update

We have been busy practicing with Logan trying to get her standing, walking, etc...She does great cruising, and has stood independantly a few times. We are working with her trying to get her to stand from the floor, as opposed to always having to have something to pull up on. She had been doing well at physical therapy, and still is, but last week her therapist noticed she was "W-Sitting." This sitting position is usually a phase in a lot of kids, that doesn't affect them. However, in a child that may have mobility issues, and does not like to cross her midline to begin with, this sitting position is not a great idea for her. It does not allow trunk rotation, and is a very secure way of sitting, not making her work and use her muscles. You can read more about "w-sitting" here and here.

this is "w-sitting"

We now find ourselves saying, "fix your legs..." several times a day. Hopefully this is just a phase for her and we can stop it before it becomes a habit.

She will walk behind a push toy. When she walks, she is throwing her right leg out. The therapist will continue to monitor this.

We are so proud of the progress she has made in the last few months, and we look forward to watching her continue to make great progress!

dont forget to vote for Logan!

http://photos.parents.com/category/vote/id/7/w/23/y/2010?page=110

you don't want...

You don't want to hear about my day do you? I thought you did...:-)

So, this morning I had a maternity photo shoot with a beautiful woman and her awesome little boy. Everything was going great until....the poor little guy got stung by hornets. Yes, plural - hornets. We put him on a swing, and the nest was under the swing. They swarmed him within seconds, and the little guy was stung six times. It was horrible.

So, after that traumatic experience, I came home to put Logan down for her nap. After I got her to sleep, I came downstairs only to hear a loud noise I could not clearly identify. O well...I went about my business and started to upload the pictures (the few we took before the horrible hornet attack...) and I heard it again. So I went to the back door, next thing I know my back glass was shattered. Yep, shattered. It sounded like popcorn popping on the door for about an hour.

This my friends, is crackle glass. But not the kind you desire...

Some punks lovely young children were throwing rocks at windows...

I am assuming they got to see the effect of their work. 

I hope they are happy. 

I wasn't...at all. 

Not the best of days, but hey, it could have been worse. 

We were thankful the little fella was not allergic, and he is doing fine now. 

He was a trooper, tough little guy.

We are also thankful the glass did not break on both panes, just the outer one. 

That would have been an even bigger mess.  

And Logan is healthy and happy

and she rocks my socks..haha

help me out!

I entered Logan into a contest - cheesy, I know :-) However, you can help vote for Little Logan by clicking this link and voting for her!! Please take a minute and vote for her!

http://photos.parents.com/category/vote/id/7/w/23/y/2010?page=4403&esrc=nwphotofaves4

bath time beauty

bath time is fun around here...

wrinkled toes make me smile.

soapy hair and

eyelashes pressed together with wetness

are the best.

I love the new face Logan is making

when we rinse her hair :-)

our little soapy beauty

sunglasses and magazines...

I should have saved this picture for a wordless Wednesday...

there are no words :-)

Check out our little love in a local magazine!

Logan Magazine - click page 4-5 - she is at the top of page 5

It is a picture from our beach trip last year

she has grown SO much!!

Also, thank you so much for all the comments

from the before and after post yesterday

they were all so kind, I really appreciate it!

before/after

This is my first before/after post, I decided I would join Monica's bloghop this week! I took some pictures of Logan a few weeks ago, and one thing I wanted to incorporate was her crib bedding. We picked out her bedding long before she was born, and it was something Cody and I both immediately agreed on. We looked at hundreds, and kept going back to this one! We love it and we hope it lasts a while, and she will love it too. However, I know one day this bedding will be long gone, and I wanted something to be able to show her the bedding her Daddy and I picked out for her.

                                                             This is the original - SOOC

it looks over-exposed, yellow, and the wrinkle in the background drives me nuts!

After:

I edited in Lightroom:

boosted blacks, cloned the wrinkle, adjusted white balance, fixed her skin tone,

straighted the horizon and boosted clarity

a nice, clean edit :-)

This is from the same set as this picture - a b/w conversion.

wordless wednesday