Logan's Best Friend Buddy

Kendall has been trying to convince Logan that Buddy is his best friend, and vice versa, ever since Logan was born. Neither one is very interested in the other right now, but we're pretty sure they'll be best friends some day.

Here's Buddy babysitting Logan while he sleeps in the stroller:

Wyoming Climbing Trip

We decided to make the most of my last weeks of maternity leave and spent a week climbing at Sinks in Lander. Logan did very well-- we were at the crag during snow and 30 mph winds, and he didn’t complain. We had a few nice sunny days too. We set up his swing in the hotel room, and he slept pretty well most of the week. I can't really say the same for us-- but we love climbing in Lander, so it was worth it (at least in retrospect).

Logan rolled over for the first time while we were in Wyoming—and we missed it. He was on his tummy and I looked away, and then when I turned around he was most of the way on his back and screaming with surprise. It was weeks before he did it again.

Steve & Sam joined us one day-- the coldest day. Ellen-- expecting Anabel to arrive any minute-- wisely stayed home.

I'm a Beaver, You're a Beaver, We are Beavers All

For those of you that don't read nerd, his t-shirt says "I'm a cutie pie"

I'm a Beaver, you're a beaver, we are beavers all;
And when we get together, we do the beaver call:
E to the u, du dx, E to the x dx
Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159
Integral, radical, u dv
Slipstick, sliderule, MIT!

Shelf's First 5.14

Mark bolted this route a few weeks after Logan was born, and yesterday he sent it! Its Shelf's First 5.14. The story was written up in a couple online climbing magazines:


Shelf Road's First 5.14: Rock and Ice

Shelf Road’s First 5.14, An Interview With Mark Anderson : Splitter Choss

Any 5.14 is a special send, but this one was particularly meaningful because it was Mark's own route, and because he did it with Logan there. We knew Logan would change our life, but we weren't sure how he would change climbing for us. We knew you could climb with kids-- we just weren't sure we would still want to, with all the extra gear required and all the extra crying. In fact, it was kind of a prerequisite for Mark that he climb 5.14 before we had a baby. So, this was a small victory. Of course, I realize this is the easiest time, when he's pretty happy sitting in his bouncy chair. We'll see how we're doing six months from now when he wants to crawl off a cliff.

Two Months

At two months, Logan has doubled his birth weight and is now a very chubby 12 pounds 4 ounces (25th percentile height, 75th percentile weight). He’s moved into 3-6 month clothes. He can smile, but doesn’t very often—he’s kind of serious. He loves being carried in the Baby Bjorn, and always falls asleep in the carrier or in my arms. We could not live without the Baby Bjorn, or his swing. He sleeps there every night, for 2-3 hour stretches, and falls asleep to the sound of running water (played by the swing). He only gets a bath about once a week because he hates it and screams—although one time he loved it and smiled the whole time. We spend our days going for walks and go to story hour at the library every Wednesday. He’s the youngest baby there, and he tends to sleep or look at the lights in the ceiling most of the time, but its fun for me to see other moms. He likes singing songs—his favorite is the Itsy Bitsy Spider—but he’s not very interested in toys yet. His best friend is Buddy the dog.

Visiting Janie & John

Kendall & I went down to Colorado Springs to visit my godmother, Janie, and her husband John. While we were there, we took a shopping trip around her house-- she's downsizing from a house to an apartment and selling all sorts of beautiful things. Actually, pretty much all the furniture you can see in these pictures is now in my house.

The Happy Bath

Logan is not a happy bather. He doesn't scream anymore, but he's always pretty nervous and seems like he might burst out crying at any moment. There was, however, one happy bath. I don't know what we did-- maybe the water was just the right temperature, maybe I sang just the right song, maybe he was in just the right mood. Whatever it was, he smiled the whole time.