Logan

The following is a taste of our Logan that pretty accurately paints a picture of his personality:

He & his sister woke up at 6:40 the other morning (aka Logan woke her up when got up) and started watching cartoons. We always leave sippy cups of OJ in the fridge every night before bed so they know they can go get them first thing in the morning (and buy mommy a bit more sleep). That apparently only sufficed him for a small time because before 7:30 he was poking me in the arm saying “Mommy I have candy, I have candy” all while trying to pull open my nightstand drawer (which he knows has candies for me for the middle of night needs while pregnant.) I told him no about 4 times (he kept asking relentlessly) before he decided to throw a fit and cry…so now I knew I couldn’t give in. Instead I offered to get him some Apple Jacks to snack on. He said yes he wanted cereal.

To the kitchen we went. I asked if he preferred a bowl or a bag (easier for him not to spill) but he wanted a bowl. I poured him the bowl, handed it to him, and proceeded to head back to my room (& back to bed.) He started crying again. I turned and asked what was wrong. He cried something inaudible and held his bowl out to give back to me. After he calmed down he tells me “eat at table MOMMMY!” I tried as hard as I could to convince him no, he didn’t need breakfast, just to take his cereal and snack on it in front of the TV (should be every kid’s dream right?") There was no budging that boy though. He was insistent “me eat at table, milk, spoon, bib, MOMMY!!!” Which in his world means I have to pour him milk, put his bib on, help him into his booster chair, give him a spoon and sit with him while he eats his breakfast.

He is VERY PARTICULAR about how things are done (something he may have gotten from me) and he definitely is an EARLY RISER like his father -- once he’s up the world is supposed to be up right? However he is also VERY STUBBORN (gets that from both of us) and is a typical 2-year old with the mentality of “my way & only my way” and that way must be NOW…needless to say he likes to throw fits if he doesn’t get his way! Hopefully he grows out of that stage sooner rather than later!

His sister spoiled me at this age. She would wake up, come down, get her sippy cup and either turn on the tv to PBS and sit & watch it quietly by herself or if she wanted company she’d crawl in bed with me & cuddle or watch cartoons by me while I slept. Logan…well he’s not like that at all. His definition of cuddling involves about 5 minutes MAX of laying still with every blanket, pillow, and other item he can find place exactly where HE wants it. He does not silently watch cartoons. Instead, he has to ask about every minute or so who is on the screen (even though he knows) and has to tell me and confirm what is going on. If I so much as close my eyes laying next to him he will smack my face saying WAKE UP MOMMA!!! Its cute but rather inconvenient. The other morning he woke up before his sister & found the door to their room open. (he can’t open it on his own) He came downstairs (at 6:15am) and was WIDE AWAKE. He decided to get dressed immediately (not uncommon for him whereas Alexa could spend all day in her PJ’s without complaint) so he starts smacking me on the arm and face to wake me up. “Momma, Get me dressed” is the cries I wake up to. I tired talking him out of it, tried convincing him to cuddle or go back to sleep (given the early hour) but it was to no avail. The more I tried the more adamant he became that he was going to get dressed immediately. I opened my eyes to really look at him to find he had stripped his PJ’s off and was working on taking his overnight diaper off. Needless to say the silly boy won that fight!