I can’t believe it’s been two years since he was born (well, last week), but Seth does seem like a little man. And in fact, his recent increase in appetite seems to have made him a little bigger of a man – he was 24.6 lbs today at his appt! (20%) and also 33 3/4 in (25%) – so thank heavens, no more weight checks.
Seth’s language has really taken off the last few months and he just has so much to say. It’s always so hilarious to hear little kids say adult things – he loves to say “Told you, Mom” and “at all”, “Like I can not sleep at all, not at all”. I’m sure there are lots more – it is so funny. His favorite word nowadays is “dangerous” – he loves to talk about things that are dangerous and all the dangerous things he does. Which pretty well explains his personality.
Seth is all about doing everything himself (way more than Andrew ever was). He throws a fit every time we try to finish brushing his teeth or do his sunscreen (“I can do it”) and we have to sort of con him into it.
Seth never slows down. As soon as it is bedtime he goes into hyperdrive. He runs around, tries to shoot baskets, kick his soccer ball, and generally go nuts. We generally have to hold him down and shove his pajamas on while he cries in protest. Otherwise, he runs around the house yelling naked and then cries an hour later because he is not wearing his pajamas. He takes an hour to finally drop off to sleep.
Seth is really into trying to be like Andrew and learn his ABCs and numbers. He now knows the entire ABC song and counts so cute – “1 – 2 – 3 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 18 – 19”. He recognizes a few of his letters and probably the number 0. Of course, maybe this is just because he really loves the number/letter cookies from Trader Joes.
Seth got a basketball hoop from us for his birthday. We got the bigger one for kids 3-up and it is 4 ft high (at its lowest setting). I thought it would be a little too high, but he can make baskets a lot of the time. He really is becoming a good little athlete. He even has this cute little posture he always uses when he is doing his athletic stuff. He knows every single type of ball and now tells me he wants to play tennis every time we go past the tennis courts. And as usual – only runs. Never walks. At Silver Dollar City with my parents, he was always running off in front of us with all of the people just staring at him.
Seth is not a huggy person, but he loves to cuddle. He sleeps in his own bed all night long (still a huge novelty to us), but wakes up between 5:45 and 6:30 and comes in our room and then wants to cuddle and sometimes goes back to sleep. He is really starting to love Katsu too and cuddle with him. He also tells us that he loves us and we love him. So cute.
Seth really loves anything related to fire trucks and fire engines. He steals any cord he can find and pretends it is a fire hose and shoots anyone and everyone with water. He also is more the kind of kid to make anything weapons. I can’t tell whether he is just spraying water at everyone or something a little more violent. Today, he and Andrew spent at least half an hour running around and attacking each other.
Fun Things This Month:
- Strawberry picking. Seth and Andrew were crazy and kept running off to other rows. Seth mostly picked ones to eat and made sure to tell everyone he talked to later that he didn’t pick the “yucky ones”.
- Lots of activities with our ward play group which I started for the summer. Tilles Park, Botanical Gardens, and the park by the temple. Seth always has lots of fun. He especially loves the older girls.
- Shakespeare in the Park – Taming of the Shrew, sort of set in the 1950s. Seth was not so interested in the play, but he LOVED the juggling and just the novelty of the whole thing.
- Second visit to the dentist. Needless to say, he hated it, but with me holding him in my lap, he “allowed” them to brush his teeth and also put on the fluoride.
- Summer reading program at the library. Seth already finished his baby program (read 20 whole books … we read that in like 1 day). We have enjoyed the summer programs.
- Hiking at Mastodon State Park for fossil day. Seth tried his hand at getting out fossils, but I was so scared he was going to hit himself in the head with the hammer. They were pretty tired by the time we finished with our hike at the other park, but perked up when we went and got ice cream at the historic Kimmswick. Then, crazy me, after getting a little lost, we went and registered at Babies R Us (for the free gift card). I guess I should check the registry sometime because the boys wanted to register for anything with cars on them and lots of toys.
- Enjoying lots of movie nights watching America’s Got Talent. Seth loves the “dangerous” routines.
- Seeing a really fun local musician Babaloo – Seth loved it!
- Swim birthday party for a new kid in the ward. Seth loved it, but kept sneaking off to try to play basketball with a real hoop and to play on the tricycle.
- Eating at the favorite Chinese Buffet. Seth put up a fuss at where we were seated, so we got them to switch us to a table by the fish. Seth was so excited about the chocolate fountain, but then didn’t want to eat any of it.
- Silver Dollar City with Grandpa and Grandma. Seth loves spending time with them and had a really fun time at the amusement park. He loved the rides and the dog show, but fell asleep during the circus show. He was so tired because he struggled to get sleep there he was so excited to see everyone.
- Celebrating his birthday. Cupcakes a week early from our neighbor Martha. Then, getting his basketball hoop a few days early. Then, cupcakes and a few presents while in Branson.
What a fun month!!!
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