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.