MMMM.....Tasty Paper Flyer

Hey, what's this?

Hmmmm....what to do?  What to do?

So close, yet so far...

So, it seems that Logan is on the verge of two things as we just are a day past his 8 month birthday. 

First thing, Logan is just days away, so it seems, from crawling.  He can spin around on his tummy like no tomorrow.  He gets very far that way on our floor mats.  Today at daycare, they said he was so close to getting up on his hands and knees.  I can feel it...any day now.

Second thing, Logan finally might be getting a tooth.  He has a few of the signs...fussiness occasionally; a slight fever; and excess drooling.  Who knows.  I'll keep things posted.

Sunday Night Dinner

mmmmmm...avocado is so tasty!!

reflections

trials and tribulations of dinner

For a while Logan was doing so well at dinner time eating his purees.  He loved the acorn squash and the sweet potatoes.  Then he had a little cold and he wasn't really into eating.  Once he got better he ate dinner again, but it became hit or miss.  After some searching, we decided to just let it be what it is.  If he wants to eat, then he will eat.  If he isn't interested, we will give him his bottle instead.  Things will be better that way.

Last night, we tried avocado for the first time.  He only had a few bites.  I had dinner with him, not after him.  Tonight, all 3 of us had dinner together.  He had more of the avocado.  It's going slowly, but well. 

Logan has started to bring purees for lunch.  The ladies at daycare say it is going very well and he was really into eating lunch.  It's the little things.

Logan's New Ride

After months of carrying Logan around in a ring sling, I felt it was time to mix it up a bit and give my one shoulder a rest.  Don't get me wrong, I love my maya wrap, but Logan is getting a little heavy to be carried around on one shoulder like that.  I read a lot of posts about other carriers and decided upon the Mei Tai (pronounced may-tie).  I then saw a link where I could make my own.

So, with notes in hand, Angela and I headed to Jo-Ann's and I picked a bunch of fabric.  I did have to go back and exchange the denim I bought because it was stretchy and you shouldn't use stretchy fabric for a Mei Tai.  Luck would have it that regular denim was on sale and I saved 21 dollars when I exchanged the stretchy.  Finally, I was able to make my new carrier.

Things I learned from making this carrier:

• ...pre-wash, pre-wash, pre-wash.  I washed the carrier after it was built because the dye from the denim was coming off on my hands.
• ...pre-wash, pre-wash, pre-wash.  Canvas shrinks when washed--even in cold, so it is best to wash first so that the fibers tighten then go from there.
• I learned that I didn't make it too long and that I can fold up the bottom before tying it around my waist.
• make the hood and body as one...I don't think I am into the separate hood.  If I make another one, maybe I won't add a hood.

Here is my Mei Tai.

First pic of the front with the hood folded up to see the back side of the hood--with the denim.  The second pic is a close up of the fabric--the other photos didn't do the blue in the fabric justice--this one is a little better.  The last one is showing the reverse side of the body.

Sippy Cup?

We tried the sippy cup one day and one day only.  He didn't really go for it.  We know we have to keep at it, but I don't want it sitting around with formula in it.  Can you put water in it?