Seth is 18 months

This won't be a long post because we are in Texas right now and I don't have any pictures with me. Poor Seth just came down with a bad fever and croup last night. I swear, he gets croup more than anyone I know. This on top of some tough teething of his molars. Poor kid. I think he is having a fun time here, though. He still prefers if me or Katsu is around all the time or he will cry and try to find us.

Not too much new with Seth this month. He is talking a lot more, but I don't keep track of his words, so I don't know how many. Of course, most of them are just the first syllable, so he is still hard to understand. But he does have quite a bit to say. Between that and his vigorous "yes" head nods, he is pretty easy to understand. He still doesn't say no - how lucky am I that my kids don't learn that word for a LONG time.

Seth is still obsessed with cars, but that is somewhat being overpowered by trains. He LOVES to play with trains at home and it causes lots of fights. THe boys in general seem to be fighting over toys A LOT because they have the exact same interests and want to play with the same toys. Also, Seth wants to be just like Andrew and tries to do everything he does. I think the boys will be excited tomorrow morning!

Seth plays pretty independently, as long as Andrew isn't in the way. He also loves to be read to and is finally beyond board books. He still likes board books, but he can last through several picture books. He loves everything trucks/cars/trains, Richard Scarry, Boynton's Going to Bed book, Eric Carle's from Head to Toe, and Dora books. He even will say "Map" and tries to say "Swiper no swiping". So cute!

Seth is still a huge monkey. He will do everything on all the big kid playgrounds. He loves to play chase. He loves to throw things, especially balls. Katsu is even teaching him to kick - maybe he will be a ball player. He really really loves sticks. His favorite thing is to run away from us or go jumping and sliding off the couch. He is tough and hardly cries and is always covered in cuts and bruises. Sometimes he will be bleeding and won't even sit still long enough for me to figure out where the blood is coming from. So "all boy", whatever that means.

Seth is a sensitive soul. He gets his feelings hurt when we scold him and he runs and hides to calm down (total opposite of Andrew needed to cuddle). He also needs a schedule. He tells us when he is ready for a nap and is very upset if we deviate from the dinner-bath-bed routine.

Fun things for Seth this month:
-Christmas light displays (in Belleville and Rhema in Oklahom
-Seeing Santa at the mall (from afar ... we never quite got to visiting him this year)
-Last times at "zoo school"
-Transportation museum
-First trip to the zoo all by himself (i.e. without mommy)
-Creche exhibit (Seth LOVES looking for baby Jesus)
-Precious Moments chapel in Missouri
-GRANDMA AND GRANDPA's!