Our Ultimate Life: 3 weeks old

I can't believe Logan is only 3 weeks old - it feels like so much longer! Like - what was life like before having two kids? What does being pregnant even feel like? It's scary how quickly we forget these things... In 6 months am I going to want to get pregnant again and have another baby? The thought gives me PTSD! Moving on...

Logan is getting more "sturdy" if you will - not so fragile anymore. Emmett is so cute with him. He loves to hold him and give him hugs and kisses. Every morning when Justin gets him up he starts chiming, "Baby, baby!" He likes to help buckle him into his car seat and give him his binky.

Logan is so so cute! Some features about him: his right ear is flat compared to his left which I just think is adorable. He has deep blue eyes, and lots of dark hair in the back. He has long fingers, toes, and feet! His legs are so skinny. He likes to take his sweet time with nursing. Emmett was super efficient! He would eat for like 5 minutes, projectile vomit and he was good to go! I remember a few explosive diapers as well. Logan like to eat for 15-20 minutes per side, then he is really gassy and needs to be held upright until those bubbles come up. He only throws up once and a while, and hasn't had any blow out diapers yet. He is definitely a momma's baby. Emmett was pretty content to be held or not by whoever - Logan does NOT like to be put down, and he will fuss until he's passed off to me - then he'll calm right down. That can be frustrating for all parties involved. ;) He has the sweetest little cry. He can hold his head up really well for being so newborn. Justin has a great video of him holding his head up for several seconds when he's only a few days old. Lately he's been sleeping at night for 4-5 hour stretches. He'll wake up 1-2 times a night, and on those night when he only wakes up once - hallelujah! Breastfeeding is going really well - lots better than the beginning was with Emmett.

3 days old

I had career conference the next weekend after Logan was born. I decided to play it by ear to see how I was feeling by the end of the week. Come Friday I decided we'd go for it. We dropped Emmett off at Justin's parent's house to stay the night and we headed to Bellevue with the baby. Justin found a nice spot on the 4th floor of the Meydenbaur Center where he could get set up with his laptop and be with Logan until he woke up. Then he'd text me and I'm come out of class or general session or whatever, feed him, and head back in. It worked out pretty well! We were there Friday night through Saturday afternoon. I had some of my unit members attend with me and I was grateful to be well enough to be there and set a good example for them.

Last year I met Kristin and last fall I participated in her pacesetters program which made a huge difference in my business - she got to meet Justin and Logan which was fun for me! She is a national sales director with the company.

My birthday was the next week! Justin had a fun day planned for us - and the weather was spectacular! It actually hasn't been that nice since - I opened my birthday gifts in the morning and we went out to eat at a breakfast joint in Auburn. In the afternoon we walked Nathan-Chapman trail in the beautiful sunshine. I got a new outfit, two new books, and a special broom that is a miracle and I've loved it on my floors! It was probably my favorite birthday yet - Logan was an extra special gift this year <3

Justin and I have attempted to start a pick-up ultimate night once a week. So far we've met twice and it's just been the two of us and the kids. We'll see if we can get it going! Some club soccer groups meet the same night and Emmett goes nuts over the soccer balls. This kid is absolutely crazy about any kind of ball. He is so much joy. We love watching him run and chase any and all kinds of balls - we've bought several for him - also, this rain suit is the BEST and I got it as a gift from one of my workout buddies from the Y.

We went to Five Guys and when we were in line Emmett folded his hands - ready for prayer! We pray before meals and this was a crack up to catch him.

Sunday walks at Nathan-Chapman trail are our new favorite - we enjoyed showing Emmett the ducks and teaching him a new animal.

2 weeks old

Emmett trying to give him a drink ;)

One of the things I love about Justin is he is always thinking of how to brighten other people's day. With Easter coming up, he saw this idea to "peep" your friends - since we all know that candy is useless anyway, he bought a TON of boxes and was prepared to "peep attack" a few families we're friends with. He made sugar cookies for them too - I didn't get pictures of the cookies but he airbrushed them and everything - they were pretty amazing looking AND tasting! We got up early Saturday morning to do the damage to the yards before they got up.

no good for eating but excellent target practice ;)

the families sent us pictures of their kids finding the peeps ;)

Later that morning the Puyallup rec center put on an Easter egg hunt. It was so fun having Emmett do it! Having kids makes EVERYTHING so much better. He stopped at the first candy spot and went completely nuts over the suckers he found. At one point he had one in his mouth, three in one hand and one in the other. He got quite a few looks from other moms - what can I say?

Conference in our jammies - Emmett found a chocolate bunny this morning.

Playing ball in the cul de sac

A fun side-by-side of Logan (bottom) and Emmett (top)

They look similar above but otherwise I think these boys look very different when you compare their looks at the same age - here they both are at 2 weeks old.