Spring Break Begins

The last time Logan had a break from school - right before Christmas vacation - we had high hopes of visiting the holiday events of Chicago. Instead we spent our time inside because we didn't want to take Leah out in the nine-degree weather. So for Logan's spring break, we were determined to have fun.

We started out the festivities with a road trip to Minnesota for the baby blessing of my brother's fourth son. While enjoying the beautiful sunny weather, we packed our days full of swimming in the hotel pool, visiting a children's museum, keeping four little boys out of trouble, watching hockey games, and enjoying lots and lots of food. My family really knows how to eat well. And of course, we enjoyed our time spent with family including my parents, my brother (Matt) and his family in Minnesota, and my other brother (Drew) and his family. Logan calls the weekend the Wallace Convention. I told him that it was only half of my family, and reminded him about the real Wallace convention/family reunion coming this July.

I have to mention how adorable my nephews were playing hockey during our trip. Andrew (6) and Caleb (4) wowed us with their skating skills. Underneath their sweaty hockey pads, helmet, and hockey clothes, they chased the puck like future NHL stars. We were so proud.

I also mentioned swimming in the hotel pool. We introduced Leah to her first swimming pool, but she didn't enjoy it as much as we thought. We brought her out into the open water, and she immediately started to cry. I thought she would warm up to it after awhile but she didn't, and we took her out. Maybe we should have just let her lounge on the side in her darling bathing suit.

To see more pictures of our excursion, visit our photo page.

Six months old

Leah just turned six months old on Sunday. The little cream puff weighed in at 20 lbs. 5 oz. at her appointment yesterday. That puts her in the heavyweight division with Collin. We joked about it when they were born (see my comment on this post), but the more I see the more I really think they're meant for each other. Leah makes us laugh every day by doing things like holding an object in her hand and talking to it, flapping her marshmallow arms like she's about to fly, and shaking her head at us. Maybe she's seen us do it, but I don't think she's really saying "no." Also, lately she's started to like her mother more than her old dad, probably because dad has no FOOD. Hillary assures me she'll turn into a daddy's girl later.

This post sponsored by Kelcy (polka dot shirt) and Angie (performance fleece).

She's taking off...

Leah started flapping her arms a couple weeks ago like she was getting ready to take off. This video was taken as I changing either her clothes or her diaper, and she just started flapping away. I left her in this tank top onesie so you could see her chubby arms and legs.

Exciting news this morning

Logan wakes up every morning with the sound of Leah babbling in her crib. He will usually get up in the morning with her and let me sleep another hour since I get up with her at night. After that extra hour Logan will come in with Leah to wake me up. Well, this morning Logan also brought some exciting news into our room. Leah hit another milestone. Her first tooth broke through the gums either yesterday or last night, and we haven't noticed any crankiness or side effects. It's another reason we feel so blessed and lucky to be her parents. Sorry, there's not a picture to go with this post. She won't let us see it in her mouth, but we can feel it.

Old teddy, new laughs

Exclusive! Leah has been letting out some fantastic little giggles lately, and we finally got her on camera. It's tough going through her agent to set up screen time, you know. Lots of red tape for such a big star. Theodore, the hot pink teddy bear (hot pink was a cool color in the 80's) belonged to Logan when he was little, and he kept it over the years. As you can see, Leah is growing fond of it as well.

Every time we play it for her now, she smiles at herself. I wonder if she knows that it's her laughing.