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05 August 2005

New playgroup at the Toy Library

Dad got to stay home from work today after spending all night Wednesday
night and most of Thursday at work (boy was he zonked though Thursday
night). To celebrate, Dad made waffles. After eating the waffles,
Logan went with Mom to a new possible weekly playgroup at the Toy
Library for a couple hours. On their return, Mom indicated how much
fun it was and that Logan really enjoyed playing with various items and
toys. At first there were only six kids, but by the end there were
about twenty! Logan checked out a couple of toys, including a large
freight truck and a 'balancing' stepper/roller, in which Logan can hold
on to and roll along the hallway. Mom then went out for a nice break
with her friend while Dad slowly got Logan down for a nap. Mom and Dad
relaxed a bit while Logan napped (a rarity where we can do the fun
things we like to do, if we still have the energy) When nap time was
over, Dad had to go off to a weekly 'Sunchase' Model Solar Car meeting
that he continues to help out on. Mom as usual takes Logan out for a
walk to 'wake' him up, which can be trying on Momma at times as he can
be a bit crabby.
All back home together and Logan enjoyed getting picked up upside-down
and swung around before being flung on to the bed by Dad while Mom
attempted to work on one of her sewing projects. Logan likes to take
Mom and/or Dad's hand in his and drag us down to his level by saying
"Sit down, Daddy" or "Come play, Mommy". That's what he was trying to
do with Mom this time around, and wanted her to give her a horsey ride,
but of course Mom is in her third trimester and so it'd be more like a
hippopotamus ride. Needless to say she can't do that so Daddy quickly
stepped in to provide Logan the thrill of the ride. Finding some legos,
we started building a house with large towers, Logan proclaiming to Mom
along the way "I'm building it up, Momma." Logan is getting better at
concentrating at certain tasks, like counting to five, or playing the
xylophone, or listening to Mom or Dad. We kept reminding him to use the
potty since we only had his training underpants on, and eventually he
would say "Go Potty" and run into the bathroom to go. He also spilled
water all over the floor in front of the sink after brushing his
teeth. Logan was given a dry washcloth and asked to dry it up, with
which after a little bit of prodding, he proceeded to do. He did so
well that he even dried the cabinet in front of the sink, the area
around the sink, and his stool too (in addition to the floor area).
When reading at bedtime, Logan is able to last through most way through
some of the longer books with a generous amount of words.

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