Week 16-17 10/6-10/19

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Alex has been out of town in Battle Creek quite a bit over the past few weeks. It's good that Logan has become more vocal because he can say "hi" to Daddy over the phone. It's still hard though and Alex swears he changes each time he leaves.Last weekend, Grandma Ginny came over on Saturday to babysit and we went downtown Detroit with some friends to watch the Tigers and the U of M/Michigan State game. We ended up hanging out at Cheli's right next to Tigers stadium. It was a lot of fun and the atmosphere was great when the Tigers won. Then on Sunday, we went to baby Tommy's baptism. Tommy is Alex's cousin Tom's baby. Hillary had baby Tommy about 5-6 weeks after we had Logan and baby Tommy already weighs a little more than Logan does. We all went out to Shields afterwards. It was nice to hang out with the family and good to see Tom and Hillary (they live in Connecticut) it's great that the boys are so close in age and I'm sure family get-togethers will be a lot of fun for them in the future. Alex and I started our volleyball leagues a few weeks ago. I play women's on Tuesday nights and he plays men's on Thursdays. Thankfully, his sister Mandy is still living with us. Since Alex has been out of town so much, she has pitched in watching Logan when I go play. It's a great break and it feels good to be able to play. We also play co-ed together on some Wednesdays. Last Wednesday we started our parenting group. It's a group of about 11 families..all of which had their babies at Beaumont Royal Oak and live in the immediate area. It's great because the kids were all born between June 6th-29th. The group meets every other Wednesday from 7-9. There is a guest speaker the first hour and then the second hour is for socializing. It will be great to compare notes with other first time parents and watch all the kids develop. Logan is the only true preemie of the group so it should be interesting to see if he is behind everybody else.Last Saturday we went up to the Stucky's house for their annual turkey fry. They organize all kinds of activities for the kids and have a big bonfire. It was pretty cold outside so Logan stayed inside with Daddy most of the time (I had to twist his arm to watch football and the Tigers:) Then, we went to my parents house to hang out, watch the U of M game and play cards.We're still pretty dead at work, so I have been at home with Logan quite a bit. I must admit that it has been great to be able to spend so much time with him. I am a bit bummed that the weather is turning cold and we won't be able to spend as much time outside. He is developing more each day. He grabs a hold of toys and puts them into his mouth. He can even pull his binky out and put it back in...he doesn't always get it back in the right way, but he's working on it. Here is a really cute picture of him trying to shove the binky and his fist into his mouth at the same time.