This is the time of year that you start to realize how far north we are in Seattle. Every day is four or five minutes longer than the day before - in a week you can see the difference in the daylight. The sun swings into the northern sky late in the evening, washing the north faces of buildings with direct sunlight.
Last night we ate outside on our back deck. The sky was blue, the weather was warm, and the sun was streaming into our backyard from the north. Everything seemed perfect.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Sunday, May 6, 2007
5/6/07
Yesterday Logan, Heidi, Chazz and I went on a hike at Tiger Mountain. We also brought Sophie along. Sophie went on a very short hike with us at the Living Desert in Palm Springs, and she said she wanted to go on a hike with us again. We invited her to come with us to Tiger Mountain. She was quite a hiker – we walked three miles and she barely complained! In fact, I think she really enjoyed it. We walked on the Swamp Trail, the Adventure trail and the Bus trail. Trails at Tiger Mountain all have spiffy names. They’re also pretty well marked. Most of the Mountain is really more of a park than a wilderness area, though parts of the Mountain off the beaten path are pretty wild.
Logan loved having Sophie along. He was happy to see her as soon as she got into our car. During the hike Logan stayed awake the whole time – and he also didn’t complain. He had fun sitting in his backpack - I gave him a couple of sticks to play with, and he happily poked me in the ear and hit me on the head with them the whole hike.
Today we all went to the big plant sale at Meridian Park. The sale benefits Seattle Tilth – an organization that provides educational resources for organic gardening. We bought about ten plants – tomatoes, squash, peppers and other hard to start plants. Oddly, they didn’t have any strawberries. We planted them today, while Logan played in the yard. I think he spent most of the day outside. It was warm-ish, but not sunny.
Logan loved having Sophie along. He was happy to see her as soon as she got into our car. During the hike Logan stayed awake the whole time – and he also didn’t complain. He had fun sitting in his backpack - I gave him a couple of sticks to play with, and he happily poked me in the ear and hit me on the head with them the whole hike.
Today we all went to the big plant sale at Meridian Park. The sale benefits Seattle Tilth – an organization that provides educational resources for organic gardening. We bought about ten plants – tomatoes, squash, peppers and other hard to start plants. Oddly, they didn’t have any strawberries. We planted them today, while Logan played in the yard. I think he spent most of the day outside. It was warm-ish, but not sunny.
Friday, May 4, 2007
5/4/07
Logan tried peanut butter today. It looks like he’s not allergic to peanuts!
We’ve been trying to feed him peanuts for half a week now. We tried peanuts in noodles and peanut sauce on tofu. Both times he really didn’t care for the food, and didn’t eat any of the peanut laden foods we were trying to feed him! I thought he might dislike peanuts, but tonight when I gave him some bread with peanut butter on it he eagerly ate it.
Tonight it was bright and sunny when we went on our evening walk. Logan was happy. He babbled a nonstop stream of proto-words in a happy singsong voice. And he pulled my hair occasionally. We walked by the new corner store twice. The streets were full of people taking advantage of the nice weather.
We’ve been trying to feed him peanuts for half a week now. We tried peanuts in noodles and peanut sauce on tofu. Both times he really didn’t care for the food, and didn’t eat any of the peanut laden foods we were trying to feed him! I thought he might dislike peanuts, but tonight when I gave him some bread with peanut butter on it he eagerly ate it.
Tonight it was bright and sunny when we went on our evening walk. Logan was happy. He babbled a nonstop stream of proto-words in a happy singsong voice. And he pulled my hair occasionally. We walked by the new corner store twice. The streets were full of people taking advantage of the nice weather.
Logan's Birthday 4/20/07
Logan's first birthday was a quiet affair. He was getting over a mystery illness he came down with right after the plane flight back from Palm Springs. It was nearly identical to his previous week long fever - he would get a fever every evening at around 5:00 or 6:00, and get better by the next mid-morning. A frustrating, drawn out illness.
By Friday he was better, so we had a party for him Saturday evening. Quite a few people showed up, including Kimmy and Dave, Bill and Karen, Carol and Bryan, John and Carol Methot, Chris and Kelley Nelson. Logan was pretty excited - especially since there were so many children at the party. Logan loves playing with the "big kids" - especially his cousin Ezra. He played inside, outside, in the living room, in the office, in the kitchen. He was crawling everywhere with a big smile on his face.
When the time came for the "cake" we lit a candle on a cupcake and gave it to Logan in his high chair. We sang happy birthday while Logan tried to grab the candle. Once we removed the candle Logan got right down to the business of shoving the cupcake into his mouth. He started by grabbing the frosting, and by the time he finished eating his face was covered with white frosting. He looked a bit like a garden gnome.
At one year Logan clearly knows some words (mom, dad, Chazz, done, no etc.) and can say a few of them. He can sign done. He waves. He's crawling. He plays ball - throwing a ball to you when you throw at him. He loves putting lids on jars or on bottles. He can stack some blocks and he can pull himself up. He climbs up stairs, but not down. He's eating finger foods. He's pulling himself up and walking while holding onto furniture or a walker.
By Friday he was better, so we had a party for him Saturday evening. Quite a few people showed up, including Kimmy and Dave, Bill and Karen, Carol and Bryan, John and Carol Methot, Chris and Kelley Nelson. Logan was pretty excited - especially since there were so many children at the party. Logan loves playing with the "big kids" - especially his cousin Ezra. He played inside, outside, in the living room, in the office, in the kitchen. He was crawling everywhere with a big smile on his face.
When the time came for the "cake" we lit a candle on a cupcake and gave it to Logan in his high chair. We sang happy birthday while Logan tried to grab the candle. Once we removed the candle Logan got right down to the business of shoving the cupcake into his mouth. He started by grabbing the frosting, and by the time he finished eating his face was covered with white frosting. He looked a bit like a garden gnome.
At one year Logan clearly knows some words (mom, dad, Chazz, done, no etc.) and can say a few of them. He can sign done. He waves. He's crawling. He plays ball - throwing a ball to you when you throw at him. He loves putting lids on jars or on bottles. He can stack some blocks and he can pull himself up. He climbs up stairs, but not down. He's eating finger foods. He's pulling himself up and walking while holding onto furniture or a walker.
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