Finally…Finally…Logan is starting to crawl. He’s been able to walk with assistance (holding hands) for a while now, but he’s never really showed interest in the crawling on belly activity. He’s still not a master, but things that are a few feet away are no longer safe from being attacked and drooled upon.
We spent the Fourth of July at the Hashiguchi’s eating and playing. This was Logan’s second opportunity to go for a swim and he took advantage of it by spending a long time splashing and playing with mom. After the swim he needed a nap..and boy did he for two hours. He looked so small sleeping in the middle of the Hash’s bed, but was recharged to have more fun when he woke up. He also loved getting pushed around outside in the twins car buggy, and inside he gave the little slide a shot and decided he wanted to do it was worthy of several tries.
This was one of his longest outings for Logan at a friends house and we were a bit surprised he did so well.
Logan finally had his one year “well baby” appointment today. A few weeks ago it had to be postponed since he was sick with a cold. His growth is very steady and his stats are somewhat similar to the 9th month ones.
Weight: 23lbs (49% percentile)
Height: 2’7” (83% percentile)
Head circumference: 19.5in (99% percentile)
Everything checked out well and his lungs sounded great this time. I learned that he is now ready to be fed like a little adult; we will have to change his bottle timing a bit and I have to explore even more food choices for him. Poor Logan also had to receive his One Year-Old vaccination today. He was very brave and just made a short cry after each of the 3 shots (but thanks goodness for the pacifier). When we were finally ready to go home, he was exhausted and took one of his longest afternoon naps.
Logan has learned so much this past year. Let’s see what some of them are:
Logan turns One tomorrow, but he already had his big birthday bash last weekend. The happening took place at nearby park. We had been scooping potential party locations whenever we were out and about. This one was both local to us, and allowed reserving of Picnic areas, which was important because we were expecting a fairly large group of people to come.
Although a certain blog has referred to the getting ready process that morning as ‘frantic’…in actual fact it was quite planned out with little room for error. My Dad and I headed to the store at 9:30am to get ice and setup the picnic tables. There was a bit of confusion at first as we 
thought we had rented a different area, but it all turned out ok as this area allowed for the kids Jumper to be setup as well. My Dad did a good job in setting up the coolers and cleaning up the picnic area of debris from the prior parties, while I tried to get the covers on the tables. Scottie and DeeDee arrived early to help me out with the setup which was much appreciated since I hadn’t done one of these things before.
On the Bonnie side of things she had the harder task of bringing all the snacks she had made the previous day, including some still being finished, and picking up the balloons, cake, pizza and sandwiches on the way to the park (and also keeping Logan happy). To assist in this process we had recruited Julie, Robert (of the Chang clan) 
and my Mom. The Changs hadn’t fully realized they had volunteered until they got a “get over here” call in the morning. I’ve only heard bits and pieces of what happened during this timeframe, but I understand there were some white-knuckles in the backseat as Bonnie drove to do the pick ups. The Changs did their best to follow B, which I believe included running some red lights. Everyone arrived safe and sound just as the guests started pulling up.
Once here everything went smoothly. The bouncer setup guy was timely and did a great job, the Hashiguchi’s had finished the table setups, the Changs had the grub ready, and I was ready for a nap.
We were happy so many of our friends could join us to celebrate Logans first birthday party. The Hashiguchi twins made full use of the jumper. The Hoangs held baseball fielding practice. Big Kyle gave soccer a try. Riley played ring-around-the-rosie with Bonnie. Brandon and Ian went paddle boating. Various attempts were made at balloon animals..some which actually looked like what they were called.
What about the Birthday boy? Even though Logan hadn’t fully recovered from his recent asthma flare up he was a trooper. He wasn’t a big fan of the Jumper and would only handle short periods of time in it bouncing with his mommy. However, he had a great time playing with the other kids and getting all the attention. His actual Birthday is tomorrow (stealing my Fathers day thunder) and we expect it to be a relaxing time together.
Once again a shout out to the Changs, Hashiguchi’s, and Grand-Browns for their help in making it a successfully party for Logan.
PS: Here’s some additional photos from our official family photographer: Chang Productions
Logan got a cold a couple of days ago. We have no idea where he got it from since no one we know is sick, including at the daycare. He was coughing, sneezing and having a runny nose. The good news is that the illness passed relatively quickly, but unfortunately, it triggered Logan to start wheezing again. He was having difficulty breathing, so he was seen by the doctor on Friday. This is like the 3rd or 4th time that Logan has had similar episodes, therefore, the doctor stated that Logan may have childhood asthma. We were given a nebulizer to keep at home. Logan is not a big fan of the nebulizer; he puts up a big struggle with each session. He is definitely not going to enjoy the entire month of nebulizer treatment that we have been told to give him.
He was feeling much better today and had some quality playtime with the grandparents. Hopefully, he will be totally back to his usual playful self for his birthday party tomorrow.
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