You oughta be in pictures...

Here is a post simply and shamelessly created to slip into that "my baby is the most adorable baby in the whole wide world" parent mode for just a moment.

Kickin' it

Last Saturday marked Logan's sixth month on this planet! To celebrate (ok, maybe we just needed to get out of the house because we finally had a day below 100 degrees!), the whole family hung out in the very trendy part of town and people watched (or in Logan's case, looked cute and gnawed on his monkey).

This week, Logan had his pediatrician appointment. The results are in (drum roll please)... He's just under 19lbs and 28.75 inches long! Yes, that's right, Logan has doubled his size since birth! Since mommy is such a brain dork, she was also very happy to hear that Logan has gained 2cm in head circumference. Grow baby brain, grow!

In addition to seeing Logan growing rapidly in size, it has been amazing to watch him learning. He is on the very cusp of crawling (this week he scoots on his belly, lunging himself forward with his legs). He can sit up for short periods of time unsupported (longer if he is playing with the top that Grandma vW got him!). He passes objects big and small from hand to hand (and eventually to mouth!). Although he's not saying words just yet, he has plenty of baby conversations with us, his crib mobile, and himself from the morning when he wakes until after bathtime at night.

Ain't No Party Like a Baptismal Party....

July flew by so fast that I didn't get a chance to post pictures from Logan's Baptism! We were so thankful to have both sets of grandparents, great aunt and uncle Kvidahl, Logan's aunt and both uncles, his cousin, Ella, and some of my friends in attendance. Gram Kvidahl handmade Logan's christening gown which not only had buttons from Logan's great, great, great grandparents sewn on to it, but it also had a "K" embroidered on the chest and the underskirt had his full name and Baptism date embroidered on it. It was a very special outfit for a very special day! After the ceremony, friends and family joined us back at the house for some good eats and conversation.

Celebrating Fathers and Sons

It truly is amazing to watch the love between a father and son. Dad's day is practically everyday in the Kvidahl household, since Daddy has the "day shift." However, we did celebrate David's first Father's Day holiday properly. First with banana pancakes (yum!). Then an adventure to the Loop to mill around and enjoy lunch at Pi (more yum!!).

There's no doubt that time with Daddy is fun time (sometimes it's filled with so many giggles, it makes Mommy jealous!). Here are some pictures of just the boys enjoying some good bonding.

First Mother's Day

It was a little chilly and everyone and their mother was there (ha ha), but it was fun spending my first Mother's Day at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Earlier that morning I became a stawberry blonde as part of a mini mom makeover (Do blonde moms have more fun? We shall see!).

Momma goes back to work...

Noooooooooooooooooooo! We knew this day would eventually come. But so soon?!? How is it that Logan is already 3+ months?!?

Being a "renaissance women", returning to work full-time hasn't been easy. With working four 7 hour days (plus one wopping 12 hour day!), pumping at work, nursing at home, and all the child-raising in-between, I long to crawl into bed before the sun has even set! Aside from a few hiccups here and there, Logan is handling the adjustment well (Which is more than can be said about his momma's adjustment!). It's really no surprise. Afterall, he gets to play with Dad most of the day and be wild and crazy like the picture above.

If I could...like the animals

Okay, so maybe at three months old Logan won't remember his very first trip to the zoo, but mom and dad needed to get out for a bit. What better place to do a family outing than the zoo!

The Sea Lion slept...

And Logan slept....

The Tigers slept....

And Logan slept...

And then there were some cute moments of wakefulness!!!