Go Baby Go!

We now have a crawler in the house! Logan will be 9 months on Monday and just started crawling this Tuesday. I thought it would never happen. I am so excited that he figured it out...however I am a little terrified also. I guess I should baby proof the house. It is so neat to see him go, and he is learning so much more about the world now that he can actually move himself toward something he finds interesting. Right now he loves to throw and chase balls. Good thing Bunsen doesn't like to fetch and Scooter (with her one brain cell) can't figure out how, otherwise he might have some competition. Now...if only I could figure out how to attach some Swiffer cloths to his shins, knees and hands, maybe he could clean the floor some while he is exploring. I never realized how dirty the floor gets until now when his white socks are covered in a brown film. I guess instead of just vacuuming twice a day I will have to start mopping more than the usual once a week.

Good to be back!

I just finished reading the Twilight Series. I read the first book in 3 days, the second and third in 24 hours each and the last in about 36 hours. Whew! That is a lot of reading when you have a full-time job, a husband who works out of town most days and an 8 month old to take care. I am sure my husband, baby, dogs and house are happy to have me back. Who knew a grown adult could be so obsessed over a series of books about a teen-age girl who falls in love with a vampire! How embarrassing! Oh well. I just need to see the movie and then I feel like I will be ready to move on with my life. I might miss my new friends Edward and Bella though, although I am glad to finally know how their story ends! I might actually get some sleep too, not only was I staying up late to read I also spend most nights tossing and turning wondering about human-vampire relationships. Any body know of any good books I can get obsessed about now?

Help!!

Now that Logan has four teeth (two on top and two on bottom) I can't get him to stop grinding them. He grinds them and rubs them together all day long. It sounds very painful and I am kind of scared he is going to break them! Does anyone know how to get him to stop?

Bear!

Last night at around 10:00 pm I took the dogs out the front door to go potty before we locked them in for the night. Both Bunsen and Scooter refused to step foot off of the porch. So I stepped off of the concrete into the dirt to see if I could get the girls to follow me. As soon as I had two feet on the dirt I heard a very distinct "roar." It scared me half to death. I quickly turned around and lunged for the front door. The dogs were very slow to follow, they just stood at the porch looking into the dark night. After what seemed like forever they finally came inside and I shut and locked the door. I thought for sure there was a mountain lion on our front porch. (Well, actually my first thought was a vampire...I am reading Twilight after all.) I quickly woke Scott up just so he could help calm me down. Mountain lions have been known to drag people off into the mountains and eat them. Scott was half asleep and not too worried. I guess he thought I was inside the house when I heard the creature. This morning Scott went out to get the paper and inspected the snow in the front yard for tracks. The tracks seem to look more like a bear. I am relieved because I think bears are little less aggressive than mountain lions and also relieved to know that I wasn't just hearing things.

White Christmas (well, day after)

So we didn't get any snow on Christmas day, but the day after we got a lot of snow. It started as a hail storm and then quickly turned into white fluffy snow. Scott took the dogs for a walk just before the weather turned bad, he was gone for almost two hours in blizzard like conditions. I was almost ready to call "search and rescue" but it turns out he and the dogs were just enjoying the weather. He now has to take his cell phone with him whenever he goes walking.

Baby's First Christmas

Logan had so much fun on his first x-mas. Santa was very good to him. He seemed to like the wrapping paper and boxes that the gifts were stashed in rather than the actual gift however. Even still he had a lot of fun and we had so much fun introducing him to the Christmas tradition.

Winter Wonderland

We have been getting a lot of snow in Placitas. More than usual I think. The other day it started snowing at about 7:00 am and by 7:15 our back yard was turned into a winder wonderland. The snow is so beautiful and fun, although it makes the dogs go crazy and then they run through the house covered in mud and dirt. I am vacuuming at least once a day, if not more. Ugh.

Sick Baby

So, I know I should be updating my blog a lot more often, but things have been hectic with me being back at work full time and trying to take care of Logan and be a good mom to him. Logan has been sick for much of December, first it was a cold that lasted for a week, then a stomach flu (which he then transferred to me) and then he had "Hand, foot and mouth disease." Poor baby, he had little tiny blisters all inside his mouth and a temperature of 103 for 6 days straight. He is all better now and has been fever free since x-mas day. Now lets just hope he stays that way.

Turkey Day

Here is a picture of Logan and his cousin Sydney (who is 3 months younger than Logan) on Thanksgiving.