Seeing Old Friends and Making New Ones

What up!

It was a fun weekend full of old friends and new ones.  On Friday night, we went to El Azteca to see some folks from out of town.  Even though it was super loud, Logan did awesome "burning the midnight oil" until at least 10:00!  He definitely takes after his daddy being able to stay up so late. 

On Saturday, we invited some "special" friends over for a BBQ : )  Last year, an assistant at my school told me about a teacher at her former school that had a little boy about Logan's age who also had special needs.  She thought that we would get along great and one morning brought in the yearbook to show me her picture. I immediately recongized the girl's picture, and said "I know her!"  Believe it or not, she is the older sister of a boy I "went out with" (isn't that what we called it?) in middle school.  She and I emailed back and forth towards the end of the school year, and it was true...we definitely had a lot in common.  Fast forward to August, and Olin and I finally invited the whole family over for hot dogs and hamburgers.  I was so looking forward to hearing more about her sweet little boy and just talking to someone who had experienced similar things in the last year!

We had a great time with our new friends.  Logan and the other little guy will likely be in the same class at Alpharetta Elementary in a year and a half.  While they have very different medical backgrounds, it was so neat to see them facing each other on the floor just like any other normal kids.  I so enjoyed sharing mommy stories with someone I knew passed no judgement on me.  I also loved her and her husband's positive attitude and outlook about what God has given them.  They are the type of "glass half-full" people you want to surround yourself with...they just roll with the punches.  I really hope this was the first of many more get togethers with them...they are big Georgia fans so maybe some tailgating is in the future : )

Finally, we helped host a baby shower on Sunday afternoon for one of Olin's co-workers.  While I don't have a desire to be pregnant any time soon, I still love "mommies to be" and baby showers!  What is cuter than little pink or blue baby clothes, booties, and blankets?  I can get stuck walking up and down the aisles of Babies R Us for hours just picking things up and saying "How cute is that!!!"  Unfortunately, Logan missed his morning nap and wasn't 100% happy to be partying again, but he still made some new friends.  In particular, the eight-year old son of the family also hosting, took a liking to Logan.  He was so curious to learn more about Logan and be near him throughout the entire afternoon.  While Logan drank his bottle and watched the Braves game, this little boy laid right next to him and just touched his arms and face.  It was the sweetest thing to see this "rough and tough" boy be so kind and gentle with Logan.  Those moments make me so happy.  To that boy, Logan is just a sweet baby...not a baby with special needs.  It was awesome.

Future Best Legs???

On a totally different note, Logan has his first speech therapy visit tomorrow morning followed by physical therapy at his daycare.  We are going to show his teachers how to put on his ankle braces and what exercises they can do to work with him during the day.  So far, they have been very receptive to the idea of the therapist visiting.  

Tonight was sort of ground breaking though.  I won't shout it from the roof yet, but Logan actually got on all fours and into crawling position all by himself tonight.  He's been starting to get his butt up off of the ground more, but this was the first time he's gotten his butt up and pushed up on his arms at the same time.  It was amazing to see.  He also rolled from his back to his stomach which I know he can do, but usually chooses not to.  Maybe he'll start using rolling as a way of moving from place to place.  I would be fine with that!  Moving is moving...whatever the means!  I am so excited to see what comes next.  He seems so close to doing so many new things!  Stay tuned : )

Jack is such a good cousin to Logan...can't believe he's already 4 years old!

Very unusual for Eddie to let mommy hold Logan...I had to get it on film!