12 weeks.

well my little cruz is twelve weeks old! He is getting chubbier and chubbier. His hair seems to be thinning out some too and getting a little lighter. We may end up with a blonde at some point. His eyes have started turning blue and he loves to smile. He got to sit in his bumbo this week for a minute and he held his head up perfectly. He also got to go on his first road trip to las vegas. He met his uncle phillip, aunt vanessa, and cousins: abby, chase, and madison. He was so good the whole time, it was a big relief.

His uncle jeff always comments on his bobble head and it's so true. He loves to bob his head back and forth. He still doesn't have complete control of his neck muscles and he tries very hard to keep that head up, lol. its really cute.

Cruz knows how to be demanding but for the most part, he's my little sweetheart. He loves to smile, be held, and he also loves to hang out with his brother.

11 weeks.

Cruz is 11 weeks and time is flying by. I think I say that every week but he truly is getting big and I am already missing him. It is very fitting that he is eleven weeks because he is also 11 pounds. crazy huh!? he's almost doubled his weight. He's 11 lbs. 2 ounces as of his doctors appointment this last week. He is very healthy. It was really hard watching him get his shots. I always hate that part but we made it through okay. One thing about Cruz that everyone should know is that he is very good at being loud and demanding but he's also amazing at being sweet and smiley. He knows how to yell (and I mean yell) but he also mastered the sweetest smile that will melt your heart.

 

10 weeks

Cruz is double digits! Yikes, it's gone by fast. He is definitely chubby and cute. He is a very sweet boy and loves to smile. He also demands being held all the time. He's getting a little better about being by himself but he is still is a big time cuddler. He's taken a few baths lately and hasn't cried, that's a positive. Cruz seems to get scared and spooked quite easily. If he hears a loud noise, his eyes get super wide and he has a very surprised expression. He also is sleeping better. I love that. He wakes usually only once a night, but once in a while twice. Last, cruz loves to talk. He likes to tell me his whole life story (which given, his life isn't that long yet) but he definitely enjoys babbling every detail.

 

 

all 52.

52 WEEKS!!!!!!!

My dear sweet Logen is 52 weeks. This is his last weekly photo. Looking back, I can't believe how much he's grown. It makes me sad and excited all at the same time. Logen is a very smart, and a very active boy. He loves his mom and dad. He is always full of energy. He has mastered the guilty smile, and knows how to get attention. He has the cutest smile in the world. It melts my heart. When he giggles, everything seems okay. He is very independent and wants to do everything on his own. He loves to explore. He is also very tall. (we'll see if it stays that way). He went to disneyland this last week and made all my dreams come true. I was so excited to bring him there and let him experience the magic that I always did. It was everything a mom could hope for. We had his birthday party in california with family as well. Of course, we did a Disney, Cars theme. He loved it and it was a blast. We will have another small celebration this coming sunday. He is growing so fast. I love him forever. 

51 weeks.

Logen is 51 weeks old. ahhh! I will confess I took this picture a few days before he was 51 weeks because we went out of town and their was no way to take our giant stuffed lion along. This is bright and early in the morning before we left. Logen loves climbing stairs. He still can't get really down them but he will gladly take on the challenge of getting up the stairs. He has become a bit picky with eating food. He loves bread but is refusing meat, cheese, rice...lol, he just plays with it. We're working on that. He is such a blessing in our lives and he definitely keeps us on our toes. 

fifty weeks.

Logen is 50 weeks old. He is such a funny guy. He learned how to clap today and has been doing it all day. He's been loving sesame street lately, especially Abby's Flying Fairy School. He fell asleep for the first time in his high chair last night. He hadn't napped very much and just was out. It was very cute. He also has been picking out his food and eating one item at time. For example, if we give him mixed vegetables, he will eat all of the corn first, and then all of the carrots, and then last the peas. It's pretty funny to watch and I don't think it's something we taught him. He loves going outside. When we come inside, he yells at me and throws a fit. He's definitely growing out of being a baby which makes me kind of sad but I'm excited for the next stage.

49 weeks.

Logen is 49 weeks. aaahhh! he's growing up. He loves cheerios, pens/markers to hold and carry around with him, his pacifier, the movie cars, and newspaper. He shakes his head "no" now. I'm not sure whether he knows what it means but it seems like he does. He does it a lot when he's angry at me or tired. We are going to california for his first disneyland trip in a little over a week now and to see grandma and grandpa jenkins and all of our family. We're so excited! I should mention that I love this picture of him because he actually let the "hood" stay on his head. He hates anything covering his head and throws a fit when I try to put his hood up or a hat on. haha, but I got a picture...

forty eight weeks.

Logen is 48 weeks. He has become more attached to mom and dad these past few weeks actually. Everyone told me it would happen but it really didn't become obvious until now. He will cuddle with us! which is a first, lol. It only lasts a few minutes but we love those minutes of cuddling. He has learned to drink from a straw which he loves. If you take the drink/straw away, he throws a fit. As you see in his picture also, he is a sippee cup drinker now. We have completely gotten rid of the bottle, I just hope it stays that way. He's been pretty good at transitioning from things so far. I don't think the transition from pacifier to no pacifier will go smoothly though. :). 

forty 7.

Logen is 47 weeks. I only have a few more of these posts to make. He'll be coming up on 52 weeks now very soon. I'm feeling a little bit sad that it's coming to an end. He is such a light in my life. He is hillarious, all day long and always moving and it has been that way since the beginning. He is his own spirit. He loves to fake laugh. It's in between a cough and a laugh. It's very funny. He does it to get our attention-it works. lol. He has also become obsessed with pens, and our wii drum sticks. He carries them around like it's a magical wand. I think jared and harry potter have something to do that...He walks just about everywhere now and really refuses to crawl. He loves to play chase. 

46 weeks.

Logen is becoming a walking pro. He loves us to chase him and he tries to go as fast as he can which often results in him falling but he gets right back and keeps going. He doesn't crawl a lot anymore at all. I am worried about the injuries to come from bumping into things. He is such a sweet boy. He smiles at just about everyone, even if it's a quiet smile. He's also a powerhouse which is a fun combination because he goes for anything and really since the beginning, he's always accepted the challenge. You can't stop him. I am very proud of him, he's a lot like his dad.

forty 5.

Logen is 45 weeks. He is walking a lot now. He can walk across the room pretty well with out falling and give it a few weeks, and I think he will be an official walker (which means we need to find him shoes that fit his very wide feet, ha-ha). He loves to mimick daddy. It's hillarious. Dad roars at him like a lion, and then Logen will be roaring back. Dad talks like a pirate, and Logen tries to talk like a pirate. It's quite entertaining. It's funny he says "dadadada" when he wants to have fun and is happy but once he's sad or wants to go to bed, it's "mamamama". silly boy.

forty four weeks.

Logen is 44 weeks old. He's turning one soon and I can't believe it. Logen is definitely taking steps and he is a master cruiser. He's getting skinnier too cause he's moving around so much. I'm starting to see him "fill out". Unfortunately he's had a little cold so we had a rest day today and didn't do much of anything. He woke up a lot in the night with a little cough. He has also become fascinated with pens. He will look far and wide for any pens that have been left in his reach. He loves to examine them and stick them in his mouth and twirl them (like he's using a magic wand). If we take them away, he throws a fit. It's pretty funny. 

42 WEEks

Logen is 42 weeks. He loves to take off his pants, He thinks its funny that he knows how to and so that's why he has no pants in this picture. He is also singing while doing tricks with his tongue. It is pretty crazy, I definitely can't do the things he can. I just start laughing every time I see it. I have a video of it that I will post. He is mimicking a lot of what we do and he loves to be held by mom and play with dada. He is in love with the swim team. He thinks they are all his best friends and gets excited to come to practice. We only have a few more weeks now coaching the team....

forty 1 weeks.

 Logen is 41 weeks. He is loving toys (as you see him with his piano that grandma & grandpa jenkins got him). He really is trying to actually play with toys and not just hold them or eat them which is fun for me. We've been playing in his room many times a day and it's fun seeing his eyes light up. He's still taking a few steps at a time and then falling. We're not rushing it since he's only 9 months and it's hard keeping up with anyway. He's getting more hair believe it or not. He actually has some now on the sides and back of his head. It's not just fuzz. One of my primary kids asked me if we gave Logen a mohawk....haha...because he has quite a bit of hair on top and not a lot on the sides that you can see. I laughed.

forty weeks.

Logen is 40 weeks. I can't believe it. I keep obsessing over the fact that he is turning 1 soon. I'm trying to come to terms with that. Now that it's 2011, I am thinking about all of the things he will be doing this year vs. 2010. He loves saying "babababababa" and he's been practicing saying "ball". He's close and I'm thinking that might be his first word. Whenever I hold up a ball and say "ball", he tries to repeat it but he hasn't quite got there yet. He's more attached to people now and he knows how to get what he wants which is a good and bad thing. We're trying to decide how much to give in right now. More than anything, we're just in awe.

30 + 9 weeks.

Logen is 39 weeks. He got the adorable lion hat for christmas. I'm in love with it and try to make him wear it all the time. He often takes it off and gets annoyed with me but Santa sure is awesome. He also got the cute plaid shirt from my aunt Pam, and the ball he is going crazy with he got for christmas too! he definitely got spoiled this christmas from everyone. It was fun to watch him play with the lights and wrapping paper and care nothing about the presents but actually I will say...he liked the presents too. He got some really cool ones so I don't blame him. I was excited about his presents. I also have some very exciting news. Logen took his first steps on Dec. 29th. I have a video that I will post. I grabbed the camera and he did it a few more times before getting fussy. He decided to take a few steps a day before he turned 9 months---he is so fast and quick at crawling...I can only imagine when he starts walking and running!

Thirty 8 WeEks.

Logen is 38 weeks. This week will be his first christmas. I'm so excited. Logen has been a little grouchy this week. He's been teething and getting those top teeth in which has made him a little less patient with me taking him everywhere. I have had to be much more creative in entertaining him during our shopping runs for presents and during swim practices. Luckily, most of my entertaining tricks have worked so we've been okay and made it out alive. Logen loves attention and will do anything to get it. When ever he sees someone in the shopping aisle look at him, he gives them this adorable smile and laughs and does this funny eyebrow thing. It's so funny. Then as soon as they leave, he's back to being fussy...He just loves to be the entertainer.

37 WEEkS

Logen is 37 weeks. We re-did logen's room this last week. Just added some fun cars, buz lightyear, and mickey posters to his lion king themed room...we also got rid of the changing table that we never use and don't see a need for. When I change him, I don't go and find the changing table. I just get out the changing pad so...we got rid of it. Logen is in love with showing off his new "standing up" trick. He likes to make a game of it where he stands up by himself and then we clap and say hoorah and then he laughs and falls over and then does it again awaiting the applause. He is the silliest baby I know. He is getting much more courageous in wanting to take steps now which is pretty amazing and scary. We're still waiting for the mamamas and dadadadas.

thirTY siX weeks.

Logen is 36 weeks. He is standing by himself for many seconds at a time now! I got teary eyed when he did it the first time. It was so cute! he loves tinsel so I have to keep the christmas tree off limits. He has found our dvds and pulls them off the shelf many times a day. He is sleeping in a play yard these days rather than a crib and he loves it. We switched for many reasons but are happy with the change. He hasn't said mamama or dadadada yet. I keep saying it over and over again hoping it will catch on. we'll see....