Riding in Style

I was going through our old videos and found this one demonstrating how we used to travel before we got the Sit and Stand stroller. Yes, we Weavers are a classy bunch.

Crazy Snow

We're almost 24 hours into a large snowstorm with at least 20 inches of snow on the ground. Brody woke us up this morning by running into our bedroom and announcing "SNOW'S HERE!!" We finally let him out in the afternoon and he spent an hour or so playing in the snow. It's still falling and Logan and I spent our entire day inside in our pajamas. Here's a video of the most exciting part of our day... and why it's great to have two young kids close in age.

Brody's big boy room

Brody moved into his big boy room in early November. He has a red bed, a quilt he chose, and a dump truck on the wall. It's a pretty cool room. He had a very easy transition. We'd tried him out in big boy beds on a couple of vacations and he seemed ready. He knew to stay put and didn't wander at night. He went to the cabin with Jacob and Paw Paw one weekend while Logan and I worked hard on his room. Well, Logan laid in the middle of the room as I worked very hard. :) When Brody came home we unveiled his new room and he started sleeping in it immediately.

He was so proud of his room and liked to show it off to everyone that came by. He pointed out the dump truck that I painted, the picture from Mamie, the cross stitch from Katie (K to the T), and then jumped on the bed for everyone to see.

A couple of weeks passed and Brody discovered something... he didn't have to stay in bed. Suddenly we have a wanderer. He has come into our room a few nights in the middle of the night and just whispers to himself. We get up, send him back, and go back to bed. He's also started a trend of getting out of bed around 10pm and laying down on the floor in the hall outside our door. He was almost stepped on by both of us on different occasions.

Now, he's not napping. He has toys in his room, so when we put him down for a nap, he considers it playtime. We let 2-3 hours pass, then let him come out. He's not napping, but he's not overly grumpy either. As long as we continue to get our quiet time, I'm ok with him not napping.

New party tricks

Logan is finally sitting up on his own. He's been proficient at it since just before Thanksgiving. We can sit him surrounded by toys and he's happy to entertain himself as long as Jacob or I am within his viewing distance. We still have random instances when he'll be sitting on his own and we'll hear a thud followed by a cry as he's fallen sideways or backwards while reaching for something. Logan calms quickly though so once he's picked up and snuggled for a second, he's usually ready to get back to his toys.

He also started clapping this month and will perform when asked. Brody is learning from us to be completely geeked about silly things like clapping and will say "Look! Logan's clapping! Yaaaaay Logan!", which just makes Logan smile and clap more.

Logan is also teething. We can see two small teeth coming through his bottom gums, which haven't seem to have affected his moods during the daytime at all. He continues to be a happy baby during the day. Nighttime, that's a different story. Logan is waking often and screaming. He screams until we acknowledge him, then calms for a little bit until something sets him off again and the screaming picks back up. He's not feverish or rashing, he's just ANGRY. I forgot how much teething stinks. For the kid and for the parent. I'm excited for these teeth to pop through and hope we get a breather before the next set comes to the surface.