Logan's dedication

Last Sunday we had Logan dedicated. This means that we are committed to raising him to know Christ. It is not a baptism, but a public showing of commitment. I pray for the day that each of my boys comes to know Christ personally and then publicly shows that by baptism.

Logan was also dedicated with 3 other babies; Madelyn, Drew & Leyla. It was fun to do it together with all of them and raise our families side by side.

We also have the dedication on video. We are not posting it online, but I can send it to you if you are interested in seeing it. Let me know.

Pastor Jerry showing off Logan; he did great!

Shaun's first day of preschool, year 1!

My baby is growing up! I can't believe that on Thursday, September 15, 2011, my baby officially started his school career. I took a couple of hours off in the morning so I could take him on his first day. He goes Thursdays & Fridays from 9-11am. It is through a Lutheran church which came with great recommendations from a bunch of friends! I'm glad he'll get to learn about Jesus in preschool!

I don't know if it is just a coincidence, but this weekend he has been trying to make the sounds of letters, so maybe he is already applying something from school....?! There are 12 kids in his class, 4 boys and 8 girls. We got to go to a conference the week before to meet his teacher and hear about the class. I'm super excited for the year!

Each kid brings snack once a round and on their snack day they bring in something for show and tell. Shaun's snack day is this Friday! I'm thinking of bluberries, cheese its and juice boxes. I think that will go nicely with the theme: circles and the color blue! Here are some pictures from his first day:

All ready to go!

Walking to class.....

Mrs. Herbison and Shaun

Bye Mom!

On September 11, 2001....

I had been married 1 month and 7 days…
At my job for 2 months and 17 days….
Was 22 years and 346 days young…
I didn’t know I was about to witness our country’s next Pearl Harbor.

I woke up to my alarm clock about 6am to a bunch of talking on the radio. I thought this was kind of odd since there was usually music or a commercial playing. I listened for a few minutes. They talked about a plane crash/explosion in New York and about President Bush in Florida. I remember thinking, “Why are they talking about that”? I got up and instead of getting in the shower right away; I went out to the living room to turn on the TV. There was news on pretty much every channel and they were talking about that same incident in New York. I was watching the coverage; they were showing the aftermath of the first plane’s crash when I saw on live TV the 2nd plane crash into the other tower. The announcers and everyone were quite shocked! We then learned of a plane crashing into the Pentagon and one into the ground in Pennsylvania shortly thereafter. I distinctly remember the announcers talking about the “accidents” at first until they realized that there were too many to be accidents. I remember watching both towers fall.

I proceeded to get ready for work, where we all tried to “work”. I think we were able to set up a TV and get some reception to keep up on the events besides just listening to the radio.

What were you doing when you learned of the attacks on our country?

It’s hard to believe that 10 years has passed since that awful day and that 9/11/01 is a day in past history. There are some for which it is a history lesson because they are too young to remember or weren't born yet. Our lives were so different on September 10, 2001 than they are today or any day since then.

But, I know that God is and will use Satan’s evil to His glory.

Here is a kid friendly portrayal of 9/11:

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4rsaPBd7OulZGU1MjRiY2EtMDU3Ny00OTA2LWJhYTMtMzYwMTgyMzI5ODlk&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

Logan at 6 months!

I know I'm a bit behind in blogging, sorry. The summer has been super busy like usual! As I think of things that have gone on, I will try and blog about them! Here are Logan's 6 month pictures that were taken earlier in August. I think he is a cutie!

4 months old!

Logan is doing well. He is now giggling a lot and trying to turn over. He really wants to sit up by himself, but can't do it yet.

He had his 4 month well check up today. He is well! The doc says he isn't out of the woods yet on the lactose issue because he wouldn't expect it to just go away even with a normal second stool sample. It means that he is processing things better though. Doc says at 9 months we will try him on yogurt and cottage cheese because those only have partial lactose in them. I am to stay somewhat lactose free. I'm taking that to mean no outright milk or other highly concentrated milk products, but I'm going to eat pretty much everything else. He is eating more formula than my milk now anyway, and it has been going pretty well.

Here are Logan's 4 month stats:

Weight: 15 pounds 10 ounces, 67%, he gained 2 pounds 8 ounces in 2 months, down from the 80%.

Height: 26 inches, 86%, he grew 2 inches in 2 months, up from the 84%
Head: 44cm, 90%, it grew 3.5cm in 2 months, up from the 61%! Another big headed boy!

Here is how Logan compares to Shaun at 4 months:

Weight: 15 pounds 7 ounces, 64%
Height: 26 inches, 86%

Head: 43.5cm, 83%

Logan @ 3 months!

These were taken at the end of April. I just had a chance to get them posted!

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