tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906951386831826582024-03-05T18:30:36.016-08:00Counihan's Clan 2Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-4069251854466016092010-07-18T18:49:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.647-07:00Seth's Summary: 30 weeks (7 months)Seth is 7 months old! I cannot believe how big our little baby is. He is over the half-way mark to being one years old - not that I'm thrilled about my baby growing up so fast. Seth is such a sweet, good-natured little baby. He is so much fun!!!<br /><br />But, do you notice how this seven-month old baby boy does not just sit there while his mommy tries to snap his monthly picture? I remember the days when Seth would just sit propped up in the corner of the chair. Now, he just dives for the football toy and I take the picture with one hand poised ready to catch Seth if he starts falling over!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DXB_wsticOcjNjlogD0uKhYNB3HxzAB_HbqhRjgLs1pKsRV2mYXFj8fHivAqsetY1WiP-tDZR4LDQg97aHzZU2Yl_Tv2usrO_KAABklVAV61k9NZ6sgfzTYO1APWwD5MBY2sQgQ3Jq5Z/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496550306108444434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DXB_wsticOcjNjlogD0uKhYNB3HxzAB_HbqhRjgLs1pKsRV2mYXFj8fHivAqsetY1WiP-tDZR4LDQg97aHzZU2Yl_Tv2usrO_KAABklVAV61k9NZ6sgfzTYO1APWwD5MBY2sQgQ3Jq5Z/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_jLzTZXLlWQaIo05zE1zIsRAVPCkj1l1wmAJdjuQb7X_9mB4qq-e1VnnVGZZILKqDDZU66nO4VD2GvZGv91zajdHzVjjvYybhhbXQL0q2_ZBLNpRfOuP8IcZ38hfw2lLrt1RvXCJYVfU/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496550297542668258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_jLzTZXLlWQaIo05zE1zIsRAVPCkj1l1wmAJdjuQb7X_9mB4qq-e1VnnVGZZILKqDDZU66nO4VD2GvZGv91zajdHzVjjvYybhhbXQL0q2_ZBLNpRfOuP8IcZ38hfw2lLrt1RvXCJYVfU/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qdZ_9Q1_lp6QyR6HW0stcA9k6xxWzB2IIAYs9j-l-8eg3MuO12GjsMW3YBIQLn-DWov05rN6zoPPVmyjV0hDM8oTt6pQS4TVuOZp1CE8mYjCvtkTOYZPnWTw4dNRGXyRCEt3edn_vbl0/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496550285098214482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qdZ_9Q1_lp6QyR6HW0stcA9k6xxWzB2IIAYs9j-l-8eg3MuO12GjsMW3YBIQLn-DWov05rN6zoPPVmyjV0hDM8oTt6pQS4TVuOZp1CE8mYjCvtkTOYZPnWTw4dNRGXyRCEt3edn_vbl0/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><u>Eating</u>: Seth likes rice and oatmeal cereal. He says "Mmmm!" every time you put a spoonful of cereal in his mouth. He loves peas! Jason offered him pureed peas the other day and he loved them! Much to Jason's dismay. Now we switch up carrots, sweet potatoes and peas for Seth. He looks like a baby bird and holds his mouth open for carrots. It's so cute! I make all of his food at home. It has been so easy and cost-effective.<br /><br />Seth does very well sitting in his high chair and does not try to squirm out of it. He doesn't try to grab the spoon and opens his mouth when he's ready for more.<br /><br />I still nurse Seth two times a day during the week and then 4 feedings/day on the weekend. On the weekdays, he still takes two bottles during the day. He is growing bigger - I'm guessing he must be 19 pounds, since he was 17.5 pounds on his six-month appointment over a month ago.<br /><br /><u>Sleep</u>: Seth takes two 1.5 - 2 hr naps each day and most days, he takes a cat nap at 5pm. By about 9am, Seth is ready for his first nap. He's had his cereal and a little hang out time with Jason before he goes down. For Seth's second nap, he goes down at 1pm and typically sleeps until 3pm. Many times I hear Seth talking to himself a little before I get him up. It's so cute! He just "who's" and "goos".<br /><br />Seth still goes to bed for the night between 7-7:30pm each night. It's like he knows that he's supposed to go to bed because he gets a little fussy and cuddly, with his thumb in his mouth. It's so weird to me that Seth will go down for the night and then Jason and I have an hour or two of just us.<br /><br /><u>Playtime:</u> Seth got a new toy this week - a musical table for him to stand in front of and bang buttons, keys and other little gadgets to make them light up and make music. He really likes everything and it's a great way for him to practice standing and strengthening his legs. But he does get a tired!<br /><br />I always laugh when Seth plays with his Taggies books. Taggies are these fun kids toys and blankets that have "tags" on the toy that resemble tags because babies always seem to find the tags on the toy and just play with them. Despite the fact that Seth has a myriad of tags to choose from on his Taggie book, he always goes for the actual tag!!<br /><br />We tried a new thing this week - playpen time. Seth plays with one or two toys by himself in his playpen for about 10-15 minutes two times a day. The idea is to encourage independent play and a chance for him to really focus on a few toys on his own. We believe that playpen time is not a way to enforce boundaries, but a way to encourage freedom for him to explore on his own without his parents or caregivers always offering entertainment.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklSK-pKaMCOqkiFgRQ8dbPHKYfaMk6R1VEfpZfgzQDaEIfCg9DGqiPPDqNX2VIbI4GPkCkEHGVE6rm-pNRyrYy3KQhy8g7ka216XwiJZqfDGwVDjXLf1lwD_R3VgVVpWlgBzCBG_ettNb/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496549630659585266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklSK-pKaMCOqkiFgRQ8dbPHKYfaMk6R1VEfpZfgzQDaEIfCg9DGqiPPDqNX2VIbI4GPkCkEHGVE6rm-pNRyrYy3KQhy8g7ka216XwiJZqfDGwVDjXLf1lwD_R3VgVVpWlgBzCBG_ettNb/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXMxWOkQ9wSwd91uTpmybIWQU7ZUcUK045qMvmP7zxJ1UxUs2oXE9uXBl46AWTpaQ6vn8hkootuHGwis_Gq7c6QeiKtW_mTNuMl7HeY-8KxOGMqYnDjMNc2rZtWBez5TOQdR7Dmof-hTS/s1600/DSC_0023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496549623057616802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXMxWOkQ9wSwd91uTpmybIWQU7ZUcUK045qMvmP7zxJ1UxUs2oXE9uXBl46AWTpaQ6vn8hkootuHGwis_Gq7c6QeiKtW_mTNuMl7HeY-8KxOGMqYnDjMNc2rZtWBez5TOQdR7Dmof-hTS/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" /></a><br />Seth back-wards scoots and pushes himself to where he wants to go to. He often finds himself under the coffee table and then grabs onto the rungs and tries to pull himself up likes he's doing pull-ups!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8hsXTzQXxRn9__arvlOpF1mZFCiQykltB2Eo9NTFd-p5m1NbPWchcIfUVKSnVamJZZ6BfGGTVcpceMDv6uQ1q3xAyMUPmAbPpxFb0hAI8-gXgs0j250gvUTtJLMO_sKGnO_3XAIfnpTP/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496549099046200578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8hsXTzQXxRn9__arvlOpF1mZFCiQykltB2Eo9NTFd-p5m1NbPWchcIfUVKSnVamJZZ6BfGGTVcpceMDv6uQ1q3xAyMUPmAbPpxFb0hAI8-gXgs0j250gvUTtJLMO_sKGnO_3XAIfnpTP/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBh5KtAYNzPuFlsbENu4FuJx4P1Ocl2ppVdqD88h2VtRzpwut5z6hF6qkh9l_xXSIUbskjJHAIw1QYgrzI6SNkDa_WrnmlWmREqBTmdqwcMWe0R2hhX5Rt22Wkx8eaej3M-MePYpjnEkh/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496549079407118866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBh5KtAYNzPuFlsbENu4FuJx4P1Ocl2ppVdqD88h2VtRzpwut5z6hF6qkh9l_xXSIUbskjJHAIw1QYgrzI6SNkDa_WrnmlWmREqBTmdqwcMWe0R2hhX5Rt22Wkx8eaej3M-MePYpjnEkh/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" /></a><br />That's all for this week!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-10833837751916824392010-07-18T17:57:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.659-07:00Weekend Wrap-upIt was a very satisfying weekend - and a very summer-filled weekend!<br /><br />On Friday night when I got home from work, Seth was still taking a cat nap. We got Seth up and ran two errands, then picked up Chinese take-out and headed home. After nursing Seth and putting him down for bed, Jason and I sat outside in front of a bonfire. You know you're a new parent when you fall asleep in front of a bonfire. Or, as everyone knows me, that's just being Carolyn because I can fall asleep anywhere!<br /><br />Saturday morning was bliss. After nursing Seth and giving him oatmeal, we went for a nice long walk and then Seth took a nap. That gave Jason a chance to sleep in. I'm not big for sleeping in, but I know Jason likes it and since I'm the early bird, I more than jump at the chance at getting up early and starting the day. Jason slept in until 8:45am! I don't think he's been able to do that since before Seth arrived!<br /><br />I found a fun musical table on Craigslist that I had been eyeing for Seth. I met the gal at a nearby gas station and brought my new toy home for Seth. He loved it! It gives him the chance to hold onto something and play musical and push buttons. Basically, it's just another noise maker but those things don't bother me. I like to see Seth play around with pushing buttons. I think it's learning cause and effect.<br /><br />It was 93 degrees and sunny, but Jason and I got a little selfish and dragged Seth to our town's annual fair where they have an all-you-can-eat corn feed. Did I mention it was all-you-can-eat....corn on the cob? We were so there! We parked a few blocks away from the fair and walked Seth in his stroller. He loves people-watching! He did not need any toys to keep him interested. Seth watched the guys steaming the corn. He watched kids that ran past him. He watched the people standing in front of us talk to each other. Sitting with our stacks of corn, hamburgers and soda, I felt so content. It made me feel so blessed with my husband and baby boy. My dreams have come true and God has indeed blessed me. I have a wonderful husband and healthy, sweet boy.<br /><br />Jason and I chided that in a few years, Seth (and maybe a sibling) would be begging us to go on all the kiddie rides. We both remembered from our own childhood how we didn't go those fairs very often - probably because fair rides are not cheap!<br /><br />We quickly scooted back home to put Seth down for a nap, but he was fighting the nap big time! I think he was over-tired and hot. So, he took a little half hour nap in the swing before he nursed again. We played for a little bit, then Seth took another catnap.<br /><br />Our friends, Brian and Kay, said they were in the area so they came over with their son (and Seth's future best buddy!), Luke, and we ordered pizza. It was so amusing to watch Luke try to play with Seth and how Seth reacted to Luke. Seth was into playing with his toy, but when Luke came over to touch him or take his toy, he just looked at Luke as if to say, "What are you going to do next?"<br /><br />Saturday night got really ugly. I mean, tornado warning/bad thunderstorm ugly. It was one of the worst storms that I've seen in a while. Thankfully nobody was hurt from the tornadoes. They were awfully close to us. We brought Seth down to the family room with us when it started raining and getting really windy. He just fell back asleep on the couch with us and when the storm was over, we brought him back to his crib and he went back to sleep.<br /><br />On Sunday, we went to church and then came home. Jason had a soccer game and I stayed home so Seth could take a nap. We went over to Uncle Dennis and Aunt Patsy's home so they could meet Seth and so we could visit with them. It was really nice to see them. They are very sweet and caring relatives. I have fond memories of being at their home. My parents were over there too, so we got to visit with them as well.<br /><br />Because it's been so hot and steamy, we've taken Seth's helmet off here and there so he doesn't get over-heated. Already I notice a different that his head is growing and starting to fill in.<br /><br />Some fun pictures from this weekend:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOFdlD9429Zixa1tTU8e37zfS0U1tC0D1rgJV6AXknU8gmKJ3j93yyQlovmtvIHgNNmoNE04OpFXDW58ZU6TOSho1xFPzssYDIIDKP96IGrkgU1Yxq_2fh318UbVDOw2xRk-MBu648gzp/s1600/DSC_0128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495426106834991874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOFdlD9429Zixa1tTU8e37zfS0U1tC0D1rgJV6AXknU8gmKJ3j93yyQlovmtvIHgNNmoNE04OpFXDW58ZU6TOSho1xFPzssYDIIDKP96IGrkgU1Yxq_2fh318UbVDOw2xRk-MBu648gzp/s320/DSC_0128.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQE3P5gkgmQJTj7PDOzKkLFVZxsEK9LFMlyRYdW8tVmiBM-JDO6fq_6ZcXhuMrgZUdKDI3pEfvXcbVDvHEx1xT7UfvKiIcis5VtLNyIKReVIc1EpHPB9h-8W540aQB1kCZ2ClA7uw-ZC8/s1600/DSC_0127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495426091255912866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQE3P5gkgmQJTj7PDOzKkLFVZxsEK9LFMlyRYdW8tVmiBM-JDO6fq_6ZcXhuMrgZUdKDI3pEfvXcbVDvHEx1xT7UfvKiIcis5VtLNyIKReVIc1EpHPB9h-8W540aQB1kCZ2ClA7uw-ZC8/s320/DSC_0127.JPG" /></a> Check the air on Sophie the Giraffe!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTWhbwT1i2l_WazKVl4ldAY90VDmqxn0jlL8-jyxq-PTJzWvPBDnJ1imN1dmuUV20sYg17A-z-5MUR6KiiqmCiOA6gKwXBItmNQ3c-FsqusG5RH4ZmFpbT9v8r4inkICOx1wZGJ8KiJpL/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495426071953800066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTWhbwT1i2l_WazKVl4ldAY90VDmqxn0jlL8-jyxq-PTJzWvPBDnJ1imN1dmuUV20sYg17A-z-5MUR6KiiqmCiOA6gKwXBItmNQ3c-FsqusG5RH4ZmFpbT9v8r4inkICOx1wZGJ8KiJpL/s320/DSC_0120.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DbZJdz8y84Nycqq1VnBDdibZZQ87qAQ3hQvcKOcDwo_Yks0K7QKlH1vHIGXMznrM8sSt9ALgnHsjec7GYh17pdKAKfYTMSh4-Be4vYRjDyUeYppzZmJLynYPTBvBxjTrg5_232JTLnam/s1600/DSC_0116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495425288828729778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DbZJdz8y84Nycqq1VnBDdibZZQ87qAQ3hQvcKOcDwo_Yks0K7QKlH1vHIGXMznrM8sSt9ALgnHsjec7GYh17pdKAKfYTMSh4-Be4vYRjDyUeYppzZmJLynYPTBvBxjTrg5_232JTLnam/s320/DSC_0116.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUNRRjXX087QlzwGngYUTRSbeoeXndZ1oASOlQbp_XgDyh2PzvJtafuMXsAKiJIIxdpxmUXhmsUX9Y6GTGS7CkftZ767BWAzKjtDgXYJTriM7ociNNsEIL06df_Pi7tXpbRacPTBU4U0x/s1600/DSC_0100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495425279848861202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUNRRjXX087QlzwGngYUTRSbeoeXndZ1oASOlQbp_XgDyh2PzvJtafuMXsAKiJIIxdpxmUXhmsUX9Y6GTGS7CkftZ767BWAzKjtDgXYJTriM7ociNNsEIL06df_Pi7tXpbRacPTBU4U0x/s320/DSC_0100.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FXxSHucsbRWziwlkVQpv8FGU3uwMUaBSxzmQrJEu_2qWEI05x705Q61732HB9zkv8tKxEIWafqcLlPvABJV2cLGfh2GHVnZfuy-vFfi13qbOp3_l7pmmI_fUdFCWL9TJNKyKfP8ioAjm/s1600/DSC_0095.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495425259532388082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FXxSHucsbRWziwlkVQpv8FGU3uwMUaBSxzmQrJEu_2qWEI05x705Q61732HB9zkv8tKxEIWafqcLlPvABJV2cLGfh2GHVnZfuy-vFfi13qbOp3_l7pmmI_fUdFCWL9TJNKyKfP8ioAjm/s320/DSC_0095.JPG" /></a> I found out that my dad has the same v-shaped "watermark" on his forehead right between his eyebrows like Seth and I do. I never knew my dad had one. Apparently, a few of my other cousins on my dad's side also have the v-shaped watermarks. They appear more prominent on our foreheads at various times like when we're hot or been swimming. Or, as my husband likes to offer up, when I get frustrated. Which never happens. Ahem. Jason just says, "You're a bunch of aliens". So, if you see the "v", you have been warned - ha! </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_6IdZWVVRWdGcqLytwTtrMjRVuOWpuAa2BVb3czwraZIIFoAFNyynq01u1PHlcUcXcEWHTyeL-oehB3hUfNo49dHnxezU32xcZtKNASGRgYgLayyIh78ybISKukpOJkIOkSxPhMxHsO4/s1600/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495424843015379858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_6IdZWVVRWdGcqLytwTtrMjRVuOWpuAa2BVb3czwraZIIFoAFNyynq01u1PHlcUcXcEWHTyeL-oehB3hUfNo49dHnxezU32xcZtKNASGRgYgLayyIh78ybISKukpOJkIOkSxPhMxHsO4/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfYvRwHKC0NAkFMz6uULASuGB35ozBKvAY6ndhi7wn7QHzplfPeOuGQvxyDSdVAv8TMzrJiQblyAv0IAAj2x3730_BDoDLJANHIugbf2AZDJDfGlxEM7uOTVwfpBtHdQB4AGnQByiLAPA/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495424833899329330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfYvRwHKC0NAkFMz6uULASuGB35ozBKvAY6ndhi7wn7QHzplfPeOuGQvxyDSdVAv8TMzrJiQblyAv0IAAj2x3730_BDoDLJANHIugbf2AZDJDfGlxEM7uOTVwfpBtHdQB4AGnQByiLAPA/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" /></a> My mom with Seth and my Uncle Dennis, my mom's brother.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4jDAKdqkfbPU2kzGTQVmcbKQDiSt_NZyZYGPnoImPArADE2FEplsDzRLS3c0CtOYLxexrjor7pg36lnSjWnadQR353g4RciRHLNUda8N05O-pDZEZPmEeXv-RHqwQhtw0aGrM2G85_2M/s1600/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495424825443504338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4jDAKdqkfbPU2kzGTQVmcbKQDiSt_NZyZYGPnoImPArADE2FEplsDzRLS3c0CtOYLxexrjor7pg36lnSjWnadQR353g4RciRHLNUda8N05O-pDZEZPmEeXv-RHqwQhtw0aGrM2G85_2M/s320/DSC_0067.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqBikE99HbpjsKzals8O1IFK5WliPwnfPNicw0zdD26PDzXz_uNcFbp9h0IiDEbe73vk9W9Lhxitg_-cm_iUT3v28so3gpReywAd0fT8ODjco7BbufQa257M-aUjFleuxMPbtqYgLas2P/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495424496304874818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqBikE99HbpjsKzals8O1IFK5WliPwnfPNicw0zdD26PDzXz_uNcFbp9h0IiDEbe73vk9W9Lhxitg_-cm_iUT3v28so3gpReywAd0fT8ODjco7BbufQa257M-aUjFleuxMPbtqYgLas2P/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLW5P43R-WxadUVR9WFSVwDqN02bROjnomfMOToEF_UsGIc6WZ15mUZeKVrLmUAJHtIRpsmOFORTXq_dYlBc2E8wzG8aQ4ueV2Lqw3DNXbGdQrGTF1EnOj8gvmmM8qtqJbyVo9ZC56g3g/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495424485935833426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLW5P43R-WxadUVR9WFSVwDqN02bROjnomfMOToEF_UsGIc6WZ15mUZeKVrLmUAJHtIRpsmOFORTXq_dYlBc2E8wzG8aQ4ueV2Lqw3DNXbGdQrGTF1EnOj8gvmmM8qtqJbyVo9ZC56g3g/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NW7Z5bRvill3YkHpnR7n_HGRf2VUhmdNbnR4zPmPRbRRP8V84w8HXhHNSP7DbjBJ6SJZi_9GV4ejieoYY6SQ0qQmY8u_IPL_G5BQzW1LW7O2HB3K_x3bHU9Ny_rIi-RbfmAPbrgdmKTZ/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495424476592051554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NW7Z5bRvill3YkHpnR7n_HGRf2VUhmdNbnR4zPmPRbRRP8V84w8HXhHNSP7DbjBJ6SJZi_9GV4ejieoYY6SQ0qQmY8u_IPL_G5BQzW1LW7O2HB3K_x3bHU9Ny_rIi-RbfmAPbrgdmKTZ/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" /></a><br />This summer has been like no other summer. Having a little baby brings new aspects to summer. The pace is slower and we're not as busy. I like this pace. A baby's first summer is a fun summer for us all.<br /></p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-59830304874464930962010-07-02T11:23:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.720-07:00Seth's Summary: 6 months (27 weeks)<div>I recently read a story about <a href="http://sendlovetocohen.blogspot.com/">a couple </a>whose baby boy passed away less than two weeks after being born due to a congenital heart defect. I cried for them because I cannot imagine the pain of giving birth to a beautiful son and then having to give him up, never to see him grow up on this earth. Life is so precious and you never know how long you will get to have your loved ones with you.</div><div></div><br /><div>This makes me really look at Jason and Seth. I mean - REALLY look and soak up everything about them and every moment I have with them. When Jason was suffering with <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/trigeminal-neuralgia/treatment.html">Trigeminal Neuralgia</a> last summer and the "what if" questions tormented me, I had to stop and soak in everything about him. In the weeks after Jason's surgery, there would be times when I would just marvel that my husband is alive and he's making it through this.</div><br /><div>I adore my son. When I think about this couple whose son passed away within days of being born, I think about Mary, Jesus's mother, and the pain she would have felt when Jesus was crucified. Oh, the love that a parent has for their children!</div><br /><div>Okay - I need some happy thoughts. How about my cute son?</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489380718892844098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXHmOj5jANsYS9CT5vXtzQLcvdTT36GhktcMgMc-pxL-2q0O4aAa0Pez8IKiYTb6_4k8rS6-sZ_PMxDdrLFhq61I3PUh87hDdjShXAL_pUYwLuhT8RTbCJ6gPfRz2KsV4NyaFR6Bh2yH2/s320/Seth.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p>In the last few days, Seth's new friend is his thumb. It goes into his mouth constantly! When it's not in his mouth, his hands are grabbing whatever is within their reach - my hair, my face, your face, your glasses, the wall, the counter, yada, yada, yada! I love the instinctive reaction his hands have when there is something placed within reach.</p><p>Seth still sleeps like a log all through the night and he takes two good 1.5 - 2 hour naps and one 45-min nap each day.</p><p>We'll get some gut-laughs from Seth over the strangest things that Jason or I do. But my personal favorite is the singular courtesy laugh Seth gives - "ha!".</p><p>Seth started eating solid foods at 6 months. We have since tried carrots and he gave the funniest disgusted look after taking a few spoonfuls. He did not like carrots! But he does tolerate sweet potatoes. Up next - peas!! </p><p>Along with the thumb-sucking comes some very sweet cuddly moments with Seth and I am loving it! If it's early in the morning when I get Seth up or before bedtime, Seth will suck his thumb and lay his head on my shoulder. Sweetness that I just want to bottle up and look at 13 years down the road when he's a teenager!</p><p>Ahh, these are some sweet days and I'm oh so thankful to God for these sweet blessings!</p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-11313644686489396902010-06-24T17:59:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.739-07:00The marketI love the town that we live in. It has the neatest farmer's market at the community center every Thursday afternoon - lots of vegetables, baked goods, gluten-free baked goods, meat and flowers. The market is at the community center, which is next to what is now called Town Green - a lake right in the middle of town with walking paths surrounding it, a gorgeous new library and an outdoor bandshell where they have concerts and movies. I am so excited for when Seth gets a little older when we can keep him out a little later to go to things like that!<br /><br />Seth and I went to the farmer's market for the first time this season. I was on the hunt for some carrots or sweet potatoes for making Seth's first vegetable. I found a bunch of carrots - with the stems still attached! I hung them over Seth's stroller and Seth got a kick out of the dangling carrot stems. <br /><br />Seth gets quite the comments and coos from passers-by - especially now with his helmet. I think people are afraid to ask why he needs a helmet, so they assume something is really wrong with his head. Seth just soaks in the attention! <br /><br />It was kind of hot, so we didn't stay for long. I can always tell when Seth is getting too warm because his cheeks get rosey!<br /><br />Today was one of those days that I always anticipated before having Seth. I love taking Seth out to places like this so he can absorb new surroundings. I loved today!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-6998152222368964302010-06-18T19:04:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.751-07:00Seth's Summary: 26 weeks (6 months!)<div>The news is out: Seth really is a stunt man....er, stunt baby. That's why he needs to wear this:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mSuN2XcXyWM/TCejFQZLexI/AAAAAAAAF0I/B4SrH1PLhbA/s1600/6.22.10_wk26_24.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mSuN2XcXyWM/TCejFQZLexI/AAAAAAAAF0I/B4SrH1PLhbA/s320/6.22.10_wk26_24.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Not really. :) </div><br /><br /><div>After meeting with a craniofacial surgeon and an orthotist, we received enough evidence showing how Seth's head had become mis-shaped (plagiocephaly) as a result of the torticollis condition Seth had since birth. We made the decision for Seth to wear a cranio cap to help re-shape his head to a nice, rounded shape like it's supposed to be.</div><br /><br /><div>So, we're just fixin' his noggin. Seth may need to wear the helmet for up to 4 months. But because he has a moderate case of plagiocephaly, we are hoping and praying that Seth will wear it less than 4 months. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-42290902540437157622010-06-18T17:56:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.762-07:00Seth's Summary: 25 weeksWhat do you think this shows?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7my-IsGBS9kUQ1mf4UohXSEh5aytU3MpWIqrorB4QdYSI3CAP9htbEu7UwKrfi9Ut5vOnTO58NgHZtTxYpGYDKHjpRavLdE7gbz_kcyp6a5ZhFDC5U0-MDtl27zX1GYhz8HlgblaELPF/s1600/6.12.10_wk25_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484293570528843778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7my-IsGBS9kUQ1mf4UohXSEh5aytU3MpWIqrorB4QdYSI3CAP9htbEu7UwKrfi9Ut5vOnTO58NgHZtTxYpGYDKHjpRavLdE7gbz_kcyp6a5ZhFDC5U0-MDtl27zX1GYhz8HlgblaELPF/s320/6.12.10_wk25_13.JPG" /></a> Yep - our little boy broadened his horizons this week and tried his first solids! Seth took to rice cereal as if he'd been eating for a long time already. He eagerly accepted the rice cereal from the spoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt2dsuQspMyaXDL_qptv0-5AdWDCBDfcs-AVvrAyXqQ0sD4Qxc6syU747ki5nOXQqegme3NiFG0DEjU6J0SFP_E-rl7FiTyvF2uWIpoRNjuXpDUZH3ax32a07LbLhCnQwkod50B1_Lg61/s1600/6.12.10_wk25_11.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484293558351940162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt2dsuQspMyaXDL_qptv0-5AdWDCBDfcs-AVvrAyXqQ0sD4Qxc6syU747ki5nOXQqegme3NiFG0DEjU6J0SFP_E-rl7FiTyvF2uWIpoRNjuXpDUZH3ax32a07LbLhCnQwkod50B1_Lg61/s320/6.12.10_wk25_11.JPG" /></a> See how happy Seth is with this new food? He loved it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUgpSwupzNX5kAADy7nSokFX9RE7k3GxkZtqH9jVYd-uQHN4PH74joKBGFPDmZ5V-0Ifi3uhAn2wSgpt78p__lbEw9bG6gNT9F3SLwNG-lOWmeRvPAPTGVDopfzQ9w73N2EKbrw0rXBe5/s1600/6.12.10_wk25_08.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484293545959446130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUgpSwupzNX5kAADy7nSokFX9RE7k3GxkZtqH9jVYd-uQHN4PH74joKBGFPDmZ5V-0Ifi3uhAn2wSgpt78p__lbEw9bG6gNT9F3SLwNG-lOWmeRvPAPTGVDopfzQ9w73N2EKbrw0rXBe5/s320/6.12.10_wk25_08.JPG" /></a> "Mmmm....I want more!"<br /><br />I think one of my favorite parts of the day is when I walk into Seth's nursery to wake him up in the morning. I always open his door and say really softly, "Good morning, Seth!" I peer over Seth's crib, he opens his eyes in little squints, raises his arms and breaks into a smile. Melts my heart every time!<br /><br />We spent the day on Saturday at Jason's mom's home in Woodbury. There are only a handful of times we'll be over at her house until she moves to close to us. I've wanted to get pictures of Seth and Jason at Jason's childhood home. Because we were gone most of the day during Seth's naptime, Seth had to take a nap in his pack-and-play. He has only slept in it a handful of times and we wanted him to get used to taking naps in it for our summer trips. Seth took a 2-hr long nap in his pack-and-play at Joyce's home! Yay! I hope this means that Seth will be comfortable taking naps and sleeping in his pack-and-play.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of Seth while hanging out at his Grandma Joyce's home:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9kCuTbYG6yH2oE4kyNKEx0A7flM27uW8z07emgKbMHLhqd9J01850FrdMq9VSw6WmcBzste7ZCd2gYDNA9ADRifaSzqVd-Z4Mi6cKMkHQWcXaNxE30QgtrlDaTbyLOJqPT8eFX39h_v2/s1600/6.12.10_wk25_19.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484292727146355794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9kCuTbYG6yH2oE4kyNKEx0A7flM27uW8z07emgKbMHLhqd9J01850FrdMq9VSw6WmcBzste7ZCd2gYDNA9ADRifaSzqVd-Z4Mi6cKMkHQWcXaNxE30QgtrlDaTbyLOJqPT8eFX39h_v2/s320/6.12.10_wk25_19.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEzFNZ1DxjfWkXIr3dgFuBOQfOZkP1kxlzdgSt0GNhyZOZzkkOhfdnDGx1L59XBzhNyw64VBNBhvY-XSa25UtaiYjVJS5rttRvFnDFutaNW71KSNnAhM2BjqVysqv7tAcM8MpJBP2iyL/s1600/6.12.10_wk25_27.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484292710585953330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhEzFNZ1DxjfWkXIr3dgFuBOQfOZkP1kxlzdgSt0GNhyZOZzkkOhfdnDGx1L59XBzhNyw64VBNBhvY-XSa25UtaiYjVJS5rttRvFnDFutaNW71KSNnAhM2BjqVysqv7tAcM8MpJBP2iyL/s320/6.12.10_wk25_27.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGdhnXgwhkg3MkdR4TFxvDlyHEEme5A3K5mJAf04a5SaQZhOBK-Xugn_2kcFQNupVwi6YgOi7SCwiJDpHIkidp_XnxsP3qqaiIC4q_VAoOkSvJU60fbgkjsVian81NuJv9VbIq-uGphev/s1600/6.12.10_wk25_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484292697473160370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGdhnXgwhkg3MkdR4TFxvDlyHEEme5A3K5mJAf04a5SaQZhOBK-Xugn_2kcFQNupVwi6YgOi7SCwiJDpHIkidp_XnxsP3qqaiIC4q_VAoOkSvJU60fbgkjsVian81NuJv9VbIq-uGphev/s320/6.12.10_wk25_01.jpg" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-80895011939297724372010-06-11T19:34:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.788-07:00Seth's Summary: 24 weeksIt has been a week of more firsts!<br /><br />Seth rolled over from his back to his stomach for the first time. We practiced and practiced. Finally on Sunday, Seth just had to get the toy that was just out of his reach and he rolled over!<br /><br />A second tooth made its appearance. I love it when Seth smiles and his two little baby teeth sitting on the bottom just shine for the world to see.<br /><br />We've also been quite surprised walking into Seth's nursery to check on him while he's sleeping or to wake him up in the morning. When we laid him down for the night before, his head was on the right side of the crib and he was facing the door. When we went in to get Seth, his head was on the left side of the crib and he was facing the window. I would have liked to be a fly on the wall watching Seth wiggle his way around the crib!<br /><br /><br />Seth also assumed a very adult way of sleeping - on his side! One night we walked into his nursery and he was sleeping contentedly on his side. This seems like a very adult and un-babylike way of sleeping.<br /><br /><br />Our small group met at our house and our friend's daughter, Natalie, wanted to play with Seth. Seth got a kick out of Natalie and just bounced up and down in his exersaucer and reached out to try to touch her. It was so cute!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdPCdZV0nnmdaS3iiRSvrpC4pKKCdJMVn8oLxEH6zs5M57HSaIm_aOqj1xPiH0Ds-iDLW13zejFDVCe8N03jfO-5C_RNVV3HHtdnOml5WuEq-gwaf78XIeRPMJ76aalVy-KpbUaWA5RIa/s1600/6.6.10_wk24_02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484280866577862194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdPCdZV0nnmdaS3iiRSvrpC4pKKCdJMVn8oLxEH6zs5M57HSaIm_aOqj1xPiH0Ds-iDLW13zejFDVCe8N03jfO-5C_RNVV3HHtdnOml5WuEq-gwaf78XIeRPMJ76aalVy-KpbUaWA5RIa/s320/6.6.10_wk24_02.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal0DcapPJcxwkIbmMUkjsRAv07Xjdp4Gws8Oik2jmba9Jq5Vn-6roT8OcXJb_XYPXiyIm5omqd9f8nF9es-a1ocf8f44K6wWJE06Q48D9uQdjcQSUNSyXUYUNWKITcU7qML4rdW5Ds3ea/s1600/6.6.10_wk24_01.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484280856979487858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal0DcapPJcxwkIbmMUkjsRAv07Xjdp4Gws8Oik2jmba9Jq5Vn-6roT8OcXJb_XYPXiyIm5omqd9f8nF9es-a1ocf8f44K6wWJE06Q48D9uQdjcQSUNSyXUYUNWKITcU7qML4rdW5Ds3ea/s320/6.6.10_wk24_01.JPG" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-29940804445826558682010-05-31T11:25:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.798-07:00Seth's Summary: 23 weeks<div>So, I know this is going a little out of order since I try to summarize Seth's weeks and I've skipped several weeks, but it gets a little hard to keep up with blogging in between getting home from work, sterilizing bottles, spending time with Jason and Seth, nursing, changing diapers, playing, going on walks, etc, etc, etc! And, it's my blog and I can do what I want....even if next week I'll be summarizing Seth's 20th week. He'll be getting younger, instead of older - ha!</div><div></div><br /><div>What Seth has been up to:</div><div>- I think Seth is starting to learn his name, because when I try to get him to look at me, I repeat his name once or twice and he turns to me. Or, as Jason pointed out to me, maybe it's just that he turns to us when we keeping saying the same thing over again, "Seth....Seth....Seth!".:)<br />- Seth has taken to his sunglasses, but because he's also in the stage of grabbing anything anywhere near him, he takes his sunglasses off!</div><div>- Oh, and not only does Seth pull his sunglasses off, but now he reaches for my glasses and my hair! I dangle my hair in front of Seth and he loves to play and twirl my hair in his hands.</div><div>- With the warm summer air finally here, Seth hangs out in short-sleeve onesies with his chubby little legs easily accessible for spur of the moment squeezes and kisses.</div><div>- Did I say how much Seth reaches for things now? It's not just reaching for a toy that's dangled in front of him. He reaches for toys on the floor beside him. He reaches for the toys hanging from all sorts of contraptions on his exersaucer and playmat. He reaches for the straps and netting on his stroller. I have a feeling this little guy is going to be in a lot of stuff when he gets mobile!</div><div>- Speaking of being mobile, Seth is not rolling all over the place.....yet. He rolls from his tummy to back and back to side. We keep teasing him with toys that are just out of reach to encourage him to roll over, but he gives up or gets disinterested.</div><div></div><div> </div><div>On Memorial weekend, we didn't have a lot of commitments which made for a relaxing weekend for just the three of us. The weather was so fabulous, so we headed out to a nearby park to BBQ and have a picnic with our friends. Seth was so easy going and he just hung out in the front carrier on me with his cool shades on. It was right during the middle of his typical 5pm catnap, so the little mister just sacked out in his stroller for a catnap. There's nothing more relaxing than taking a nap on a blanket in the park with sounds of summertime all around you.</div><div></div><br /><div>We are in a nice little groove of three naps each day: a two-hour nap in the morning, a two-hour nap in the early afternoon and then a short catnap around 5pm. Seth usually sleeps all the way through his naps and he wakes up pleasant nearly all of the time. </div><div></div><br /><div>This little routine makes a great schedule for our days. Seth is able to be up for longer stretches before he gets tired and goes down for his nap. We can go for walks, run errands or have a playdate while he's up and it doesn't interfere with his naps.</div><div></div><br /><div>Seth is also doing so well with sleeping at night. He nurses at 7pm, goes to sleep between 7:30-8pm and wakes up at 7pm. Knock on wood, Seth has not been waking up at night. I keep waiting for this to change, like when he's able to roll over from his back to tummy or gets his foot stuck in between the crib spokes.</div><div></div><div> </div><div>It's hard to believe that Seth is over five months! I have enjoyed and treasured every stage that Seth has gone through. But I have to say that I really enjoy all the ways Seth's personality and development has been shining through in the last month or two. I just want to bottle it up so I'll never forget!</div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7xEQTKt361_Gj01YO4-kv_kSw9wrAF6cX7yC9tI7azlKY6r_U56VRsk9cATm2n0RijwcravTRuM7Pq8WECBQzcmdZObvnoicMHUXoTezQgn0ap4hAaVRiVUdaeT6ZWOpHM1Q5YzOzOTN/s1600/5.29.10_wk23_39.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481709233567980882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7xEQTKt361_Gj01YO4-kv_kSw9wrAF6cX7yC9tI7azlKY6r_U56VRsk9cATm2n0RijwcravTRuM7Pq8WECBQzcmdZObvnoicMHUXoTezQgn0ap4hAaVRiVUdaeT6ZWOpHM1Q5YzOzOTN/s320/5.29.10_wk23_39.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jkjBSZTaTCAfojweUAqLRH_C4J_0idm-VPOwMOihRH9e66_7k2QF_4mCIhDZ4JCg27ExcVv_a06bqc91VNoHfLqjE9mGWBV7Qivr1z6tJzUyUW3BVzH70oGtsTY7OEaUlYnwPipkmCfp/s1600/5.29.10_wk23_36.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481709229795696738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jkjBSZTaTCAfojweUAqLRH_C4J_0idm-VPOwMOihRH9e66_7k2QF_4mCIhDZ4JCg27ExcVv_a06bqc91VNoHfLqjE9mGWBV7Qivr1z6tJzUyUW3BVzH70oGtsTY7OEaUlYnwPipkmCfp/s320/5.29.10_wk23_36.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZDOzWq_nbCUBdJcAIGACEhRPRclRmz0qck3zghCg11oblfX6wVLYd3wgHSXTIAl3FAwLDmuM1nWNCRDrM72X7Chl5jR6cxUo_Cp8YC-ducgC6qUrnItgN3fuNfTtxi9kACvtN2toU-Ug/s1600/5.29.10_wk23_30.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481709220066981906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZDOzWq_nbCUBdJcAIGACEhRPRclRmz0qck3zghCg11oblfX6wVLYd3wgHSXTIAl3FAwLDmuM1nWNCRDrM72X7Chl5jR6cxUo_Cp8YC-ducgC6qUrnItgN3fuNfTtxi9kACvtN2toU-Ug/s320/5.29.10_wk23_30.JPG" /></a> I love watching babies play with their feet. They are so flexible!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipewksUEtshlHzBc6aPnaKQcpSTHQ5vMa2ezz4kj2z4jO9nob0kack12ZUge-rVDjWijW0z977DjWxljMMSf3gFhDOT25xF9lv0PacoQrcAHoVFfHP6nygne74NG5slJxnAyhWOWMf8W43/s1600/5.29.10_wk23_16.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481708585541061698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipewksUEtshlHzBc6aPnaKQcpSTHQ5vMa2ezz4kj2z4jO9nob0kack12ZUge-rVDjWijW0z977DjWxljMMSf3gFhDOT25xF9lv0PacoQrcAHoVFfHP6nygne74NG5slJxnAyhWOWMf8W43/s320/5.29.10_wk23_16.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMjG9isqGe8chQSv0f5olCBLQRpUKGP8hidt9LyTk9eVxQh0EHhdHXP_c0BVJ5wMRk3mP5B0WPeaQIX8tQyZaoCjLN52ixN9BJoK1i0KgfxZ5czMdoOXFL8qYDDR6k5OEmrcM3oFdHXwj/s1600/5.29.10_wk23_10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481708576863843506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMjG9isqGe8chQSv0f5olCBLQRpUKGP8hidt9LyTk9eVxQh0EHhdHXP_c0BVJ5wMRk3mP5B0WPeaQIX8tQyZaoCjLN52ixN9BJoK1i0KgfxZ5czMdoOXFL8qYDDR6k5OEmrcM3oFdHXwj/s320/5.29.10_wk23_10.JPG" /></a> Budding photographer??<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLgXGOnyeUwYcGdcrDHaY2qc3RWX_QVOYZI3cqbr_CUEU_4o0KZ54Stzoc2q9MgWb22kpXV7Kt4ztGbyMkedi-vxwJM8C5ASjZ1UNm-f0rJlmrXwKTLOlv-P4hzFZdUsAp_LxjGFbps1s/s1600/5.29.10_wk23_04.NEF.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481708567208351810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLgXGOnyeUwYcGdcrDHaY2qc3RWX_QVOYZI3cqbr_CUEU_4o0KZ54Stzoc2q9MgWb22kpXV7Kt4ztGbyMkedi-vxwJM8C5ASjZ1UNm-f0rJlmrXwKTLOlv-P4hzFZdUsAp_LxjGFbps1s/s320/5.29.10_wk23_04.NEF.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-1921810741770103292010-05-25T04:34:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.810-07:00Seth's Summary - 22 weeksWhat Seth is up to these days?<br /><br />- Seth likes to touch my face and Jason's face. He wants to touch our cheeks, chin and mouth. I know when Seth is done nursing when he starts to play with my mouth and chin. It's so endearing!<br /><br />- He's not so interested in sitting in his bouncy chair, now that he can bounce around in his ex,ersaucer. He definitely likes anything where he can sit up or be supported up, like the exersaucer and the bumbo.<br /><br />- Seth will play with toys when he's on his back and if he drops the toy on the ground next to him, he'll reach for and pick up the toy from his side. If he dropped it before, he'd forget about the toy, but now he's realizing that he can pick it up.<br /><br />- One of his favorite toys is Sophie the Giraffe. Oh, my - it's one of the easier teething toy that he constantly puts in his mouth.<br /><br />- He's back to the shrieking. When we play with Seth, he gets this big, open-mouth grin and shrieks.<br /><br />- It's hard for Seth to sit still in our laps, unless he's tired or feels like cuddling. He wants to be held up so he can push off with his legs.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKJR9VumzQLSqscqCs2kTpCgAFJv8KyxK9VSLJc4OH0XjrcZQQs3PrbA0fWuQJA5PtbZxDbxysZYJMvcCZdjGBtQ8dnSJE6Aka4gJ8Ql0P6vuFbcE4gj0xr2LSMiDQhldbWxj9kuE7oDD/s1600/5.23.10_wk22_06.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484296072770818178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKJR9VumzQLSqscqCs2kTpCgAFJv8KyxK9VSLJc4OH0XjrcZQQs3PrbA0fWuQJA5PtbZxDbxysZYJMvcCZdjGBtQ8dnSJE6Aka4gJ8Ql0P6vuFbcE4gj0xr2LSMiDQhldbWxj9kuE7oDD/s320/5.23.10_wk22_06.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4DvGQEP5J-AbsXEwyU_mQT1WgznfshQcGNNi_nI4gsPiEoYNouvNWVtZbXNEf0buXHSBAZuRZg3KxWyjro5sAi7gjS5QA60eBpSfByJUDWF_rOiMZbDKFrac421vxb3IEEyr8enJZc-m/s1600/5.21.10_wk22_32.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484296059979976546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4DvGQEP5J-AbsXEwyU_mQT1WgznfshQcGNNi_nI4gsPiEoYNouvNWVtZbXNEf0buXHSBAZuRZg3KxWyjro5sAi7gjS5QA60eBpSfByJUDWF_rOiMZbDKFrac421vxb3IEEyr8enJZc-m/s320/5.21.10_wk22_32.JPG" /></a><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbckjQQA2Q6anvB77Na6PcPzTMrpdXKK3GmNdbSqHitqb3ShRlW1ul5pczNPXPljb060ZwoPN2bAXW-XHmPE6IRxy-bQFuGZAPk8CkqfUSfBEcYfr-aPC8D_1B_ywbyLVipDCdUYLa5q7/s1600/5.22.10_wk22_05.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484296047503878770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbckjQQA2Q6anvB77Na6PcPzTMrpdXKK3GmNdbSqHitqb3ShRlW1ul5pczNPXPljb060ZwoPN2bAXW-XHmPE6IRxy-bQFuGZAPk8CkqfUSfBEcYfr-aPC8D_1B_ywbyLVipDCdUYLa5q7/s320/5.22.10_wk22_05.JPG" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-83343336350707073112010-05-16T11:19:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.826-07:00Mother's DayEvery week I come on here and document another first. Just when I think the first couldn't be big enough, another first comes! It's just so much fun to see this tiny little human being grow and do new things. But this week, I had a first.....Mother's Day!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWQPtYoXjCnfMDRylipz01qoGw4PNm3jwg3rRDq5Ud-ZGo-_0YEgHm9IkorF7yUc7Ad8hkIKS_O9xWhlpbNS7D5Gz-SYimFYhwvEolmGomAeTXw9krqjIzzj95gpz3GroX9kZ9BYLxmSk/s1600/MothersDay_wk20_24.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943851627453474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWQPtYoXjCnfMDRylipz01qoGw4PNm3jwg3rRDq5Ud-ZGo-_0YEgHm9IkorF7yUc7Ad8hkIKS_O9xWhlpbNS7D5Gz-SYimFYhwvEolmGomAeTXw9krqjIzzj95gpz3GroX9kZ9BYLxmSk/s320/MothersDay_wk20_24.JPG" /></a><br />My men were so sweet to me on Mother's Day. Every day leading up to Mother's Day made me more excited than before. I was almost more excited for Mother's Day than I was my birthday - that's not hard to believe because celebrating birthdays after 30 years is not quite as fun as before. Jason surprised me with a box full of chocolate-covered strawberries the night before. We had a little date night watching a movie and eating the strawberries.<br /><br />Seth and Jason wrote me the sweetest cards and gave me an awesome surprise: a spa massage! Woohoo! I need that after carrying and nursing my growing baby boy.<br /><br />We met up for brunch with my parents, grandparents, Kyle, Jenni and Jenni's mom, grandma and brother. My parents gave me a corsage to wear. I don't know why, but I always wanted to wear one on Mother's Day. After stuffing our mouths with a nice brunch, we headed back to our home for dessert. I know. Why go on to the next place for dessert when you're stuffed? Do you need a reason to have dessert?<br /><br />I was listening to a podcast in which Dee Brestin was encouraging mothers. She said something that I never want to forget as a mommy: when you think that all you do is wipe snot and change diapers, never forget that you are nurturing an eternal soul. I love that. My objective as a mommy is that I'm nurturing Seth, an eternal soul. All the boogies, all the blowouts, all the fussy moments pale in comparison to the larger picture of being a mom to Seth - that he is not mine, but God loaned him to me and Jason to nurture his soul. Big gulp.<br /><br />Right now this is easy. Soothing words and cuddles when Seth's gums hurt. Singing "Jesus Loves Me" and rocking him before a nap. Praying for Seth before he goes to sleep for the night. Cleaning him after a blowout.<br /><br />I get a little nervous thinking that it is going to get harder as Seth gets older. I'm so glad it's not just up to me.:) Seth has a loving daddy and I'm so blessed that he is my husband. We're in this together.<br /><br />I felt so proud and blessed on my first mother's day: I have a beautiful baby boy and a loving husband. These are the days that I dreamed about for so long. Thank you, Lord, for your faithfulness and for all of these blessings in your timing!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkXsZrfChu4UbfY-ismR9YQ4P_y78QbMlXxhntFl9t0DIFchjvnULPkd0i3lfHyns_dUTSWQ6xmmpuKbs8XdOjFGg7YudGfiMVaO79rxY_oDl5sA1IVec8EpjtIjGOmIipZL8WTIqK9IR/s1600/MothersDay_wk20_04.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471945042452242002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkXsZrfChu4UbfY-ismR9YQ4P_y78QbMlXxhntFl9t0DIFchjvnULPkd0i3lfHyns_dUTSWQ6xmmpuKbs8XdOjFGg7YudGfiMVaO79rxY_oDl5sA1IVec8EpjtIjGOmIipZL8WTIqK9IR/s320/MothersDay_wk20_04.JPG" /> </a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944579111247026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR6gCNHST4xuVWTk0arny9Mh44-I45jNBfaKCF7W720tFdr6_Uko5WqeQsxKuaHDx6MA3FnbwSMgeVNtTVoKSTZCejJaVmpEQ_kQbPnlzc-I0z1Y_57ISSE15xcWb98LWK7mnNbGKub6j/s320/MothersDay_wk20_42.JPG" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1tj7V5lcqZZqv3rZAAc-P4idK-bk1CuryFy8NjXHk3B42_IBoDEw4zaZT5uH_aUncNGwDYjsVhmoa-cQof035_-caPTihtu6auIJcCev9BYzljC9UxPk-QEJ-vnPFrZSYnIjuiJMwfHR/s1600/MothersDay_wk20_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943845469760146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1tj7V5lcqZZqv3rZAAc-P4idK-bk1CuryFy8NjXHk3B42_IBoDEw4zaZT5uH_aUncNGwDYjsVhmoa-cQof035_-caPTihtu6auIJcCev9BYzljC9UxPk-QEJ-vnPFrZSYnIjuiJMwfHR/s320/MothersDay_wk20_13.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-56iwwxUJ3e7t2G8g5rw334j_iSDaosERuLMOUya_8P3yc68Odm4EPD_qqDPAG64YsAYTXTX3z0qylokWglYXUMb8cRJLNsQe_ZE7mpExCxcDRYG0rldndaB4ANkI6rdvC0v_Kd959gz/s1600/MothersDay_wk20_07.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471943836068541378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-56iwwxUJ3e7t2G8g5rw334j_iSDaosERuLMOUya_8P3yc68Odm4EPD_qqDPAG64YsAYTXTX3z0qylokWglYXUMb8cRJLNsQe_ZE7mpExCxcDRYG0rldndaB4ANkI6rdvC0v_Kd959gz/s320/MothersDay_wk20_07.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhWRlUzsHYU83OpVJgscXhHyp-tUMOFyAYCTY15TyHhpNJePp2wnjmxcfqzLRajGISKCxWu1klchBr67uMC0ZSvII_hZuMqNNMhMO3MO23tw1y6guSEOD4m3W0FFoUYeVNlrkOkt7zTQE/s1600/MothersDay_wk20_41.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944570138809602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhWRlUzsHYU83OpVJgscXhHyp-tUMOFyAYCTY15TyHhpNJePp2wnjmxcfqzLRajGISKCxWu1klchBr67uMC0ZSvII_hZuMqNNMhMO3MO23tw1y6guSEOD4m3W0FFoUYeVNlrkOkt7zTQE/s320/MothersDay_wk20_41.JPG" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-31398368865917541542010-05-07T20:18:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.838-07:00Seth's Summary - 19 weeksWe had a lot of big activities this week. Saturday, May 1st, was my brother Jayson's surprise party in southern Minnesota. I took Seth on his first road trip to Jayson's home where the party was, while Jason went ahead of me in the morning with my parents to meet Jayson for a morning of golf. It was the perfect day for a road trip. Seth fell asleep within 20 minutes of driving, so he had a nice 1.5 hr nap. Score!<br /><br />Seth was loved on by so many people at the party! He did really well, even though he protested an afternoon nap in the pack and play at Jayson and Jen's house. Seth is a resilient little boy and did just fine. He just took everything and everyone in. It was fun to see how he was just gobbled up by his two uncles.<br /><br />What was Seth up to this week?<br />- Seth has started to sit up on his own. He's still practicing, but we prop his belly between his legs and he can sit up without our help for a few seconds!<br />- From laying on his back, we hold Seth's hands and pull him to a sitting position and then a standing position. Seth has the biggest surprised look on his face and he opens his mouth wide like he's going on a roller coaster ride! It's so cute....<br />- One afternoon I had Seth sitting with his back to my legs and he began arching back until he realized his foot was touching his toy snail. He stopped arching his back and starting playing with the snail using his foot! He did this for 5 minutes -using his foot to push the snail back and forth so it would make music. He's got good foot/eye coordination - future soccer hopeful!<br />- Seth added a new sound to his vocabulary. he loves to scream! He does these high-pitched screams<br />- Seth is still sleeping through the night!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from this week:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBioiMSWRja3f3a-ncbdepnLdGtDVZr4zE1VSWFAjQzNHKMK504N5pZbIAcj-MSL9a7HbLYJ9Y3azZyksfN__0x376Iti30M3irTLRjVtilxqA8I2wAFs9vUAuwWWtoISwDOQwBRdRImaf/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471196938504204946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBioiMSWRja3f3a-ncbdepnLdGtDVZr4zE1VSWFAjQzNHKMK504N5pZbIAcj-MSL9a7HbLYJ9Y3azZyksfN__0x376Iti30M3irTLRjVtilxqA8I2wAFs9vUAuwWWtoISwDOQwBRdRImaf/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" /></a> Here we are with the birthday boy! Uncle Ray doesn't miss a photo op!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHUcJ60rw7SIAXNjzcOV0hhKvTSsG1y2wjXasrFwiE53CwffMSs282CXbvkbShlomcqMRiC-TrlyGFE40ElPBp9-nRlHrjztc3XDWPXXTyLXQyi5XkTFNA6fuIg3RdB2UtHlCvxJs7a4G/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471196933367572674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHUcJ60rw7SIAXNjzcOV0hhKvTSsG1y2wjXasrFwiE53CwffMSs282CXbvkbShlomcqMRiC-TrlyGFE40ElPBp9-nRlHrjztc3XDWPXXTyLXQyi5XkTFNA6fuIg3RdB2UtHlCvxJs7a4G/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a> Jen's mom, Marcia, is so sweet. I've had so much fun getting to know her and spend time with her. And she loves babies! Seth was quite content being held by Marcia.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzshkysPPGOuaYfl5LwA0KZRPif5QkhQU8wJ_JFChHt6o3z5l8XGlSNQfc3gJ1Q5GCvvbl7Tcyjmx77vMo2Pild2TCtp1YYYewJjEYoeoar4g2IOjBQwVsxY_23vSJ0bE08o9B1nNUEvUn/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471196149216994466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzshkysPPGOuaYfl5LwA0KZRPif5QkhQU8wJ_JFChHt6o3z5l8XGlSNQfc3gJ1Q5GCvvbl7Tcyjmx77vMo2Pild2TCtp1YYYewJjEYoeoar4g2IOjBQwVsxY_23vSJ0bE08o9B1nNUEvUn/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a> Seth and his uncle. Someday they're going to be throwing a football around, but we'll make sure Seth's uncles and Jason teach him how and NOT his mommy!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9HyvvsOEJt97Z_p3HH_kt0NdsAmiAmcAMe2aGxF5EEWaY_4M0Igug_6GHuh4ktWGuupOwVn93ANajqFpIDkdhcPMz_V_bD7OT5FTcHJNdtTFSNHgdUKFMv-pZgYmmQ4ZrK96hG8yDZbc/s1600/3.30.10_wk19_14.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471196136240517186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9HyvvsOEJt97Z_p3HH_kt0NdsAmiAmcAMe2aGxF5EEWaY_4M0Igug_6GHuh4ktWGuupOwVn93ANajqFpIDkdhcPMz_V_bD7OT5FTcHJNdtTFSNHgdUKFMv-pZgYmmQ4ZrK96hG8yDZbc/s320/3.30.10_wk19_14.JPG" /></a><br />Seth loves to reach for things that are dangled over him. I was explaining my Tiffany's bracelet to Seth and how it's important that every man with a girlfriend or wife knows the significance of the little blue box!<br /></p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-12952624441145497052010-05-07T08:06:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.850-07:00Choosing SethKelly's Korner is one of my favorite blogs to read and today she has a "<a href="http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/2010/05/show-us-your-life-your-kids-or-future.html">Show Us Your Life</a>" tour about why you chose the name you did for your child. And, of course, I can't resist talking about Seth!<br /><br />Jason and I have talked about our kids' names for years. In fact, we thought for sure that our son's name would be Hunter, only because one of our favorite Minnesota Twins' players (at the time) was Tori Hunter.... not to say we were going to name our son after a baseball player.:) We just liked the name Hunter. <br /><br />But then when we were actually pregnant and found out we were having a boy. It was very important to us to name our son after Jason's dad, Roger, who passed away in 2008 from cancer. We had told Roger that we would name our son after him. So, Hunter Roger didn't really have a good ring to it...."er" and "er"....er.<br /><br />I'm not exactly sure how "Seth" came on the radar. I think it was on my list.:) But, we liked that it was a name in the Bible (Seth was Adam and Eve's third son, after Cain and Abel). It also means "appointed by God", which means to us that God appointed our son to be born to us at this exact time.<br /><br />I love thinking about names. Confession - I already think about our next child's name! But, I prefer to keep everyone in suspense, so my lips are sealed for our favorite girl names.:)Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-60865848044535939612010-04-12T18:57:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.887-07:00Seth's Summary: 16 weeksI remember when Seth was only SIX weeks old. Now he is SIXTEEN weeks old...it's amazing how time flies by and everyone tells you that, but you just don't want to believe it.<br /><br />Naps: For the last week, Seth's naps have gotten longer to about 1-2 hours each. He doesn't wake up every 45 minutes like he used to. He also only wimpers a little when you first put him down for a nap. Then, he finds his fingers and he's content. Sometimes you can hear him talking to himself for about 5 minutes before he's out. Is it too soon to say we've turned over a new leaf in the nap department?<br /><br /><br />Night sleeping: Knock on wood. That's all I'm going to say. But can I brag just a tad with how well Seth sleeps at night? I keep reading about the 4-month sleep regression that so many babies experience. So, I'm going to say here and now what a good sleeper Seth has been. He has slept through the night (8pm - 7am) consistently without waking up since 8 weeks old. And even before 8 weeks, I had to wake Seth up for middle-of-the-night feedings. Seth's 4th month may be the end of our glorious sleep, but I'm going to enjoy each night until something changes.<br /><br /><br />Fun Seth facts:<br /><br />- Seth purposely focuses on a toy placed in front of him, aims for it with his hands and guides his hands to grabbing the toy. It is so fun to see him reach out and grab things, when before he would wave his arms and hands around the hanging toys, but not always purposely grab them.<br />-He's "grggle"-ing his thoughts to us all the time! He coos, who's and now "grgg"-les.<br />- He brings objects up to his mouth and "gums" on them. It's typically the green frog or soft soccer ball.<br />- He has good focusing ability. When Jason throws a ball up in the air and catches it, Seth watches Jason throw the ball up and holds his focus on Jason's hand until he catches the ball. Pretty soon he's going to be catching the ball if Jason tosses it at him, that's how advanced he is. ;) Ha!<br /><br />-He smiles and coos back when people talk animatedly to him. If someone just talks at him, he doesn't always indulge you with a smile but he'll just study you and wait to see if you're going to entertain him with an animated voice. :)<br /><br />- He's started to play little "games" with me when I'm nursing. If I start talking while nursing, Seth stops, leans back and watches me with a stoic expression. Then, I giggle. I stop giggling and he continues to nurse, but then I can't stop giggling. Seth stops, leans back, gives me a sly expression and then dives back to nurse. We go back and forth like this for at least five minutes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Alskzh3AgA8-zjcd4YONTdxTWLhYsWSLwyYgnSq1nXN_VadDvbyT1stSJEdnhQSJGLTIt73tYJ06WRQ0f4pluSYlUv38s1otWG9Q5Z_SAD0hmuQFhnvUwy8qZbseA8OMT36nOnvD8S9/s1600/4.12.10_wk16_14.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462377685518486754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Alskzh3AgA8-zjcd4YONTdxTWLhYsWSLwyYgnSq1nXN_VadDvbyT1stSJEdnhQSJGLTIt73tYJ06WRQ0f4pluSYlUv38s1otWG9Q5Z_SAD0hmuQFhnvUwy8qZbseA8OMT36nOnvD8S9/s320/4.12.10_wk16_14.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg2_3ntYnCiTeOPDWsZkMU5ISH-xHvWGTI3XNY79WNYeYokXkwbe8xuWb4j5F2iLVjEFsnRqP1KvVQyXAgaOeEa4DMqM7FxVk5-FiiiJAWqTA6tOGA5y7Q9XC8CEpgZ0RH_lK8ptMeX5s/s1600/4.12.10_wk16_8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462377404707577634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg2_3ntYnCiTeOPDWsZkMU5ISH-xHvWGTI3XNY79WNYeYokXkwbe8xuWb4j5F2iLVjEFsnRqP1KvVQyXAgaOeEa4DMqM7FxVk5-FiiiJAWqTA6tOGA5y7Q9XC8CEpgZ0RH_lK8ptMeX5s/s320/4.12.10_wk16_8.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOLaNRHzsWRZCMufhZZrGBdSQOYWmU6T-Bzlp6U2DxTgxsUd3BtuyJ9mYpunZI_meXM7T-ZRJ3oxgg68WgR4zGsjp0z0CKuknt4_VwomQcT1lIFfJqH-XzYhVJPRcmlMMvr5eXHaG5NiF/s1600/4.11.10_wk16_4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462377403942005458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOLaNRHzsWRZCMufhZZrGBdSQOYWmU6T-Bzlp6U2DxTgxsUd3BtuyJ9mYpunZI_meXM7T-ZRJ3oxgg68WgR4zGsjp0z0CKuknt4_VwomQcT1lIFfJqH-XzYhVJPRcmlMMvr5eXHaG5NiF/s320/4.11.10_wk16_4.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQxJ8YZst1JYVqNyObLXIiL4ynFi87NaF7ctOBPnh-fUU4hhEmbTSs5frWgd3Ro5qWwQOsagbbbjbaOAlULCa2FYJh4IRfoqAHxFWJl3U_lux597y7Ji83LDA8cqDRjdms77qgbUb2JOv/s1600/4.11.10_wk16_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462377387547657570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQxJ8YZst1JYVqNyObLXIiL4ynFi87NaF7ctOBPnh-fUU4hhEmbTSs5frWgd3Ro5qWwQOsagbbbjbaOAlULCa2FYJh4IRfoqAHxFWJl3U_lux597y7Ji83LDA8cqDRjdms77qgbUb2JOv/s320/4.11.10_wk16_1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bTpgJbpy9pysMwMQ6DVWVq-O7k5WWJju-Xdo3gBhBrnFf15mcvUzSM8rISP9NQe_xtxwGByUjHp8w1YcXJIiGNaCbyVrsMMkkQaVj-eSGUGOVmAsUUlig31Me4VYO98wBmuq6MkNXptg/s1600/4.9.10_wk16_21.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462376549288117970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bTpgJbpy9pysMwMQ6DVWVq-O7k5WWJju-Xdo3gBhBrnFf15mcvUzSM8rISP9NQe_xtxwGByUjHp8w1YcXJIiGNaCbyVrsMMkkQaVj-eSGUGOVmAsUUlig31Me4VYO98wBmuq6MkNXptg/s320/4.9.10_wk16_21.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_XCjLR8-6SvrqB5vdO0eGVfujIbaBdO63tQA5cJMn1mHC2_QUvYFJ72H51YiRnaiwg2qfYNL0VKqdAttBbM2nru9P4xlz8OoLQ9GVola29elOU-7KoVH9ov6PJXIJ9-T6Ef-zjHlmuEX/s1600/4.9.10_wk16_7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462376539114177218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_XCjLR8-6SvrqB5vdO0eGVfujIbaBdO63tQA5cJMn1mHC2_QUvYFJ72H51YiRnaiwg2qfYNL0VKqdAttBbM2nru9P4xlz8OoLQ9GVola29elOU-7KoVH9ov6PJXIJ9-T6Ef-zjHlmuEX/s320/4.9.10_wk16_7.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1re02DTlR7p5v5Fzv6FKvIpys0pwsoVEsfyVdOzUEz5zk_jVtm-_xjkzY3EZgYgzoKmiMaus0-Rr6ugcjP3hacqalmlc8oRWY7bYrDTMtksA3Z6cf5pUMgAjBFENDb8LZIEltapRgv7Pa/s1600/4.7.10_wk16_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462376525988810002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1re02DTlR7p5v5Fzv6FKvIpys0pwsoVEsfyVdOzUEz5zk_jVtm-_xjkzY3EZgYgzoKmiMaus0-Rr6ugcjP3hacqalmlc8oRWY7bYrDTMtksA3Z6cf5pUMgAjBFENDb8LZIEltapRgv7Pa/s320/4.7.10_wk16_6.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-38736998078719152562010-04-08T18:16:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.900-07:00Seth's Summary: 15 weeksJumpa-who? Jumparoo, that's who....or, I should say 'what'. Seth got a new toy this week - a jumparoo and, boy, does he love it! He sits in it, sucks his hands, and then flails his hands around and pushes his feet off the ground, sending him in a flurry of bounces. <br /><br />"All hands on deck!" Seth constantly sticks his hands in his mouth and munches away. With the constantly drooling and hand munching, we know Seth is in for some pearly whites soon to come popping through his gums. We haven't seen anything come through yet, but I bet any day now Seth will get his first tooth.<br /><br />Other fun Seth facts:<br />- Seth had his first....I mean, second official photo shoot with Jason's friend, <a href="http://www.13twentythree.com/#/content/start/">Rich</a>, who is a great photographer. Rich took newborn photos of Seth while we were still at the hospital and here we are 15 weeks later and Seth is over twice as big! Seth was a trooper, even though it was early evening and in the middle of his nap. <br />- We took our new stroller out for our first spin around Arbor Lakes. Seth was awake for the whole ride, except for our dinner at Potbelly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC0JLcK1-1uanq3sPq-COK8YhruV9HxEQhaXlBcCQCwXxHESKIbkIyMvNpQZFaF_-U57ti_-f-Y1KKd-6tyKRoPAt7KgIMu5Hb3D46rTKkFbLvdZS6Vnl1IkGrY06Trsb6pmPNWF7mAeZ/s1600/4.2.10_wk15_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457947224662031170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC0JLcK1-1uanq3sPq-COK8YhruV9HxEQhaXlBcCQCwXxHESKIbkIyMvNpQZFaF_-U57ti_-f-Y1KKd-6tyKRoPAt7KgIMu5Hb3D46rTKkFbLvdZS6Vnl1IkGrY06Trsb6pmPNWF7mAeZ/s320/4.2.10_wk15_1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5av4iD2PhyphenhyphenSUCH4CNGSbNIQqdLE_tbzPkrwlf97MqwaAROCYWhpo0gn8EoFIOLAGodyOpnrySOot1X3uL3FTudLYFkGI2efNn-P7tGRPRIBQQA4NV66aIdEAxumpQ0E1epn6hcRAr9ci/s1600/4.3.10_wk15_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457947217703974882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5av4iD2PhyphenhyphenSUCH4CNGSbNIQqdLE_tbzPkrwlf97MqwaAROCYWhpo0gn8EoFIOLAGodyOpnrySOot1X3uL3FTudLYFkGI2efNn-P7tGRPRIBQQA4NV66aIdEAxumpQ0E1epn6hcRAr9ci/s320/4.3.10_wk15_3.JPG" /></a> My friend Talia's daughter, Vivian, turned 1 years old and here we are at her party. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yoy9Jy4PgwZePtv8cRLqWC06dkVG946zuJSENY_BRiMgyqVjyB9LfnxiGlMeAK-zPXj6j4TMUzqUpCBbEiJn7VIGc1GVu0rC0QUZxlpLidUXf0bZnPkbfBXX9D36BDSTR9qRhSWbvGx9/s1600/4.3.10_wk15_12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457945916159180546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yoy9Jy4PgwZePtv8cRLqWC06dkVG946zuJSENY_BRiMgyqVjyB9LfnxiGlMeAK-zPXj6j4TMUzqUpCBbEiJn7VIGc1GVu0rC0QUZxlpLidUXf0bZnPkbfBXX9D36BDSTR9qRhSWbvGx9/s320/4.3.10_wk15_12.JPG" /></a><br />Seth's first Easter Sunday! Here Seth is with my parents.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulB5ghSsDCj1w7dyBs2LM7hrrjyBAbZiq07nVNh-f2EGd9BqiNec3tLg-CM2mWiIlyi_hzY8GBWDuCfhFygOOxck62RR91unUmmsJmFPh0-wMK-8XMOiekOAAFiLQpXmoexDJDJDxi38-/s1600/4.4.10_wk15_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457945908414619938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulB5ghSsDCj1w7dyBs2LM7hrrjyBAbZiq07nVNh-f2EGd9BqiNec3tLg-CM2mWiIlyi_hzY8GBWDuCfhFygOOxck62RR91unUmmsJmFPh0-wMK-8XMOiekOAAFiLQpXmoexDJDJDxi38-/s320/4.4.10_wk15_2.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our first family picture.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMP-pyAX6XR4GIkBdNmiv_qiAlzu-pcoLkki38IZe2_aA5tEElvzdbxjfXrAYdWNR-ugcmac56C47tluDYQR2HfODtbpGjSX_ZH4BooAdiRc9pRE13QDeZXwkb1UpB1aUewyFCTdMsMcmQ/s1600/4.4.10_wk15_4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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We made it through the first full week of both mommy AND daddy at work during the days. Of course, it was probably harder on mommy than it was on Seth.;)<br /><br />The weather has been getting so nice. Jason and I try to take Seth outside whenever we can. We walk around the perimeter of the house. We sit on the bench in the front and watch the cars go by. We hang out on the picnic blanket in the back and listen to birds chirp and the wind in the trees.<br /><br />Seth puts his hands in his mouth and just looks, thinks and takes it all in. I stood with Seth in front of the neighbor's wind mill on a particularly windy day. Seth was so enthralled with the spinning wind mill that he took his hands out of his mouth and just stared for minutes on end!<br /><br />Seth has so much fun with Jason. And vice versa! Jason picks Seth up, raises Seth in the air and he just squeals and giggles with excitement.<br /><br />Awww....here is a particularly cuddly moment for Seth and Jason. Jason loves cuddling Seth.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2pss0RDgTCJGWBxSTYg9JtP70xs459vL26Ao0Dg-SVqZgf-vooa4OiSOz5VKyL-MPWR4w3tw2JU7Gwp-mr5uHY1RQzjiPiujUFfbfS-eJiKQXA6Alj_vK6nacTOPRW_BX3seUXeZWuBf/s1600/3.24.10_wk13_1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2pss0RDgTCJGWBxSTYg9JtP70xs459vL26Ao0Dg-SVqZgf-vooa4OiSOz5VKyL-MPWR4w3tw2JU7Gwp-mr5uHY1RQzjiPiujUFfbfS-eJiKQXA6Alj_vK6nacTOPRW_BX3seUXeZWuBf/s320/3.24.10_wk13_1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0xaHSR-kYPY9T6ZEQzma7dOfDvmxm2g08I1hRrZIghXRjPsOyu4LWC2Xu6Kxv5gzPqJ5CGRrIEhYVAdaGhb9ZnnbmJPHDkmyQm6pfP8ljl3h7_8Be1D5xLo44-f0RGbXEJHaWIc7ysw8/s1600/3.24.10_wk13_12.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0xaHSR-kYPY9T6ZEQzma7dOfDvmxm2g08I1hRrZIghXRjPsOyu4LWC2Xu6Kxv5gzPqJ5CGRrIEhYVAdaGhb9ZnnbmJPHDkmyQm6pfP8ljl3h7_8Be1D5xLo44-f0RGbXEJHaWIc7ysw8/s320/3.24.10_wk13_12.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ19iNqzsVw_aNTPL-oGz6kuPgRDRR1GI3m4Kp-DdByXQ5EDufKRhfo-LS_t4ujc9830iK8Fhkhw5Umrt5wcIynhCIDvd7tJnDtv04yWZhWQsIZSyFsad29DCEAJ0rFVOD6kExO0u8tUKu/s1600/3.26.10_wk13_1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ19iNqzsVw_aNTPL-oGz6kuPgRDRR1GI3m4Kp-DdByXQ5EDufKRhfo-LS_t4ujc9830iK8Fhkhw5Umrt5wcIynhCIDvd7tJnDtv04yWZhWQsIZSyFsad29DCEAJ0rFVOD6kExO0u8tUKu/s320/3.26.10_wk13_1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEUM4RixExCfXKnPUiBg01h0orAHtPMA9vAhrRTCG5sJnkq13yAiFZpV3zGEC_nSsw6-a0l7QhgXMxosY9VZzjyWrY84jLnuDO2Ku3ODPbZCE_OjZo1GtvzsBaqP1z4TGXniwkOuTaPKo/s1600/3.27.10_wk13_2.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEUM4RixExCfXKnPUiBg01h0orAHtPMA9vAhrRTCG5sJnkq13yAiFZpV3zGEC_nSsw6-a0l7QhgXMxosY9VZzjyWrY84jLnuDO2Ku3ODPbZCE_OjZo1GtvzsBaqP1z4TGXniwkOuTaPKo/s320/3.27.10_wk13_2.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div>I'm just trying to throw you off here with Seth's coordinating sleeper and blanket stripe theme.:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cJy3u2gzjoKT6QcdrAP00KhUMEug2HNHW_3mnBZkEesTI7ea16W1kltoF3L76CER-WzEwkhuXGyVk-ZQ2MSmJDbnDCXpetNywPAhhcJfbE_yX5J-DzbiHLkQ_VOIwL_DQVhj550T4yEx/s1600/3.30.10_wk14_8.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cJy3u2gzjoKT6QcdrAP00KhUMEug2HNHW_3mnBZkEesTI7ea16W1kltoF3L76CER-WzEwkhuXGyVk-ZQ2MSmJDbnDCXpetNywPAhhcJfbE_yX5J-DzbiHLkQ_VOIwL_DQVhj550T4yEx/s320/3.30.10_wk14_8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455631168814428290" border="0" /></a>One of the first times we really "hung out" on the picnic blanket. Also one of the first times Seth got to see his mommy freak out over a spider that came dangerously close to our blanket. <br /><br />Jason's mom hosted a get together at her house for the Grant side of the family, so Seth was introduced to a very loving family! Seth was completely enthralled with the vents on family room basement ceiling. He kept cooing and chatting at the vents. <br /><br />Here is Jason's cousin, Tim, and Seth.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yu2ozEw8VAelHW79PAHwjFXj6sq-IlXVE0g9r_PRZ7-Pv5yz9P2lwoGx-ciXIov7U3aW9LjEUy8cVEeL3K1D0zVqdKisPcw32S8y_epidz_1UCMYgcALHHJSw8cT4hIPPqfmQsz7dVvF/s1600/3.28.10_wk14_4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yu2ozEw8VAelHW79PAHwjFXj6sq-IlXVE0g9r_PRZ7-Pv5yz9P2lwoGx-ciXIov7U3aW9LjEUy8cVEeL3K1D0zVqdKisPcw32S8y_epidz_1UCMYgcALHHJSw8cT4hIPPqfmQsz7dVvF/s320/3.28.10_wk14_4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455631160701044306" border="0" /></a>Jason's aunt, Wilma. I have an Aunt Wilma too! They're the best!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNBD_79JnPAtyl4hxCPomcTnxVgTb8Ij4ss9OwSTRs9QJYti_48BkFf8IhFRKTtNRenC8lC9y_hUMy8WySDXHA3HR66YQwzqrLv5zEh6l7Fgo5nDUKeYafxLzzWntSXDU8WToZ-Jj54sF/s1600/3.28.10_wk14_3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNBD_79JnPAtyl4hxCPomcTnxVgTb8Ij4ss9OwSTRs9QJYti_48BkFf8IhFRKTtNRenC8lC9y_hUMy8WySDXHA3HR66YQwzqrLv5zEh6l7Fgo5nDUKeYafxLzzWntSXDU8WToZ-Jj54sF/s320/3.28.10_wk14_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455631156752902562" border="0" /></a>Jason's aunt, Judy. Awww...they're matching.:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tpd7C6FHFLDSxJZhH7pYTeTVHghw_ZEWs_3JobHFsmEIJYetOld6U28m1x-TaC3b8cWE9ruVVNPcC8BdvTQddZoscaU6SZM-RwSgflrsUD18vnxIfirnBmO7SetUCoiebFVaI2GEG4Gb/s1600/3.28.10_wk14_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tpd7C6FHFLDSxJZhH7pYTeTVHghw_ZEWs_3JobHFsmEIJYetOld6U28m1x-TaC3b8cWE9ruVVNPcC8BdvTQddZoscaU6SZM-RwSgflrsUD18vnxIfirnBmO7SetUCoiebFVaI2GEG4Gb/s320/3.28.10_wk14_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455630485040829010" border="0" /></a>Jason and I laughed at this sight when we pulled up to mom's house. Seth's hat fell over his eyes and he didn't give a holler....he just decided to sleep. Is that all it takes????<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA2AbeSznDW4K9K7TvPY9iOUQYbAalWNbmRMWijveI7gFyyoCNPDYVWA2PRRb3Ep46UiYcM1Y4GrEIwoKdTNWB1azUeHPWKuF69n1to1vlFzvBA_l-7JIJufsaF2cKfohpDmKCuRwhXVZ/s1600/3.28.10_wk14_1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA2AbeSznDW4K9K7TvPY9iOUQYbAalWNbmRMWijveI7gFyyoCNPDYVWA2PRRb3Ep46UiYcM1Y4GrEIwoKdTNWB1azUeHPWKuF69n1to1vlFzvBA_l-7JIJufsaF2cKfohpDmKCuRwhXVZ/s320/3.28.10_wk14_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455630478322821490" border="0" /></a><br />Had to get a shot of the cute little froggy bum.:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeALKFYkyR9w3KfBQdpHQFDGkc1xr8ecIirea8UJSF3pO8NRSP_f_Gaetxm4r6yUarZiGzZppY8PnvXLX6N9VsJ6EjTe5N-k5FgkCEUuf36RRCrJlLHa7KPTVXvfes04AjsVnVjGEPm50/s1600/3.27.10_wk13_18.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeALKFYkyR9w3KfBQdpHQFDGkc1xr8ecIirea8UJSF3pO8NRSP_f_Gaetxm4r6yUarZiGzZppY8PnvXLX6N9VsJ6EjTe5N-k5FgkCEUuf36RRCrJlLHa7KPTVXvfes04AjsVnVjGEPm50/s320/3.27.10_wk13_18.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455630466528658354" border="0" /></a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-22593175090952458012010-03-28T11:09:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:21:51.940-07:00Seth's Summary: Week 13The biggest thing about this week is that we've been adjusting to me going back to work....probably me adjusting, more so than Seth! Thankfully, Seth has been used to being around my mom and Jason's mom, so having them come over to our house to watch Seth has been easy on him.<br /><br />Eating: No change here, except I know Seth is getting the food he needs because he is gaining weight. If the scales are true, he is now 16 lbs!<br /><br />Naps: Eh....Seth sleeps well for his morning nap, but his 2nd and 3rd naps range anywhere for 45 min - 1.5 hrs. Never consistent, but he probably gets about 4-5 hrs of sleep total with his naps. Seth still cries when being put down for about half of his naps. I read that at this age, Seth may enjoy his time playing with us so he would rather be up, than put down in his crib for a nap....even though he's been awake for a while. We're just trying to keep consistent with Seth's waketime so he doesn't get fatigued.<br /><br />Nighttime: What is consistent is Seth's nighttime routine! This little guy sleeps from 8pm-ish until 7am! We're still enjoying it until something changes!<br /><br />Waketime: Seth is up to 1.5 - 2 hrs of waketime between his naps. You can tell when Seth is reaching his max waketime, because he gets a little fussy, rubbing his eyes or gets the 7-mile look.<br /><br />Other fun Seth facts:<br />- The drool faucet turned on! I find his drooling sweet.:) He's getting prepared for those baby teeth to start popping through in a couple of months!<br />- Seth LOVES walks in his stroller. 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-59467095101034040362010-03-12T07:52:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:51.955-07:00Seth's Summary: 12 weeks and 3 months!Our 3-month old!!! Seth is getting so big and I can't believe that 3 months have flown by.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450770255897121682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiYURln5PnoZg61lgmP1lOUI55GwZ5mL0Gdd3NBgkzLoTkbZL7D3yK6-9Qy-9hyphenhypheniaxYU79ne-HuZGvFwU5aAXnIcsxZO63yWg3ZGYR4rgllQx_3NOZ8zBsQxTtQHSmWY02jW4cRVvRR15/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" /> What is Seth up to at 3 months?<br /><br /><div>- He's discovered sticking his tongue out. We play a little game that Seth usually starts by sticking his tongue out, then I stick my tongue out and we go back and forth sticking our tongues out at each other. It's so fun! Of course, I'm sure there will be a day when I have to teach Seth "we don't stick our tongue out at people".</div>- We had tried giving Seth a pacifier weeks ago, but he never wanted to hold it himself. So, we tried a pacifier shaped differently and surprise, surprise - Seth takes it! We use it when Seth wakes early from a nap or is overly tired and needs something to suck on when going down for a nap. He sucks on his fingers, but when he gets overly tired, he'd rather shake his hands instead of put them in his mouth!<br />- I need to get the boy some shades cuz when we take Seth out for a stroller walk, he's practically blinded by the sun.....but he loves stroller walks - coos and squeals abound!<br /><div></div><div></div><br />My favorites for Seth....blue, browns and stripes!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mZqpmN8KC6F34mpjdNYSMJtRj9ImsmI3YRRAs0SseNrGnfJKd-bWn5qNhsh2b_O4m7UkgHG0lCb0-t4d5uuCPSZ39FItqlOulmeDdXIy4J5vwrdcMwYnFdJdZdv2XxBdB2NznACn6gE5/s1600-h/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450771087348062418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mZqpmN8KC6F34mpjdNYSMJtRj9ImsmI3YRRAs0SseNrGnfJKd-bWn5qNhsh2b_O4m7UkgHG0lCb0-t4d5uuCPSZ39FItqlOulmeDdXIy4J5vwrdcMwYnFdJdZdv2XxBdB2NznACn6gE5/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4dPnZZCrZA4WgIW7QeidnT-lWThwB6tV9B3iyHBJsuwAAmUwbwRyRT1jlNS3RPqz9N7pPou6uOThIyaa423JkIQ67kzsl_By1xiPGWNwfR4KvKj9lfnefZhtgVml8BBaKP0ZoUwohUyg/s1600-h/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450771074749474450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4dPnZZCrZA4WgIW7QeidnT-lWThwB6tV9B3iyHBJsuwAAmUwbwRyRT1jlNS3RPqz9N7pPou6uOThIyaa423JkIQ67kzsl_By1xiPGWNwfR4KvKj9lfnefZhtgVml8BBaKP0ZoUwohUyg/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pGyJsG2ec6_JBS3TFXuRIAY6A0S2ed5R-6ipKhuON1PktfeKQOxZNheYNyPzKa07a3LmzZVQ_zRKzoqWRnghCSCbCvwhcKJ6bEbT6Ppxa_4hAs51P49RyiWbRKb56FwFPY-Aa_IY_5mK/s1600-h/DSC_0033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450771065203108802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pGyJsG2ec6_JBS3TFXuRIAY6A0S2ed5R-6ipKhuON1PktfeKQOxZNheYNyPzKa07a3LmzZVQ_zRKzoqWRnghCSCbCvwhcKJ6bEbT6Ppxa_4hAs51P49RyiWbRKb56FwFPY-Aa_IY_5mK/s320/DSC_0033.JPG" /></a> </div><div>One of the fewer happy moments in his carseat. Seth has started to put up a fuss when he's put in the car seat...I think because he doesn't have as much access to swinging his arms around and putting his fists in his mouth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdwHKFEdURX8MHG1YQyYTlEM2e1JGVFHHcE9xPUYVkbeVjMHzBhAL7l_W1IKPiZjL2y_dodX53Q_T8nedsSeoeXKqK47sxSAvmDSXZmvXhXEl8-G3qFV1YKfurUjdLpCQAB8I3jdWbPaA/s1600-h/DSC_0039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450771048206212258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdwHKFEdURX8MHG1YQyYTlEM2e1JGVFHHcE9xPUYVkbeVjMHzBhAL7l_W1IKPiZjL2y_dodX53Q_T8nedsSeoeXKqK47sxSAvmDSXZmvXhXEl8-G3qFV1YKfurUjdLpCQAB8I3jdWbPaA/s320/DSC_0039.JPG" /></a> </div><div><div>Love the cheeky smile!! Seth has my chunky cheeks!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3-OrYz-lEXHD1Ycdg4nrJJKCveQpwCInhMgN21q3pd31EbqGy4O0tmAwtiQnjUVIwlUkDlGiAOswAawajokbEB-jQi0nHavg_pxWTpiRIC1FpSHTrOITkc0bHz9fsvIOmieKrt9obWIX/s1600-h/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450770250294664002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3-OrYz-lEXHD1Ycdg4nrJJKCveQpwCInhMgN21q3pd31EbqGy4O0tmAwtiQnjUVIwlUkDlGiAOswAawajokbEB-jQi0nHavg_pxWTpiRIC1FpSHTrOITkc0bHz9fsvIOmieKrt9obWIX/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRTcUeu1DtyPNQpo5w6IbRYW3i50ThxEcpI_F0VWAt2y0hFDJG-PrS8sZjZG9YG_9_B60ot0C5_dBGlZSPs0sOg1IZQzj7BKY8QVuYYh4oNGCYTpq7WE9-Hi7q9lTvIZMw0hzqwhHCPL4/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450770234032903330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRTcUeu1DtyPNQpo5w6IbRYW3i50ThxEcpI_F0VWAt2y0hFDJG-PrS8sZjZG9YG_9_B60ot0C5_dBGlZSPs0sOg1IZQzj7BKY8QVuYYh4oNGCYTpq7WE9-Hi7q9lTvIZMw0hzqwhHCPL4/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a> March 10, 2010:</div><br /><div>Seth is sporting his first Viking shirt. I know what you're thinking....his first Viking shirt?? Yeah, we don't have a big stock of Viking threads....which I'm sure will change with this upcoming season.<br /></div><div>Seth loves his daddy and gets excited when he comes home from work. They have a special time playing and chatting away.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkCvlGaHvmGw-ykZMuYLBrKnhKdB1ZbjlN0CE3xwfz55u0nj76882ngw-GAZywai75MEXd3BiCfjPb0KOE9AV5LOYj2m8dHuO_qrJLF8bHjVseJ1ce3FiBYOa2mjB9O1cGSFQVOqEIzEx/s1600-h/3.10.10_wk12_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777134251676882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkCvlGaHvmGw-ykZMuYLBrKnhKdB1ZbjlN0CE3xwfz55u0nj76882ngw-GAZywai75MEXd3BiCfjPb0KOE9AV5LOYj2m8dHuO_qrJLF8bHjVseJ1ce3FiBYOa2mjB9O1cGSFQVOqEIzEx/s320/3.10.10_wk12_1.JPG" /></a><br /><div>March 11, 2010:</div><div>Seth and I had a playdate with our friends Jenny and Hayden. Hayden's 14 months old and Seth just got a kick out of watching Hayden. Hayden loves using his voice and walked right up to Seth chattering away. Seth just took it all in and watched Hayden like a hawk. </div><br /><div>Seth absolutely adored Jenny. He smiled, cooed and laughed with Jenny for over a half hour. It was so fun to watch!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Po5-kaDgHLQXBRjrvaA465R5K509FM6CWmql81l7H7PbIKyweRGzdhGyjGmx5oEZ4SBTmKcZ3UIdOAi8J-5-jZ7HfdcYswopgKQtvVAX-G00HME1JGn3I6opr3-McQPMK-RDzLTwpnQg/s1600-h/3.11.10_wk12_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777154823791506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Po5-kaDgHLQXBRjrvaA465R5K509FM6CWmql81l7H7PbIKyweRGzdhGyjGmx5oEZ4SBTmKcZ3UIdOAi8J-5-jZ7HfdcYswopgKQtvVAX-G00HME1JGn3I6opr3-McQPMK-RDzLTwpnQg/s320/3.11.10_wk12_6.JPG" /></a> Seth got a taste of the Bumbo for the first time and I decided it was time for Seth to have his very own. He did well holding his head up! It is the perfect little seat for our boy that loves to watch the world around him.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOlBggN-Zbl-Eh-U6gfXm3X56sRbiQ6k3XL67YibwdvLWoTGboy1M8lvu0aH3OvIN8_wgyIH4zlbTju4AM1IVfecHMxFMxCI1tYbwdtjP6ewjX6BBGegWFAv_jZN19zTBavrKbQe5WjM2/s1600-h/3.11.10_wk12_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777140830222018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOlBggN-Zbl-Eh-U6gfXm3X56sRbiQ6k3XL67YibwdvLWoTGboy1M8lvu0aH3OvIN8_wgyIH4zlbTju4AM1IVfecHMxFMxCI1tYbwdtjP6ewjX6BBGegWFAv_jZN19zTBavrKbQe5WjM2/s320/3.11.10_wk12_3.JPG" /></a><br />March 12, 2010:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzEJmooDjUrpSl84iKrR7xPPaLnNcmMzRhq6KH5uMuNqIWEzqR91C-44q0F_g1U_N4OK4pVqk0mEoSQ9QhXr3V75mDgcE3Z5MP5YqrWMs5Hg0TkqZdOjlPV290CRvl2KV96_tYU1w7zGc/s1600-h/3.12.10_wk12_5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450773701511555410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzEJmooDjUrpSl84iKrR7xPPaLnNcmMzRhq6KH5uMuNqIWEzqR91C-44q0F_g1U_N4OK4pVqk0mEoSQ9QhXr3V75mDgcE3Z5MP5YqrWMs5Hg0TkqZdOjlPV290CRvl2KV96_tYU1w7zGc/s320/3.12.10_wk12_5.JPG" /></a> </div><div>In the last two weeks, Seth really took a liking to the bouncer. He kicks his legs and pumps his arms, which inevitably hit the hanging toys and he gets so excited!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmiLT4lHKxLDug2-oszOrrQhK3zUASPARl5hnnNnSpfDQUeGA94eAXTzVTEqXFF25jNfnMO-4DrXIOXqWPUOqMfHaT2Vf58lhqEWZPy1O3wGusybLpgH2hyz3uzVUs-GmcwLuT-jLbjJ4/s1600-h/3.12.10_wk12_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450773688546953042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmiLT4lHKxLDug2-oszOrrQhK3zUASPARl5hnnNnSpfDQUeGA94eAXTzVTEqXFF25jNfnMO-4DrXIOXqWPUOqMfHaT2Vf58lhqEWZPy1O3wGusybLpgH2hyz3uzVUs-GmcwLuT-jLbjJ4/s320/3.12.10_wk12_2.JPG" /></a>March 13, 2010:<br />We call this the "Zoolander" look.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcwwn0j_SXGT9FvuCfJh-0BALNJavPCToht9i14mBhENNkK2CeDoIEJ3oQC90wvZ7owLQ1v5dZ1GeShZBG7xEyTlBlbggIvts3gFDsnLQNLbLho2dEww-dUHrNQgnMYb-IvfDUOhXR0H6/s1600-h/3.13.10_wk12_14.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450774684148687490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcwwn0j_SXGT9FvuCfJh-0BALNJavPCToht9i14mBhENNkK2CeDoIEJ3oQC90wvZ7owLQ1v5dZ1GeShZBG7xEyTlBlbggIvts3gFDsnLQNLbLho2dEww-dUHrNQgnMYb-IvfDUOhXR0H6/s320/3.13.10_wk12_14.JPG" /></a> I don't know who enjoys the Bumbo more.....Jason or Seth. We just bought the Bumbo for Seth and so far I can't tell if he likes it or not. He just kind of slumps over a little bit right now. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw08Hvd0mfD80mrgRee4Gc9qh0Oo7oHqT8vK3qaBpTy6D2MA69Yq4UhXDQrmaTWBVaVTvDaM-ftaZ3tGwqZhexfujGJ_mYAzLUGpNif6G-_0ZKjLS5HDI7h_90HZswRqlyttnL981Gb3Zf/s1600-h/3.13.10_wk12_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450773711311316386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw08Hvd0mfD80mrgRee4Gc9qh0Oo7oHqT8vK3qaBpTy6D2MA69Yq4UhXDQrmaTWBVaVTvDaM-ftaZ3tGwqZhexfujGJ_mYAzLUGpNif6G-_0ZKjLS5HDI7h_90HZswRqlyttnL981Gb3Zf/s320/3.13.10_wk12_6.JPG" /></a>March 14, 2010: <p></p><p>Playing with a new toy....Seth loves toys that light up and make music. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISLIszDTxnfG2OpR04S9kq_kvn7O6ejBAlNUS7OXnpzS_cQd8XGo3UUFiVihB0aDNA7tmOHLBgmUQ97NEe4mrW_ChKlfFQ1LklkAo7rLEvqm-Gtp7eDusY7w5R2iOzYw-uVsI77zJCSR4/s1600-h/3.14.10_wk12_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450774695686069186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISLIszDTxnfG2OpR04S9kq_kvn7O6ejBAlNUS7OXnpzS_cQd8XGo3UUFiVihB0aDNA7tmOHLBgmUQ97NEe4mrW_ChKlfFQ1LklkAo7rLEvqm-Gtp7eDusY7w5R2iOzYw-uVsI77zJCSR4/s320/3.14.10_wk12_3.JPG" /></a><br />March 15, 2010:<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasaHM7koL73ATLYsP69oYIETTbHdXTbW8ZHu27C6DmpSkHIt5seCB6VwXKiwoMa2jZ9UvQXyM__QkQ2emCRCBC44zreX9568KTYY-ANWdHiDZzSmJ9X_QjcsLmGDLT2nmnHKEd_Ao5xjA/s1600-h/3.15.10_wk12_26.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450774706984062706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasaHM7koL73ATLYsP69oYIETTbHdXTbW8ZHu27C6DmpSkHIt5seCB6VwXKiwoMa2jZ9UvQXyM__QkQ2emCRCBC44zreX9568KTYY-ANWdHiDZzSmJ9X_QjcsLmGDLT2nmnHKEd_Ao5xjA/s320/3.15.10_wk12_26.JPG" /></a><br />Feeding: No change! I'm still BFing and Seth is still quite the eater. </p><p>Naps: Seth takes a really good long nap in the morning and takes shorter naps of about an hour or so for the other 3 naps in the day. I've found that Seth's optimal waketime is an hour and a half, longer than that he starts to melt down.:) We started letting him use his new pacifier at the beginning of his nap if he is particulary fussy. Seth still does not prefer to have a nap in the early evening, but we try hard to get him to take a catnap around 6pm.</p><p>Nights: Seth goes to bed at 8pm, gets fed "in his sleep" around 10:30pm and then sleeps until 7am. It's proving to be a good routine....however long it lasts!</p><p>Playtime: We do Seth's stretches and positions to help his neck muscles. Seth has a lot of tummy time so he doesn't always rest on his back and head. He actually really likes hanging out on his tummy and does so for about 15 minutes during playtime. We try various activities like sitting in his Bumbo or playing in his bouncer for a few minutes. He does really well with independent play, either kicking his legs and pumping his arms over the dining room light to squealing over Sally the Snail that lights up. </p><p>Seth loves to be talked to and when you hold him, he prefers to be looking out with his back to your chest. Jason and I think he's going to be quite the independent, active little boy. He would rather be smiling, giggled and played with than being cuddled. Seth has his cuddle moments, usually when he's just woken from naps or we're winding down for a nap. </p><p>That's why I love the quiet mornings I have with Seth....because I know soon enough he will be too busy to cuddle with his mommy!</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-56939765923048173152010-03-09T15:23:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:51.971-07:00Seth's Summary: 11 weeksOur little chatter box is now 12 weeks old! But, as I've let on, Seth is revealing himself to be quite the talker. He is our baby boy....no longer an infant, but soon to be 3 months old!<br /><br /><br />Seth and I had a playdate with our friends Martha and her little baby girl, Lauren. It's so fun to hear the difference between baby boy and baby girl coos and chattering. Seth's sounds like a boy as compared to Lauren's little baby girl coos. I love it!<br /><br /><br />Eating: Seth is still eating well, which is evident in the weightiness that I've noticed in him the last week or so. I'm so glad I've been able to still BF Seth, so I hope it continues.<br /><br /><br />Naps: Seth has a good, long 1.5 hr nap in the morning and his subsequent naps during the day range from 45 min. - 1.25 hours. I was having a hard time getting Seth settled down for his naps, but then I found a nice little routine to help him get ready for his nap. First, we read a book in his nursery chair, then I sing a song to him for a few minutes. He calms down very well, but as soon as I turn his noise machine on and then lay him down in his crib, he starts to fuss and cry. I stay with him a few minutes while he finds his fingers to suck on. Usually he falls asleep within 5-10 minutes.<br /><br /><br />I laughed so hard this morning because Seth had a full morning of a bath and his neck stretches. He was nearly falling asleep in my lap just a little before 9am, so I headed for his room. I sang a song and lay Seth down in his crib. Right on cue, he yelled in protest but as I put his arms in his swaddle sack, he fell right asleep on me. That was a first that Seth fell asleep for a nap before I even stepped out of the room. I'm racking my brain for the magic trip, because I need to try that again!<br /><br /><br />Nights: Seth does so well at night! Our evenings and nights have been pleasant. Jason feeds Seth a bottle at 10:30-11pm and then puts Seth down for the night. He goes to sleep without a struggle and sleeps until 7-7:30am. I'm counting this little blessing, because who knows when Seth will change on us??<br /><br /><br />Playtime: I found that Seth's ideal awake time is really around 1.5 hrs right now, including his feeding time. After I feed Seth, I play with him in the living room on his play mat. Or, I'll do his neck stretches with some cuddle times in between the stretches because he does not like to have those stretches done!<br /><br />My favorite thing is to go into Seth's room in the morning to wake him up or get him up from his crib if he's already awake. He is so happy! He giggles, squeals and gives me the biggest smile!<br /><br /><br />Other fun Seth facts:<br /><br />- He is an absolute hoot on the changing table. It does not phase him when he gets his diaper changed. He squeals and gives happy screams.<br />- He laughs when I shake my head on his belly.<br />- He tolerates about 10 minutes of tummy time and has even begun to enjoy it somewhat....as far as I can tell, because he "who's" and sounds like an owl when he's on his tummy.<br />- When Seth is in a new surrounding or with a new person, he wears his inquisitive studious look: the furrowed brow. I laugh because everyone comments how he's so serious, but it couldn't be farther from the truth. He takes it all in and just watches.<br />- Seth consistently tips himself over on his back when he's doing tummy time. He gets so surprised when it happens as if he says, "How did I get here?"<br />- Jason took Seth on his first stroller ride outside last week and he liked it! Well, if you count falling asleep in his stroller by the time Jason finished the first block.<br />- Seth began physical therapy appointments for torticollis, which is basically a shortening of the neck muscle that's connected to your shoulder. We are doing stretches and positions to help strengthen the muscles on the left side of his neck and shoulder. He does not like the stretches, but we have lots of cuddles in between the exercises. We're trying to prevent Seth from having to wear a helmet if the shaping of his head does not improve from these exercises.<br /><br />Here are some fun pictures!<br /><br />March 3, 2010:<br />Wearing designer threads! I love this sweater. He was looking mighty cute for lunch with my mom at Panera Bread.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineI60GAJCNvLMDFhTlcv9xFy2chLJdduTIvNfmZ5WUDBoDbX5oSBtB_SsRvgoKWW9qeWOxJoItCZVcXJnXqJZ51BsbZ3LOz6i2din64J5TTOvOsXvuUKlJxM_2QwFnaEoQwpamqbhvl53/s1600-h/3.3.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447408350875453298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineI60GAJCNvLMDFhTlcv9xFy2chLJdduTIvNfmZ5WUDBoDbX5oSBtB_SsRvgoKWW9qeWOxJoItCZVcXJnXqJZ51BsbZ3LOz6i2din64J5TTOvOsXvuUKlJxM_2QwFnaEoQwpamqbhvl53/s320/3.3.10_2.JPG" /></a><br /><div>March 5, 2010:</div><br />Who puts their baby on the snow for a photo op! Seth clearly is a Minnesotan at heart - he took it all in stride.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBqcQcckRXfkAH6OhKXKuc7n9RZZ5vXwiA0pCwBL-Cwjyj9trz_cxXwchrV4z4C6UDgf5X3KKaJaUO4kl9d22lUsqwiVauDLYqkZzmPo05kirfM1agE1jdFMsX62Y33s7JdfZybFXc0R5/s1600-h/3.5.10_34.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447412717950856754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBqcQcckRXfkAH6OhKXKuc7n9RZZ5vXwiA0pCwBL-Cwjyj9trz_cxXwchrV4z4C6UDgf5X3KKaJaUO4kl9d22lUsqwiVauDLYqkZzmPo05kirfM1agE1jdFMsX62Y33s7JdfZybFXc0R5/s320/3.5.10_34.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1F6ZUnFZju0IoCu7CCCYomQMLKLRqNwQUqgUDpgNDBrhSRXBIKX8XUxVCfRbGw8dH_PcA_DCcvW8g9LAqIE8Imp3oRhokgjA5QjmKdiX6FKkxMM34xD4gpBTsoOH1CCD8FLiDYX8BM8CR/s1600-h/3.5.10_37.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447412709522545842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1F6ZUnFZju0IoCu7CCCYomQMLKLRqNwQUqgUDpgNDBrhSRXBIKX8XUxVCfRbGw8dH_PcA_DCcvW8g9LAqIE8Imp3oRhokgjA5QjmKdiX6FKkxMM34xD4gpBTsoOH1CCD8FLiDYX8BM8CR/s320/3.5.10_37.JPG" /></a> I love how little babies look like penguins in their snowsuits. But putting Seth in the snowsuit was a chore. It's almost like you need to shimmy your baby's body into the snowsuit to actually get them in!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH99pnTBwaFFcV97mAierTM3pLSLpdLpg8-FimCpDVckZWOd6cN-h6ut7FjE9s-ZtTew5r7oBWN5bk2IJgXrLgPYRmgCw4RYYf4TD1VirQq01VJTKDVjFae16qbxKWsdfFZwqegF8_lR2/s1600-h/3.5.10_28.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447412697267780706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH99pnTBwaFFcV97mAierTM3pLSLpdLpg8-FimCpDVckZWOd6cN-h6ut7FjE9s-ZtTew5r7oBWN5bk2IJgXrLgPYRmgCw4RYYf4TD1VirQq01VJTKDVjFae16qbxKWsdfFZwqegF8_lR2/s320/3.5.10_28.JPG" /></a>Seth has this look of "what is this thing?".<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny_kUVUoFRbS6PJQINjuCPijxyfklYCfuDKHToLoPMhklkSA0GKzP8LW0FOej8CM8hRnNhlp5SRR0hZrEJeOJPzZf8z6hpJ5oojgh_RYJnDIZuRfyLvygt6N804axdgetqRTXtJ7YyEuA/s1600-h/3.5.10_25.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447412682471456242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny_kUVUoFRbS6PJQINjuCPijxyfklYCfuDKHToLoPMhklkSA0GKzP8LW0FOej8CM8hRnNhlp5SRR0hZrEJeOJPzZf8z6hpJ5oojgh_RYJnDIZuRfyLvygt6N804axdgetqRTXtJ7YyEuA/s320/3.5.10_25.JPG" /></a> <div>Seth sucking his thumb....sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn't! I'm hoping he continues to opt for a finger or fist, because his requests for mommy and daddy to hold the pacifier in his mouth for doesn't quite cut it!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOxZ91GMNOruPWXFZEvAKT4b1wc0kCdq0o0xKKtNIumslw_f9f4HiFJ9KjHjliLxn4vj7q6FfvfvDemOZSzklcwUV3aRXySMDyVczBM1pmgGAWzTf9oasCtPDEwRgNCaEMeMwPPGp8pKa/s1600-h/3.5.10_22.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447408379988998338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOxZ91GMNOruPWXFZEvAKT4b1wc0kCdq0o0xKKtNIumslw_f9f4HiFJ9KjHjliLxn4vj7q6FfvfvDemOZSzklcwUV3aRXySMDyVczBM1pmgGAWzTf9oasCtPDEwRgNCaEMeMwPPGp8pKa/s320/3.5.10_22.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwl7afjKqaShHxpQleCQLTQvTMVz3sBpVuQMrEOqxghaHkwYQHcnBe7v6aUkeGZ35oJdhjkliPhqOQvBXcSt7fzYunadF_TKrnWXF8GxkWONpcEiYweon5MUOhiobxWtN612kOOlt7uOf/s1600-h/3.5.10_19.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447408371663193954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwl7afjKqaShHxpQleCQLTQvTMVz3sBpVuQMrEOqxghaHkwYQHcnBe7v6aUkeGZ35oJdhjkliPhqOQvBXcSt7fzYunadF_TKrnWXF8GxkWONpcEiYweon5MUOhiobxWtN612kOOlt7uOf/s320/3.5.10_19.JPG" /></a><br />This is the "after" picture....Seth was on his tummy and then tipped himself over.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr2hbRSw5rw3P9_uTAC_Lf0nHAZjRRhn-XH7Oma_rfmwiWglaLa0m7v_KIHbcDgMWt99fTLyMbDF8VnNGjJDs_rj_zLBj20UAWU-ruj9uwflV_GSJovG3HLqpp2_aLTOxbupitn_4PXNm/s1600-h/3.5.10_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447408362990548306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr2hbRSw5rw3P9_uTAC_Lf0nHAZjRRhn-XH7Oma_rfmwiWglaLa0m7v_KIHbcDgMWt99fTLyMbDF8VnNGjJDs_rj_zLBj20UAWU-ruj9uwflV_GSJovG3HLqpp2_aLTOxbupitn_4PXNm/s320/3.5.10_6.JPG" /></a><br />March 6, 2010:<br />Jason took Seth for his first stroller ride on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQycGkO6GzcKmO6_PisyOtLSL0j5FdC3vv90nPbJLK6oDFcxy8JPa53-lZvZnmV61XXa3wpMlvhrE-t0SKUgbCaIv_Jm9HxyjC59AoziZh5_WLwFBqVY7DOB7ZpBAaW0oMXKzCw1_eIQ8/s1600-h/3.6.10_4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447498809332142818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQycGkO6GzcKmO6_PisyOtLSL0j5FdC3vv90nPbJLK6oDFcxy8JPa53-lZvZnmV61XXa3wpMlvhrE-t0SKUgbCaIv_Jm9HxyjC59AoziZh5_WLwFBqVY7DOB7ZpBAaW0oMXKzCw1_eIQ8/s320/3.6.10_4.JPG" /></a><br />March 8, 2010:<br />Tummy time: strengthening those shoulder and neck muscles!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiuGOEWx7bZtmKGrIiulvOzQeV0KydFbW8DHJNYK6cyFNP7MHE4wpV8H4ROSZTiMWHS1ZqziNy-BKeWoYVjt-1qZPVQ_GNLUFlfhJku1EMEF19bdRNe0ebV87up1a41RXgojRwmIhMXzc/s1600-h/3.8.10_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447498819674242194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiuGOEWx7bZtmKGrIiulvOzQeV0KydFbW8DHJNYK6cyFNP7MHE4wpV8H4ROSZTiMWHS1ZqziNy-BKeWoYVjt-1qZPVQ_GNLUFlfhJku1EMEF19bdRNe0ebV87up1a41RXgojRwmIhMXzc/s320/3.8.10_1.JPG" /></a><br />March 9, 2010:<br />Seth batting Paulie the Polar Bear and Leo the Lion. He's figured out that if he keeps hitting the Paulie, the toy will make music.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0z5n1sMvhyphenhyphendWl4vHTi1Wj54EuTeMul-l4Qq03s6udMJS7xnBfjevWRaFuXdauV359Zlw3DFowyvGHfnntCH7693feYuY9OIXoRldOKAP9O7Fvs-3Mmd3miN8b-0O9q45hmnHGdeUIGTe/s1600-h/3.9.10_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447498829553368018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0z5n1sMvhyphenhyphendWl4vHTi1Wj54EuTeMul-l4Qq03s6udMJS7xnBfjevWRaFuXdauV359Zlw3DFowyvGHfnntCH7693feYuY9OIXoRldOKAP9O7Fvs-3Mmd3miN8b-0O9q45hmnHGdeUIGTe/s320/3.9.10_6.JPG" /></a><br />More tummy time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcMXwtR5zhLa3oRAY9arLTv77DQidbjsNwAvoZ6leo0_78mUTUnrOdB9lQuLBeVEd9rkr15046_zEa70zfXogTo_AMucncYO5E4XNPflDlsqHYkRt3b_-lYeWzEiCTkEc0FNrweU7jEY0/s1600-h/3.9.10_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447500329786719746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcMXwtR5zhLa3oRAY9arLTv77DQidbjsNwAvoZ6leo0_78mUTUnrOdB9lQuLBeVEd9rkr15046_zEa70zfXogTo_AMucncYO5E4XNPflDlsqHYkRt3b_-lYeWzEiCTkEc0FNrweU7jEY0/s320/3.9.10_13.JPG" /></a><br />This was one evening when Jason had gotten home from work right before Seth had to go down for a nap, so I had to capture this sweet picture of Seth and his daddy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcbkyym6PBTuK5Ymf5Ym3hUXQ7iCAkQKJ4C49woMQOrevw-_MtIBkBcjyhzrtogSCoR8Nm2GbXmIO6v042qAGQxdO5Tu1GhvwfmgmpLHvLXXUdXXtpS9sXEKhg3MxwPYoPx9P_sNfAcv8/s1600-h/3.9.10_12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447500324503543426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcbkyym6PBTuK5Ymf5Ym3hUXQ7iCAkQKJ4C49woMQOrevw-_MtIBkBcjyhzrtogSCoR8Nm2GbXmIO6v042qAGQxdO5Tu1GhvwfmgmpLHvLXXUdXXtpS9sXEKhg3MxwPYoPx9P_sNfAcv8/s320/3.9.10_12.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>It is my last full week being home full time with Seth before my maternity leave is up next week and I head back to work. I'm sad to leave my sweet boy, but he will be in good hands!</p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-62473181008740599872010-03-03T07:24:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:51.984-07:00Seth's Summary: 9-10 weeksIt's been a bit since I've posted, but that just means one thing....our lives are getting busy! Seth and I have been busy during our days together. I'm getting more and more confident taking Seth places on my own and figuring out how Seth does during a day with an activity. He does pretty well on our little outings! <br /><br />In Seth's 9-10 weeks, we've been busy:<br />- Visited my company during the lunch hour on a Friday. Seth was dressed Friday casual with my favorite button up shirt.<br />- Visited with Seth's great-grandpa and grandma on my side. Seth was a peach and impressed his great-grandpa with how strong his legs are and how much he wants to stand up. Then, he took a long nap in his great-grandma's arms and boy, did she love that! He knows a nurturing little embrace when he feels it!<br />- While Jason and I went out to dinner at Benihana's, my parents baby sat Seth.<br />- Visited friends Jill and her baby Caleb for a play date. Seth seemed to take in what Caleb was doing as a 1-year old.<br /><br />What Seth is up to these days....<br /><br />Feeding: Seth is a little rock-star eater! He has six feedings a day and dropped his middle-of-the-night feeding during his 9th week. Wahoo! I think it was mommy who dropped the feeding, because clearly Seth was ready to give it a try because he didn't wake up hungry until sometime after 5:30am. Jason now feeds Seth a bottle of expressed milk at the last feeding of the day. We found that feeding Seth 5 oz was exactly what he needs to sleep through the night.....<br /><br />Night sleeping: Seth is now sleeping through the night! Since we started giving Seth 5 oz instead of 4 oz at his last feeding, he sleeps until after 6:45am! Knock on wood, we keep telling ourselves. We never take these sleeping-through-the-night for granted, so we'll enjoy it while it lasts. In his 10th week, Seth now sleeps until 7-7:30am. I don't even remember when our last middle-of-the-night feeding was, but it seems like so long ago.<br /><br />Naps: Seth has five naps a day, ranging from 1.5 hours to 1 hour in duration. Half of his naps he sleeps well for; half of them he does not. By that I mean that for all naps, he is now awake enough where he has to soothe himself to sleep. At most naps when I lay him in his crib, he cries for a little bit - even though he's tired, yawning and rubbing his eyes. He is learning to suck on his fingers or fist while he drifts off to sleep. I found a good routine for Seth that calms him down and gets him ready for a nap: draw the shades, darken the room with only one light, read a book, and sing some songs. After the songs, he is calm and relaxed. When I reach down to turn on his noise machine, Seth knows what's coming. He starts to whimper and whimpers more when I lay him in his crib. I turn his musical mobile on and help him find his fist to suck on. For now, this seems to work and he cries for about a minute before falling asleep.<br /><br />During Seth's first 7 weeks, he had a fussy time anywhere between 6-10pm. It was difficult for him to take a catnap during this time. As Seth got older, we took out the cluster feedings in the evenings and he has had less fussy times.<br /><br />Seth sleeps well during the evenings. At times we've been tempted to drop his 7:30pm feeding, because it's so difficult for Jason to wake Seth up for his 10:30pm feeding. If we let him sleep through the late evening feeding, he'd probably wake us up at 2am to be fed! He's still a little young to try to extend his sleep time from 7:30pm - 7am.<br /><br />Awake time: Seth likes to be awake. In fact, he could be awake for 1.5-2 hours and not get crabby. He just loves to be up, looking around, sitting with his mommy or playing on his play mat. But, we try not to keep him up too long because he can easily get overtired. When Seth gets overtired, he does not nap very well.<br /><br />Fun Seth stuff:<br />- His personality is really starting to shine through: content little boy, with a studious little look in surroundings outside of his home. He always gets the comment that he is so serious. And he is! Seth furrows his brows when he takes in his new surroundings.<br />- He is so happy, alert and giggly in his home with me and Jason. Seth will laugh, squeal or smile at us to get us to laugh and then he does it again. He's going to be just like his daddy - trying to get a reaction out of us.<br />- He sticks his tongue out when he smiles at me, which proceeds into a game between me and Seth: I stick out my tongue and smile, then Seth does. Back and forth we go!<br />- Seth wakes up in the mornings with big smiles and laughs. I love going in to wake Seth up because we're so happy to see each other. It's like - wow, I haven't seen you for a while! Let's play.<br /><br />It is soooo nice outside and I'm itching to take Seth's wheels - aka, the jogging stroller - for a trip around the block. Pretty soon you'll see us jogging the trails!<br /><br />I'll post some pictures soon!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-79469315062758183632010-02-20T10:42:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:51.996-07:00Cuddly blanketsOh, I'm a sucker for soft, cuddly blankets and so happy that Seth has been gifted with so many. Can you indulge me for a moment while I lust after these monogrammed, super soft blankets? I would love to win one and one of my favorite bloggers, <a href="http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2010/02/product-review-ultra-personalized-baby.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChroniclesOfABabywiseMom+%28Chronicles+of+a+Babywise+Mom%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2010/02/product-review-ultra-personalized-baby.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChroniclesOfABabywiseMom+%28Chronicles+of+a+Babywise+Mom%29&utm_content=Google+Reader</a>, is giving a blanket away!<br /><br />If I win, I would choose the "Molly's Very Own Herringbone" blanket in light blue and put Seth's full name, birth information, and the meaning of his name, "Appointed by God".<br /><br />I hope I win!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-62171437894740575372010-02-16T14:36:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:52.007-07:00Our two-month oldSeth, exactly two months ago, you entered this world! You turned 2 months on February 16th! Wow - time has flown by way too fast! I can still vividly remember the day that Jason and I brought Seth home. I look through photos of Seth in his first few weeks and marvel at how tiny he was. And now, he's like a little boy! You made your entrance known with some fresh cries, but your personality shown through in those first two hours....intense and curious stares, wide blue eyes fixated on my face and your daddy's face trying to figure us out (as you still are!) and quiet confidence that this was where and when you were meant to be.<br /><br />This is a summary of Seth's 8-9 weeks, when he hit his 2-month milestone.<br /><br />At two months, gone is the newborn, scrunched up little face. It's been replaced with a calm, content and relaxed curious look. Sometimes you're "serious Seth" with a furrowed brow, which means you're quietly taking everything in and a content little man.<br /><br />It has been a week of "goos", "coos", "ah-goos" and other little squeals from Seth. He is finding his voice and seems surprised that those sounds came out of his mouth.<br /><br />Your wide eyes pop open when you've been surprised - the whites around your bright blue iris expanding as you try to figure out the new game Mommy and Daddy play with you. In fact, you abandon your furrowed brow and your eyebrows arch when you are very alert and in a playful mood, which I call your "active wakefulness". These times happen most often after your morning feeding, getting changed on the changing table and in the early evening hours. It's at these times that we get your most cheerful squeals, "coos" and "ah-goos".<br /><br />You like it when Mommy or Daddy give you kisses on your cheek and neck or give you little raspberries on your neck. I started playing peek-a-boo with you by placing a burp cloth over your face for one second and then quickly pulling it away. You get excited and respond with a smile or squeal.<br /><br />Light brown fuzzy hair is growing what seems to be an inch a day! Eyebrows are arching their way over your deep blue eyes. And those eyelashes make Mommy swoon when you bat them. It appears that you will have medium brown hair to match your eyebrows.<br /><br />You shake your arms really fast when you're super excited. You pump your legs back and forth. Dr. Lisa (your pediatrician) says you have strong legs. You also have a little birth mark on your right leg.<br /><br />At your two month check-up on 2.19.10, you had a recurring theme: 75th percentile! Go baby Seth!<br />Weight: 12lbs 14oz<br />Height: 23.5 inches<br /><br />You also received two vaccines - one was a shot and one was an oral vaccine. You were pretty sleepy during the whole appointment, right up to the vaccine injections. When the nurse gave you the shot, boy did you wake up quickly and gave a big scream! But, you quieted after that and with some cuddles and hugs, you were fine. It seemed that your leg was sore for the rest of the day, because you were a little cranky. Mommy was happy to give you the cuddles and kisses you needed to be consoled.<br /><br />There is no concern about whether or not you are getting enough to eat. You eat well, even if sometimes you fall asleep on the second side of feeding. Sometimes on the second side of feeding, you get really fidgety and slap your hand against my chest. Only half of your feedings do you keep your eyes open and stare at whatever is behind my shoulder. Do you get bored?<br /><br />You like to touch and use your hands. You hold your hands and occasionally intertwine your fingers. You grasp onto plastic rings if they are strategically placed into your open hand. You touch and hold onto your ears and rub your eyes.<br /><br />You are fluctuating between the 0-3 month, 3 month and 3-6 month clothing based on what clothing brand you're wearing. You almost seem to look for the 0-3 month clothing! I think it may be because you have a long torso, which make it a little difficult for your feet to fit in the footsies just right.<br /><br />In fact, the few nights that I got up to feed Seth in the middle of the night this week, he would look up at me before feeding him in the nursery chair and just smile at me and "goo" at me. How precious! It was like he was saying, "Thank you for getting up for me, Mommy!"<br /><br />It was also the first week in which I actually did not set the alarm clock to see how long Seth would sleep. The first night, Seth slept until 6:45am! The second night, he slept until 7am! For both nights, he didn't wake up crying for food. It was more like fussiness that he wanted someone to come in and get him because he'd been in the crib for so long. When I went to his crib, he stopped fussing and started smiling and cooing at me. He just wanted someone to come get him! We'll see how many more nights we can continue this nice tradition.:0<br /><br />Now, I know one of the nice things about Seth learning to sleep until the morning is so that Jason and I can get longer periods of sleep. Wouldn't you know that I was the one waking up at 3am, 4am and 5am thinking that I heard Seth crying when he actually wasn't? I thought something might be wrong with him since he hadn't gotten up yet, so I'd sneak into his room to check on him. Little man was fast asleep! So, I was the one who didn't get a lot of sleep the first night Seth slept on his own through the night.<br /><br />And now for the adorable two-month pictures taken at the Counihan home studio!<br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br />February 10, 2010: </p><p>Seth is able to hold his head up at a 90 degree angle for a good 10 seconds. He can tip himself over to his right onto his back.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1nSHDozIl7VtZd8onMYZLmckvn8orpdMerzrGdvgv7plKTCZENGdnl-_cXa01uEVw_w7-46UoTZNeaQPxoGa-g9ygNk78AAjVDW4ZMebkRBPSEspiokjx9Bf59ruoVFo8v4TcUCKsrd-/s1600-h/2.10.10_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439706517230753250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1nSHDozIl7VtZd8onMYZLmckvn8orpdMerzrGdvgv7plKTCZENGdnl-_cXa01uEVw_w7-46UoTZNeaQPxoGa-g9ygNk78AAjVDW4ZMebkRBPSEspiokjx9Bf59ruoVFo8v4TcUCKsrd-/s320/2.10.10_6.JPG" /></a><br /><br />February 11, 2010:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyLMfEV2ZBukkhziGV2sCpJDC8z5T1pQJERKSdCBXuy6-_UiUa83oKt_y0oUrIQvMMYI1ifPxY_ijS7Rmc_DicVDSS2X-wTsWzv4rw1i3C9b6zp-hNl1mOkX5hhMB9KH20H5Yc3miikvj/s1600-h/2.11.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439706530747513810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyLMfEV2ZBukkhziGV2sCpJDC8z5T1pQJERKSdCBXuy6-_UiUa83oKt_y0oUrIQvMMYI1ifPxY_ijS7Rmc_DicVDSS2X-wTsWzv4rw1i3C9b6zp-hNl1mOkX5hhMB9KH20H5Yc3miikvj/s320/2.11.10_2.JPG" /></a><br />Seth really likes to be held facing out, with his back to your chest, so he can see around. He really liked being placed in the Jeep carrier for the first time. I walked around the house and he loved it! I can't wait to take him to the mall and walk around like this.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPjML6EA6ChvFBKjmzuoEdGMsJfCGby3XunDjQUScVaZ8m2bGweCQO8dTElzdGdNSmXvTZIRlbtD3NX3R623iItFeyJKgvfuCBrU6z4gYj0gqIOQpT51CgmmPOjNAxXPAhrdU041UJpip/s1600-h/2.11.10_8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439708112671299378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPjML6EA6ChvFBKjmzuoEdGMsJfCGby3XunDjQUScVaZ8m2bGweCQO8dTElzdGdNSmXvTZIRlbtD3NX3R623iItFeyJKgvfuCBrU6z4gYj0gqIOQpT51CgmmPOjNAxXPAhrdU041UJpip/s320/2.11.10_8.JPG" /></a><br />Valentine's Day, 2010: </p><p>Our little Valentine!<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51IrtiIF4KNKHe2R-3K4CA28G739o3ts3qjQM3Rz33wSamcL0y4R7oEtm8lKecMF2Gdh3MNexouT3Xn4qrb6O2cS2GNBxLBFWm9Io4o175GvOWLw78N6T011p-J_93bDtYXz-7VQFMYZG/s1600-h/Vday2010_37.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713141164444290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51IrtiIF4KNKHe2R-3K4CA28G739o3ts3qjQM3Rz33wSamcL0y4R7oEtm8lKecMF2Gdh3MNexouT3Xn4qrb6O2cS2GNBxLBFWm9Io4o175GvOWLw78N6T011p-J_93bDtYXz-7VQFMYZG/s320/Vday2010_37.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rztPbDADkxwuS-fDfpU8j9qOcA7wm7rrCUIjvqZNr4jasIvgcyMPIXL5XpbqnZ_8uDZ-u_I_5BZSJ7AX-89FBcnw-1xqvnVWyVzL2v6aHwjftWiZx4UvgRLItY-eyZ4ereb18s69VXK5/s1600-h/Vday2010_22.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713129286220210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rztPbDADkxwuS-fDfpU8j9qOcA7wm7rrCUIjvqZNr4jasIvgcyMPIXL5XpbqnZ_8uDZ-u_I_5BZSJ7AX-89FBcnw-1xqvnVWyVzL2v6aHwjftWiZx4UvgRLItY-eyZ4ereb18s69VXK5/s320/Vday2010_22.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW3kl60NNhaICR12sPz4pDeOdztyGWTVQAE5Jx0LFlgGyUnOMgH7u2Nmm3pYHlFpW3u7LbjsvYDLHRBklfeAO5M9S4vVGC7zaFP2TIvnFSdKKlXWByj5eJUVaTDrF2z2DBKx_1p8VoCfV/s1600-h/Vday2010_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439713115791156306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW3kl60NNhaICR12sPz4pDeOdztyGWTVQAE5Jx0LFlgGyUnOMgH7u2Nmm3pYHlFpW3u7LbjsvYDLHRBklfeAO5M9S4vVGC7zaFP2TIvnFSdKKlXWByj5eJUVaTDrF2z2DBKx_1p8VoCfV/s320/Vday2010_3.JPG" /></a><br /><br />February 15, 2010: </p><p>It was Jason's birthday, so I dressed Seth up in a cute little "Daddy Loves Me" shirt and we made a birthday video for Jason.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeSiLzPg5E0z_3EHT7A6DlpS11Uf4DWdpMRWm_48tIL5d_fG50gwSM0onPInekg3irVE5cfRT5WPjTJdJ1zhnZxqL6fsLirr0oT0OfJRoBvyxfzarGb0A9D-qghuVMjCxV2EKYMXbo3cG/s1600-h/2.15.10_55.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439708148149121266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeSiLzPg5E0z_3EHT7A6DlpS11Uf4DWdpMRWm_48tIL5d_fG50gwSM0onPInekg3irVE5cfRT5WPjTJdJ1zhnZxqL6fsLirr0oT0OfJRoBvyxfzarGb0A9D-qghuVMjCxV2EKYMXbo3cG/s320/2.15.10_55.JPG" /></a> I call this the "cha-cha-cha" photo, because it looks like Seth is doing a little salsa dance!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBodFbLE74ODFb8dwlXnHeM2wIRH-5ttVog8U0KPjFKRIbu83GC1mND99d7dZVYjbztOcAeLvOlmE5eaaQjqAYH564TMXIfbbTLPSAmo-w0G0FBe57kQB2kG4FAL1UUHBktGjzI6H9qk4/s1600-h/2.15.10_33.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439708140064091682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBodFbLE74ODFb8dwlXnHeM2wIRH-5ttVog8U0KPjFKRIbu83GC1mND99d7dZVYjbztOcAeLvOlmE5eaaQjqAYH564TMXIfbbTLPSAmo-w0G0FBe57kQB2kG4FAL1UUHBktGjzI6H9qk4/s320/2.15.10_33.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dPJ2B9mNLVyy7dbl6sWq8TiF969vDVvZQQUkkQpid4I-p9BJH2vpJBAnWR7YrTAZAwQmTMOhhCbl1pu5G0A4-aM3lmsYR_edB_gzUgSdgmvD6F0JVRrqGpWMEXFoR8ex-dJZg5ftHkUA/s1600-h/2.15.10_25.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439708129075508082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dPJ2B9mNLVyy7dbl6sWq8TiF969vDVvZQQUkkQpid4I-p9BJH2vpJBAnWR7YrTAZAwQmTMOhhCbl1pu5G0A4-aM3lmsYR_edB_gzUgSdgmvD6F0JVRrqGpWMEXFoR8ex-dJZg5ftHkUA/s320/2.15.10_25.JPG" /></a> Seth likes being propped up in front of the window and stare outside.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfXmlL6L6JueNoiDsUNivAu44SeNnl3mUiYcFrQOJrXZUAKg4aednIU2QuGgfrxl1Wr0xrnCF_AgoNcNJaYBu-dL89mmJgqgGeR0re_PQxNzJyWryrtuW_X_RsfMHTjad0X002-C6V87d/s1600-h/2.15.10_136.15.10_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439680414364983154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfXmlL6L6JueNoiDsUNivAu44SeNnl3mUiYcFrQOJrXZUAKg4aednIU2QuGgfrxl1Wr0xrnCF_AgoNcNJaYBu-dL89mmJgqgGeR0re_PQxNzJyWryrtuW_X_RsfMHTjad0X002-C6V87d/s320/2.15.10_136.15.10_3.JPG" /></a><br /><br />February 16, 2010: </p><p>Seth's two-month milestone! He is no longer a tiny little peanut in his carseat like he was when he came home from the hospital!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUEgof5ITzc71xRuSwyk5rrvGmzCTFSP_vawOvKaB_L9jEECfsiS6HkaOBpmAwIKgvbq_bTy3Ul4hBE2ovPYNr5MWeZdJE1DzWkfTw8Dbqz7YfqzTRB98eFdZB5IOKcO6DXkuPMTw7EPu/s1600-h/2.16.10_47.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682461665666818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUEgof5ITzc71xRuSwyk5rrvGmzCTFSP_vawOvKaB_L9jEECfsiS6HkaOBpmAwIKgvbq_bTy3Ul4hBE2ovPYNr5MWeZdJE1DzWkfTw8Dbqz7YfqzTRB98eFdZB5IOKcO6DXkuPMTw7EPu/s320/2.16.10_47.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSC9ok08zko0oesHjG_XtxZtdsS1GY8CYal5iq7uWKmzejky4ltT2h6IAEoTDooDVPBME9qHavE0NL_Mq72jn_5nyGSnPrdNH2tXcC9U90pG47B-8GI0QFpDCuntDfTB5hJ_p_KvmD6UI/s1600-h/2.16.10_24.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439672354023823490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSC9ok08zko0oesHjG_XtxZtdsS1GY8CYal5iq7uWKmzejky4ltT2h6IAEoTDooDVPBME9qHavE0NL_Mq72jn_5nyGSnPrdNH2tXcC9U90pG47B-8GI0QFpDCuntDfTB5hJ_p_KvmD6UI/s320/2.16.10_24.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTfLOQbcNm3-6h2YXwNo4-PWlWdcmpxBMGU6l8aDOWaphaG5Wk5NQS_klxQvxliGCsF19C10XC25HkYwNEmf0flstwDWkonepROBHYQmvDX8oU3vFgWyRM3lcooz092EFg3Da0Jlg4-dw/s1600-h/2.16.10_19.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439672351292038290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTfLOQbcNm3-6h2YXwNo4-PWlWdcmpxBMGU6l8aDOWaphaG5Wk5NQS_klxQvxliGCsF19C10XC25HkYwNEmf0flstwDWkonepROBHYQmvDX8oU3vFgWyRM3lcooz092EFg3Da0Jlg4-dw/s320/2.16.10_19.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB8JBhDVqVr2-Zx2jX5g831YfPWcbPC1YhUOqnOAtWuE5vILvb4ewU4LhdiuAdC0IMK9dzlvk9UU-D4iJ5Yh38sYgHulr8Ms4wugdhWTAJdLMyZJ7OP_L3zIAZdV-w4SvV8FhXbGlTSuu/s1600-h/2.16.10_16.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439672342100774930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB8JBhDVqVr2-Zx2jX5g831YfPWcbPC1YhUOqnOAtWuE5vILvb4ewU4LhdiuAdC0IMK9dzlvk9UU-D4iJ5Yh38sYgHulr8Ms4wugdhWTAJdLMyZJ7OP_L3zIAZdV-w4SvV8FhXbGlTSuu/s320/2.16.10_16.JPG" /></a> Ha - I love this preppy little button-down shirt. When we found out we were having a boy, I told Jason that I would finally get to dress someone with cute preppy boy clothes, since Jason will not let me buy preppy clothes for him!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOcz9aVGRSM8c6Lxzsjmi7TkweHrDpOzCOKR72f60kdxAxcND7Dwj4X3horXlDg5ZMfXZwH_lh99Qw2vVnLYeV1rs2GyrYqPsG0HyfG6y4jYStG22M3k94Gmd3Vvhho3aCM2QZrnxhnwJ/s1600-h/2.16.10_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439672331059434434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOcz9aVGRSM8c6Lxzsjmi7TkweHrDpOzCOKR72f60kdxAxcND7Dwj4X3horXlDg5ZMfXZwH_lh99Qw2vVnLYeV1rs2GyrYqPsG0HyfG6y4jYStG22M3k94Gmd3Vvhho3aCM2QZrnxhnwJ/s320/2.16.10_13.JPG" /></a><br />February 17, 2010:<br />The naked baby photo shoot! Seth happily compiled and even looked at me a few times as though he was unsure of why I would let him chill out without his clothes on.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE4yaDSuh1zidM1KyVQc4yuxdJNyDkIAuTcQN8Cl5t91s3ZQd-tWp80H1T2nUBbzhu1QzPMcKSsfZlXXYZXPE3YPLfMXzT8WsE1IcSY2u84-igdV6Gf-FLV8fOpAbJwiNW0FaHAqUChY-/s1600-h/2.17.10_28.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439706509343173410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE4yaDSuh1zidM1KyVQc4yuxdJNyDkIAuTcQN8Cl5t91s3ZQd-tWp80H1T2nUBbzhu1QzPMcKSsfZlXXYZXPE3YPLfMXzT8WsE1IcSY2u84-igdV6Gf-FLV8fOpAbJwiNW0FaHAqUChY-/s320/2.17.10_28.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQOgb9HOOSXNeZ7Tr0JEngWcxlJiQBVU7WNskpB1p8HBGbKGapTMXLFoY8FOGzvirbovgB4zMFZt7L1DMTtlQmP60n9Wd-LZvdsFJ2sxNJkP_s-gCqLbninDbZHWpkl6FaI1xa5drwzS6/s1600-h/2.17.10_19.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682478844216690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQOgb9HOOSXNeZ7Tr0JEngWcxlJiQBVU7WNskpB1p8HBGbKGapTMXLFoY8FOGzvirbovgB4zMFZt7L1DMTtlQmP60n9Wd-LZvdsFJ2sxNJkP_s-gCqLbninDbZHWpkl6FaI1xa5drwzS6/s320/2.17.10_19.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcNqBdY6G2xlltufIYtCnqES3cRHPkQRNyEkBJxPFhdT-nkuDRoTz8dmX-eZBR7OEiAUCWGzD-ECIHFEOfGkRAkHJ0kUxHCBxKngtubXXa5CKsLGxrT2xHgxoHJT6N-xj0nqiXF9UlLmr/s1600-h/2.17.10_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682464538311826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcNqBdY6G2xlltufIYtCnqES3cRHPkQRNyEkBJxPFhdT-nkuDRoTz8dmX-eZBR7OEiAUCWGzD-ECIHFEOfGkRAkHJ0kUxHCBxKngtubXXa5CKsLGxrT2xHgxoHJT6N-xj0nqiXF9UlLmr/s320/2.17.10_13.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtQcgKw45xYtYPRXUYyuQqm8JJVtK6wos0I0CY6DV5nmwm8G5uo2jJC6yFQJZuDdnKqE-RQS4pCcX5qjNuGmuE987blaTcrnx2AHJxW8OFPt7VI6pE0rn57mOgM5Dl5sJ6eYKRa3WNOUW/s1600-h/2.17.10_38.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439680435154233698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtQcgKw45xYtYPRXUYyuQqm8JJVtK6wos0I0CY6DV5nmwm8G5uo2jJC6yFQJZuDdnKqE-RQS4pCcX5qjNuGmuE987blaTcrnx2AHJxW8OFPt7VI6pE0rn57mOgM5Dl5sJ6eYKRa3WNOUW/s320/2.17.10_38.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CMEA-WNudC3wlfmKhrtsMF2DsT3yZv4WKScCNkq76rjgpJgpmbqiTDH095cs1pLq-eibkEvayAhgQMR2HXAqDvfAMuJxdDnGPa_31hyoqa8c_ZJBJzOwEx1EzygmOI0wZw6hmSQlsmJI/s1600-h/2.17.10_43.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439680429335458306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CMEA-WNudC3wlfmKhrtsMF2DsT3yZv4WKScCNkq76rjgpJgpmbqiTDH095cs1pLq-eibkEvayAhgQMR2HXAqDvfAMuJxdDnGPa_31hyoqa8c_ZJBJzOwEx1EzygmOI0wZw6hmSQlsmJI/s320/2.17.10_43.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WB1oVA2JaR33oa0QFDCK1RbwLxpTtilokzAFUCAd2b0j7N1v25u7LUtn9RRSdJ1NRN4rYOmJ_QrEmqkVaKwpf0SVvLYm7isvQmO9tVGiZBvrVGgMavVCL_gG6fXYgMFNOwPpRPAqtNzX/s1600-h/2.17.10_55.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439680421316203346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WB1oVA2JaR33oa0QFDCK1RbwLxpTtilokzAFUCAd2b0j7N1v25u7LUtn9RRSdJ1NRN4rYOmJ_QrEmqkVaKwpf0SVvLYm7isvQmO9tVGiZBvrVGgMavVCL_gG6fXYgMFNOwPpRPAqtNzX/s320/2.17.10_55.JPG" /></a> </div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-13856065049003543352010-02-05T14:19:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:52.033-07:00Seth's Summary: 7 weeks<div>It's the week of eyelashes and eyebrows! I'm convinced his eyelashes grew five inches and his eyebrows started to really come in. Do you know what this means? Someday those eyelashes and eyebrows are going to catch some lady's eyes and she'll be hooked.<br /><br /><br /><br />It's also the week of Seth's first cold. He caught it from Jason, then passed it on to me! Poor little baby with a congested nose. It's affected his naps because he'll cough and wake himself up.<br /><br /><br /><br />The other fun thing about this week and last week is that Seth has really become so much more alert and interactive with us. You can tell that Seth really likes something because his eyes get really wide, he flings his arms around and around and he pumps his legs back and forth. Sometimes he even smacks his lips! It is so, so adorable!<br /><br /><br /><br />Feedings: we moved his feedings around a little so that we don't cluster feed (multiple feedings in the early evening) to tank Seth up for the night. He has a feeding at 7:30pm and then his late-night feeding at 10:30pm. Right now, I still set my alarm for 4am to wake Seth up for a feeding. Because I typically have to wake him up, I think he would probably sleep longer than 4am but I don't want to jinx it yet!<br /><br /><br /><br />Sleeping: Knock on wood, Seth sleeps well in the night. We keep holding our breath for fear one night our baby will decide to do something completely different and keep us up at all hours! During the day, Seth averages four naps of about 1-2 hours. Sometimes he goes down easily for a nap, sometimes he puts up a fuss. Because he's had a cold, he has woken himself up from coughing and cuts his nap short. There have been a few days that he's only taken naps of 45 minutes at a time.<br /><br /><br /><br />Awake time: we've been introducing more toys and books to Seth. I can tell he's interested in them because his eyes get really wide and he waves his arms.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tummy time: Seth can push his neck and head up to a 90 degree angle! He holds himself up for at least 10 seconds and looks at himself in the mirror on his playmat or just strains to look at what's around him. Not only does Seth have tummy time on his playmat, but he likes to lay on Jason's chest on the couch and look around the living room.<br /><br /><br /><br />Other fun and sweet things about Seth:<br /><br />- He loves lights. He will stare at lights. Just when you think he's staring over your shoulder at some unseen celestial being...nope, he's just staring a light. As far as I know!:)<br /><br />- He shakes his hands when he gets really excited.<br /><br />- At night when I have to change his diaper and he's barely awake, I put him on the changing table and all of a sudden he realizes he's not in my arms anymore and doesn't realize where's he's at. I hold my hands out to his flailing arms for him to grab and I say over and over, "It's okay. I'm just changing you. Mommy's here." He settles down and then I (quickly!) get to business.<br /><br />- Jason read a Sandra Boynton book to Seth and he loved it! Jason read it over and over and he just looked at all the pictures. I can tell he's going to be a reader!<br /><br />- Seth goes to the gym with me.:) I feed him and then we head over to the gym, while Seth proceeds to fall asleep in his carseat and I get a little workout in on the eliptical machine. Works out terrifically!<br /><br />- We went to both ABF group AND the service at church this Sunday. It was Seth's first service and he slept through the whole thing - sorry, Pastor Dave! I finally got to sit in the "mommy" section. I have always dreamed of being able to sit with a baby during the service. This time I got to show off Seth and feed him a bottle. This mommy had a lot of pride today!<br /><br />- When I wake Seth up for the middle-of-the-night feeding, he'll lay in my lap, stare up at me and give me the biggest smiles and "goos!". It is SOOO sweet and totally melts my heart!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />February 3, 2010:<br /><br />Seth wanted to dress up really adorable for a lunch date with daddy! I bathed Seth and spiffed him with this cute winter outfit (as if he needs any spiffing up!) before we drove over to Jason's office. Seth was up long enough to peak around Jason's office, after which he konked out in his car seat. We went to Kahn's Grill and had the best lunch. I out-ate Jason....again. What can I say - I'm breastfeeding and need the extra calories!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9K22F9SvWUZZs0II44g9oCevwol1U2wOVL1-2u2neVDFjlqOweKX-S1RmvMK7WNq5PGMI2vUyCY-BdAv_vpP17P8vMksHBqcXWLn8DZKFW97T3FY_vhuBmMPOu0U25AOJOKEJnWr_puW/s1600-h/2.3.10_23.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434888531087376866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9K22F9SvWUZZs0II44g9oCevwol1U2wOVL1-2u2neVDFjlqOweKX-S1RmvMK7WNq5PGMI2vUyCY-BdAv_vpP17P8vMksHBqcXWLn8DZKFW97T3FY_vhuBmMPOu0U25AOJOKEJnWr_puW/s320/2.3.10_23.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirREqAEeMX9jH1dKHn3IP6e1bCBU-BllqFXxUnApfgLWDlXtxYOWeOPh7Qk_D30MRwZlhWWeocG89qhGX64SmtVGbgwzx3UkZ1byHMJ2Zg5tLvF4ioSdmHf5__umsx0CGVqG9W6mWUTNDa/s1600-h/2.3.10_9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434888526400735314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirREqAEeMX9jH1dKHn3IP6e1bCBU-BllqFXxUnApfgLWDlXtxYOWeOPh7Qk_D30MRwZlhWWeocG89qhGX64SmtVGbgwzx3UkZ1byHMJ2Zg5tLvF4ioSdmHf5__umsx0CGVqG9W6mWUTNDa/s320/2.3.10_9.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjt3ba4p7dxKCpk6Uao4VcXDxwE-o8lnZgDy5gqTsDD43qdIP8izQOXkG5JbvKDnBBPPxjxVxeHg6iqoguFliI-Mcx4_tL2nOSKAFZ9hL8Q8Ub3HWseUbMqfQbV7eYsilV7qSk4cTe3VN/s1600-h/2.3.10_32.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435615212711889426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjt3ba4p7dxKCpk6Uao4VcXDxwE-o8lnZgDy5gqTsDD43qdIP8izQOXkG5JbvKDnBBPPxjxVxeHg6iqoguFliI-Mcx4_tL2nOSKAFZ9hL8Q8Ub3HWseUbMqfQbV7eYsilV7qSk4cTe3VN/s320/2.3.10_32.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />February 4, 2010:<br /><br />This is what Seth looks like when I'm trying to wake him up out of a nap.....I know, I know what you're thinking. Why wake a sleeping baby?? Because this little baby would sleep up to five hours in one nap during the day and I'd much rather have him sleep five hours at night.:)<br /><br /><br /><br />This beautiful white and blue blanket was crafted by Joyce's friend, Deb. It is sooo soft and I love cuddling Seth up in the blanket.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAjqsAdSF9vhgwCOBz91VC6afHAvvwomcXgrUmtCDaNwBiHMUFGL_wnDcTsYdgMErGuIvKnp6mRlJ8k9DRXYi5VQUsGtb9v3cfVT8kxp1X9XB2KppOGVP8rjkqKAOWRzrGnMYfMgkxpu7/s1600-h/2.4.10_39.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435617085445844834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAjqsAdSF9vhgwCOBz91VC6afHAvvwomcXgrUmtCDaNwBiHMUFGL_wnDcTsYdgMErGuIvKnp6mRlJ8k9DRXYi5VQUsGtb9v3cfVT8kxp1X9XB2KppOGVP8rjkqKAOWRzrGnMYfMgkxpu7/s320/2.4.10_39.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Isn't this a fun soccer outfit! Compliments of the Terres family. Jason took one look at and said, "That's my boy!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmniyoy0ZDWbG2kNguLwuNk6XyYKaM74Rmwv8vYRuft7WWetSPfctnEPwDzYFe_AAhweR2ZgabZVrF38q3WON6euNOY2gqDG99nGh8Kfu27cDaJFxFtKQTtmRvbgpqxVOEQNkJtwmKs98J/s1600-h/2.3.10_33.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435614080055403394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmniyoy0ZDWbG2kNguLwuNk6XyYKaM74Rmwv8vYRuft7WWetSPfctnEPwDzYFe_AAhweR2ZgabZVrF38q3WON6euNOY2gqDG99nGh8Kfu27cDaJFxFtKQTtmRvbgpqxVOEQNkJtwmKs98J/s320/2.3.10_33.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />February 5, 2010:<br /><br />Eyelashes that go on for miles and eyebrows starting to fill in!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECsf4hGGdtnUiUhkbLCGeU4Cc3BjH2kFlmQwRL63ArrCOuMsgCMuvNkPYXb_l_OUrnb3R-2LSOIp9nkmj8wgISpmHxt0JRu-JeHGepWj1SqeesAMoEFsm_NBULqk3cJXi4IPpQjbN1H5o/s1600-h/2.5.10_15.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435614088313058786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECsf4hGGdtnUiUhkbLCGeU4Cc3BjH2kFlmQwRL63ArrCOuMsgCMuvNkPYXb_l_OUrnb3R-2LSOIp9nkmj8wgISpmHxt0JRu-JeHGepWj1SqeesAMoEFsm_NBULqk3cJXi4IPpQjbN1H5o/s320/2.5.10_15.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />February 6, 2010:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi2oJs5sUe4XY1hyphenhyphentmJN5l4C919vjtVv_eWRKNrdsUPp6eYUdP46TgQ73jKYqZB_FhZNJoDa2Ms5dQ8TErc28pxEAKISO9Wj-sND7p32swqkMVaqWEM85sMZ7ufAm0XWi7hZ5Uq8CVrLM/s1600-h/2.6.10_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435625452927728578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi2oJs5sUe4XY1hyphenhyphentmJN5l4C919vjtVv_eWRKNrdsUPp6eYUdP46TgQ73jKYqZB_FhZNJoDa2Ms5dQ8TErc28pxEAKISO9Wj-sND7p32swqkMVaqWEM85sMZ7ufAm0XWi7hZ5Uq8CVrLM/s320/2.6.10_3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />February 7, 2010:<br /><br />With a little bit of strategic placement, Seth grabbed onto the playmat toy for five minutes, at which point he began to look a little confused at the toy wondering why his hand was attached to the toy. It's like you could read his mind, "How do I let go?"<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaYoET_OIuLBQUGGFgnOK1Z8FwKED0c6PLCtdkBjzLccBnC3H5zcz-QbzKD7AjxuU0NvWYA79oAeLUrpf_qvakX9ZyGQK3NHsGDwU-wmZXptQ7IsxquzksgcO9_4VkFSs8uVXw4JeqYkF/s1600-h/2.7.10_7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435625466808508642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaYoET_OIuLBQUGGFgnOK1Z8FwKED0c6PLCtdkBjzLccBnC3H5zcz-QbzKD7AjxuU0NvWYA79oAeLUrpf_qvakX9ZyGQK3NHsGDwU-wmZXptQ7IsxquzksgcO9_4VkFSs8uVXw4JeqYkF/s320/2.7.10_7.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Seth and his daddy taking an afternoon Sunday nap. Awww!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQCqTq2D5Lin7QfOzVjjCiAXZbCRXXIQRL-OT2ssss3V-CUGlH6D-7qtTbEyP3FK0ElDNIhl2xvKQShx2HXIWWosW9NtnlRyPipEbL1sRek5sNHGqf-Dh18x2oPXHtqercRM4SuMI0Lmd/s1600-h/2.7.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435625461989938786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQCqTq2D5Lin7QfOzVjjCiAXZbCRXXIQRL-OT2ssss3V-CUGlH6D-7qtTbEyP3FK0ElDNIhl2xvKQShx2HXIWWosW9NtnlRyPipEbL1sRek5sNHGqf-Dh18x2oPXHtqercRM4SuMI0Lmd/s320/2.7.10_2.JPG" /></a> </div></div><br /><br /><br /><br />February 9, 2010:<br /><br />Seth is really getting into the hanging toys - you can tell by his outstretched arms! He'll swing his arms around and they occasionally bump into the hanging toys. He seems so proud of himself when he does that!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko2lNOXSd_n8OKmvxb9DQGJgStZhWLbEFP07BGgNORUCX2iD4-YCrYbf0YDiTjK09MgR-fr7ueju66eAywv73Vrhpewi0j05egZQX1lLMrqrvNEhkMe-g5AvfgprBZsGQCwbD4PGMxANp/s1600-h/2.9.10_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437010041955834546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko2lNOXSd_n8OKmvxb9DQGJgStZhWLbEFP07BGgNORUCX2iD4-YCrYbf0YDiTjK09MgR-fr7ueju66eAywv73Vrhpewi0j05egZQX1lLMrqrvNEhkMe-g5AvfgprBZsGQCwbD4PGMxANp/s320/2.9.10_6.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It's a snow day! I've started positioning Seth on the couch so he can look outside and he seems to like it! It's like a whole new world....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq89SnR77SdGTnkhaawtR571dKPoH8HVmkQFE8wANCAjclx4aVJrqxiRYLtiu8ydFEBMXRf62F0yKOFVxe_EOkbR1Sa7PksQNNh7CPuyozC0qKbV9Epsv_cwlfW_iZFJ5BqTFJHixmuZA/s1600-h/2.9.10_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437010034152932466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq89SnR77SdGTnkhaawtR571dKPoH8HVmkQFE8wANCAjclx4aVJrqxiRYLtiu8ydFEBMXRf62F0yKOFVxe_EOkbR1Sa7PksQNNh7CPuyozC0qKbV9Epsv_cwlfW_iZFJ5BqTFJHixmuZA/s320/2.9.10_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Have a great week! Can't wait to share about Seth's 8th week. He'll be two months in just a few days and he's already starting to look like a little man.:)Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-43844676696324015162010-02-02T13:14:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:52.047-07:00Seth's Summary: 6 weeksSmiles and coos! Seth has been rewarding Jason and I with big-mouth smiles, squeals and coos.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iypQZ58QhmI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iypQZ58QhmI&hl=" fs="1&" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>"> </a><br /><br /><br /><br />The big deal this week is that Seth had a weigh-in at the pediatrician. Guess who weighs 11.2 lbs at 6 weeks??? Yep, Seth gained 2.5 lbs in 3 weeks. The boy likes to eat!<br /><br /><br /><br />Feedings: Breastfeeding with Seth is still going well. He still has 8 feedings a day, with a middle of the night feeding at 4-4:30am and his last feeding at 10:30pm.<br /><br /><br /><br />Awake time: typically lasts about 10-15 minutes after Seth's feedings. Sometimes I give Seth a bath, but most of the time I try to have Seth lay on his back and explore his world. Seth tends to get more awake time in the early evening, right when Daddy comes home!<br /><br /><br /><br />Tummy time: Seth really gets into tummy time on his playmat. He makes little squeals and rocks his legs back and forth when he tries to push himself up.<br /><br /><br /><br />Other fun and sweet things about Seth:<br /><br />- He is extremely alert in the early afternoon and evenings. When Jason comes home, he puts Seth on the floor and spends time giving Seth big smiling expressions and he's being rewarded with big toothless smiles and coos from Seth.<br /><br />- Seth gets really excited when he's put on the changing table. He pumps his legs back and forth and shakes his arms. He even smiles up at the elephant mobile.<br /><br />- His legs and arms are getting thicker, so we started using Huggies diapers for now because they seem to work well with babies that have thicker legs. We have officially had 7 days without a leak! Knock on wood.<br /><br /><br /><br />January 21, 2010:<br /><br />I love to get close up to Seth's feet and hands. They will never be this small again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY6rY8YNRRMeDT-qST29NIREg-GKXu1T_0FTgjmdoGy2BeuM5engwDvjY6LF4mDirPApazXU1P9zMtgRuXKIjzSmMsiSZMGoJWVFLYjZzjWVBn5uksUoxqYj_v4wwFhP_26g8rhU6y2Jt/s1600-h/1.21.10_13.JPG"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY6rY8YNRRMeDT-qST29NIREg-GKXu1T_0FTgjmdoGy2BeuM5engwDvjY6LF4mDirPApazXU1P9zMtgRuXKIjzSmMsiSZMGoJWVFLYjZzjWVBn5uksUoxqYj_v4wwFhP_26g8rhU6y2Jt/s1600-h/1.21.10_13.JPG"><p></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY6rY8YNRRMeDT-qST29NIREg-GKXu1T_0FTgjmdoGy2BeuM5engwDvjY6LF4mDirPApazXU1P9zMtgRuXKIjzSmMsiSZMGoJWVFLYjZzjWVBn5uksUoxqYj_v4wwFhP_26g8rhU6y2Jt/s1600-h/1.21.10_13.JPG"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY6rY8YNRRMeDT-qST29NIREg-GKXu1T_0FTgjmdoGy2BeuM5engwDvjY6LF4mDirPApazXU1P9zMtgRuXKIjzSmMsiSZMGoJWVFLYjZzjWVBn5uksUoxqYj_v4wwFhP_26g8rhU6y2Jt/s1600-h/1.21.10_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433758948044302466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY6rY8YNRRMeDT-qST29NIREg-GKXu1T_0FTgjmdoGy2BeuM5engwDvjY6LF4mDirPApazXU1P9zMtgRuXKIjzSmMsiSZMGoJWVFLYjZzjWVBn5uksUoxqYj_v4wwFhP_26g8rhU6y2Jt/s320/1.21.10_13.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC9vg1mSTOAU4T77VhdcxgDAyKM6vJTWn51C824mP091vSohJAG3QEfldqkS3OWbEEGobUxfUPBahXK6Xh4Y9fYFfqIVEPv-sJZYhaU3vmR-szpKJdZW_6lRNfEOcyoIL3TTQ-YiPllYn/s1600-h/1.21.10_8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433758938886566722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC9vg1mSTOAU4T77VhdcxgDAyKM6vJTWn51C824mP091vSohJAG3QEfldqkS3OWbEEGobUxfUPBahXK6Xh4Y9fYFfqIVEPv-sJZYhaU3vmR-szpKJdZW_6lRNfEOcyoIL3TTQ-YiPllYn/s320/1.21.10_8.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz1wF_BK_MMVFGtg3jS_l4Kx38l_VyEHBoirxhJIqNyrChfijQKOWhtQGAh9zBDlOjiIW_XreETcGwyhp_ihkruGlIYcKsshSted6ORb16PRjymnzUqd9tk9I1vemaE6PDtVbZbRM5u9B/s1600-h/1.21.10_9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433758934512813378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz1wF_BK_MMVFGtg3jS_l4Kx38l_VyEHBoirxhJIqNyrChfijQKOWhtQGAh9zBDlOjiIW_XreETcGwyhp_ihkruGlIYcKsshSted6ORb16PRjymnzUqd9tk9I1vemaE6PDtVbZbRM5u9B/s320/1.21.10_9.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 22, 2010:<br /><br />Only a mother takes a picture of her baby's diaper bum!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTp_8VBgPeX1cF0_BDFcIve9ZfmEcrXAx3lftOzARZKu-zb8iZOHmoGdQpU_foHf6SC6KQcnW4kb3MkwrRF1HxUFjC_eHWxRdCUeN-Wr5CocTnMCrB2rIflH3dQcsgC_zOuCIfHmem5N1/s1600-h/1.22.10_8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433759828969676114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTp_8VBgPeX1cF0_BDFcIve9ZfmEcrXAx3lftOzARZKu-zb8iZOHmoGdQpU_foHf6SC6KQcnW4kb3MkwrRF1HxUFjC_eHWxRdCUeN-Wr5CocTnMCrB2rIflH3dQcsgC_zOuCIfHmem5N1/s320/1.22.10_8.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT28u2YeIgIi5yO0s0upngH07n81YS1KE7kdWOjK-OsfFJ1OR2uwksk6xDW-wTDxBq1ALhNe3hUGmZd7YkceujambNznZhNi0Fv8l9CbXFKwAeMD2aC5s-Npeq9M8Cm6NMVjFAHzyekr7C/s1600-h/1.22.10_9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433759844208824722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT28u2YeIgIi5yO0s0upngH07n81YS1KE7kdWOjK-OsfFJ1OR2uwksk6xDW-wTDxBq1ALhNe3hUGmZd7YkceujambNznZhNi0Fv8l9CbXFKwAeMD2aC5s-Npeq9M8Cm6NMVjFAHzyekr7C/s320/1.22.10_9.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdtobNe2VzCtvGwnD_Q8670N2Mw2_YrPwVrjg3AoVNyryrPkg6DcRBl7-MbhOqhKtbmwp03qKXk4XuNAuY31HllfAGfj15X7nI2S0Ju4d8XfzzlT5yHC2ahCIR43DkjM2Yru_bbD4W9t5/s1600-h/1.22.10_13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433759835641047426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdtobNe2VzCtvGwnD_Q8670N2Mw2_YrPwVrjg3AoVNyryrPkg6DcRBl7-MbhOqhKtbmwp03qKXk4XuNAuY31HllfAGfj15X7nI2S0Ju4d8XfzzlT5yHC2ahCIR43DkjM2Yru_bbD4W9t5/s320/1.22.10_13.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 23, 2010:<br /><br />Seth's first trip to Perkins! I was dying to get out and go out for breakfast with my two men. Seth did great and sat contentedly while his mommy and daddy feasted on delicious breakfast....one day he will understand.:) We're becoming more and more confident taking out an infant, because we find Seth does well and seems to enjoy a change of scenery whenever we take him out in his carseat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlPUYevChRcA6tapwC6eAaSh-Z_U9buMhNTuFKObodONxZRMXaTtTE81UixuLAcg-w_pMMgyLLLF2qtfusN82m9-V7IJUAp7WOrsxaN6oLvTB7fHJT7470iGofz5_X8agLw7JFYNou6iK/s1600-h/1.23.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433760790687402610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlPUYevChRcA6tapwC6eAaSh-Z_U9buMhNTuFKObodONxZRMXaTtTE81UixuLAcg-w_pMMgyLLLF2qtfusN82m9-V7IJUAp7WOrsxaN6oLvTB7fHJT7470iGofz5_X8agLw7JFYNou6iK/s320/1.23.10_2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 24, 2010:<br /><br />Go Vikings! Sad to say, it was a tough day for the Vikings. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9pcMMiFNcMe5lJkA2FbObnjICl5nRDH-Uq_cUJ0-6tYdTUtT9UZQPnqERuZy0-tD-YTMGNwMwCQKd2JhqWDCN6DKbFYJIDaiFsAaP9TRMpDy4JRZJfZitjxQmF7cma7GfSaGBo4-MGMo/s1600-h/1.24.10_8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433760804756728706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9pcMMiFNcMe5lJkA2FbObnjICl5nRDH-Uq_cUJ0-6tYdTUtT9UZQPnqERuZy0-tD-YTMGNwMwCQKd2JhqWDCN6DKbFYJIDaiFsAaP9TRMpDy4JRZJfZitjxQmF7cma7GfSaGBo4-MGMo/s320/1.24.10_8.JPG" /></a> Who puts their baby in an adult Vikings jersey?!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZun4qTL8g5MvtljV2pEe3HzcquHQfNLgI5fC-edCciWhec0_GrwYS9RmylT_h6s1Lhh4jof6DE43pWtzkl0zXjsG0aJa1CBSkSQqnm9RiDJVLhdikr0hu8WZq4jYEzLqUxBt3sr8Ubefu/s1600-h/1.24.10_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433760801752640850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZun4qTL8g5MvtljV2pEe3HzcquHQfNLgI5fC-edCciWhec0_GrwYS9RmylT_h6s1Lhh4jof6DE43pWtzkl0zXjsG0aJa1CBSkSQqnm9RiDJVLhdikr0hu8WZq4jYEzLqUxBt3sr8Ubefu/s320/1.24.10_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 25, 2010:<br /><br />Guess who? This is one of the last times that I laid Seth down for a nap in this direction in his crib. He is now too long to lay vertically in his crib.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0o_oA8I8BNiM29H8leCJyICN16Pi-1a6m-CGevDYTBRieKeeuxevFJJD5SIwZrMKvVcyLQ3QKAiCha8a_9bvs42i-kA-OHAmHMu4KXBNIjlNIUOvGAwZ0P_vbBOVj-QZ7v8kLMUPinRx3/s1600-h/1.25.10_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433834075127534626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0o_oA8I8BNiM29H8leCJyICN16Pi-1a6m-CGevDYTBRieKeeuxevFJJD5SIwZrMKvVcyLQ3QKAiCha8a_9bvs42i-kA-OHAmHMu4KXBNIjlNIUOvGAwZ0P_vbBOVj-QZ7v8kLMUPinRx3/s320/1.25.10_1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 26, 2010:<br /><br />Our little bu-bushcka! Doesn't Seth just look like a MN "frozen tundra" little honey?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5lAjHmo4RCpjCXtsyamBsmIBDvlTLb83UbveXc96rPp6dyKDVecNT7Q17tlLw0iDYKdjV5rYMmnJpyyrVHsERZz12JO9gyBbbUwOWrtbWbcsUwR3nX2ElaGfpvEkq_P-QU44g9rlyynL/s1600-h/1.26.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433834082877940322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5lAjHmo4RCpjCXtsyamBsmIBDvlTLb83UbveXc96rPp6dyKDVecNT7Q17tlLw0iDYKdjV5rYMmnJpyyrVHsERZz12JO9gyBbbUwOWrtbWbcsUwR3nX2ElaGfpvEkq_P-QU44g9rlyynL/s320/1.26.10_2.JPG" /> </a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 27, 2010:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK9EdZr7xbP-dEHSPNAqDw3LyIZ-fWk8Onu1hGOJvvSPH_eWILS0O87JoMWMfXfXtvrq1L4YFyb0ZpRxjdc9Ibv_yfT0yP1sXCY-gzInXxa0rTZfZDdi8yDgfzMqR8Rxxl4Ajl-IM5XfT/s1600-h/1.27.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434837956225120626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK9EdZr7xbP-dEHSPNAqDw3LyIZ-fWk8Onu1hGOJvvSPH_eWILS0O87JoMWMfXfXtvrq1L4YFyb0ZpRxjdc9Ibv_yfT0yP1sXCY-gzInXxa0rTZfZDdi8yDgfzMqR8Rxxl4Ajl-IM5XfT/s320/1.27.10_2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 28, 2010:<br /><br />Seth's diaper was dubbed "the bikini diaper" by his nurse practicioner. He's wearing a size "newborn" Huggies diaper - way too small for his 12.5lb little body! Ha! I had a hunch that he was getting heavier and might be out of the newborn size, but 12.5lbs confirmed that hunch!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZfyZ27xCZC7KAJ7rUuagWBa9vieKG42eL-RITnYyQHgih11C5RwXYKTOotH88eQNODcDAjV1YvIx3fLB1iPhu_OIZm4kHWz9gwcrp_whNPiGpBoL4_ssF5Zog6CsJ97ygiNMoE2Y0Crg/s1600-h/1.28.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434837965553029826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZfyZ27xCZC7KAJ7rUuagWBa9vieKG42eL-RITnYyQHgih11C5RwXYKTOotH88eQNODcDAjV1YvIx3fLB1iPhu_OIZm4kHWz9gwcrp_whNPiGpBoL4_ssF5Zog6CsJ97ygiNMoE2Y0Crg/s320/1.28.10_2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 29, 2010:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6iwJt46R8QW7KWso8OeLnKAMttCMxj30XxKnQftOjLMosmjT1lS91a4hoyyaKf2EzOlyAZJq4GLTgyeGj-AKdBINSEeciFX74bVg-XyesQA5ggc50O16k5KPXz9gLGdV3bv-v-JRjDEF/s1600-h/1.29.10_6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434837987463624130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6iwJt46R8QW7KWso8OeLnKAMttCMxj30XxKnQftOjLMosmjT1lS91a4hoyyaKf2EzOlyAZJq4GLTgyeGj-AKdBINSEeciFX74bVg-XyesQA5ggc50O16k5KPXz9gLGdV3bv-v-JRjDEF/s320/1.29.10_6.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCBWavt7Onrk3q1FRxqwnR12Lz455PygcwsxegkRAgEqPAj5xg_VlqIlnSQRw5Mh_tK6K5o4_f_m72_G4iPOni5eFPmMRkOPC5yH8dMsSfmvhPclMbrQyoWA-oFhrN4jgdRzMkvSXBUxq/s1600-h/1.29.10_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434837976551989026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCBWavt7Onrk3q1FRxqwnR12Lz455PygcwsxegkRAgEqPAj5xg_VlqIlnSQRw5Mh_tK6K5o4_f_m72_G4iPOni5eFPmMRkOPC5yH8dMsSfmvhPclMbrQyoWA-oFhrN4jgdRzMkvSXBUxq/s320/1.29.10_3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 30, 2010:<br /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PiPx6fhce9NFeMqHfjbiDw0yWJ7eXTTSqHVCS2RZdUo8fxsrNQWBkS9REtVSlVfrVGdtF3HKZ9sIf69BkXd2HzY7EMpz2lKvVbZQx0a8nlkYa09d01-OwvNepSDX0X-_UBvA-5pJqcWc/s1600-h/1.30.10_10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434840493147584498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PiPx6fhce9NFeMqHfjbiDw0yWJ7eXTTSqHVCS2RZdUo8fxsrNQWBkS9REtVSlVfrVGdtF3HKZ9sIf69BkXd2HzY7EMpz2lKvVbZQx0a8nlkYa09d01-OwvNepSDX0X-_UBvA-5pJqcWc/s320/1.30.10_10.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />January 31, 2010: <p>Look how high Seth can raise his head! He loved looking at himself in the mirror on his playmat.<br /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo8rrguzstN5dN5jN6P7pB7nVahDBpiBPVlECbw2gMzuYXweQmXa87GCmA9WgQF8tqxSfbIGXlY199N_TgBQlzi-YEuWD8JUCuksAaMuK4cGCldqYfjAT9TbT4KdMGyK2wid6AVMBczdR/s1600-h/1.31.10_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434840501506751666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo8rrguzstN5dN5jN6P7pB7nVahDBpiBPVlECbw2gMzuYXweQmXa87GCmA9WgQF8tqxSfbIGXlY199N_TgBQlzi-YEuWD8JUCuksAaMuK4cGCldqYfjAT9TbT4KdMGyK2wid6AVMBczdR/s320/1.31.10_3.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br />February 1, 2010: Seth is staring out the window in our living room. He is drawn to lights and windows.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3Y6OAsiWy1kSXvhtQJUHekyWhMzCnHWlLSJGlS-GydVQc3D-GMeHAG0iQxVKDNwLRuITAOPh3PWB_5pktTdJ_0aJSi1zV_VkSQ_FfIYsnBC58bkrxvGrIR5Vd-eFGIsk4pCzBV9D8SLA/s1600-h/2.1.10_21.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434840522517588850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3Y6OAsiWy1kSXvhtQJUHekyWhMzCnHWlLSJGlS-GydVQc3D-GMeHAG0iQxVKDNwLRuITAOPh3PWB_5pktTdJ_0aJSi1zV_VkSQ_FfIYsnBC58bkrxvGrIR5Vd-eFGIsk4pCzBV9D8SLA/s320/2.1.10_21.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZY3EjE3eiPDk-eWPEmymL8HZeiJdPDAc4-QFm-fQ9tspdIaMF1FmJ2Mh8WT_FSrVOHB3MLaY8J3Hkuq8DjqZbtYzC4F-vQ5uVLGInz1KP2y5io1-sDDX0gqohuDcTzHDYF1yuc5jgpR6/s1600-h/2.1.10_17.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434840510807973298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZY3EjE3eiPDk-eWPEmymL8HZeiJdPDAc4-QFm-fQ9tspdIaMF1FmJ2Mh8WT_FSrVOHB3MLaY8J3Hkuq8DjqZbtYzC4F-vQ5uVLGInz1KP2y5io1-sDDX0gqohuDcTzHDYF1yuc5jgpR6/s320/2.1.10_17.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br />February 2, 2010:<br /><br />Grandma T. came to visit with Seth, even though he was taking a nap most of the time!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6JZM-4oB7dayNR7XSszdFkL7iMk08_mn6dv6kO_CoARCzgRXCj5vQKmOnH3DyGJiE13ArWiqy5CnuTxwvZJjoQtsIWUry_aO2xA46ZKDTCco4q0d9Lsrxz4u9cEEr8LIOrldmLQBovTy/s1600-h/2.2.10_27.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6JZM-4oB7dayNR7XSszdFkL7iMk08_mn6dv6kO_CoARCzgRXCj5vQKmOnH3DyGJiE13ArWiqy5CnuTxwvZJjoQtsIWUry_aO2xA46ZKDTCco4q0d9Lsrxz4u9cEEr8LIOrldmLQBovTy/s320/2.2.10_27.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434865696406389938" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></a></p><br /><br />Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-58994087456493378492010-01-24T12:38:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:52.062-07:00Our one-month oldWhat a fun month that Jason and I have had with Seth in our lives! Seth is a sweet baby boy. I don't like to call babies "good" or "bad" based on how easy they make their parents' live, how well they sleep, or their temperament. Seth has been pretty predictable and we have gotten to know him well, which has made it easier for us to care for and nurture Seth. We love Seth so much and feel so blessed that God gave us Seth!<br /><br /><br /><br />When Seth was two days old and we bundled him up in the car seat, I took a picture of him. He was so tiny! Somebody recommended that I take a monthly picture of him to see how big he gets from month to month.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here is Seth swimming in his car seat at two days old. All you see is a little blue hospital cap!<br /><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KMlP0apsdFs6ScgREl_StQbyifYbN80hKrXvuCZpUrbKO21KHiiegYumgWr1NU9gSltRvKteAZmhrXBYfyupGoFGpnIVJbqlh9jGoPpUSLXZtahJn5pw4u9zTay8CkL3DCSViCSVSCHG/s1600-h/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KMlP0apsdFs6ScgREl_StQbyifYbN80hKrXvuCZpUrbKO21KHiiegYumgWr1NU9gSltRvKteAZmhrXBYfyupGoFGpnIVJbqlh9jGoPpUSLXZtahJn5pw4u9zTay8CkL3DCSViCSVSCHG/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430410714072709698" /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Here is Seth at one month. Those are some seriously cute little cheeks, huh?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWmMS7W7ipX-A7c80Wqd_7Nuza-OfeLiP4iSFiKYeUsvCYieHKT3hQcHXpwhmH5P5i02P6EPPA_W-aIvdCI9k28gdPlrIDhDE0R4IgVjPzrLY-H4zbTT1JhQdd4IWYebfE1awIdCRcaLO/s1600-h/1.17.10_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWmMS7W7ipX-A7c80Wqd_7Nuza-OfeLiP4iSFiKYeUsvCYieHKT3hQcHXpwhmH5P5i02P6EPPA_W-aIvdCI9k28gdPlrIDhDE0R4IgVjPzrLY-H4zbTT1JhQdd4IWYebfE1awIdCRcaLO/s320/1.17.10_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430410724467736578" /> </a><br /><br /><br /><br />I am taking monthly pictures of Seth in his nursing chair, to see how big he gets. Here is Seth at two weeks. He was such a sleepy head in his early days:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyPUEMktJqbDs7T35u0wiaW0Q3rSzgCZ5KPf-cCIdvawVHbNEUW78_BGp6Zxtdw7HCCC61JKCd5PcxPgAeEL0iagrPBRpGouVipHkp3OJYsriejUSy8k_MuuIfgEXLem_D2seE0MNdPJB/s1600-h/12.29.09_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyPUEMktJqbDs7T35u0wiaW0Q3rSzgCZ5KPf-cCIdvawVHbNEUW78_BGp6Zxtdw7HCCC61JKCd5PcxPgAeEL0iagrPBRpGouVipHkp3OJYsriejUSy8k_MuuIfgEXLem_D2seE0MNdPJB/s320/12.29.09_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430413933893740674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4oRiR0wzeumrcy_MYlvxva0w6V79IDD5ms8rsLTCCir2at4soPSJF1r1mZIYNmvdrqOGnRivbz6AcGwO3cwHe28tEqZ3NMNgj0fUVpB7xQGRKmpf7zXiSQHMGkXaxEDH8KwGFZQVmMWO/s1600-h/12.29.09_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4oRiR0wzeumrcy_MYlvxva0w6V79IDD5ms8rsLTCCir2at4soPSJF1r1mZIYNmvdrqOGnRivbz6AcGwO3cwHe28tEqZ3NMNgj0fUVpB7xQGRKmpf7zXiSQHMGkXaxEDH8KwGFZQVmMWO/s320/12.29.09_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430413924166871762" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br />Here is Seth at one month. He keeps his beautiful blue eyes open more often these days!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ygxiv7_SuU-KrgfSLo-HUwZuo-orpV6zsGeqeVjeS0m0j9bAPYbrKUXIB1qCrAsSB7_kX881ITCzKGJ2Wxs_FHi4jFVdYflgt4sfqUna4rX_D6N2dQRefiZ41Rvverj3r1TKsT7Oikzc/s1600-h/1.16.10_10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ygxiv7_SuU-KrgfSLo-HUwZuo-orpV6zsGeqeVjeS0m0j9bAPYbrKUXIB1qCrAsSB7_kX881ITCzKGJ2Wxs_FHi4jFVdYflgt4sfqUna4rX_D6N2dQRefiZ41Rvverj3r1TKsT7Oikzc/s320/1.16.10_10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430413315141108482" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFsD4zI4LWCgUWgbNqcNaLoFT4Uvv61N8E5PlK4h-WhKUHHEm5nyA22M7OldxDoI2nT_lBMDMM1MtEZw9gMe-V7rzR5WrX5XP8-mv_qzBmEiJ5CkensAFYEUogjXPmWERXAGDlxnL6FSx/s1600-h/1.16.10_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFsD4zI4LWCgUWgbNqcNaLoFT4Uvv61N8E5PlK4h-WhKUHHEm5nyA22M7OldxDoI2nT_lBMDMM1MtEZw9gMe-V7rzR5WrX5XP8-mv_qzBmEiJ5CkensAFYEUogjXPmWERXAGDlxnL6FSx/s320/1.16.10_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430413305755394226" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290695138683182658.post-46476573350121963172010-01-21T12:51:00.000-08:002010-07-24T19:21:52.074-07:00Seth's Summary: 5 weeksNaps: Seth falls asleep for his mid-morning naps, but he typically fights his afternoon and evening naps. He will cry and fuss for about 15-20 minutes and either fall asleep on his own, or he will continue to cry...when we go in to sit with him and "shush" in his ear until he just about drifts off, at which point we gingerly get up from the chair and gently put him in the crib. <br /><br /><br /><br />Feedings: Breastfeeding with Seth is still going well. He typically gets full feedings and dthen I "tank" him up in the early evening with an extra feeding to fill his tummy so that he sleeps for longer stretches at night. It has worked well so far! <br /><br /><br /><br />Awake time: ....is about the same from last week - still trying to get his awake time more consistent right after he is finished eating, during his daytime feeds. This can prove to be slightly difficult since he oftentimes falls asleep when he finishes eating. <br /><br /><br /><br />Tummy time: We have tummy time about 2 times a day during his awake time. <br /><br /><br /><br />Other fun and sweet things about Seth:<br /><br />- His legs and arms are getting thicker, so we started using Huggies diapers for now because they seem to work well with babies that have thicker legs. We have officially had 7 days without a leak! Knock on wood.<br /><br />- We have an elephant mobile hanging directly over Seth's changing table. We spin in and he loves to watch it! It definitely distracts him while we are changing his diaper. He stops wiggling and just watches it spin. <br /><br />- Seth apparently likes things that rotate. We were at a Christmas party and Seth was enthralled with the rotating ceiling fan. We almost went out and bought a ceiling fan for his room!<br /><br /><br /><br />January 13, 2010:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D2BtKrfikBxJhObR1suokBkr7XKRDG6QdSwAP7csuqHoCSG2KVTbezL8rxNpiaJ4YNxdGKLDfXikJw1fxaqY2aOJox9fi1sAX2t9AcBhmZ-rzxnl5oV40iIOcX1xK6tfiNXxRwjvrNpl/s1600-h/1.13.10_12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429336160360811186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D2BtKrfikBxJhObR1suokBkr7XKRDG6QdSwAP7csuqHoCSG2KVTbezL8rxNpiaJ4YNxdGKLDfXikJw1fxaqY2aOJox9fi1sAX2t9AcBhmZ-rzxnl5oV40iIOcX1xK6tfiNXxRwjvrNpl/s320/1.13.10_12.JPG" /></a><br /><br />January 14, 2010: Bath time! Doesn't Seth look all cuddly wrapped up in his towel? He gets all wiggly and talks to me all excitedly when I'm washing, waving his hands and arms about.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi5d2-SOk_rPK1HHGmSsno_I0CttBV3LnTf1KVNFQGFbUG3EdBAybS85exzaYdvqobUdz9ncDJId-EFeE2osi8koWxxizu8SX2WNbGyx8lIbkkZYDB6ckjzClGJv5hAXnxd4jKH6luc8R/s1600-h/1.14.10_3.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi5d2-SOk_rPK1HHGmSsno_I0CttBV3LnTf1KVNFQGFbUG3EdBAybS85exzaYdvqobUdz9ncDJId-EFeE2osi8koWxxizu8SX2WNbGyx8lIbkkZYDB6ckjzClGJv5hAXnxd4jKH6luc8R/s320/1.14.10_3.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajECe4HLrqe2R1V3QB3Q-Z4BfXQmOpjn73Kbcjh49r2vSeNIboIwbVuUzXZtU70lBa-DnoprWL6ODYY6z1Ld1QJdd1D7CyaBrJAuh4MobQ-WZv4JUQU5qxaJw-JX_WTQG99rYkBczytls/s1600-h/1.14.10_4.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajECe4HLrqe2R1V3QB3Q-Z4BfXQmOpjn73Kbcjh49r2vSeNIboIwbVuUzXZtU70lBa-DnoprWL6ODYY6z1Ld1QJdd1D7CyaBrJAuh4MobQ-WZv4JUQU5qxaJw-JX_WTQG99rYkBczytls/s320/1.14.10_4.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br />January 15, 2010: My company gifted Seth with this beautiful monogrammed blanket. Isn't it so sweet? <br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpMESpreKZgSu6EX4LAUnTw5cju8dZMsvYYqtKA5311tOXn7xYU4Qz-F-a8oFEnUpHsRe-zNP66Ms8uTWUBaC4cyfqs5P43GhmFRHXqrc4ajVqD-4Xa_iNDin4jzZ_Xr5bfq0NaFdEFWj/s1600-h/1.15.10_6.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpMESpreKZgSu6EX4LAUnTw5cju8dZMsvYYqtKA5311tOXn7xYU4Qz-F-a8oFEnUpHsRe-zNP66Ms8uTWUBaC4cyfqs5P43GhmFRHXqrc4ajVqD-4Xa_iNDin4jzZ_Xr5bfq0NaFdEFWj/s320/1.15.10_6.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9MDFaIwmy9-TofNZqSa9mV-5StT1H-dT1v-_LjrX09sCPr4ruANBYmU1ln7nIFLeoKt-m3x2ZsTRaHX2AufQAE1dq6TYs510ZoQ4f3F64nqoC9uiAJaqdWkykzm3IzsMj29YOkgz4ja/s1600-h/1.15.10_11.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9MDFaIwmy9-TofNZqSa9mV-5StT1H-dT1v-_LjrX09sCPr4ruANBYmU1ln7nIFLeoKt-m3x2ZsTRaHX2AufQAE1dq6TYs510ZoQ4f3F64nqoC9uiAJaqdWkykzm3IzsMj29YOkgz4ja/s320/1.15.10_11.JPG" /></a><br /><br />January 16, 2010: Exactly one month ago, Seth came into our world and our lives have never been the same!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sr1lTDMBGRtgAdFduhOuwcp6gRvkKW0PizbW7YJiCsWefJrqOQIVOF-x2Ucl23xEmpfhdmKBVAnJOtDmZyJ5tPMk-Kc1tyIfBOLxEIrrGTkvRyqjhwQMuXilesPIMiJ5OuI7MJq5Mfka/s1600-h/1.16.10_26.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429336181959770210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sr1lTDMBGRtgAdFduhOuwcp6gRvkKW0PizbW7YJiCsWefJrqOQIVOF-x2Ucl23xEmpfhdmKBVAnJOtDmZyJ5tPMk-Kc1tyIfBOLxEIrrGTkvRyqjhwQMuXilesPIMiJ5OuI7MJq5Mfka/s320/1.16.10_26.JPG" /> </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoJR0kV7m8dP3iX9d9WtCcoHXqtel2LAkQ6Wv48GIno8m841RXErch9fVesGU4-dqoUSGOCCd6694zPQEogkAv8YGKLpPRdNmQqvkX_Zd5c54gV-OQ8fZlCI4jnbYujdZMeHUR75ebHx6/s1600-h/1.16.10_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429336170873290194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoJR0kV7m8dP3iX9d9WtCcoHXqtel2LAkQ6Wv48GIno8m841RXErch9fVesGU4-dqoUSGOCCd6694zPQEogkAv8YGKLpPRdNmQqvkX_Zd5c54gV-OQ8fZlCI4jnbYujdZMeHUR75ebHx6/s320/1.16.10_3.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br />January 18, 2010: Seth is being held by Grandma Joycie. He doesn't know it, but he's hanging out with the girls (and Jason!) watching The Bachelor. Terrible mommy that I am - subjecting our little boy to that show, eh? :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLEUbxnjC7tcFYf5fWS9nSio8LXtlOwD_VIY3IgVIIyh0A2UiFK2CVgQixIgQ1YM-WVeefsCI3WORDyVcAldnWECFi-71hXOUsEnYGpMzd6BQItmMLaYjv48IBFbA0u-juCcA1NiRQvoz/s1600-h/1.18.10_3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429344297854058610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLEUbxnjC7tcFYf5fWS9nSio8LXtlOwD_VIY3IgVIIyh0A2UiFK2CVgQixIgQ1YM-WVeefsCI3WORDyVcAldnWECFi-71hXOUsEnYGpMzd6BQItmMLaYjv48IBFbA0u-juCcA1NiRQvoz/s320/1.18.10_3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQdOFbE0FVcIdmpmi4Rf1z_zz494CV5ZkDpqyi-Ns4S-4ix-tqnKTSnGUq4OsHn0YoKOU7cCGMZ7KEcYg_A6Ar2f2fs3IluBKq0ciO9seXOertWEE74_L_6o8uovB3xDaZ2YfjmSf3XSB/s1600-h/1.18.10_1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429344286850298194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQdOFbE0FVcIdmpmi4Rf1z_zz494CV5ZkDpqyi-Ns4S-4ix-tqnKTSnGUq4OsHn0YoKOU7cCGMZ7KEcYg_A6Ar2f2fs3IluBKq0ciO9seXOertWEE74_L_6o8uovB3xDaZ2YfjmSf3XSB/s320/1.18.10_1.JPG" /> </a></div><div>January 19, 2010: I try to have Seth play on his tummy to strengthen his shoulders and neck. Seth prefers to turn his head to the right, so I purposefully put musical toys on his left and talk to him from the left to get him to turn his head to the left. He likes to watch the blinking red lights on the blue little puppy toy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWo9K2qpGODtSj8FHrtVZ32kZ-q-hqtQJygPlMqyPFWDF8OmVzjb2_2s1ifoWd1eATX_ydzmuS5z83L3xXVAg26IdBcLcQkhAaOb4UFxb6k7BmdN7bbQF_7iQY37hPsswM1ooXQYHk4r_/s1600-h/1.19.10_2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429341546008156626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWo9K2qpGODtSj8FHrtVZ32kZ-q-hqtQJygPlMqyPFWDF8OmVzjb2_2s1ifoWd1eATX_ydzmuS5z83L3xXVAg26IdBcLcQkhAaOb4UFxb6k7BmdN7bbQF_7iQY37hPsswM1ooXQYHk4r_/s320/1.19.10_2.JPG" /> </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfChkabQz4As9sE9nJZv5j3nsB1AOmvrvU96gnKjTGko3bE5Py2PsAoXOJnM8Lgg3pFPtJ6CsCrcFBokcRavPUzB31tdCfLl0elDbt4JaMOBzlFY0OT9KMvPHoinaYe3Yi-9qyWKuH_Mq/s1600-h/1.19.10_15.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429341534513688786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfChkabQz4As9sE9nJZv5j3nsB1AOmvrvU96gnKjTGko3bE5Py2PsAoXOJnM8Lgg3pFPtJ6CsCrcFBokcRavPUzB31tdCfLl0elDbt4JaMOBzlFY0OT9KMvPHoinaYe3Yi-9qyWKuH_Mq/s320/1.19.10_15.JPG" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfChkabQz4As9sE9nJZv5j3nsB1AOmvrvU96gnKjTGko3bE5Py2PsAoXOJnM8Lgg3pFPtJ6CsCrcFBokcRavPUzB31tdCfLl0elDbt4JaMOBzlFY0OT9KMvPHoinaYe3Yi-9qyWKuH_Mq/s1600-h/1.19.10_15.JPG"></a></div><br /><br />Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039820885195182737noreply@blogger.com0