Well, we got some really good news at the doctor yesterday. They found what they think is a cervical polyp which means we have a new diagnosis other than a placental tear (a diagnosis of exclusion). They were even able to verify its blood supply so it is a pretty good conclusion that it is a polyp. So, although it is still a mild complication, it is leaps and bounds better than what we thought.
Apparently it is not uncommon for polyps to form in women who have already have had one child and they grow in response to hormones, so the bleeding can increase over the pregnancy as your hormones do. They are almost never cancerous, so that isn’t a concern. The biggest risks are that the bleeding and cramping associated with the polyp (the polyp is like a grape and bleeds very easily and because it doesn’t belong there the cervix will try to push it out), the body can get confused and start labor early. So far, my cervix is totally closed and we are good to go. They will keep watching me. The other very small possibility is that the polyp itself grows like crazy and actually acts as a dilator on the cervix, but again they can track it and see if this is likely.
For now, I have a new lease on life and am able to occasionally pick up Logan. This has been such a breath of fresh air for me since now Charles can have some more freedom and I am not totally useless. I still am not going to carry him around or pick him up more than absolutely necessary. I also need to try to manage bleeding and cramping still, which do seem to respond to movement, so that means still maintaining some activity but having it be low intensity. I have also been instructed to use advil when I cramp to try to relax the uterus. It can be a cycle (as I have noticed) and can be hard for the body to turn around on its own. The nice piece is that now I don’t have to worry about progression or a catastrophic problem around any corner. I am not much of a stresser, so I was doing pretty well before, but I feel this major weight lifted off my shoulders now.
Long term, my polyp will either come off on its own at birth or it will be removed after I am recovered from labor. They can bleed a lot, so when it is removed, it might need to be cauterized.
So, keep your prayers coming, but they clearly are already working and we are so looking forward to the healthy arrival of our second baby boy in November. I was so nervous about doing something that would result in my baby losing oxygen and having permanent problems. I know it wouldn’t be “my fault” but I couldn’t stop picturing how that would feel. I can rest so much easier now and just look forward to holding my sweet little dude in a few months!
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Baby Boy McClintock #2
As most of you know, we are pregnant again. We are expecting another boy due November 22nd. He is growing on target and has all the right pieces! He is a healthy wonderful boy. I am not sure if I am more in tune this time, but he is also very active very early and I feel him bouncing around a lot. Unlike last time, I am also looking pregnant this time, with a nice 22 week bump and I definitely had to give into maternity pants this go ‘round. It is fun to be glowing with a little more pregnancy-ness this time. I always felt like although I missed the horror stories that people tell moms last time, I also missed the community celebration as people are happy for your new life. It has been fun.
Now for the not so cheery part, as some of you know, this pregnancy has been a teeny complicated. I have been diagnosed with (most likely) a tear in my placenta. The super medical term is a placental abruption and mine is the most minor you can get, but my doctor is referring to it as a tear because we have no indication that it isn’t functioning well. So far I have had about 9 episodes where I have spotted. Although spotting can be normal, especially in the first trimester, the recurring nature is concerning. We are very fortunate that I am already in a “high risk” practice which means we have the best doctors, best nurses, and best ultrasound techs, so I am fortunate that I am not switching clinics or trying to deal with this in a normal practice.
At about 18 weeks I was diagnosed with the tear and was told that I could no longer pick up Logan. This has been really hard, aside from the obvious desire to pick him up and love on him, there is a giant practical side from the super annoying to the disappointing. I can’t lift him in and out of his crib which means someone else needs to be here at the start and end of every nap (or morning and bedtime). I can’t lift him in and out of his high chair (we actually taught him to crawl into his regular high chair for this reason and it became a toy that he won’t sit in so now we are using the booster and I am going to delay teaching him to climb in that until absolutely necessary). And of course, I can’t put him in and out of the carseat or stroller which means no walks, errands, park visits, play dates, etc. Lastly, I can’t lift him for safety situations. This is mostly not a problem at home (though kitchen tantrums are rough), but it means I can’t take him outside in the yard to play for fear he’ll run to the street, which he occasionally tries to do. It has meant a HUGE change in how Logan and I interact and a GINORMOUS change for our routine and how and when Charles works and works out. Overall we are making it work and we are SUPER thankful for my parents, who have been immensely helpful and will be here most of the summer.
I am not on bedrest (they don’t do it for abruption anymore, though they used to), but I am required to maintain a “light” activity level, which is luckily fairly consistent with my semi-remission arthritis status anyway. I am not going for longer walks, like I could, but otherwise, I am allowed to go grocery shopping, etc. I can’t lift stuff and I need to take a rest each day and also rest extra if I start spotting or cramping too badly.
So, now for the heavier stuff. As annoying as the life change stuff is (which is very annoying), the harder part is the changed outcomes for later in pregnancy. Although Logan’s pregnancy got off to a rough start and I had high disease activity, the only thing we had to come to grips with was induction at 39 weeks. Logan ended up coming on his own at 38.5 weeks and we had a great easy and safe regular labor and delivery. Logan was placed right on my chest and never had any health concerns. This delivery may be more complicated, but then again, it might not be. The doctors can’t say for sure. Overall, my risks increase across the board.
My risks of pre-term labor are much higher (bleeding stimulates the cervix to open) and so I am already being checked regularly, and that will probably even increase more to make sure my cervix isn’t opening (so far it is “a mile” long and very closed so YAY).
It also raises my risks of complications before labor, like the placenta not working as efficiently. However, so far I have no sign of any scarring or problems with the placenta, so again no worries yet and I will continue to have frequent ultrasounds to check. If the placenta doesn’t work as well, then baby would have to be born early. The things they do with ultrasound are crazy though and they can monitor blood flow throughout the chord and baby (heart, head, and abdomen) and make sure that things are working great.
It also raises my risks of a catastrophic event, like a full placental abruption. This is a life threatening event for me and the baby. Luckily we are close to hospitals, so it is unlikely to kill me but it could result in blood transfusions and intense medical situations if that happened. However, so far I have only had minor spotting and nothing has indicated that I would have a more serious event. For baby, at this point, he is not quite viable, but in the next few weeks, he will be and that will mean we will need to be even more cautious because intervention is much more time-sensitive for the baby than it is for me. This type of event is not a guarantee in someone who has a placenta tear, but the recurring nature of my tear makes my doctor nervous because my placenta doesn’t seem to be healing like it should. Some women have more major bleeds early that clear up and have no problems later. Some also have no problem and without warning have a full abruption at the end (36 weeks) in pregnancy. So again, who knows….
Lastly, it raises my risk for complications during labor. Obviously if I can’t pick up Logan, the stress of labor will be pretty intense for my placenta. This means I could have anything from minor increased bleeding to a full abruption during labor. Who knows at this point? We are going to have to spend some serious time discussing with my doctor whether a planned c-section, even a few weeks early, might improve outcomes for baby. Likely some will depend on whether things stay mild for the next while or whether they progress and get worse. We aren’t enthusiastic about the long recovery time for me since I’m such a slow healer, but we need to discuss outcomes and make the smartest decision for the baby, since a distress event could severely impact their lives.
So after explaining all of that, there is a small chance that this bleeding is something else like a cervical polyp. Almost all can be detected on ultrasound and they don’t see any, so it is unlikely, but my recurring minor bleeds could be explained by that. It isn’t enough of a chance for my doctor to change my plan (no lifting logan), or my monitoring, but it is something to give us hope for a simple rest of the pregnancy.
So, overall things are still fine, but we are being carefully monitored and going to work closely with our doctor on keeping everyone safe going forward. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and hopefully by thanksgiving we’ll have another healthy baby boy waking us up around the clock ;).
Now for the not so cheery part, as some of you know, this pregnancy has been a teeny complicated. I have been diagnosed with (most likely) a tear in my placenta. The super medical term is a placental abruption and mine is the most minor you can get, but my doctor is referring to it as a tear because we have no indication that it isn’t functioning well. So far I have had about 9 episodes where I have spotted. Although spotting can be normal, especially in the first trimester, the recurring nature is concerning. We are very fortunate that I am already in a “high risk” practice which means we have the best doctors, best nurses, and best ultrasound techs, so I am fortunate that I am not switching clinics or trying to deal with this in a normal practice.
At about 18 weeks I was diagnosed with the tear and was told that I could no longer pick up Logan. This has been really hard, aside from the obvious desire to pick him up and love on him, there is a giant practical side from the super annoying to the disappointing. I can’t lift him in and out of his crib which means someone else needs to be here at the start and end of every nap (or morning and bedtime). I can’t lift him in and out of his high chair (we actually taught him to crawl into his regular high chair for this reason and it became a toy that he won’t sit in so now we are using the booster and I am going to delay teaching him to climb in that until absolutely necessary). And of course, I can’t put him in and out of the carseat or stroller which means no walks, errands, park visits, play dates, etc. Lastly, I can’t lift him for safety situations. This is mostly not a problem at home (though kitchen tantrums are rough), but it means I can’t take him outside in the yard to play for fear he’ll run to the street, which he occasionally tries to do. It has meant a HUGE change in how Logan and I interact and a GINORMOUS change for our routine and how and when Charles works and works out. Overall we are making it work and we are SUPER thankful for my parents, who have been immensely helpful and will be here most of the summer.
I am not on bedrest (they don’t do it for abruption anymore, though they used to), but I am required to maintain a “light” activity level, which is luckily fairly consistent with my semi-remission arthritis status anyway. I am not going for longer walks, like I could, but otherwise, I am allowed to go grocery shopping, etc. I can’t lift stuff and I need to take a rest each day and also rest extra if I start spotting or cramping too badly.
So, now for the heavier stuff. As annoying as the life change stuff is (which is very annoying), the harder part is the changed outcomes for later in pregnancy. Although Logan’s pregnancy got off to a rough start and I had high disease activity, the only thing we had to come to grips with was induction at 39 weeks. Logan ended up coming on his own at 38.5 weeks and we had a great easy and safe regular labor and delivery. Logan was placed right on my chest and never had any health concerns. This delivery may be more complicated, but then again, it might not be. The doctors can’t say for sure. Overall, my risks increase across the board.
My risks of pre-term labor are much higher (bleeding stimulates the cervix to open) and so I am already being checked regularly, and that will probably even increase more to make sure my cervix isn’t opening (so far it is “a mile” long and very closed so YAY).
It also raises my risks of complications before labor, like the placenta not working as efficiently. However, so far I have no sign of any scarring or problems with the placenta, so again no worries yet and I will continue to have frequent ultrasounds to check. If the placenta doesn’t work as well, then baby would have to be born early. The things they do with ultrasound are crazy though and they can monitor blood flow throughout the chord and baby (heart, head, and abdomen) and make sure that things are working great.
It also raises my risks of a catastrophic event, like a full placental abruption. This is a life threatening event for me and the baby. Luckily we are close to hospitals, so it is unlikely to kill me but it could result in blood transfusions and intense medical situations if that happened. However, so far I have only had minor spotting and nothing has indicated that I would have a more serious event. For baby, at this point, he is not quite viable, but in the next few weeks, he will be and that will mean we will need to be even more cautious because intervention is much more time-sensitive for the baby than it is for me. This type of event is not a guarantee in someone who has a placenta tear, but the recurring nature of my tear makes my doctor nervous because my placenta doesn’t seem to be healing like it should. Some women have more major bleeds early that clear up and have no problems later. Some also have no problem and without warning have a full abruption at the end (36 weeks) in pregnancy. So again, who knows….
Lastly, it raises my risk for complications during labor. Obviously if I can’t pick up Logan, the stress of labor will be pretty intense for my placenta. This means I could have anything from minor increased bleeding to a full abruption during labor. Who knows at this point? We are going to have to spend some serious time discussing with my doctor whether a planned c-section, even a few weeks early, might improve outcomes for baby. Likely some will depend on whether things stay mild for the next while or whether they progress and get worse. We aren’t enthusiastic about the long recovery time for me since I’m such a slow healer, but we need to discuss outcomes and make the smartest decision for the baby, since a distress event could severely impact their lives.
So after explaining all of that, there is a small chance that this bleeding is something else like a cervical polyp. Almost all can be detected on ultrasound and they don’t see any, so it is unlikely, but my recurring minor bleeds could be explained by that. It isn’t enough of a chance for my doctor to change my plan (no lifting logan), or my monitoring, but it is something to give us hope for a simple rest of the pregnancy.
So, overall things are still fine, but we are being carefully monitored and going to work closely with our doctor on keeping everyone safe going forward. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and hopefully by thanksgiving we’ll have another healthy baby boy waking us up around the clock ;).
18 months
It is hard to look at Logan today and even imagine him 18 months ago as a newborn or even 6 months ago as a kid who didn’t walk/climb/talk/self-feed etc. So much of his identity and our lives on a day to day basis is driven by these monumental changes. We talk with him nearly constantly and he is very opinionated, expressing his thoughts and feelings each moment (wonder where he got that from :P). I am so impressed with each little change and each little development and I am so in awe. He is such a neat kid and I am so lucky to be his mommy.
Stats
Logan is 29 pounds and 33.5 inches tall. He is 95th percentile for weight and 75th-90th for height and head circumference.
Talking
Logan is a super talker. I would say he has somewhere between 300-400 words that he can say at this point and many more that he understands and responds to but doesn’t say. I am also impressed that his understanding of language has gone beyond the physical (car, monkey, tree, banana), to the more abstract (behind you, the other way, Mommy’s vs logan’s, etc.). He also is good at associating different kinds of things as similar, and some connections that seem harder. I am not sure how but he knows all birds and all bird “tweats” are birds. If we are in the house and we hear a bird, he will tell us about it even if you can’t see it. He also knows the word “raining” (yes he is a seattle boy) and applies it in the shower and also when my dad is watering plants. Some classifications are harder as most 4 legged things are still “puppies” but can you blame him since we say everything from a teacup dog to a st brenard is a puppy?
Logan has very strong opinions and his ability to communicate is key in keeping him happy. He will tell us what he wants to do and we can (generally) accommodate it. Of course he is also a junkie for “Phone” “pictures” and “watch” “tv” but those aren’t options most of the time. Although he doesn’t always like what we have to say, explaining to him what is going on has been a helpful way to manage tantrums. It isn’t perfect but he seems to understand and accept things. We have also worked on giving him options, especially in tough situations. We have been giving him food and clothing options for a long time and he likes the choice but now for instance he gets the option of having our leg over him pinning him down during a diaper change or he can lay still. With Charles he hates the leg and will often stop struggling. With me, he likes me leg over and ask for it to be “on” him. Conversely, we are having to work on our choice of what we say when it comes to giving him options that aren’t options. We’ve been talking to him for so long without him understanding that we got in the habit of phrasing things as questions, like “do you want your diaper changed?” We need to change this because logan understands the question and understandably says “nn nn” and shakes his head (he doesn’t say “no” yet, always “nn nn” with the head shake). So we have switched to “we are going to change your diaper now and when we are done we can play again.”
We found on our trip to LA that our ability to talk to him (and him to understand) really helped him calm in stressful situations. His ability to talk was less helpful as he is crying and yelling “daddy, up, car, carseat, home” at us. I think he was really frustrated that we weren’t listening. We tried to explain that it wasn’t an option, but he kept repeating his demands.
His language is developing very quickly with him learning several words a day and popping out things from nowhere. Although we have always called his “sandbox” a “sandbox” and he knew what it was, he never said the word but the other day showed Papa and told him “sandbox.” It is pretty neat! He also knows all of his face body parts and is working on the rest (knows tummy/belly (both words), and belly button, penis, toes, feet, arms).
His pronunciation is pretty good for his age, I think. Some sounds are harder, like f’s and l’s and “r”s but he can say them all. “ella” comes out well and “owl” and the f is getting more common in “puffs” “coffee” and “off,” though he often uses the p instead, especially in a hurry. Some words, like “water” are coming out “awa” or “wawa” even though he could at least say “wa-duh.” “Open” is still a funny one because he says it with his mouth completely closed. Some strange words also sounds strangely alike, like “high chair” and “outside” have morphed into similar sounds even though he used to differentiate them more. And of course every day there are a few words he says that we can’t yet translate but we will figure them out eventually! Although a stranger may not understand him at first, it is fun to see our family adjusting to his dialect quickly and being able to quickly enjoy all that he has to say.
Movement
Logan is a proficient walker on all surfaces. He can go up and down hills and rarely falls. He is also now picking up his pace and although not quite a full run, I think he gets some air between his legs and certainly moves quickly. He has learned to go down our two stairs walking, without holding on to anything and will go down the staircase outside holding on to the wall next to it. He still mostly crawls up stairs but has occasionally taken a stair standing up (balance is harder). If he can hold on, he can walk up the stairs without a problem. Logan is a climber at heart! He has fallen in love with slides at the park, and not the dinky kiddy slides, but the 6 foot tall kid slides. He can climb up on his own, get himself seated, and push himself down the slide. He has in the last 1.5 weeks learned to climb into his high chair, climb our taller brown couch and tonight (climb our coffee tables). His increased understanding of climbing combined with his growing muscles is going to make him quite a force to reckon with.
He is a very active fellow and his muscles mean he can put up a really good fight when he wants to be doing something different than you want. This can make bedtime, diaper changes, getting into the car seat, and other activities quite a fun challenge. It also means we have to think really hard about letting him “free’ when we are out. We generally don’t even let his feet touch the ground at grocery stores or the farmers market because he will run around like a crazy person and lose his marbles if you try to reign him in. We try to give him plenty of time at the park to run around and selfishly keep him contained when we have things to accomplish.
Eating
Logan is overall a really good eater. He’s had some tummy troubles the past few weeks so his diet had slipped to more of a BRAT type diet, and then the dr prescribed that for another week, but he is showing increased interest in other foods again and I think he’ll be back to eating in no time. He’s getting more picky and I think we are going to have to make choices about how to handle that in the future.
Our best tool recently has been to switch to family dinners. He is much more interested in what we are eating (even if it is salmon or quinoa stuffed peppers) than anything in front of him, even if bagels or something very desirable. Sharing meals with him is a fun social experience and really seems to help improve his pallete and his diet.
Logan is proficient at self-feeding. He can “poke” things with his fork and eat them and he can spoon feed pretty well. For spoon feeding, he still thinks it is very entertaining and will sometimes pause to long in celebration before closing his mouth and lose the food in his bib, but overall it is pretty good. We are still sticking to more viscous substances like oatmeal and yogurt, but will try other things with moderate success. We were so sure when he was little that he was right handed because he would do everything first with his right hand, but Logan has shown a real preference for his left hand with self-feeding. Just in the last week or two the right hand is coming into play more, but he seems to prefer left. We’ll see!
Personality
Logan is a strong willed and independent fellow. He is very good at self-entertaining and will generally direct his own play. He will tell you if he wants to go outside, or in the car, or to a park, or play in the sandbox, or play the blanket game. His favorite request is to watch tv “pictures” but if we turn it on he almost instantly loses interest in it. It is interesting to see facets of his personality shine, for instance he loves cars and dogs (puppys) and we don’t particular care for either, but they are probably his new favorite thing. Despite his stranger anxiety he also recently started being very interested in “people” so maybe that will signal an ebbing of his major anxiety.
It is probably obvious since we are having another kid, but we have both enjoyed more than we could have imagined being parents to Logan these last 18 months. I have so much trouble describing the impact it has had, but we met with our doula about baby #2 yesterday and she described it wonderfully. She said it is like she was living in black and white like in Wizard of Oz and then the whole world lit up with color. It has made me happier than I thought possible and I am so honored to get to see his smiles and watch him grow and develop.
Stats
Logan is 29 pounds and 33.5 inches tall. He is 95th percentile for weight and 75th-90th for height and head circumference.
Talking
Logan is a super talker. I would say he has somewhere between 300-400 words that he can say at this point and many more that he understands and responds to but doesn’t say. I am also impressed that his understanding of language has gone beyond the physical (car, monkey, tree, banana), to the more abstract (behind you, the other way, Mommy’s vs logan’s, etc.). He also is good at associating different kinds of things as similar, and some connections that seem harder. I am not sure how but he knows all birds and all bird “tweats” are birds. If we are in the house and we hear a bird, he will tell us about it even if you can’t see it. He also knows the word “raining” (yes he is a seattle boy) and applies it in the shower and also when my dad is watering plants. Some classifications are harder as most 4 legged things are still “puppies” but can you blame him since we say everything from a teacup dog to a st brenard is a puppy?
Logan has very strong opinions and his ability to communicate is key in keeping him happy. He will tell us what he wants to do and we can (generally) accommodate it. Of course he is also a junkie for “Phone” “pictures” and “watch” “tv” but those aren’t options most of the time. Although he doesn’t always like what we have to say, explaining to him what is going on has been a helpful way to manage tantrums. It isn’t perfect but he seems to understand and accept things. We have also worked on giving him options, especially in tough situations. We have been giving him food and clothing options for a long time and he likes the choice but now for instance he gets the option of having our leg over him pinning him down during a diaper change or he can lay still. With Charles he hates the leg and will often stop struggling. With me, he likes me leg over and ask for it to be “on” him. Conversely, we are having to work on our choice of what we say when it comes to giving him options that aren’t options. We’ve been talking to him for so long without him understanding that we got in the habit of phrasing things as questions, like “do you want your diaper changed?” We need to change this because logan understands the question and understandably says “nn nn” and shakes his head (he doesn’t say “no” yet, always “nn nn” with the head shake). So we have switched to “we are going to change your diaper now and when we are done we can play again.”
We found on our trip to LA that our ability to talk to him (and him to understand) really helped him calm in stressful situations. His ability to talk was less helpful as he is crying and yelling “daddy, up, car, carseat, home” at us. I think he was really frustrated that we weren’t listening. We tried to explain that it wasn’t an option, but he kept repeating his demands.
His language is developing very quickly with him learning several words a day and popping out things from nowhere. Although we have always called his “sandbox” a “sandbox” and he knew what it was, he never said the word but the other day showed Papa and told him “sandbox.” It is pretty neat! He also knows all of his face body parts and is working on the rest (knows tummy/belly (both words), and belly button, penis, toes, feet, arms).
His pronunciation is pretty good for his age, I think. Some sounds are harder, like f’s and l’s and “r”s but he can say them all. “ella” comes out well and “owl” and the f is getting more common in “puffs” “coffee” and “off,” though he often uses the p instead, especially in a hurry. Some words, like “water” are coming out “awa” or “wawa” even though he could at least say “wa-duh.” “Open” is still a funny one because he says it with his mouth completely closed. Some strange words also sounds strangely alike, like “high chair” and “outside” have morphed into similar sounds even though he used to differentiate them more. And of course every day there are a few words he says that we can’t yet translate but we will figure them out eventually! Although a stranger may not understand him at first, it is fun to see our family adjusting to his dialect quickly and being able to quickly enjoy all that he has to say.
Movement
Logan is a proficient walker on all surfaces. He can go up and down hills and rarely falls. He is also now picking up his pace and although not quite a full run, I think he gets some air between his legs and certainly moves quickly. He has learned to go down our two stairs walking, without holding on to anything and will go down the staircase outside holding on to the wall next to it. He still mostly crawls up stairs but has occasionally taken a stair standing up (balance is harder). If he can hold on, he can walk up the stairs without a problem. Logan is a climber at heart! He has fallen in love with slides at the park, and not the dinky kiddy slides, but the 6 foot tall kid slides. He can climb up on his own, get himself seated, and push himself down the slide. He has in the last 1.5 weeks learned to climb into his high chair, climb our taller brown couch and tonight (climb our coffee tables). His increased understanding of climbing combined with his growing muscles is going to make him quite a force to reckon with.
He is a very active fellow and his muscles mean he can put up a really good fight when he wants to be doing something different than you want. This can make bedtime, diaper changes, getting into the car seat, and other activities quite a fun challenge. It also means we have to think really hard about letting him “free’ when we are out. We generally don’t even let his feet touch the ground at grocery stores or the farmers market because he will run around like a crazy person and lose his marbles if you try to reign him in. We try to give him plenty of time at the park to run around and selfishly keep him contained when we have things to accomplish.
Eating
Logan is overall a really good eater. He’s had some tummy troubles the past few weeks so his diet had slipped to more of a BRAT type diet, and then the dr prescribed that for another week, but he is showing increased interest in other foods again and I think he’ll be back to eating in no time. He’s getting more picky and I think we are going to have to make choices about how to handle that in the future.
Our best tool recently has been to switch to family dinners. He is much more interested in what we are eating (even if it is salmon or quinoa stuffed peppers) than anything in front of him, even if bagels or something very desirable. Sharing meals with him is a fun social experience and really seems to help improve his pallete and his diet.
Logan is proficient at self-feeding. He can “poke” things with his fork and eat them and he can spoon feed pretty well. For spoon feeding, he still thinks it is very entertaining and will sometimes pause to long in celebration before closing his mouth and lose the food in his bib, but overall it is pretty good. We are still sticking to more viscous substances like oatmeal and yogurt, but will try other things with moderate success. We were so sure when he was little that he was right handed because he would do everything first with his right hand, but Logan has shown a real preference for his left hand with self-feeding. Just in the last week or two the right hand is coming into play more, but he seems to prefer left. We’ll see!
Personality
Logan is a strong willed and independent fellow. He is very good at self-entertaining and will generally direct his own play. He will tell you if he wants to go outside, or in the car, or to a park, or play in the sandbox, or play the blanket game. His favorite request is to watch tv “pictures” but if we turn it on he almost instantly loses interest in it. It is interesting to see facets of his personality shine, for instance he loves cars and dogs (puppys) and we don’t particular care for either, but they are probably his new favorite thing. Despite his stranger anxiety he also recently started being very interested in “people” so maybe that will signal an ebbing of his major anxiety.
It is probably obvious since we are having another kid, but we have both enjoyed more than we could have imagined being parents to Logan these last 18 months. I have so much trouble describing the impact it has had, but we met with our doula about baby #2 yesterday and she described it wonderfully. She said it is like she was living in black and white like in Wizard of Oz and then the whole world lit up with color. It has made me happier than I thought possible and I am so honored to get to see his smiles and watch him grow and develop.
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