Daddy and Logan in SLO

Before leaving the central coast for the Triathlon weekend, we HAD to make a quick trip to San Luis Obispo so Jason could show Logan around his old college town, we could buy Logan some Cal Poly gear (I'm sorry to all of my CSU Rammies...) and so we could OF COURSE stop and have lunch at Firestone (The mere mention of a tri-tip sandwich from this place gets Jason drooling just like Logan!)...so after lunch and a stop at the student store, we wandered down to the creek and snapped this great photo of Daddy and Son. I love it because the only OTHER photo I've seen down at this creek is of Jason and his Nana when I'm guessing he's about 20 and ready to move in to his new apartment...special and beautiful creek :)

Brock Alan Brown Welcome To the World!

On Friday, October 1, 2010, my BFF Lindsey Brown gave birth to her BEAUTIFUL baby boy- Brock Alan Brown! Here are a few pics I stole from Facebook...he's adorable!!! She did an amazing job delivering this little nugget (sorry Linds, I just love calling babies nuggets!). I can't wait to meet him at Christmas and have our FIRST of many Brown Laubster Baby play dates with Logan and Brock! BFFs in the making (Sorry Mr. Cow from my previous post, you will be replaced!). Love you Linds!!

Snug as a bug in a perfectly swaddled rug!

So sweet! Lindsey will be the BEST Mom! Someone I know I will lean on and go to for advice for MANY years to come!!

Snuggles with Mommy!

Eyes open and cuddling with Daddy!

Lovin up some Mama time!

Lake Lopez- Triathlon Weekend!

Since 2001, Jason and his Uncle Bob, Aunt Loli, cousin Jenn and a gaggle of others have camped out at Lopez Lake to participate in or watch the Scott Tinley Triathlon! This was Jason's 4th year competing, and he did an amazing job! Jason, Randall, Suz, Mark and Uncle Bob all competed and completed the course successfully! Becky, Auntie, Logan, Randall's parents and myself all cheered the athletes on and took some pictures to remember the weekend!! Here are a few stand out shots, and the rest can be seen in the slideshow below! Enjoy!

Logan getting acquainted with Auntie after an impromptu diaper change in the dining hall

Jason finishing up the swim...he immediately ran off the course at this point to give Logan a big wet kiss!

Crossing the finish line!!! CONGRATULATIONS MY LOVE!!

Jason and Logan hanging out post race (Please ignore Logan's ridiculously nasty shirt...it wasn't like that when we dressed him....however, little man decided to show us just how much he could spit up in one morning....Mom forgot to throw a bib on him and this was the result! Oh well!)

All bundled up and happy as a clam!

BFFN (Best Friends For Now)

Isn't this the cutest picture ever? This is Mr. Cow...Logan's Best Friend for now (Until he meets either August West Jopes or Brock Brown...his 2 predetermined BFF's). So Cute!

Happy 3 Months Logan!

As always, I did a photo shoot to celebrate Logan's 3 month birthday :) Iris once again made us an awesome shirt design for Logan to sport during the session...enjoy!

Hey! I'm 3 months old! And don't you forget it!

As a 3 month old, I like to squirm about and stick my tongue out! Phhhbbbbt!

Mommy loves these pants...makes me wear them A LOT!

I just keep getting cuter don't I?

What-chu talkin about Willis?

It's a tough job being a model!

Look! I have feet...do you have feet?

From Tummy to Back!

Tonight Logan rolled over (THREE TIMES!) from his tummy to his back!! We've been working on this with him for quite some time...and tonight he succeeded! Jason and I were SO excited for him and proud of him (and excited for ourselves that we got to witness it!)! I put him on his tummy earlier today and thought he was close...so I abruptly stopped his progress because I didn't want Jason to miss it if at all possible! So tonight, after dinner, little man was awake and active so we figured we'd give it a try!

As soon as we put him on his belly, we knew something was different...in a good way. He was holding his head up SO high- higher than he ever had before...and the biggest change of all, he was SMILING while on his tummy! Usually he cries bloody murder when we do tummy time...but tonight, he was smiling and cooing- definitely ready to do something *BIG*! So after a few seconds on the tummy, he started wiggling to his right and then WOMP...over went his big ol' head, followed by his body and Viola...he was on his back in no time! The squeals from Mommy and Daddy plus his suddenly new found view kind of shocked him for a bit, but then he seemed happy with his progress :)

See the video Jason captured of it all below :) Our little boy is growing up....sniff sniff...but we're VERY excited to get this baby on the move! Look out Chase and Earl...he's going to be crawling after YOU!

Here's a video of the little munchkin in action!

Where Has the Time Gone? And Why Haven't I Been Posting?!

My oh My! Where has the time gone? Have 16 weeks really already gone by? This time next week will I really be packing up my from my first day back at work (and beaming the BIGGEST smile EVER as I make the quick drive from Santa Monica back to my baby in Playa Vista!)? Wow. Unbelievable.

Yup, you've guessed it, my maternity leave is coming to an end. A big part of me is absolutely devastated. I'm not ready. Logan's not ready...how is it here so fast? I always knew I wouldn't be ready, whenever i would tell people I got to take a whopping 16 weeks off from work I always followed that up with "It seems like a long time now, but I guarantee you, come October 10th as i go to bed before setting my alarm for the first time I'll say "Wait, I feel like I've only had a day with him!" and sure enough, that's exactly how I feel. Someone told me that women in Sweden get a full YEAR off for maternity leave- a full year! Can you imagine? Wow...how great that would be. On the downside, I guess women's rights are pretty archaic compared to the rights we have here in America....there's a give and take with everything I guess. It seems to me that Mom's should stay home until the baby is done breastfeeding- but how would that be monitored? Some women DON'T breastfeed, some women do it for a few months, others for 1 year and still others for beyond one year (not sure how i feel about that...) but still...wouldn't it be nice to not have to worry about pumping, and storing...you could just nurse as the baby needs and be done with it? Or better yet, what if everyone was allowed to bring their baby to work with them....now THAT would be amazing....but I'm all too aware that those are dreams that will not be coming true for me...but I don't want to seem ungrateful...I am extremely grateful for the great company I work for and what they were willing to do for me to make a schedule work for me and my family...

My new schedule will be much different than what I've been used to the past 5 years I've been out of college...I will now be working 4 days a week (Monday through Thursday), and 8 hours a day (Granted, that's what EVERYONE is supposed to work, but those of us in the construction world all know that its rare to only work 8 hours in this line of work, but Morley has clearly stated that my shift will be 8 hours a day so I'm going with it!). I've been put on a team that is building a hotel in Santa Monica, right along the water pretty much. I've always wanted to work on a hotel, and after speaking with my team today, it sounds like I may be handling a lot of the finish trades- which is what I most love about construction- nice finishes. I'll also be handling the LEED documents (LEED = Green Building) which is great- because it's something that I can take care of throughout the next few months- it isn't a crunch issue that needs to be completed tomorrow...it's also a great thing because it could be a nitch for me to use on my next project!

So while I know Monday will be hard, what's going to make it easier is knowing that I work for a great company that is willing to work with me to make this transition back into the working world a bit easier :)

Sorry for the somewhat boring post....here's a list of other things I intend to post on before i Head back to work!!!

- Logan's first flight

- Our fun trip to Seattle for Lindsey's shower and to meet the fam!

- Logan @ 3 Months (Photo shoot!)

- Logan learning to use his hands and utilize one of his toys!

- Jason's triathlon at Lake Lopez (And tales of "camping" with a newborn)

- The birth of Brock Alan Brown (BFF in training for Logan!)

Taa Taa for now!!

xo