18 MONTHS!

Our Logan boy is 18 months old today! He is so full of personality, can be very stubborn and is testing mommy and daddy more & more...we feel like we have twins anymore. Noah and Logan do a lot of the same things, monkey see monkey do! Whatever sound Noah makes Logan will repeat him. This is a very good thing! Not so much when they're both throwing match box cars down from the loft onto our hardwood floors...ahh boys :)

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas in the Nye household! The most wonderful time of the year!

Noah's new favorite show is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. When we ask him what he wants for Christmas he tells us packages of presents.

Logan has been signing some words on his own without me asking. In this photo he's saying 'eat'. He also asks for milk, drink, more, all done and last night did sleep for the first time. We just started speech therapy a couple weeks ago. The therapist is skipping over the beginner course since Logan is already saying (while signing) hi, hello(when he picks up a toy phone or gets a hold of my cell), dad & sometimes mom(not fair). We are moving on to animal noises-which he picked up on moo & baahh right away. We are also working on 'touch your nose'. The cutest is when he tries to change the channel with the TV remote, we have 3 & he knows which one to use and if you give him a kleenex he will blow his little nose-too cute, I can't get enough of him!!

How big is Logan? SOOO BIG!!! Another new thing he loves to do.

Uncle Mark and Grammie made it to Denver for Thanksgiving!! Uncle Sean joined us as well! What a great Thanksgiving! I said to Noah the night before they arrived.."Guess who is coming tomorrow?" He responds "Santa Claus" He's too funny!

Earlier in the month we made a trip to Pittsburgh to visit with family and friends. The boys and I were there for a whole entire week! It was a nice and relaxing time for Mommy who was well overdue for a break! Thanks for all your help Grammie!!

Poppy drove from Virginia for a quick visit with the boys!

The boys with cousin Chris and Markee. Noah is into electronics already. He'll probably be asking for an iphone for Christmas.

Playing patty cake with Aunt Paula.

A fun filled visit with Uncle Tim and Chris. Noah had a great time singing, dancing and playing Uncle Tim's piano!

Great Grandma-ma and Norman!

Great Aunt Anna Mae!

Happy 18 Months Logan Christopher! We love you so much!!

Halloween!!!

Here's just a quick update of some cool shots of our Family Themed costumes for Halloween. Any guesses as to what we're dressed up as?
Logan makes a great Lion, especially because he growls so much, and also because he has lots of courage and no fear:)
Who's afraid of ghosts? Not Logan!
Our Trick or Treat night was actually pretty warm. Here's Logan hanging out on the front porch before we head out.
Noah was thrilled with Halloween, and had a blast:) He liked to idea of getting lots of candy. Now getting him to understand that he can't eat all of it at once...That's another story...
Kaia maybe needs to lose a little weight to pull off a good todo:)
Happy Halloween!!!

Up to 18 Steps!!

Logan started taking his first couple of steps 2 & 1/2 weeks ago & he is up to 18 steps in a row! Not every time, but he's getting there. He gets very excited to be on the other side of the gate walking toward the stairs....


...almost there. He is all about side stepping down the stairs but his little legs are too short (and it makes mommy very nervous).
Happy Fall to everyone! We've had a beautiful October here in Denver with very mild weather. I'm just hoping it doesn't snow for Halloween. Stay tuned for our Halloween pics & our family theme costumes!!

LOGAN'S FIRST STEPS!

LOGAN TAKING MORE STEPS!

VERY EXCITING NEWS!!

VERY EXCITING NEWS!!

LOGAN TOOK HIS FIRST STEP ON THE 7TH!
HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE OTTOMAN, LET GO & TOOK A STEP!

THE VERY NEXT WEEK HE TOOK 2 STEPS....AND THIS PAST WEEKEND HAS BEEN PUSHING HIMSELF UP TO STAND FROM A SQUATTING POSITION & TAKING UP TO 4 STEPS!!

The first video I took Fri night. Logan was so excited..he was popping up and almost jumping..I think he wants to run!

The second video was Sat. & you can see he is taking it a little slower. We are so proud of him...Our amazing not so Little Logan anymore ;)

Logan's League

Alright, finally another update to Logan's blog! This post will focus on the Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk that happens once a year at Denver's City Park. This year we named Logan's team "Logan's League," and were very excited to gather a large team to walk to support Logan!
We had friends in from across the county to help support Logan's League. Auntie Ash was instrumental in helping the cause, and really rallied alot of her friends to come out and walk for Logan. This year we also had alot of virtual walkers, and all together we helped raise 2,885 dollars for the Mile High Down Syndrome Association!

The walk started early at 7:00 am, and the actual walk commenced at 9:00. During registration and team gatherings, everyone enjoyed the pancake breakfast. After the walk, we grilled some food and socialized for awhile before heading home.
As for an update for the well-being of Logan, we are pleased to announce he is doing quite well! He's so very close to walking, and we work with him daily to achieve this goal. He is able to free-stand for a few seconds, and he pushes a walker around at alarming speeds:) He side-steps everywhere, including up the stairs now. We hold his hands with minimal support as he takes his steps, so hopefully the next post will have a video of him walking.

Logan loves music and loves to dance! He's got quite the rhythm! Here he's doing his best Nana imitation!

Logan continues to impress us with his problem solving skills! He's doing great with placing objects in containers, such as shapes and puzzles. He's learning new sign language all of the time, and is doing well telling us what he wants. On the flip side, he's also becoming a little more of a handful for us! He's definitely testing us with the word "No," and really looks for attention. That being said, he gets away with alot because he's so cute:)
We couldn't have asked for a better day for the walk. It was a gorgeous fall day at City Park!


This year we had about 30 people actually walk, with many more Virtual Walkers. Thanks again so much for your support!!!