Logan's 2 Month Doctor Visit!

  Baby Logan had his 2 month appointment with Dr. Melvin today. Chris was at work so I had Aunt Shane meet me over at his office. She was such a big help and Logan was crazy about her being there. I know this because he smiled for the first time ever at her and it was a HUGE smile. He didn't stop there he cooed at her as hard as he could. He looked like he was trying to get a story out. It was absolutely precious! I even managed to get some pictures of him in action!
  Although, not as big as his older brother...looks like we have another above average big boy on our hands. Logan weighted 12 lbs 9 ozs and was 23 3/4 inches long putting him at the 75th percentiles for both weight and height. Dr. Melvin said everything looked perfect. Even his doctor likes his hair :) He commented that he had excellent head control. I have noticed in the last couple of weeks he holds it up for quite a long time. Sweet man is growing up. He of course got his shots today. Both a good and bad thing for me. Obviously I do not want him to hurt but at the same time I know it will be good for him to get out of the house a little and now we can do that! I wanted to verify the amount of formula that he consumes is still ok. I got the go ahead to keep doing what I'm doing. Good news for hungry man. One of the immunizations comes in liquid form. I asked the nurse if it was flavored bc Logan gobbled it right up. She said "no its kind of yucky". LOL Even funnier! I was also told his belly button hernia would get a little bigger before it resolved itself at age 2 or 3. Works for me! It's already big but as long as it doesn't hurt baby boy we will let it stick around or should I say OUT! Overall great visit and I 'm so grateful for two sweet healthy babies. No more owies for baby "Logee" until hes 4 months. :)

 

The Drive Over

Smiles for Aunt Shane :)

He was having so much fun until the mean shots got started!

Post Shots :(
 

Ready to go back home! :)

Wordless Wednesday- Tummy Time!

PaternityTest Tuesdays- In case you need a laugh!

  I tossed around a couple of titles in my head for this post... such as.."You ARE the Father" "Baby Daddy" etc before settling on the above! I know our children will find this story hilarious one day so I wanted to share. I'll give a little back ground first. I'm not sure if I've mentioned Grande Ronde other than just briefly on my blog before. I was really trying to save it until we were able to go back to Oregon for a visit so I could post a few pictures. Grande Ronde is a very large reservation of Native American tribes in Portland. It's also a big part of my husband's and children's heritage. Chris's paternal grandmother was one of the last few hundred of the Molalla tribe. Members of Grande Ronde are really taken care of. The casinos in the area provide major revenue for them thus enabling them to provide a lifetime of benefits to their tribe members. Among those are a nice, small supplementary income, health benefits for life, a trust fund, college tuition etc. Needless to say I'm soo happy our children were eligible for all these benefits. Poor little me on the other hand, the WIFE and MOTHER to my family is not extended the same courtesy. Nope no love for paleface here...even though we have LOTS of Native American on my side as well. I guess the Alabama tribes are just poor lol! Grande Ronde won't even provide health insurance for me..until age 55..good grief. I say that jokingly because we are all on my husbands insurance from the railroad but there was a time where we weren't and the main reason I was working and not home with Super was because I needed health insurance and couldn't get it through Chris's previous employment. Kal-el and Logan are both 1/18th making them the cut off for all benefits. So our grandchildren wont have any affiliation but I feel so grateful that at least our children do.  It's not just the benefits its the heritage that will hopefully mean so much to them when they are older. I wish more than anything that they would of gotten to meet Grandmother Esther. I can't wait for our next visit to Oregon.
     Now on to the funny stuff! We receive lots and lots of interesting mail from the tribe. Neat, informative news letters etc. They like their paper work. It's a lot of work to get a new member registered, birth certificate, ss cards, form after form. And it doesn't end there..do you think they are just going to write checks, pass out trust funds etc with out positive verification of heritage for those married to non tribal members outside the state of Oregon. Well I agree no they shouldn't but WOW do you have any idea how freaking embarrassing it is to set up a paternity test in a hospital and try to explain to them that its for some trust funds etc while they look at you like your crazy trash. Horrific I tell you...truly hilarious but horrific. Well that's what happened 2 years ago when we took little 6 week old Kal-el for his test.
 We walked in and set down in the waiting area. It never occurred to me that I would be doubted as I am just a very take me as I am honest person. I should of known better. Three nurses walk out and start going on over Kal-el but I could feel their eyes sizing us up. From me to Chris to our poor little unsuspecting son and back. I was so so uncomfortable I actually blurted out "is there anything else?" Then one said to me I'm just trying to figure out who he looks like. He's so light. I was thinking he's a quarter African American, and 1/18th Native American, and the list goes on our babies are little melting pots. Educate yourself beyond appearance moron! I shot daggers at her and very curtly informed her that he obviously looks like his father and explained in a very snobbish fashion ( out of desperation) the entire situation. This is the reply I received "Hunny don't worry we do this kind of thing everyday" For the first time in my life I wanted strangle someone. Not only does this stupid nurse assistant think I'm a hussy but a MARRIED cheating hussy. 10x worse! Poor Chris just set there calm and stoic as usual. When I finally asked him "Can you believe that?!" He laughed and said "Lauren I told you that you should of stayed at home..but Noooo you just haaad to go with us " LOL I was slightly traumatized. Then he kept making it worse by making little jokes. Thats how rumors get started. I was furious. Needless to say I almost ran out of there the minute they got done.
 One week later we got a letter in the mail. It was the test results. We did a little Maury skit before we opened it. Chris kept playing and saying "anything you need to tell me first hunny?" I admitted there was a small possibility that it could be Max's love child (our dog). Ewwww, we laughed and open the letter. There was the little DNA profile. Honestly it was so neat to look at because you can see which alleals they share. I love science. We made a copy of the form and off it was sent to the tribe to start Kal-el's benefits.
  Now that we have Logan can you guess where Chris got to go all by himself when he turned 6 weeks old. LOL. I asked Chris if he could please take him to have the test on a Tuesday so I could title by blog appropriately. He of course rolled his eyes and told me that was ridiculous! I was just happy not to be going this time. As I watched Chris and Logan head out the door I had to hold in inappropriate laughter. It's true when they say you'll laugh about this one day. It's one of my favorite funny stories to share! So without further a due ..In relation to Logan Borquez...You are the ...sorry couldn't resist!

                                                       And there you have it LOL :)

Happy Anniversary Chris "Bear"

 Three years ago today I was exchanging vows with my best friend. I can honestly say I love him more with each passing day. We have spent seven years of our lives together and I wouldn't trade a moment of it for the world, during good or bad times. I can't wait to celebrate together. Hopefully it will be later in the week since his job has him in Memphis today and possibly tomorrow. The exact day is not important what matters to us is that we are able to set some time aside for each other. Seven years of such wonderful memories and I truly feel like we are just getting started. I love you more than words and always will Chris Bear. Happy Anniversary :-)
                                        Here are some very random pictures of us over the years!

                                                           7 Months Pregnant with Super

 

Being silly :)

2008

Come on Chris we are at a childs birthday party..SMILE lol

Logan is 2 Months Old!

  Wow it seems like I was JUST posting his one month pictures. Logan will be 2 months old tomorrow. It's surreal actually. He is precious. He is still such an amazing laid back baby. I did manage to jinx myself however, in regards to his night feedings shortly after his one month blog entry but I must say as of the last 3 nights he is back to only one feeding during the night! Yes! This makes a very sleep deprived Mommy feel human again. Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself yet again. Logan is staying up a lot longer during the day so I contribute this to his improved sleeping patterns at night. He has not constantly given us those sweet social smiles just yet. The only time he came close was when he was looking at the big picture of his brother in the living room. How sweet is that? Whats funny is Super has the exact same reaction to his own picture. LOL! As far as his feedings go he is still such the little piglet. No really I know a lot of Moms say that but our chubby man ALWAYS  takes at least 7.5 oz at a feeding but it usually ends up being 8 or 9. He has grown so much just in the last couple of weeks. He has a sweet little baby doll look to him. Much different than Kal-el looked at his age. Super looked more man-ish but what is so weird about it is my entire family can agree on this statement..Logan looks more like Kal-el than Kal-el did at the same age. Genetics are so neat :) I'm still hoping all his pretty hair doesn't fall out..some of it has but Super was almost bald by this age so that gives me hope. Besides he has so much losing a little will not hurt him ..and its hair ..it grows back! Logan can hold is head up for quite a long time now. He's doing everything a happy, healthy 2 month old should be. We are so proud of him and love him so much. Happy 2 months Logan!

Getting Smaller While He Gets Bigger!

  That's the plan and so far its working! Over the past couple of weeks I've had several messages regarding losing weight and what "secrets" I've used to drop the baby weight so fast.(I still have a good 15 lb to go by the way but even being asked these questions has been so encouraging to me ..so you guys have helped me already! So here's a quick little blog entry on the matter to answer a few questions as well as keep myself accountable. Here's the secret in two words...WILL POWER. I know that's not a fun answer or a quick fix but its just the truth..medical/mental issues with standing of course. Basically almost any reasonable sounding diet will work as long as you stick to it for any length of time as opposed to giving up starting another one etc. I can only speak for what works for me and it's definitely a low carb diet. I honestly adore food..I really do that's precisely the reason I turn into a whale when I'm pregnant (75lb weight gain first pregnancy, 58lb second one). Yep, told ya..I seriously can out eat most grown men. I know that's not feminine or cute but I'm just being honest here. The best analogy I can provide is..I feel about food the way men feel about women to a degree. I have an appreciation for all varieties and my taste can very all the way from 5 star down to a yummy happy meal LOL I love it all :)  I can't stand feeling deprived or hungry and while I miss my sweets terribly when I do low carb after the first few days your cravings stop altogether because your blood sugar is no longer acting bi polar with all the ups and downs. I try to stay under 20 carbs a day. I don't waste my time with net carbs. I've found that really can slow the weight loss down and I like to see results fast so I can stick with it. I don't make any fancy recipes or do meal plans. When things start getting complicated I get stressed lol..so basicly if its lean meat or really just meat I can have it...if its not I don't touch it. It's that simple, the will power is the hard part. So far I've stuck to it (with the exception of my yummy birthday cake) and its doing the trick...42 pounds in 2 months WOO HOO! Like I said I still have 15lb to go and so far I haven't really included much exercise( unless you include chasing Super!). I ashamed to say I hate most forms of it but I'll do a little the closer I get to my goal for toning. Thats about all I can promise LOL :) There are ways to modify the diet if  20 carbs a day seems too drastic. Maybe try 30 a day. There are days when I'd rather have a little more and do it the slow way because I'd rather take it easy on myself after just having a baby two months ago and having major surgery (c section) to get him here! I'll be honest other people are what make that a little hard for me. I feel like at times I'm looked at thru a microscope and I'm not allowed the same leniency as others...almost like seeing me huge is enjoyable for some..I think there's a little word for that....haters :) That's ok because that can serve as motivation as well. The main thing is to stay positive and set little goals along the way. The thing that gets me through it is knowing that once I get the rest of the weight off I can go back to the foods I love ...maybe just a little less of them. Kudos to all you "make it a life style" and fitness gurus.. Momma here can't do that. Maybe those are the best people to get advice from and I wish I could be that way but for now its double cheeseburger hold the bread, and tomato, and condiments and well you get the idea! Good luck :)

                      Worth Every single pound Sweet Baby "Logee"

Wordless Wednesday- Kal-el Goes Grocery Shopping!