Logan got to meet the latest addition to the extended family on Saturday, his second cousin Luca. He was very gentle when introduced to 11-week-old Luca, impressing everyone. I suspect it's because he's used to babies from day care, or it could just be that he's a good kid!

Update

Nearly two months since the last entry, time for an update!

The biggest things that've developed since August are that Logan is commando crawling (lying on his belly, using his arms to pull himself along) and he's saying "Mum" and "Dad" (well, "Mummummum" and "Daddaddad").

Logan's still only got two teeth, but he's learning to chew his food well. He also seems to have developed a bit of a sweet tooth! He's also able to hold his bottle by himself.

Logan also gets really excited whenever he sees Thomas the Tank Engine. Daddy is very pleased by this.

Day care is going really well. Logan's settled into a routine there, and he almost always has a smile for the teachers when he arrives.

9 months old!

Well, Logan will be tomorrow anyway. It's also Juliette's birthday, though I'm forbidden from mentioning how old she'll be (on pain of pain).

We had a bit of a full-on day on Saturday. At 9 he had his third swimming lesson at Tawa Pool. His first lesson (four weeks ago) went well, until right at the end when Logan brought up some water he'd swallowed, with a little milk. As soon as the pool staff thought he'd thrown up, everyone was ordered out of the pool and it was closed while it got cleaned.



This time, another one of the baby's in the class threw up. It was less than Logan had brought up, but it was in the middle of the lesson. Same reaction, and the class moved to the big pool. Unfortunately, this was a lot colder and when Logan got out, he was turning blue!

A quick warm shower and change, and his colour returned, in time for our next stop -- morning tea at some friends' place. We were there for nearly two hours, swapping baby stories and advice before we had to go to our third appointment for the day -- lunch at the Denny's in Porirua with more friends (including Logan's godparents).

Logan tried curly fries (which he loved), didn't really like the chicken nuggets, but really got into some pasta and watermelon. We were at Denny's for over two hours, and Logan was doing really well, especially considering the only sleep he'd had was a 15 minute nap (on Daddy) at our friends' place. No crying, no grizzling. We got him home and tucked him into bed, and he slept for another couple of hours.

Sunday was a quiet day at home -- apart from a trip to the supermarked for weekly grocery shopping -- since we thought he'd still be a little knackered from Saturday. He also seems to have picked up a bit of a sniffle from the cold pool, so when we did go out, he was wrapped up snug.

Today, all three of us had the day off (we're having a 4-day weekend for Juliette's birthday). We tried Logan on scrambled eggs for breakfast (this is the third time we've tried it). He wolfed it down, but -- like the last two times he's had scrambled eggs -- he's now very unsettled and grizzly. We've spent the past couple of hours trying to get him settled, but it took a dose of baby Nurofen before he settled down properly. Unfortunately, he'll probably cough himself awake at 2:30.

Poor wee man.

8 months old!!

Well time really flys by doesn't it!!

I can't believe that our wee man was 8 months old last Saturday. He weighed in at 8.43kg and we measured him as 70cm tall!

His second tooth finally seems to be popped through, he can sit up by himself and has started to say Dada (albeit probably not in context). He is also starting to pull his knees underneath him when he is having tummy time - arghhh crawling is approaching! He loves his bathtime with Daddy and is sleeping through the night most of the time.

His eating is progressing really well - he is having 3 meals a day now and prefers it when he can feed himself. He has had a roast chicken and a roast beef meal with us, loves baby yoghurt and custard and seems to like cheese as well.

We are so blessed with such a happy wee boy and with the wonderful daycare he goes to.

I am really looking forward to this weekend as we have our first swimming lesson on Saturday at 9am - Daddy will be official photographer :)

We have our happy boy back!

Logan's definitely feeling a bit better. He slept through the night (something all three of us needed!) and was quite chirpy this morning (though he wasn't too impressed about having to wait for his bottle).

He also really likes Marmite on toast -- the taste, the texture, the mess! -- which they also give him at daycare. When we dropped him off this morning, the got to sit at the table with the other kids and have some toast.

We reckon he's a lot happier when he can feed himself -- he kept grabbing the spoon when I was feeding him last night -- so giving him toast or a Cruskit cheers him up no end.

What a weekend!

I spoke too soon. Logan had a miserable weekend, grizzling and crying pretty much the whole time. His tooth was obviously giving him trouble, and he hasn't been his normal happy self since last Wednesday.

He was happier this morning, though, so hopefully his tooth has stopped bothering him as much.

Been a while

It's been nearly a month since the last post, and Logan has very definitely growing up.

His major milestone is he has a tooth! And (fingers crossed) it doesn't seem to be bothering him too much. He has grizzled a couple of times, but a quick dose of Weleda teething powder (which he likes -- he hates Bonjela) seems to fix it.

The other milestone is that most nights he sleeps right through (much to the relief of his parents!). There have been a couple of nights when he's woken up about 1-2 am, but I think that's more to do with his teething. And of course, the one night I wanted him to wake me up at that time (i.e., for the New Zealand v. Paraguay match), he slept through...

Logan's really settled into daycare, and his teachers are always telling us what a wonderful little boy he is (like we didn't already know).

His menu has expanded quite a bit, and he's developed a taste for wafers and Cruskits. He'll wolf down any vegetables you put in front of him, though he doesn't seem to like sweet fruits. Seems to like bananas, though.