First visit by Grandpa Johnson

My father moved to Phoenix in December and was unable to visit until February. However, the delay gave Logan time to prep for this historic visit. Quite often Logan demands to be held during dinner. Of course, we prefer that he quietly sit in his bouncer. Needless to say, he is in my lap most of the time. Frak getting some lap time in. Since Dad drove to Albuquerque, he was able to bring the newest addition to his family, Freeway. She was found...

To pacify or not to pacify... that is the question.

One day, Kyle got out the pacifiers. Logan had been pretty fussy the previous week and Kyle thought perhaps the pacifiers would help. He went about prepping them and left them on the counter that Sunday night. I mentioned that I had hoped to hold out a while longer to ensure that breastfeeding was well establised. Well, come thew next day Logan was unconsolable and I quickly reached for a pacifier. After all they were clean and right there. So much...

First Time Out and About

On my Mom's birthday, at the end of January, we went to a local restaurant and hid in the back where we could be isolated. Logan slept the whole time. As many of you know, this was a big step for us as we have been very protective of Logan during flu season. We have been very strict on not allowing anyone over to our house who has not had their flu shot. We still have that quarantine in place on the house, but have been slowly venturing out. Kyle...

Moments worth sharing

I saw similar photos online and just had to take my own: Logan and Dad Logan and Mommy One of many sleeping photos The biggest diaper changing surprise to date.  FYI:  That's poop. Grandpa Neel's first time to hold Logan. First time on the playmat. Finally here is a photo of the tree we made for Logan's nursery. It would not exist without so many friends and family bringing us toilet paper rolls (tree top) and paper bags (trunk)....

Grandma Wiens Visits

On January 14th, Kyle's mom, Betty, came to see Logan for the first time. It was a very short visit, but since she lives in Alamogordo, she will be able to visit often. Nothing like a new addition to the family to bring these two close together. Logan wore Grandma out. It was wonderful to have an extra set of hands to stay up with Logan while this new mom got some extra sle...

Homecoming

We were discharged from the hospital on the 10th and brought our little one home to meet the rest of the family. Frak was the first to brave a visit. Frik was pretty nervous at first and ran away when Logan moved his legs. Both Frik and Frak have grown accustomed to Logan and seem to handle this new addition to our family really well.  Our first few weeks with Logan were exhausting. It took us a while to figure out a sleeping schedule...

Welcome Logan Patrick Wiens!

As many of you already know, our son Logan was born on January 8th at 8:15pm! I was in labor for about 16 hours and pushed for 2.5 hours. He weighed 7lbs 7oz and was 20 3/4" long (the length is at the 90th percentile) Some labor details from my perspective: I started having contractions around 8pm on the 7th, but they were so far apart I didn't realize they were contractions. At 4am on the 8th, I woke up and was pretty sure I was having contractions....