First Steps...

Logan took his first three consecutive steps Friday night! He wanted to get from one chair to another on the back porch of his Grampa Radez's house. We've noticed his balance greatly improving after walking in the baby pool so much recently. He is able to take several steps independently in water up to his chest. He usually progresses gradually in major milestones, so in the next couple of weeks we expect he'll be walking around everywhere! I'll post pictures when we get home (we're in Raleigh), and video whenever we can capture him in the moment!

We also took our first steps to moving into a house in Apex, NC. We signed a contract yesterday on a house that we are hoping to buy in a couple of weeks! Time is flying by! God is so faithful to provide all that we need for life and godliness! We are so thankful that although plans did not come together in our timing, His timing is much better. He used this circumstance to grow and teach us in several areas. Patience was a big one! Due to the last minute timing, we were also able to get a better deal on this house! I'll post pictures soon...or you can view it on Radez's blog.

Summer Fun!

Logan has had a busy week playing with friends! We've been trying to make the most of our time left in Greenville by spending time with friends. Logan had a blast playing in the sand with Sadie. Sadie just learned to share, and had a busy couple of days trying to teach Logan how. He tried to imitate her sharing by holding a toy out to her. But when Sadie tried to take the toy, Logan did not want to let go. That didn't stop Sadie, though!! She can pull pretty hard! Logan also had fun playing at Barnes and Noble and at the pool with Bryce and Molly! He's so excited that Bryce is starting to like the water as much as he does! And today, he had fun playing with Mallory Kate and Connor. Mallory Kate was pretty upset that he wasn't staying so she could babysit him! They had fun playing anyway.

We've been trying to adjust Logan's nap schedule, so he's been quite tired in the mornings.  I thought he would at least wake up for lunch when we got home this morning!  I was wrong...I did wake him up to feed him.  

Click on the picture to view the slideshow!  By the way, Logan did not actually drink the beer!

We're back...for now!

It feels good to be home!  I'm not sure how long it's been since we've spent an entire week in our house, but hopefully this week we'll be here all week!  We have been super busy trying to find a house in Apex.  We are under contract on our house, but there are still details to be worked out before we can make an offer on the house we like there.  We should be able to make an offer in the next few days though.  We are excited about the upcoming move, but we are starting to realize how short of a time we have left with our friends here in Greenville that we will miss so much!

Our new favorite activity is going to the pool together!!  Logan absolutely loves the water!  He has no fear.  He loves to walk around in the baby pool, play with other children (he tries to "talk" to all the kids), and jump up and down in the water.  When we pull him around on his tummy, sometimes he kicks his legs and paddles with his arms (check out the video!).  He even tried to blow bubbles in the water after watching us blow bubbles today!  Logan had a great time swimming at the pool in Granny and Grandpa Ellis' neighborhood when we spent the night with them this week!!

Logan has been crawling now for a couple of weeks!  I've been trying to capture a good crawl on video, but of course he doesn't crawl long distances when I'm video taping him.  I expected him to be into everything, but he's learning his boundaries well for the most part (especially at home).  He responds fairly well when told he's not allowed to do something... most of the time. 

Logan is beginning to become more snugly!!  We love it!!  He's starting to give hugs and cuddle longer.  He even went around his room one day hugging his stuffed animals!  It was the cutest thing ever!  When I was giving him a hug and rubbing his back before bedtime, he started rubbing my back, too!  The funny thing is that my mom loves to tell the story of when I used to pat her back when she patted mine too.  We hope we can continue to teach him to be loving and kind, and that he would understand what that means. 

Click on the picture to see the slide show!