The fastest 6 months of my entire life!

I can't believe I'm saying this but Seth is 6 months old, half a year! It has gone by faster than I could ever imagine. He has gone from an itty-bitty 6 pound 18" preemie to a whopping 20 pound 28" baby.

Seth blows raspberries when he is frustrated or tired

Did you think those cheeks could get any bigger?

He LOVES books, balls and water bottles.

His favorite food is pears but he also likes peaches and watermelon rinds. He tolerates green vegetables but will only eat orange ones if I mix in a pear or banana, go figure!!

 Seth is very close to sitting, he sits on his own, but is very hunched over. He loves to stand with help.

Seth LOVES the beach. He smiles every time a wave comes up and hits him and giggles when it goes back into the ocean, sweeping his feet from under him. I hold his upper body and let the water carry him and he thinks its the best!

Beach day with aunts, uncles, and cousins

You have heard of "the strong silent type" and the "social butterfly," well Seth is both an observer AND an interacter. He smiles and babbles to everybody and anybody but is also constantly looking around trying to figure out the world. While in Utah he got to play with his cousin "Wallaby". Every time Wally started army crawling Seth would intently watch and ever since he has been trying to do it too. He is not strong enough yet but he has the motion down.

Seth doesn't have any teeth yet but his gums are definitely bothering him. He is constantly soaking wet with drool and always wants something rough in his mouth.

Seth has become attached to his dog blanket and sucks on its ear while he falls asleep. He likes to put the blanket part over his face which scares me so I usually go take it away once he's out.

Seth sleeps from 6pm-7:15am making me one happy mamma.

I let him take his naps on his boppy since I could watch him and he prefers some lift when he sleeps. His mattress at home has a wedge on it.

We are SO blessed to have this little guy as part of our family. We are realizing now the love of parents for their children and can't wait for that love to just keep on growing. Seth's great uncle David took some awesome shots of him while we were in Utah and we have some family shots pending from his great uncle Mark. We are so lucky to have such great photographers in the family!

Such a thinker!

Wait, I heard a noise let me check it out!

Brandon and Seth's traditional pose. I'm hoping to get one of these every year until Seth is too big... then we can get a funny one of Brandon trying to do it!

June Happenings

Seth is getting SO big. He surprises us everyday with something new. He is now 5 months old, wearing 9 month clothes, weighs 20lbs and is 27" tall. He still loves baths and water and is very happy. He eats oatmeal, rice, pears, carrots, apples, avocados, and recently tried squash but didn't seem to care for it.

Here are some scattered photos from the month

Seth LOVES his feet, he won't eat unless he can play with his foot at the same time. We need to film that one day!

He already fits into the Halloween costume my mom bought him. We thought we better take a picture in case it doesn't fit anymore in October.

 

He also loves holding onto things. He is sucking his thumb (asleep) but hasn't let go of his pacifier.

 Seth and I drove to San Diego for a check up and got stuck on the freeway for 3 hours! (Should have only been a 45 minute drive). Seth was a Champ the entire time and as a special treat, I still took him to Sea world after his appointment even though traffic made us miss the idea time to go (right when it opens). Seth LOVED the bat rays.

We actually turned off the car and hung out on the freeway!

Trying to get him to take a nap in the back of the car... no go!

 

Seth is so strong and has rolled over several times since he was only 2.5 months old but he won't do it consistently. I have been thinking that maybe he's just lazy. Well, my suspicions were confirmed when I put Seth down last night on his play mat while I went to do something. He ONLY rolls from his stomach to back and ONLY if I am prodding him along trying to get him to get a toy or something. Well... This is where I left him

And this is where he was when I came back 5 minutes later... yea he's capable, just lazy!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!

Brandon had his first fathers day and when questioned about it he said it felt good to have joined the ranks!

And last but not least, My son is so weird but we love him! He is FAST asleep in this picture.

His pajamas say nothing about Brandon's football team preferences, they are hand-me-downs. For all I know Brandon may love the Trojans... but he may not.