Logan's birthday was a few weeks ago. He turned 4 and he was super excited about it. He would tell anybody that would listen, "I'm 4 now!" while beaming with pride.
Yesterday, the four of us was getting ready to go to a friend's house for a small party. At first, Logan didn't want to go. He was perfectly happy at home watching tv. I was trying to explain to him that we were going to a party and there would be lots of kids there, and he would have lots of fun. All of a sudden, he burst into tears. I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why going to a party would be such a bad thing.
Then he explained it to me...
"I don't want another birthday party! I just turned 4, I don't wanna be 5 yet!"
No wonder...
New Phone
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I got a new phone about a month ago. To this day, Logan still says...
"I want to play on your new phone" with a big emphasis on 'new'.
I guess he wants to be clear which phone he'd like to play with (even though it's the only phone I've got now).
"I want to play on your new phone" with a big emphasis on 'new'.
I guess he wants to be clear which phone he'd like to play with (even though it's the only phone I've got now).
The Cat's Stomach
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Logan was petting Ashton earlier today. Now that Nova's gone, Ashton is back in the house and he's getting along with all the humans just famously....
Anyway, Ashton was sitting on my lap and Logan decided to pet him. As soon as Logan put his hands on the cat, Ashton started to purr and he purred lots. Logan put his head down on the cat's back and then he looked up at me with a big happy face.
He said "I can hear the cat's stomach!"
Anyway, Ashton was sitting on my lap and Logan decided to pet him. As soon as Logan put his hands on the cat, Ashton started to purr and he purred lots. Logan put his head down on the cat's back and then he looked up at me with a big happy face.
He said "I can hear the cat's stomach!"
Brownie Tantrum
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The night I decided to bake some brownies was the night Logan decided to throw another one of his tantrums. I was passing out the brownies to Jon and a friend when Logan asked for some too. I told him no and that it was his bedtime.
He gave me a long look and then yelled "I want brrooooooooooowwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.........."
He actually forgot what he was saying for a second there. When he finally remembered, he screamed "IE!" along with a "I want brownie!" while jumping up and down.
Kids are cute, but not when he wants a brownie!
He gave me a long look and then yelled "I want brrooooooooooowwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.........."
He actually forgot what he was saying for a second there. When he finally remembered, he screamed "IE!" along with a "I want brownie!" while jumping up and down.
Kids are cute, but not when he wants a brownie!
Helping Mom Out
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Last night, I was preparing dinner for my kids. Becki was upstairs and Logan was in the kitchen with me. When dinner was ready, I asked Logan if he wanted to help Mommy; he gave me the biggest grin I've seen and nodded his head excitedly. I asked him to please go upstairs and tell his sister that her dinner was ready. He smiled, said "OK!" and proceeded to the stairs. Instead of going upstairs, he screamed at the top of his lungs and said "Becki! Your dinner is ready!" After he was done screaming, he looked at me with another big smile on his face and said "Mommy, I helped!"
No doubt, even though more than 1/2 of us are Deaf, this is a pretty loud household.
No doubt, even though more than 1/2 of us are Deaf, this is a pretty loud household.
Words Boys Say
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It's interesting to watch a little boy growing up and know that he'll be a man someday. I often wonder what he'd be like as a teenage boy and what kind of a man he'll turn out to be. Whenever I let my mind stray far into the future, I quickly force myself back down to reality and tell myself to focus on the "now." After all, my son isn't going to stay a little boy forever.
My daughter and son are cut from the same cloth but they can be as different as night and day. Even though I was a first-time mother, raising my daughter was fairly easy. When I hear horror stories of babies never sleeping through the night until they turn 1, I feel blessed to have two very easy babies (but I'm making up for it now)! Becki started talking (9 months) and walking (13 months) at an acceptable time. Logan was the same. However, the difference was that Logan was hearing and he started talking verbally much earlier. Just like Becki, once he got started, he hasn't stopped.
He says the cutest things (oftentimes very silly) and I've been keeping track of what he's been saying. Like moms who embarrass their kids with silly photos from the past, I'll get to embarrass him with silly quotes.
One day we were at church and Logan brought along about 5 of his Hot Wheels. One of them went under a large shelf. A friend handed him a cane and told him to use it to bring his car back out. After he got his car out, he played with the cane for a while. My friend and I told him "be careful, don't hit anybody with it." His response: "Yeah, Becki will hit me in my eye. My eyes will break and they will fall out, and then I can't see." With an older sister as a semi-bully, it isn't surprising that he mentioned it but how he mentioned it was so cute.
Logan is a big mama's boy. Many times, I'm so proud to have a close relationship with my son. He can drive me crazy and he can make me furious, but I love him to death. It's apparent he loves me too. Sometimes I get annoyed and wish he'd be more independent but then I have to remind myself that he isn't going to be 3 years old forever. Whenever someone other than myself tries to help me, he tells them "You're not my mommy!" How cute. I feel like Super-Mom (but I'm far from it) whenever Logan prefers my help over others. It's like Mommy can do no wrong.
It isn't easy to reason with Logan. He doesn't think logically most times, but sometimes he'll surprise me. Once when I was trying to get him into bed (it is usually easy, but because he's 3 years old it's in his job description to frustrate me at times), he turned around and looked at me very sincerely. After a few moments, he said "Becki has to go to bed because she has to go to school. I don't go to school so I don't have to go to bed." How would you answer that WITHOUT saying "because I said so"?
Once, we passed a house that was under construction. He told me "Mommy, we can't live there. That house is broken." It's not at all surprising when my son suddenly jumps to a semi-different topic and says "Animals don't like houses. I want a tiger, a lion and a monkey!"
Logan has already started to be a backseat driver. Once while driving, he tells me "Mommy, you need to go faster." I explained that there were cars in front of me so I couldn't. He gave me a big grin, laughed and said "Oh!"
My boy is growing so fast - he won't be such a little boy anymore. I just hope that he continues to say cute things.
My daughter and son are cut from the same cloth but they can be as different as night and day. Even though I was a first-time mother, raising my daughter was fairly easy. When I hear horror stories of babies never sleeping through the night until they turn 1, I feel blessed to have two very easy babies (but I'm making up for it now)! Becki started talking (9 months) and walking (13 months) at an acceptable time. Logan was the same. However, the difference was that Logan was hearing and he started talking verbally much earlier. Just like Becki, once he got started, he hasn't stopped.
He says the cutest things (oftentimes very silly) and I've been keeping track of what he's been saying. Like moms who embarrass their kids with silly photos from the past, I'll get to embarrass him with silly quotes.
One day we were at church and Logan brought along about 5 of his Hot Wheels. One of them went under a large shelf. A friend handed him a cane and told him to use it to bring his car back out. After he got his car out, he played with the cane for a while. My friend and I told him "be careful, don't hit anybody with it." His response: "Yeah, Becki will hit me in my eye. My eyes will break and they will fall out, and then I can't see." With an older sister as a semi-bully, it isn't surprising that he mentioned it but how he mentioned it was so cute.
Logan is a big mama's boy. Many times, I'm so proud to have a close relationship with my son. He can drive me crazy and he can make me furious, but I love him to death. It's apparent he loves me too. Sometimes I get annoyed and wish he'd be more independent but then I have to remind myself that he isn't going to be 3 years old forever. Whenever someone other than myself tries to help me, he tells them "You're not my mommy!" How cute. I feel like Super-Mom (but I'm far from it) whenever Logan prefers my help over others. It's like Mommy can do no wrong.
"I'm finished with school!"School. Who likes school? Maybe the academics (and the teachers - because they get paid). At first, Logan was so excited to go to school. Whenever there was a holiday, Logan would be so disappointed and asked where his bus was. After three months, the school district determined that he was on-level with his skills so he didn't qualify for the early childhood program anymore. Logan was definitely upset at first but then he got over it. He discovered that he actually liked playing with his toys, found new shows on TV that he liked (Dora the Explorer, for instance), and spent his days bugging Grandma. He's turning 4 this summer and he qualifies for Pre-K so that means he'll be returning to school in the Fall. Was Logan excited to hear that? Nope.
"Because!"Logan has mastered the "why" questions. Yep. How? He begins all his answers with "because," even when it doesn't make sense.
It isn't easy to reason with Logan. He doesn't think logically most times, but sometimes he'll surprise me. Once when I was trying to get him into bed (it is usually easy, but because he's 3 years old it's in his job description to frustrate me at times), he turned around and looked at me very sincerely. After a few moments, he said "Becki has to go to bed because she has to go to school. I don't go to school so I don't have to go to bed." How would you answer that WITHOUT saying "because I said so"?
Once, we passed a house that was under construction. He told me "Mommy, we can't live there. That house is broken." It's not at all surprising when my son suddenly jumps to a semi-different topic and says "Animals don't like houses. I want a tiger, a lion and a monkey!"
Logan has already started to be a backseat driver. Once while driving, he tells me "Mommy, you need to go faster." I explained that there were cars in front of me so I couldn't. He gave me a big grin, laughed and said "Oh!"
My boy is growing so fast - he won't be such a little boy anymore. I just hope that he continues to say cute things.
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