I'm not dead...I'm just busy!

I am so busy with work, housework, and taking care of Seth that I don't have a lot of free time to blog. All you out there who keep up on the blogging after having a kid are SUPER WOMEN! I get so behind! So rather than try to catch up, I'll just recap on a few things...

Clint turned 28 at the end of November. Sadly, that seems young to me since I am a year and a half older than him. But we had a nice day together. I made him breakfast and then we went to the movies and saw Harry Potter. Then later that night we had some friends over and we had pizza and cake and ice cream. I'm thinking he had a pretty nice day....he didn't complain to me about it, at least.

I went back to work part-time in August. It has been a challenge to balance things but I am finally getting the hang of it and am really enjoying my time at home with Seth and also being able to continue working in an industry that I really love. It also helps that I have two great babysitters who Seth seems to love!

Seth is growing so fast. It seems like just yesterday that he was so fragile and I was scared out of my mind over how to hold him, feed him, recognize his cries... He is 6 months old and crawling...that's right folks...he has been crawling for the last few weeks. He doesn't do the typical hands and knees crawl though. He just pulls himself across the floor. Seth has also cut his two bottom teeth. He actually handled that pretty well. Below are his 6 months check up stats:

Length: 25.7 inches 40th percentile

Weight: 16 lbs 11 oz 45th percentile

Melon: 42.4 cm 20th percentile

Here are some pictures...

We found the cutest little Dragon costume at Costco for Seth for Halloween. This is Clint and Seth with his Aunt Char and cousin Thayne. We went to Clint's dad's work for some fun "in-door" trick-or-treating. Seth collected the candy and Clint and I ate it.

I just happened to get a lucky shot of Seth one day. This is one of my favorite pictures of him!

We recently went to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. Thanks to my friend Jules, Clint and I had some hideous sweaters to wear. And I went to Carter's and found the ugliest sweater possible for Seth.

Seth is such an odd little sleeper. He has actually always slept really well at night. There have only been maybe 5 times that I can remember where he has woken up in the early morning hours. I'm definitely spoiled that way.

He now insists on sleeping on his tummy. I tried and tried to roll him back over so he would sleep on his back but he would normally wake up, look at me, and then roll right back onto his tummy. I gave up.

This is a classic picture of Seth. He definitely looks like he is in trouble for getting into something that he shouldn't be getting into. He seriously is on the move ALL day long and doesn't want toys at all. He likes wall outlets, TV cords, you know, the things that will kill him if I'm not watching him closely.

We started Seth on rice cereal at around 4 months. He hated it. But now that I mix applesauce and bananas with it he seems much happier. As you can see, he wants to feed himself.

And this is what happens when I let him feed himself. A BIG mess. Also, has anyone noticed that you can wipe your baby's face multiple times and STILL find baby food on him an hour later? That stuff is tricky to clean up!

And much to Clint's dismay, Seth seems so entertained by the piano. He just loves to sit on my lap and mess around. He's my little Beethoven in the making!

Here is a little video of Seth doing his army crawl. You will also notice that he has started to recognize his name when we call him.

Our little Sether is growing up!

Seth is really growing up fast. He is a little over 5 months old now and is so close to sitting up on his own. He is also developing quite the interesting personality. This kid has got a SERIOUS set of lungs...and he has a pretty bad temper. Usually when I lay him down in his play pen or on the floor to play with toys he cries and screams like I have just done the most horrible thing in the world. Clint and I have gotten used to lingering migraine headaches as the result of Seth's daily tantrums. But when he isn't screaming his head off, we have been able to capture some cute moments with him.

I took this picture one Sunday morning last month. I just love his little church outfit! He's my preppy little guy!

Seth is so curious. He loves to take his wash cloth from me during his baths and eat it.

This is Daddy/Seth time. Clint was trying to explain to Seth how fantasy football works.

My dad bought this BYU hat at the hospital gift shop when Seth was first born. His head is finally big enough for it. Now that it is getting colder, I have a lot of excuses to put it on him!

Seth is rolling around so much now. We will put him to bed in the middle of the crib and in the morning I will find him squished into the corner. We find him asleep on his tummy with his bum in the air or with the blanket wrapped around his middle. The worst is when I find the blanket up over his head. We have discovered this a couple of time this week...which makes me really nervous. He's such a little weirdo.

We introduced Seth to rice cereal when he was 4 months old. That started off well. Now he really doesn't seem too into it anymore. Some days he screams and screams and screams when I try to feed him anything in his high chair. He just really loves his formual more. But we are slowly adding applesauce. That seems to help.

Labor Day Breakfast

Okay, okay! I know this post is WAY late but Seth is a handful so I don't really get time to blog too much. Not to mention...Clint and I are pretty boring. We haven't really done much worth blogging about.

For Labor Day this year we drove up the canyon to a little camp ground and ate breakfast with some of Clint's family. Paul was our superb chef. He cooked Italian sausage, eggs, hashbrowns, campfire toast (which is delish!) and hot chocolate.

Seth was a champ! He was all bundled up and enjoyed hanging out with us while we ate. I'm hoping we make this an annual tradition!

Paul at the grill!
Thayne saying 'hello' to his baby cousin!

Seth cuddling with this Aunt Char

I know Clint doesn't like to hear it but Seth actually looks better in blue than in red. Sorry sweetie!

Random 99 or something

I am overdue for more pictures and commentary so here are a few

This is Seth's "I made a poopy" face. Looks strangely like his mother.....

Emily and Seth at the Bees game. We were lucky to get this picture with all the people around interfering with our shot.

Seth is already disgusted with the play of local teams. I told him to get used to it, since he has yet to endure a Utah Jazz season.

Seth cheered up when I explained that we actually wanted the visiting team (the Triple A affiliate to the Oakland A's) to win. Actually I think he was just happy to be surrounded by bright shiny things. . . he gets that from his daddy.

This is one of those moments when I can practically hear Seth thinking, "Who are you and why is there not a boob in my face?"

Seth must have seen Emily standing off to the side. It was like ringing the dinner bell. Daddy is only interesting on a full stomach or when it is time to pee on something.

This is Seth's new favorite toy. Sure, it has alot of fun attachments and distractions but they only entertain for 4 or 5 hours...tops. I haven't let Seth go that long, but that is normally when I hit my wall. Afterall, I can only play with hanging butterflies and mirrors for so long.

Occasionally Emily is forced to let me baby sit. This is a common sight when I try to lay him down for a nap. I don't actually think his eyes close unless mommy is around.

This is adorable, right? Not so much. You don't see the slowly forming poop stain forming below him.

HobbleCreek Half!

It's RUNNING time again, folks!

I feel like I'm having deja vu! A year ago I was standing in this exact same spot at the exact same time (4:30 AM!) taking a picture of my mom, dad, and Clint right before they ran the Hobblecreek Half Marathon. This year it was Clint and his friend Jon who were running the race.


Briana practicing with her camera to get the best live action shots before Jon and Clint came in.

Run Clint, Run!



Go Jon!

Whew! It's finally over!


Clint's time: 2 hours 15 minutes. I'm such a proud wife!

Briana and I needed to reinact our marvelous cheer leading methods!

Clint and Jon both did great! Especially since this was Jon's first race. But they were both pretty sore and "hobbling" around the rest of the day! Ha ha ha! I crack myself up!

Salmon Supper in Payson

Apparently every summer Payson holds a Salmon Supper where they fly in this salmon from some place and the firemen cook it up and they serve this fun dinner. I LOVE salmon so Clint, Seth, and I joined some of my family for the dinner this year.


As you can see, this is becoming quite the popular event!


Lois Bacon (my grandma's friend), my grandma, and my mom all cooing over little Seth!

The family was enjoying their salmon so much that only grandma bothered to look up from her plate to wave at me when I took this picture! Side note: the woman in the right bottom corner and her husband who is not in the picture were such snots! Clint and I were sitting on the other side of them because they were not willing to move down so we could sit with our family. They also decided to act annoyed as we all tried to talk because we were talking around them. I'm sort of glad they were annoyed...serves them right for not moving!

Clint, who is not a huge fan of salmon, was still willing to make the long drive to Payson to make his wife happy. I'm so lucky!

A few videos to share...

I thought I would post a few little videos of Seth. He sure is growing fast!

Seth at 7 1/2 weeks...enjoying his bumbo!

Seth started smiling around 6-7 weeks old. It seriously brightens my day when he catches my eye and grins. It makes the lack of sleep, countless diaper changes, and round the clock feedings worth it!

Seth at 10 weeks. He has just discovered his hands this last week and sucks on them whenever they find their way to his mouth. I just find it so entertaining to see him do this!

July 24th Parade

Yes, I know I took forever to post this...but come on! I'm busy these days! I haven't been to a parade since I was a little girl. My friend Briana goes every year with her family. They even sleep over the night before to get a good spot. So she invited us to sit with her family. Luckily, we didn't have to sleep over. Seth was almost 6 weeks old so we were a little nervous with how he would do, but he did great!

Poor Clint worked until 6 am and then came straight home and picked Seth and I up to drive down town. He was so tired but was a good sport!

President Uchtdorf drove by in the parade and he pointed right at Seth (who was sleeping in Jon's arms) and said, "Now he's precious!"

Seriously, President Uchtdorf is right. He is precious! We even dressed him in a festive little onesie!

Seth likes to take naps in Jon's arms. It's kinda nice to have a break!

Clint and I are such fans of bag pipes. I would never want to learn how to play them but I love to listen to them!

Bonding Time with Grandpa C

I just love this picture of Seth and Grandpa C. (Clint's dad, Paul.) Paul came over to watch Seth last night. Seth was being pretty fussy so Paul took him off my hands for a few minutes while I went upstairs. I came down 5 minutes later to find Seth sound asleep on his shoulder. So cute!

I love that his grandparents like spending time with him already!

Seth's Baby Blessing

Today was Seth's baby blessing. Seth was an angel on Saturday so I worried today he would be a grumpy little man. The day didn't start off well when he woke up at 3:50 am and as the blessing time got closer, Seth was still wide awake and starting to squirm and fuss.

Before the blessing there was a baptism confirmation. Seth started to cry so I stood up and walked to the door with him so I would be able to step out if he started crying. Two minutes later the confirmation was over and I was preparing myself for Seth to start wailing as I handed him over to Clint. But as I moved him off my shoulder, a prayer was answered! He was fast asleep and stayed that way through the entire blessing AND the rest of the sacrament hour!

The words Clint spoke to little Seth were so sweet. He ended his blessing reminding Seth of how lucky we were to have him in our life and to never doubt that we love him. For those of you who know Clint, he isn't shy around his friends but he isn't really social in large groups...especially groups of people he doesn't know well. I know he was nervous to give the blessing and so I am so proud of him!

This was right before sacrament started. My two boys are so handsome!

I absolutely LOVE this picture of Seth. He just looks like such a little man!

Seth with Nana!

Jon holding Seth and Briana holding Mia. Don't these two look like naturals with the kiddos??? I think they need to have one of their own...and SOON! :)

Shawn and Kim. So cute! I was so happy to have Shawn in the circle today with Clint while they blessed Seth.

Seth is giving us a thumbs up for a great lunch/party after the blessing...although he slept through the entire thing!

Emily and Kaylyn. Kaylyn got all the good looks in the family! She will be the one to teach Seth how to be stylish!

Seth with great Grandma and Grandpa Rasmussen.

Seth with Grandma and Papa. Thankfully, Grandma and Papa were kind enough to host the lunch at their house since their house is 1) bigger 2) nicer and 3) has WAY more parking!

Seth is one cool dude!

This Seth's cousin Colette. She will be 8 at the end of the month so she was trying on her baptism dress. How could we not get a picture of the two of them all in white?!

Four generations (from left to right: Seth, Clint, David, and Grandpa Rasmussen)

Seth with his mommy. Yes, I know. I look tired. I AM tired.

I was so excited for Clint to have this opportunity as a father. He is a wonderful dad already. I think he changes more diapers in a day than I do. I am so lucky to have him in my life and I am so thankful that we have little Sethy too.