Little Pats Fans

I can't remember the last time we were so glad to see the Red Sox season come to an end.  Even without watching too many games, this year was painful!  Let's hope that the Pats don't follow in the Sox footsteps.  Even if they don't go the the Super Bowl again, they can't be as bad as the Sox were, right?

Conversation with Papa

Just before Evan was three months old, he had this little conversation with Papa.  Now Logan, not quite two months old, had a similar conversation with Papa.  There is just something about these boys and their Papa!  It's very sweet and special!

Visiting Gigi

Today I brought Evan and Logan to visit Gigi so that she could meet the littlest of her 15 great-grandchildren!  It is amazing to have so many little ones in our family especially when you consider that about half of my cousins do not have children yet.  I wonder how many great-grandchildren Gigi will one day have??  Gigi and I had a nice visit while Evan played with some Lincoln Logs and Logan had lunch.

Gigi and Logan

Gigi and Evan

Gigi and both boys

Who's who?

Some people say that Evan and Logan look a lot alike...other people say there is a resemblance but that's it. Sometimes I agree with "some people", other times I agree with "other people".  You decide.  On the next series of pictures, who's who?

Sleeping

Mouths wide open...this one's a gimme

Great big eyes

 Sweet baby boy asleep at the hospital...this one is easy too

Heading home

I've got my eye on you

Ooo, those lips

731 to 415

The first seven weeks of Evan's life we took 731 pictures of him.  The first seven weeks of Logan's life we took 415.  Second child syndrome, right?  Well maybe not.  If you add in the 118 pictures that we have of both boys together, the new total is 533.  If you then count all of the photos that are organized in other folders from apple picking, Papa & Gramma's anniversary, Omi & Grandpa's visit, Daddy's birthday, Labor Day weekend, and Uncle Dan & Auntie Karin's cookout, I'd say that we have probably just about as many pictures of Logan as we did of Evan after 7 weeks.  At times it is definitely a bit more challenging to take photos - sometimes I feel like it would be great if I was an octopus so I could have enough hands to do everything.  Plus for the first few weeks of Logan's life he slept so much that, even as cute as he is awake and sleeping, we didn't take too many pictures.  All in all, I'd say we are doing pretty well documenting his life as much as we did his big brother's.
Here is a sampling of some of the best photos that haven't appeared in any other post.  Please forgive me for not captioning every photo...I do have two little boys to take care of you know. :-) Enjoy!

Apple Picking

What better way to spend a beautiful fall day than with a hayride and apple picking?  Today we met Papa, Gramma, Danny and Sean (Auntie Karin and Uncle Dan were at the Red Sox game) at A&W for lunch (which we won't do again based on price increases) before heading to the apple orchard for a hayride and apple picking.  It was the perfect day for some fun with the little boys!

Logan's Letter

In keeping with tradition, Logan's letter from Papa is now framed and hanging on the wall in his room.  I started this tradition of writing letters to the boys while waiting at the hospital for Danny to be born.  I also wrote a letter to Sean on the day he was born.  Both letters came from the heart to let my nephews know that I love them and will always be here for them.  Papa carried on the tradition by writing a letter to Evan two days before he was due (which ended up being 11 days before he was born) and to Logan on the day he was born.  These letters are something special that the boys will always have and will hopefully cherish as they grow up.

The Magic Number

Logan's magic number is 6.  

6 weeks old

 6 hours per night

6 times so far

Even though I love seeing this face, I hope we are in the home stretch!

Papa & Gramma's 40th Anniversary

Forty years ago today, Gramma and Papa were married.  Today they chose to spend the day with all of us watching the Patriots game.  We had a nice day despite the outcome of the game and even looked at their wedding photos.

Grandpa and Omi Meet Logan

Omi and Grandpa Bob came for a visit to meet their littlest grandson.  They arrived early Friday morning and unfortunately Grandpa Bob was only able to stay for one day while Omi stayed for five.  Even though it was a relatively short visit, we had lots of fun and loved having them here.  It was wonderful to have an extra set of hands around so that we could more easily entertain Evan and take care of Logan.  Thanks for coming to visit, Omi and Grandpa!

Daddy's Birthday

Daddy took today off from work to spend his birthday with his two favorite little pals, Omi and me.  It was a beautiful day and we had lunch outside at the Vintage Grille in Worcester.  We had never been there before and were pleasantly surprised with the selection and quality of the food.  We had planned to spend part of the afternoon at a corn maze only to find out that most of them are only open on weekends.  Instead we went to the playground near our house so that Evan could run around with Daddy and Omi.  It wasn't as much fun as a corn maze would have been but it was still fun.  We had a nice dinner and finished the night with Daddy's favorite, peaches 'n cream pie!  Happy birthday, Daddy!

Let's Go Red Sox!

Back in March, we purchased 4 right field roof Red Sox tickets for today's game figuring we would have no trouble finding two people to join us at the game.  Little did we know that this was going to be the Sox worst season in years!  After having no luck selling the other two tickets, we decided to take Evan to his first major league game at Fenway.  He had a blast!  He has been so excited about the Sox all season (at least someone has been!) and it was a great experience to share with him.  It was also a special treat for Omi who grew up watching lots of baseball, mostly the Cincinatti Reds.  The start of the game was a little chilly but the rain held off ans overall it was a nice day.  We saw Wally, if only from a distance, and were able to walk along the warning track after the game.  We even made it on the jumbo tron twice!  Not bad for a first time experience.  The only thing that would have made it better would have been if the Red Sox won but in Evan's eyes that doesn't matter too much.

One Month Update

I took Logan to the Pediatrician today for his one month well visit. Hard to believe that he is already a month old (actually 7 weeks as I am posting this 2+ weeks late). He passed with flying colors! His stats are: weight 12 lbs (90th percentile), height 24 inches (97th percentile), head circumference 38.5 cm (56th percentile). I can't wait until he meets Dr. Gonroff next month...I think she is going to love Logan as much as she did Evan.
He is a growing boy who sleeps and eats a lot. He is eating about 25 ounces per day and tends to cluster feed at night. This is likely due to the fact that he sleeps much of the day. His alert periods are increasing, especially at night, but he is still mostly sleeping during the day. This makes things a bit easier for me because other than feeding time, Logan isn't really demanding of much of my time, leaving lots of time to play with Evan.  We are enjoying watching him grow and don't remember much from this stage of Evan's life...other than being tired and not having a clue what we were doing.  Looking forward to what month two will bring!

Handsome

I know I may be a little bit biased but...this IS what handsome looks like!

Good Will and Them Apples

After a low key, relaxing day yesterday, we wanted to get out and enjoy the beautiful Labor Day.  It wasn't really warm enough to sit by the pool so we met Papa and Gramma at Chelo's by the water for lunch.  It was slammed!  We were told it would be over an hour to get a table outside but something opened up after only about 20 minutes.  After a nice lunch, complete with a delicious mudslide, Evan took over the dance floor!  The band was Good Will and Them Apples (cute name) and they were great!  We will definitely try to see them again.  What a great (unofficial) end to a great summer!

Barky, The Wonder Dog

Not only is Barky great for snuggling and a wonderful watch dog...he's quite helpful too!

He can hold binkies with his paw!

Labor Day Cookout

A few weeks before Logan was born, Bruce told me that our friend Chuck would be visiting from Atlanta Labor Day weekend and that he (Bruce) had offered our place as a location for a BBQ on Saturday for a bunch of our friends.  Normally I would have said, "Sure, no problem, we love hosting BBQ's," but I knew we would have a 3ish week old baby and I had no idea how that would be so I couldn't commit to anything. Well the time came to make a decision and I said "Sure, no problem, we love hosting BBQ's,"  It was a great opportunity to introduce some of our closest friends to Logan.  Most people were very appreciative of us hosting but also thought we were crazy, especially the ladies.  To some extent, it was crazy but it was also fun!  And we don't (or can't) party like we used to...everyone was gone by 10 pm.