news, I picked up some bins at Ikea yesterday and organized our pantry a little bit better. Now I just need to get some better snacks! I still need to find some inexpensive risers for my spices, and some cute labels and I think we will be well on the way to a quazied organized pantry ;)

We also had some preggy pictures taken yesterday and they turned out so cute!! We need to find a color scanner so we can make copies and send them out to everyone. We are trying to get a sunny day around here so we can take some ourselves then we will be able to share a little better. Will keep you posted.

Well have a great first week of the new year and I will post again after the visit on Friday.
Much love,
Ally and Baby