Baby Brother!

No, Logan is not going to have a baby brother....Logan is going to BE the baby brother! About 4 weeks ago we received a referral for a 16 month old girl from Ethiopia! We were told that when we activated our adoption things would mover fairly quickly and they certainly did. We have received several pictures of her and she is beautiful. We're not allowed to post pictures of her until we bring her home so you will just have to trust us. :-) We submitted the acceptance paperwork in mid-July, and we received an email just last week that the adoption agency has officially filed for a court date. We are looking at the last week of October or early November, and hope to hear in a couple of weeks. After the court date, we'll travel home and then wait 4-6 weeks to return to Ethiopia to pick her up and hopefully have her home by Christmas.

1st Trip of the Summer

We just returned from a ten day trip out to Pennsylvania. It was a work trip for Ryan but we also saw some family and friends of Ryan's because he grew up there. Logan was not too happy about the long car ride. If he wasn't sleeping he was awake and crying, so we had to make a few extra stops to let him have some time out of the car seat. We did have a couple of rough nights of sleep (which were most likely from Logan being sick) but overall, he adjusted well to napping and sleeping in his pack n' play and he really enjoyed meeting a bunch of new people. A week from today we leave for out 2nd trip of the summer to Seattle, which is one of our favorite places to go. This will be Logan's first airplane ride, so hopefully he won't be the screaming baby that everyone is annoyed by. We are also curious to see how he adjusts to the 3 hour time difference. Hopefully we won't have too many days of waking up at 4 AM. Here are some pics from Pennsylvania:

These first two pictures are of Logan with a little boy named Jackson. Jackson is the son of one of Ryan's good friends growing up. Jackson is just 10 days older than Logan. They were very cute together!

Logan meeting his Great-Grandma Foust for the first time.

Logan with Great-Grandma Aughton.

And finally, we couldn't stop through State College without Logan meeting Joe Paterno. :)

Pool Time

On Tuesday, Aunt Nikki came down to visit and we went to the pool. I had taken Logan a couple of times before but this was the first time he got to try out his new float (which I got at a garage sale for $2. :) ) He loved it, and it was nice to let him float around instead of having to hold him on my lap the entire time. She got some great pictures and here are just a few. Yay for summer!!

June 10, 2010

This date is an important one in the Foust family. Not only is it Logan's 6 month birthday but it is also the date that we activate our adoption. We can't believe it is already here! Our adoption specialist said to expect a referral in a little less than a month from activating it, which means we will know if Logan is going to have a little (or older) brother or sister by the end of the summer. We are so excited and can't wait to see the child that God has chosen for us.

Friday morning Logan goes in for his 6 month appointment. We can't wait to see how big he is. We have introduced solid food and he has been eating green beans, peas, sweet potatoes, squash, and bananas. He has enjoyed all of them so far. He continues to spend most of his time on his belly and he is working hard at lifting his chest in preparation for crawling. We are also working on sitting alone. Here are some 6 month pics.

We dedicated Logan at church on Sunday, June 6.

Deciding if he likes green beans or not.

Rice Cereal

This morning we tried the first cereal feeding with Logan. Here is a before picture.

He wasn't sure what to think of it at first, but he did a great job of opening his mouth nice and wide so we could get the spoon far enough in. He spit it out a couple times but we think he got most of it down. Here are some pics, as you can see he really wanted to eat his bib instead. :)

And here is the after picture.

4 months old!

Logan turned 4 months about a week ago, but I delayed in posting until we had his pediatrician appointment. Today was his appointment and he is definitely a strong, growing boy. He weighs 16 lb 3oz (77%) and is 27 inches long (99%). He got a couple more shots but so far today he has been very happy. Hopefully he sleeps well tonight especially since last night he gave me a 9 hour stretch! Occasionally, he rolls over from his belly to his back and most of the time it is in his crib. The doctor recommended starting rice cereal when he's about 5 months, so we'll be looking forward to that. Here are some 4 month pics.

I love this one because it shows his chubbiness so well. We're not sure what happened to his neck. :)

This is my favorite! My sister took this just at the right moment!

3 months old

Logan is growing and changing so fast! He coos and smiles all the time and is really working hard at rolling over. He's not quite there yet but I'm sure he'll get it soon. He has found his hands and I'm afraid he is going to be a thumb sucker. He doesn't take to the pacifier well, but he loves to find his thumb. :-) Most nights he is giving me 6 straight hours of sleep, but every once in a while he'll be up every 3 hours. I'm hoping those are just growth spurts. The weather has been warming up, so we have gone on our first few walks this week. Yay for Spring!! Enjoy the 3 month pics!