Logan brought home his projects from the week.  This week was about Mount Everest.  Logan told us that he did not have problems finishing up his projects with the missed day yesterday.  He made a Himalayan flag, a hat and a climber inside a shelter from the avalanche.  Logan was happy to share with us the process it took him to make them.

     We did not have a chance to look through his projects from last week until today.  The topic was about San Francisco.  He made a trolley, and two different pull carts for an egg.

      Logan came to our room this morning and told us that he did not sleep well last night.  He said he heard bang bang noises in his room.  We asked why he did not wake us up, but he said we were sleeping and he did not want to wake us.  He even tried to drown the noise by turning on the noise machine.  Poor thing!  Then Logan suddenly told us that he wanted to throw up.  He stayed near the toilet but only a little bit of clear liquid came out.  The next 30 minutes he was still nauseous and asked to go by the toilet a few times.  So we decided to keep him in the house.  Logan actually told us that he was sad missing the art class at camp.  Later according to Stuart, Logan seemed more tired, but ok.  While he was eating lunch in Stuart’s office, he felt asleep on the ground half way through eating.  When he woke up an hour later, he said he felt better.  He tried to keep himself entertained while Stuart worked.  I rushed to finish my work and came home a bit earlier to relieve Stuart.  As soon I walked in, Logan asked me to go play with him.  He was feeling a bit warm, so I gave him a dose of Tylenol.  It was the first time he took the chewable tablets; he did not like them at all but did chew and swallow.  We played a couple of board games; we tied in one and Logan beat me in the other.  The rest of the day he was good and had a great appetite for snack and at dinner later.  We had initially planned to walk to a summer concert in the park tonight, but with Logan in mind, we decided to cancel the plan and take it easy instead.  We played another birthday board game this time with Connor joining us.

      I took Logan to his doctor appointment on Monday.  He helped me read and answer the health questionnaire, then we were called into the exam room.  It did not take long before the doctor came in.  The doctor talked with Logan and asked some questions, and he answered fine.  The physical exam went well, and Logan had a chance to listen to his and the doctor’s heart too.  At the end he got stickers and a wrist band for himself and for Connor too. 

His growth percentiles are summarized below:
Wt Readings from Last 3 Encounters:
07/06/15 23.814 kg (52 lb 8 oz) (57.26 %*)
06/18/14 21.682 kg (47 lb 12.8 oz) (63.26 %*)
06/24/13 19.641 kg (43 lb 4.8 oz) (68.56 %*)

Ht Readings from Last 3 Encounters:
07/06/15 1.289 m (4′ 2.75") (89.58 %*)
06/18/14 1.207 m (3′ 11.5") (85.75 %*)
06/24/13 1.143 m (3′ 9") (87.69 %*)
BMI: 16th percentile based on CDC 2-20 Years BMI-for-age data using vitals from 7/6/2015.

BP: 84/54 P: 92

     The big day was on Sunday.  Both boys were very excited to have a joint birthday party.  We had invited their mutual friends and three friends each from their schools.  We chose the theme “Superhero” for the party as both Logan and Connor like playing the Marvels Xbox game together.  That morning we decorated the house with Superhero banners and balloons.  I put the final touches on the bite-sized desserts and plated out all the food.  Stuart went to pick up the cake and got the barbeque ready.  We were all set for the party except the bouncy house had not arrived at the time they promised.  I finally reached the delivery guy and was given an apology that he would be late.  Stuart and I were a bit stressed with that; by then, the first few families arrived.  Fortunately, the kids were occupied playing together inside the house and did not even notice that the jumpy house had not arrived.  The delivery guy finally came and had the inflatable set up, so we sent the kids out to play.  They seemed to have fun, but slowly one by one they returned to the house as it was hot out.  The rest of the time, the kids were just dispersed all over the house, some even were up on the slope in the yard for a little bit.  The kids took turns coming for snacks or popcorns, and after the adults had eaten, we decided to bring the kids down to have lunch.  Logan and Connor were joined by two friends to dine in the yard under the umbrella while the rest of the kids sat nicely in the family room to eat.  Quickly after they ate, they returned to the jumpy house to play.

     Later we gathered everyone again for cake this time.  I wanted to take a group photo, then another one with them wearing the masks we bought.  The kids were cooperative with my demanding requests.  Then everyone sang for the boys; Logan was a bit shy from that.  Some kids enjoyed the cake while others ran back upstairs to play.  At some point, we noticed a bunch of kids were chasing Big Ian and pretending he was the bad guy.  Ian was so patience with all the little kids.  Two and half hours later, some guests started to leave.  Connor was happy to give them the party favors that he and I had prepared. 

      Both Logan and Connor really had a great time at their party and with their friends.  They were also very excited to look at the presents they received.  They gathered all of them together, and they took turns opening and admiring each gift.  Logan was especially happy as he received something he really wished for, Minecraft items.  For the next 2 to 3 hours, the four of us went back and forth from playing at the jumpy house to putting together the Lego presents during breaks.  The boys played tags with Stuart inside the bouncy house for a long time, then I was tagged in to take his place, and we played “chaos tag” and “toilet tag”.  I was tired but actually had a great fun running around with them.  We made great use of this bouncy house.  At the end Logan also finished putting together the Minecraft Lego all on his own, and Connor also built a Star Wars transporter with help from Stuart.  We all were exhausted from the days events and called it a night earlier than usual.

     We spent part of the morning preparing for the party the next day.  Then we headed over to the club for some barbeque and the holiday festivities.  We ate, then the boys swam around for awhile.  They enjoyed taking turns swimming to Stuart and I was able to capture some videos.  Later the pool games began; the first game was the “coin dive”.  The boys were happy to see on the edge to watch the action.  Six and younger kids jumped into the pool first after the whistle and dived for coins.  It was cute watching the kids working hard to find coins.  Later the slightly older kids jumped in to help.  The next game was the “greased watermelon”.  A group of dads was recruited to play against the lifeguards; when everyone was ready and the crowd was excited, then the organizers realized they were missing the watermelons.  So the festivity had to be put on hold; the crowd along with the boys returned to the water to swim in the meantime.  Finally the competition started.  The teams were very into the game and were quite aggressive getting the greased watermelon.  The team of dads threw the watermelon to the opposite end of the pool three times and won the competition.  The boys enjoyed watching the action.  By then, we had been out of the sun for a couple of hours, so we convinced the boys to shower up and go home. 

     For the late afternoon, we initially considered going to the July 4th festival at the lake park and possibly watching the firework.  But Stuart and I were honestly feeling tired being in the sun.  Plus we did not want a very late night with the upcoming morning party, we decided against going.  We went out to enjoy a quiet dinner at a restaurant instead and picked up some final items from a store for the party.  When the night came, the boys started looking everywhere for fireworks and they were disappointed that they could only hear but not see any fireworks.  They did end up playing with glowsticks and staying up for a late night.

    Michelle took some incredible photos of the boys while they were swimming.  They are so cool and I love them.  We showed them to the boys tonight and they enjoyed seeing themselves in the water too.