34 weeks
Logan has been doing a lot of new things lately. He crawls so fast, it's like a sprint. And he does it every where. He likes to race me to the kitchen when he knows that I would like him to stay in the living room. He did it this morning while I was trying to get the dishwasher unloaded. I'm beginning to understand the phrase "pick your battles". I let him stay in there with me & climb on the dishwasher. At least it was clean. He also likes to climb over my legs while I play with him on the floor. He'll go back & forth, sometimes either getting stuck or tired & he'll just lay there across my lap. He loves it when I rub his back then.

He pulls himself up on to every thing as well. He likes to pull himself up on his walker to play with the toys rather than actually being in the walker. He hasn't figured out how to get down, so he stands until his legs get tired & they slowly slide into the splits. He's a little hysterical at this point, so I have to pick him up & sit him down. This morning while we were on the floor playing with his toys, he kept pulling himself up on me. A few times he let go to stand by himself. He stands for only a brief second, but I can believe he's trying to do this already.

He was standing in the kitchen by his high chair & the railing yesterday. He walked from the rail to his chair, still holding on. He actually took a few steps! By himself!! I was amazed. He did this twice last night. Crawling probably isn't going to be a very long stage in our house.

He stands by the stairs, trying his best to climb them. Bill has been teaching him to climb. I'm not sure if that's such a good idea. It's like we're asking for trouble, but oh well. That's what Dads do best. Teach their boys to get into trouble.

He's been a little weird the last couple of days. He likes to sit & bounce his head off of whatever is behind him. The wall, the kitchen garbage can, the front door, the couch. He just sits there & knocks the back of his head into stuff. It's obviously not hurting him & he's just learning about movement & reactions. But it's still a little funny to look over & see him bouncing his head off of whatever.

We finally started actively working on baby signs. I found a DVD at the library that teaches babies ASL rather than made up signs. I like this idea better. It's a skill that he'll be able to use for the rest of his life. In the morning after breakfast, play time & a diaper change, we sit on the couch & watch the DVD together. He loves it. He watches the T.V., then looks at me repeating the signs & smiles when I make him do the same. It's really fun for the both of us.

Logan learned how to smack his lips this week too. We went to the store to grab some ingredients for dinner. I carried him in rather than strapping him into a cart. As we're walking through the isles, he keeps smacking his lips & making all sorts of sounds. It was really funny. What's even more funny is that he's not doing it again!

Then the most adorable new skill this week is the new smile. I don't know where or how he learned how to do this, but it's the cutest. Smile. Ever. He gets a cheesy grin on his face & wrinkles or scrunches up his nose. It makes me laugh so hard. He does this all of the time now. Especially when he's having a really good time or when he's particularly proud of himself for doing something, like climbing the stairs. Or if he thinks he's just being really cute. Which of course, he is.