Baby Logan

I went to the doctor today for my 35 week check up. Everything is going well and Logan seems to be growing like a weed. He's measuring really big just like William did. As my doctor put it, history usually repeats itself. I of course feel really huge and he's a lot more active than William was. My doctor will probably induce me a little early, so we are expecting Logan around the first week in January (unless God has other plans). We are getting really excited to see what he looks like and welcome him to our little family!

Long Overdue Update

I know I have neglected the blog again, but I do have a good excuse. I have been really sick the past two weeks.

We went to Houston two weekends ago for a wedding. Jonathan was a groomsman in his good friend from college, John Clickscales, wedding. We had a lot of fun, but the following Monday I started to come down with a bad cough and sore throat. I went to the doctor just to make sure it wasn't anything more serious and he confirmed that it was just a really bad cold. Unfortunately when you are pregnant you can't take a lot of cold medicine. The two things the doctor recommended I try made me feel really weird, so I just stuck with a Neti Pot. There is nothing worse than being sick and pregnant. After about a week I thought I had turned a corner, but then it moved into my sinuses. I am still battling a little congestion, cough and headache, but am finally starting to feel better. Jonathan has been a good sport, having to work and play Mr. Mom at home. To make matters worse, William has a cold too (not near as bad as mine).

We did go to Houston for Thanksgiving, but had kind of a rough time. I had a severe headache almost the whole time we were in town and William wasn't feeling good either. Hopefully next week will bring better health. Check back later in the week for more updates on William, Logan and our life in Waco.

"This House....Trick or Treat"

We had a very festive Halloween with my sister and her family in Houston this year.


Jonathan carved a pumpkin for the kids Saturday morning. Then my sister toasted the pumpkin seeds for everyone to snack on.

Later that day we went to a Fall Festival at their church. If you can't tell, William was a monkey for Halloween.

William and Loren waiting in line to ride the train, which William loved....

We then went to a Halloween party and Trick or Treating. William had so much fun, he would point to a house and say, "This house, trick or treat!"

We finished the night by checking out the Halloween loot...

Long Awaited Update

Sorry I have been so bad about updating the blog the last few weeks. We have actually been kind of busy. We went to the Heart of Texas Fair, the Houston Zoo Boo, Jonathan's 10 year High School reunion, the Waco Zoo (my sister came in town last weekend), the Baylor Homecoming Parade and Jonathan went to the Baylor Homecoming Bonfire with a Baylor alum friend of his. Don't worry, we are still Aggie fans first...especially since they finally beat Texas Tech last weekend. Instead of describing everything in detail, I decided to just post some pictures. I forgot my camera for all of the activities except the Waco Zoo. The fair pictures and bonfire pictures came from Jonathan's phone.



William eating his snack and playing on the phone between Houston and Waco...



Baylor Homecoming Parade...




Baylor Bonfire....



Waco Zoo...

Heart of Texas Fair in Waco...

Fire Awareness Day

Every week William and I go to Toddler Time at the Waco Public Library. It's actually a really great program and William LOVES it. We play, sing, read books, make crafts, etc. Well, yesterday was Fire Awareness Day. I use the term "Fire Awareness" very lightly. It was more like fire-hot, fire-no touch, fire-danger.

The highlight was when the firemen came to hand out hats and stickers and talk to the kids. Then all the kids went outside to climb on the firetruck. William was in heaven, I had to pry him off the back of the firetruck screaming. He insisted on wearing his hat in the car and most of the rest of the day. He wanted to sleep in it, but I had to draw the line somewhere.

I can now add firetrucks to his list of obsessions...cars, trains, mowing, throwing/hitting/kicking balls and firetrucks. At least he's into manly things!

Happy Halloween

Here are a few pictures of William posing in his new Halloween jammies and new stuffed animal. Jonathan won the stuffed monster in one of those drop the claw games. Just when I said, "no one ever wins anything in those games and the claws are rigged," bam...Jonathan pulled up a stuffed animal, much to William and Jonathan's delight. William named him "Cookie Monster." Needless to say, Cookie Monster has become a part of William's entourage of lovies. He now sleeps with blankie, Mr. Bear and Cookie Monster. It's getting a little out of control.

Happy early Halloween from William and Cookie Monster!

New Baby Name

We have decided on a name for the new baby. After much deliberation and consultation with everyone and their dog, we have decided to name the new baby Logan Patrick Knickerbocker. I know it's not a name you might expect from us, I usually side on the ultra traditional, but it just sounds right to us. We had narrowed it down to a few names and I just started calling the baby Logan to test out the name and it stuck.

I had a really fun time unpacking some baby clothes the other night. Each little outfit or tiny pair of jammies reminded me of William as a baby and how time does go by so much faster than you think. I'm not looking forward to the sleepless nights again, but I am getting so excited to meet our new family member. I can't wait to see how William reacts to baby Logan too!