Watching Toons

Logan likes watching his cartoons. I try not to have the tv on too much, but since we're probably going to be staying upstairs almost all winter, the tv is going to be on. There isn't a lot of room. We have our room, a little hallway, Logan's room and the computer room(which Logan isn't allowed into because of all the wires) He likes crawling back and forth between the rooms and loves knocking the heater over which in turn it shuts off and we have to wait until it cools down before it will turn back on again. But Logan really does like his NickJr. I'm not sure, but he really seems to like Ni-Hao Kilan. Whenever she pops up on the tv and starts talking he always turns and looks. I kinda like her too :)




Last night I had to go to a meeting at my work and then afterwards needed to deposit a check and get some diapers at Wal-Mart. So I go to the ATM by the East Peoria Wal-Mart and deposit my check. I get all finished and it says to take my card and it wouldn't come out. I freaked! All my money is in my bank...I don't carry cash and I had to buy diapers, Logan only had two left at home. I tried to get my card out with another card but it tried to take it and I didn't want to lose another one. So I call my parents and they tell me to put an out of order sticker on the machine so no one could come by and maybe get my card since it can be used as credit. I told them yeah right,this is East Peoria right next to Wal-Mart..no one is going to believe that. If someone was able to get my card out of the machine and use it, I would be screwed. That's all my money. So my dad calls my brother cause he works at CEFCU and tells him there is a 24 hour number to call(there was no number on the ATM) I call and tell them my situation and she says that if the ATM takes your card and can't spit it out, it will pull it back into the ATM and shred it. Phew!! That's what I was worried about. So they are sending me a new card, which I should get in about a week. In the mean time though, I can't withdraw money so I guess I'll be using checks. Fun, fun..blah. I have an account that's only electronic so I can't go into CEFCU and withdraw money from the teller, I have to use the ATM. Thank goodness it all worked out...I was stressing out big time.

Blankie

Logan loves this blanket. He will pull it out of his crib and crawl around with it. He likes to lay his head down on it and snuggle with it, it's really cute. I hope it won't end up being one of those attachment items that end up being pulled behind him in the dirt, like that kid from Charlie Brown. But for now he's just a cute little boy with his blankie.


Did anyone notice my new layout? Isn't it awesome!! My friend Kristin made it for me and I love it. Took me a little while to figure out how to get it all together, but she helped me out and now it looks great! Thank you Kristin!! Last night Vince and I went to go see Avatar. Vince's dad had taken his two boys to see it and said it was really good, plus it's in 3-D. So we decided we should see it in theaters because it probably wouldn't be the same at home on a DVD. My parents watched Logan and we went to Pekin first and got a little dinner at Culvers. We really like that place, but it is a little expensive. We got Kerasotes about 45 min before the movie started because Vince wanted to get a good seat...right in the middle is best for 3-D, I guess. It wasn't too crowded which was nice. I hate going out to a movie and theres all these teenagers yelling across the theater to their friends. But anyway the movie was so awesome!! I saw previews for it but didn't understand what it was about, but it was great! I special effects were amazing and the storyline was good. The music was so beautiful, I'm probably going to buy the soundtrack. It was just a great night out though, we haven't had one of those in awhile.

I asked my mom if she would be willing to have a party for Logan at her house and she said she would. Then I asked if Vince's family could come and she said she would have to think about it. I don't really want to have two separate parties for him. We'll see how it all works out. Vince's mom used to decorate wedding cakes and other specialty cakes so now I'm thinking I might just ask her is she can make a cake for Logan. She'd probably do a much better job than me anyway.

Party Planning

I know I just posted something a bit ago, but I've been thinking about Logan's one year party. The truth is I just want something small. I wish I could do it in our house, but it's not big enough or warm enough. Vince, Logan and I were at G&GB house yesterday and we got to talking about it and really want to have a big party. Invite all Vince's aunts and uncles and my aunts and uncles. But the thing is my family has never been into big parties for kids. I've never gone to a cousin's party(unless they were in my class and invited me) I don't think anyone would come and the one's that would might be uncomfortable because they don't know any of Vince's family and honestly have probably only met Logan once or twice. I don't know. Logan is my son and I'm the one who decides what to do. Vince wants a big party, I don't.

G&GB also said it would be great to have it a Chuck E Cheese because you can just call ahead and reserve tables. I saw online if you want to have a party provided by Chuck E Cheese it's like $10 a kid. But his mom just said you don't have to have a party through the restaurant. We'll see I guess. My mom keeps telling me that it's his first birthday and he won't remember it so there is no point to doing anything big. My problem is I try to please too many people and now two different people want two totally opposite things. I was thinking about asking my mom if we could have a small party at their house, but I don't think she would want any of Vince's relatives coming over(she doesn't like Vince's mom at all) This is stressing me out and it shouldn't be, this is for my little boy. I only have a couple months to decide what to do. I was also thinking about his cake. He isn't really into anything on tv, he'll watch it, but there isn't a favorite show yet. He really loves his books so I was thinking I might try and decorate his cake as a kids book. I'm not sure which one. And on top of everything else it's time I start looking around for some more gifts. Hopefully we'll have some more money by then. I saw this toy at Toys R Us that I really want to get him. I can't remember what it's called, but he could use it as a ride on toy or push it or even rock with it too. It was like $60 though so we'll see what we can do. I can't believe my little man is turning one already. Where did the time go??

Messy Boy

This was supposed to be yesterdays picture, but I wasn't able to get it uploaded because Vince was on the computer all night. Literally, he was up until like 4:30am.


This was the mess Logan left after he ate last night. Notice his tray isn't even on his chair. There are jars of food just laying around randomly. His wipes and some of his clothes have been pulled from the diaper bag. He took all the gears off of his toy there in the background. I think I've come to understand now why mothers with young children say their houses are never clean.

Picture This

So this mommy on a forum that I'm on is starting a blog where she posts a picture every day this year. There are lots of precious memories in photos so I decided I want to give it a try. I'm not great at posting photos though so this will give me something to strive for. And honestly, even though Logan is only going to be little once I sometimes forget to take photos of random things. So here we go.





Logan eating his puffs. Yes his chair is in our room because the main floor is freezing. He just recently started eating finger foods again because when he first started when he was a little younger he choked on a puff and refused to grab food anymore. I would put pieces of banana or bread in front of him and he would just put his mouth on the tray and try to eat it like a dog. I even would hold it for him so he could grab it out of my hand but he would just lean forward and eat it from my fingers. I tried again a couple days ago, putting puffs on his tray, and he actually ate them!! He almost choked on one, but he did fine after that. That's why this picture means a lot. Also, I love the fact that he crosses his little ankles when he eats, it's so cute :)

Holidays

We had a pretty good Christmas..minus the fact that I had to work, but it wasn't bad. Logan wasn't even awake when I got home so Vince and I woke him up. But our celebrating actually started Christmas Eve. We went to Vince's parent's house to celebrate.

Here's my little man by Grandma's Christmas tree.


He got a lot of toys, but his favorite was actually some little plastic cars that linked together.




The one thing I would love to get Logan really would be a puppy. He absolutely loves animals and when we go to G&GB(Grandma and Grandpa Beeney) they have a little sheltie. He likes to lick Logan's fingers but tried to lick him in the mouth on Christmas Eve and I wasn't having that. Too bad though as there is no way I'm getting another dog while living in Peoria. I hate this city and I'm not dealing with them again when it has to do with dogs. We'll just have to wait until we move, which could be four years...ugh.

But anyway, so Christmas Vince and I wake Logan up and get him some breakfast and take him downstairs. We feed him in our bedroom now because the main floor is so cold. We hadn't put any of the presents under the tree until Christmas morning so this is what Logan saw.


There were more presents, I just didn't wrap them all. He wasn't at all interested in taking off the wrapping paper...maybe next year. He really liked the tunnel we got him, I was hoping he would. Going through the tunnel(sorry it's kinda blury)


It also came with a tent, but Logan wasn't really too keen on going into it.


Daddy finally got him to go in. I didn't really get a whole lot of other pictures though because he just wasn't real interested in them. Later that day we went to my parent's house. He got some nice gifts, but again...just not super interested. I'm really hoping next year he'll be able to enjoy it more. I'll try and update later with more information about what's going on with us too :)

Am I Crazy?

This is a really random post, but I'm awake and this is what is on my mind. I have a constant fear of Logan dying. Is this normal? I really don't think so. I'm scared he's going to fall from the top of the stairs and break his neck. We have a gate, but it still worries me. I'm scared he's going to stop breathing and die in his sleep. I'm scared the crib will break(like the ones that are being recalled) and he will get stuck between the side of the crib and mattress and suffocate. I'm scared going out to the car in the dark, afraid that someone will shoot us. When I left him at my parents on Black Friday, I was scared something would happen to him even though I know my parents are very capable of taking care of a baby. I don't like having this fear. It doesn't keep me awake at night...well I guess tonight it is. I want to go check on him, but the door doesn't latch right so if I try and open his door it will be very noisy and wake him. And I can't leave it cracked open because the house isn't level and the door just swings wide open. Maybe it's the hormones, but it's been 9 months since I had him, shouldn't these hormones have subsided by now? I couldn't find anything online about this so I don't know what's bugging me. I just love him sooo much and would be heartbroken if anything ever happened to him. I don't think I would have such a fear about being shot if we didn't live in Peoria. I hate this city. Seriously, is there something wrong with me?