Logan is 4 Months Old!

Hi Everyone!
I'm 4 Months Old Today. I'm learning how to roll over from side to side. I can turn all the way over from my belly to my back. I'm still not sleeping thru the night yet, but Mommy is planning on starting me on solid foods this week--so hopefully that will satisfy my hunger pangs at night.

I'm what you call a "Cat Napper" during the day. I wake up around 6:30 AM every morning and I usually don't go back to sleep til around 9:30 or 10 AM and then I take a thirty minute nap once every two to three hours until it's time for me to retire--which is usually around 9 PM. I don't like missing any of the action--especially when my big sister is around. She keeps things very fun and interesting me for me hour after hour, day after day. She really enjoys reading to me and also playing her musical instruments as loud as possible. And as many of them as possible while she bounces up and down and jumps around in circles while I'm sitting in my bouncy seat. Speaking of my bouncy seat, I'm too long and too heavy for it already. I weigh almost 14 pounds and I wear Size 6 Month Clothing very comfortably. Apparently, I'm considered "Long and Lean".

I have two teeth coming in at the bottom. They itch too much. I can't get my rattles and teething rings to do the tricks that I need for relief, so I've been chewing on my hands a lot.

It's been in the 90 degrees every day for almost 7 days now, so Mommy has been giving me a lot of tummy time and encourages me to stand on my feet. She walks me around in her Baby Bjorn Baby Carrier while she does mountains of laundry and prepares all of mine and Ella's meals. I think I like being indoors more while my sister at this age liked the outdoors. She still loves the outdoors very very much. We will see whether or not my preferences change as I get older. According to my parents, I'm the "mellow one" and I tend to kick back and chill, while my sister is the more outgoing one. I try not to cry too too much except now that my gums are itching like crazy and sometimes when I am very very tired. Other than that, I've been called "a Fuss Free Baby".

HAPPY 2 YEAR BIRTHDAY ELLA!

I turned 2 today. I'm an even B I G G E R girl this year. Here are some pictures from my Birthday Party.

My Grandma Huesca came to visit for my Birthday. She held my little brother a lot while I played. We had the party for the second year in a row at a Play Studio called Monkey Business (soon to be changed to MoBu Kids) in Falls Church, Virginia--a short drive from where we live. Mommy played Hostess--greeting everyone as they came in, making sure everyone ate lunch and had cake and passing out the Party Favor bags at the end while Daddy participated in all the activities with me and really held my hand in all the social activities. Mommy also was the photographer. Another friend of my parents, Steven took some really great pictures too.

I was a little overwhelmed at first. (Trust me: my parents have a ton of pictures of me crying before and during my party.) But, once a few of my friends started having fun, I had to join in the fun too. One of my friends is Camilla or "Cami" for short. My parents think we look alike and joke that we could be cousins (or Primos in Spanish). Somehow, we ended up in a lot of pictures together, so I thought I'd share some of them with you. I was happy to have all of our friends there and look forward to seeing them on individual play dates this summer. I'd like to personally thank all of you who made it!

Logan is 3 Months Old!

Hi! I turned 3 months old today. Mommy says I'm much taller than Ella was at my age. I'm still pretty mellow. My sister makes enough noise for the both of us. I try to be pretty easy for my parents to take care of. I take a lot of cat naps and can fall asleep on cue. I'm a much early riser and early to bed baby than what I hear Ella is or ever used to be. Well, I guess my parents got one of each--a boy and a girl and a "Lively One" and a "Mellow One". I adore my sister though. She talks to me and keeps me entertained. Check her out singing to me and shaking her maraccas! Fun!

I'm 23 Months Old!

I will be turning two in only one more month! I am having so much fun learning new things every single day. I'm at a point now where I call my parents by their proper names, Mommy and Daddy. However, I still like to refer to my brother as "Baby" since he's just a little baby. I've been trying to understand why he's still here. I guess he's permanent now. It doesn't bother me except when I see him playing with a toy that I want. He plays with a lot of my old rattles and some new teething rings.

I am learning my ABCs even better. I enjoy saying them everytime I'm being pushed on the swing set at the park. And I really enjoy counting up to 14. I get bored after 14.

My favorite thing to do right now is "DJ". That's right. I like to spin records. Okay, so I don't really know how to spin records yet, so I take about three or four of my musical toys (like my Musical Table, two musical keyboards and my frog that plays music) and I hit the buttons on all of them one at a time and I play some tunes and really jam out to them. I have lots of fun! I dance, I skip, I sing. But I mostly just return to each of the instruments (as I like to call them "mints") and I press a bunch of buttons and get the music going as loud as possible.

Mommy says I'm going to start potty training again soon. I will have to wear these things called Pull Ups and will have to give up my Bottle at night. I don't know if I'm going to be happy about all these "grown up/big girl things" that my parents expect of me just because I'm turning two, but I will definitely keep you posted!

Logan Is 2 Months Old!

I would like to thank my older sister for letting me post to her blog. Mommy and Daddy decided to combine our blogs, so I will not be getting a blog of my own. My sister is fantastic for letting me "co-host" and share her blog.

I am pretty much sleeping through the night with the exception of one night-time feeding usually around 4 am. I've been told that I'm a "very good baby" and "very happy". My sister doesn't seem to mind that I've moved in with Mommy and Daddy at all. In fact, she can't wait until I get a little older so that I can become a playmate to her. She is quite the party animal, that one. She wakes up with me at the crack of dawn and runs around screaming, jumping, dancing and singing all day. Then, she takes a nap for a couple of hours, wakes up talking, screaming, skipping and singing the rest of the night. I'm getting used to it, but I'm like my parents in that respect--I need my 10-15 hours of sleep each 24 hour period.

I am already cooing and giggling. I smile quite a lot. What's not to smile about? I have a sister who is constantly entertaining me and a doting Mommy who likes to pick me up, give me a million kisses and snuggles and a Daddy who likes to read books to me and my sister and take us on cool stroller rides in a very comfortable brand new Phil and Teds Dash Stroller. Life is really grand!

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter Everyone!

This year was especially exciting because I have a little brother to share it with. I also got to go on an "Easter Egg Hunt Party" on Capitol Hill and a birthday party for my 1 year old friend Karla right after that! Enjoy some pictures from the day!

I'm 22 Months Old

It's hard to believe it's been an entire month already since my last blog entry. Mommy has been super busy with me and little Logan. She's also really tired all the time because of the time she spends entertaining me and taking care of me and Logan. So, please forgive her if my blog isn't updated as often as it used to be. Pretty soon, she'll be back to "normal" and you'll be able to get more frequent updates.

I know how to say my alphabet and numbers. Sometimes Mommy and Daddy have to help me, but I know how to say them. I can also show you all the letters from A to Z and all the numbers from 0 to 9 on my playmat in my living room. If you tell me a letter or number, I can either go stand on it or I can pick it up and bring it to you. Also, If you point to something, I can tell you what color it is. Mommy and Daddy practice showing me crayons and asking me what color it is. I can tell you what each of these animals say: a cat says "meow", a goat says "meh", a horse says "neigh", a cow says "moo", a duck says "quack quack quack", a dog says "aarf, aarf, aarf", a sheep or lamb says "baa" and a donkey says "hee haw". My favorite things to pick out and point to are flowers. I love picking them and smelling them. And I think I told you this in my last blog entry, but just in case--I can tell you my name if you ask me what my name is. I can say "Ella". I can even spell it too! I just go and point to the letter "L". I pronounced the letter "L" just like my name "Ella"! I make sure to stick my tongue out on the "L" part.

I've learned how to put together two words to turn them into "two word sentences". It's a good thing because I think Mommy was beginning to "worry". I have very few friends my age that know how to talk really well. However, I have this one gal pal who is only 4 weeks older than me and she can repeat anything her parents tell her to say and she speaks in two and three word sentences!! Sophia, if you're reading this--you're awesome!

I also am very good at putting together those "peg puzzles". My Great Aunt and Uncle Gilberg bought me one for my birthday last year and I've accomplished solving it now. Apparently, there's an entire market of the puzzles out there. The most popular one is a "Melissa and Doug" brand.

I'm learning to become a little helper around the house. I can go and get diapers for myself and my brother. That helps Mommy a lot. I can also go and gather up all of the bottles that need to be refilled or washed. I also know how to go and get my own socks, shoes and jacket to put on so we can go out. Going outside has always been quite pleasurable for me ever since I was an infant.

Mommy has a schedule she tries to abide by during the week. We all wake up, get our diapers changed (that's right--I still wear diapers. Don't worry though, I've used my potty too and will be ready to become fully potty trained in no time!) Okay, so where was I? Ah yes, the schedule.

We change out of our pajamas and into our daily outfits. I go and color on my eisel with my waterproof crayons or waterproof markers while Mommy feeds Logan his bottle and gives him a burping. About 20 minutes later, Mommy puts on some music like They Might Be Giants Album "Flood" while I break out my instruments and play them to the beat. I personally enjoy this piano that my friend Roman gave me for my birthday last year or these two maraccas that Daddy brought me back from Mexico last year and sometimes my laptop computer that plays music that my Aunt Antasia got me for Christmas. Sometimes, I'll play them all at once and see if it makes Mommy and Logan smile or wince.

Meanwhile, Mommy is cooking breakfast. We usually eat scrambled eggs, bacon and fresh fruit with yogurt. Both of us enjoy drinking water with our breakfast. I'm not a fan of orange juice, cranberry juice, grape juice, grapefruit juice or any juice at all. I enjoy apple juice every now and then, but Mommy doesn't make it a habit of giving it to me. After breakfast, Mommy lets me brush my teeth while she brushes her teeth, she reads me a couple of books while Logan listens as he sits in his swing set or in his bouncy chair. Then, we're off to one of the very nice local playgrounds in the area. My favorite is this huge park called "Lyon Village Park and Playground" about a mile from where we live. It has a lot of swings for young toddlers and it has very nice slides, a sandbox and even a water sprinkler area for us to run through. We stay there for about 2 hours. I usually play with push toys that are on the playground while Mommy pushes Logan's stroller around and follows me. She sometimes invites her other Mommy friends and their kids so I can have a playdate. Otherwise, there's about 10 of the same kids I see there on a daily basis and Mommy knows either their nannies or their stay at home dads or stay at home mommies.

After Mommy feels I've had enough outdoor playtime, we drive home where Mommy changes our diapers again, fixes a snack for me and serves Logan a bottle. After my snack, I usually lie down for a nap. Logan likes to stay awake during my nap time and coo. Sometimes I hear him cry, but not very often. I wake up about 2 hours later and Mommy's cooking dinner. She takes a break from her house chores, changes my diaper again, practices my alphabet and numbers (both vocally and written), reads me about 3 or 4 books, feeds Logan again and then Daddy walks in the door. We are all very happy to see him!