For starters, he is a GREAT big brother. He plays with Brayden, and is extremely protective of him. At the same time, though, they fight like anyone might expect brothers to fight. Logan is possessive of his toys and doesn't like when Brayden is playing with something that belongs to him. Of course, it's perfectly okay for him to play with Brayden's toys though :) He has a temper that can compete with that of his brother, but in the end Brayden's will always win. Logan is a three year old, so with that comes temper tantrums for a variety of silly reasons. He spends quite a bit of time on our bottom step in time-out, but that consequence isn't very consistent depending on who's watching the boys, so it's not as effective as I'd like it to be.
Logan is a somewhat picky eater. We often find ourselves fighting with him to finish a meal. He goes without dessert more often than not (though it's not offered every night either). I get really annoyed when I have to feed him to get him to eat. He just has so many more important things to do than to sit down at the table and eat, I guess. His current favorites are pierogies, spaghetti-o's, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He still loves to drink milk. He asks for Cheerios and orange juice every night before bed. He's such a creature of habit, just like his mommy.
Our biggest accomplishment lately has been potty training! I'm so proud to announce that this little guy is officially trained! I had started trying to get him trained at the beginning of the summer when I was off work, hoping that he would definitely be done by the time I went back to school and Todd's dad wouldn't have to deal with it. We had no luck throughout the summer, and I was pretty discouraged. Then, one weekend in September I decided we would try big boy underwear just for a day to see what happened. We had one accident that morning, while shopping at Target. I explained that we wouldn't be able to stop at the library after we finished shopping because we had to go home and change his pants. He was pretty disappointed, and has only had a handful of accidents since then. We had a period of a few weeks with poop accidents, but he's since gotten the hang of that too, and we've been accident free for about three weeks or so (knock on wood). I'm so proud of my little man!
TV has, unfortunately, become a huge part of Logan's life lately, and he will surely let you know if you are interfering with one of his shows! Among his favorites are Dora, Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi (my personal favorite), Backyardigans, Olivia, and Blue's Clues. I'm not really crazy about Olivia or Blue's Clues, but they are all that's one during the hour between Brayden's bedtime and Logan's bedtime, so he watches them. I guess it could be worse.
I'm starting to teach Logan how to spell his name, and he has the first three letters down. He usually says L-O-G-M. He can recognize a lot of the letters of the alphabet, but not all yet. He is starting to recognize numbers too. He knows several shapes and all of his colors. His vocabulary is ridiculous, and I often find myself asking, "Where did he learn that word?" Papa does a great job baby-sitting, and I know Logan is learning a lot from him. For that, I am so grateful. The three of them (Papa, Logan, and Brayden) are three of a kind and it's so great to see such a great relationship blossoming between them.
I feel so lucky to have two wonderful little boys. I don't always feel like I deserve it, but I'm definitely counting my blessings these days!
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