The biggest news was that Seth got a new brother this month - his brother Noah was born on July 20th. So, this month has been busy ... but less busy with going out and doing stuff than usual.
After Seth's birthday, the rest of June was pretty uneventful. July, too. Our days have been pretty much the same ... Seth wakes up pretty early, like 6:30 or maybe earlier. He usually did his workbook pages (math and handwriting), but now he is done with those books, so he watches TV or plays. He always make sure to watch his favorite show, Wild Krats, at 7:30. He will spend the rest of the day quizzing you on facts from that show. He loves to talk about cericals (?) and ospreys and whatever else he has learned about.
Sometimes the boys will play outside, though it has been pretty rainy lately. So, usually they play together upstairs. The game is always mostly the same - army using Trio pieces to make monsters and forts, using Lincoln Logs to build cannons and airplanes, and the blocks and train tracks to accessorize the forts / cities. Basically, every toy is a support toy to the army. When Seth gets bored, he will read Japanese comics (or sometimes I will see him actually reading English books to himself). Or he will just come up to you and hand you 7 UNO cards and expect you to jump right into a game.
Usually, pre-baby, we would head to the pool around 10 am or so and play until about lunch time. Seth has become quite a swimmer. It's amazing to see the improvement going to the pool so often causes. He has learned to dive down, also how to do flips under water, how to do a decent back float, and he can pretty much swim the short length of the pool, though he doesn't do correct breathing.
The afternoon is just more of the same. He really still wants to have just me and him time in the afternoon and gets upset when we don't, but it's a lot harder now that Andrew is out of school and everyone is home. I don't miss it much - I hate spending hours or, heck, even minutes, pretending to shoot the bad guys - but I do miss getting to spend some special time with Seth.
I don't know if Seth has been under a lot of stress lately, but he has been having night terrors at night every night, usually around 9 or 10. He also has been popping into our room more frequently, but it's usually just for a bit and then he will go back upstairs on his own.
I think baby + grandparents being in town was kind of stressful for him. He is a by the rules boy and it is hard on him when the rules change or when people infringe on his alone or quiet time. The first couple days, he would cry whenever his grandparents asked him to do anything, but I think he adjusted after that. He had a great time going to New Bern with grandpa and seeing all the bears -even the ones he missed when he took a long nap. They had other little adventures, too.
Katsu took the boys to church on Sunday while Noah and I stayed home and Seth thought it was a huge treat getting to sit with Dad at church. He also has really enjoyed playing video games with Katsu before and after work since he is working less hours this week. And going to the pool together in the evenings - though it sounds like Katsu is a little vigorous in the pool! So, there are some perks to having a baby brother. Seth also really enjoys talking to Noah and holding him and the boys are always fighting over when they can do it. Seth seems as interested as the other boys in baby Noah, which is good - he didn't seem too interested when I was pregnant. Though he is fascinated in how my body changed during and after pregnancy. He told me yesterday that I now have an innie belly button again - it's true!
Seth had his well check this month. He is about 15% for weight and height. Otherwise, everything looked good. They tested his iron and then was upset when he had to get shots - he thought the finger prick was the shot! He's little but healthy.
Fun Things In July 2014
- Lots of movies. We went to the movies every Tuesday before the baby was born and afterwards, Grandpa took them on Tuesday and Wednesday! Seth had barely seen a movie in the theater before, so this was a treat!
- Going out to eat a couple times is always fun. The boys are getting good with their chopstick skills.
- A couple adult birthday barbeques at the neighbors - always fun.
- Grandma and Grandpa in town.
- lots of pool time and soccer games outside with Dad.
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