9-23-09 Seth is 9 MONTHS

So Seth turned 9 months on the 23rd of September…I know for shame for shame on me for just now posting!!!! lol

What an amazing sweet little JOY he is! I took him to his 9 month check up on Monday and he now weighs 18lb 11 ounces and is in the 25%….our little man!

 

He is a crawling machine and pulls up to anything & everything! Now that he is on the move, OH Boy my days are very different! LOL Kinda hard to get much of anything done these days cause Gabe still has not gotten that fact that even when your hugging or trying to give Seth something he can’t let…he will fall. Sharing I thought Gabe was doing wonderfully at school and at church, but now that Seth wants EVERYTHING that Gabe has, well thats a little different. Were getting there though! :)

Besides crawling & pulling up Seth LOVES for you to hold his hands and walk with him! He just giggles and loves to chase Gabe, so cute! I made some mashed potatoes the other day and he was in Heaven! LOL He eats good except for the days when he is teething.He is sleeping good at night and wakes up sometimes at 5:00 to eat and occasionally at 3:00.

I can’t believe he will be 1 soon!!!

ABC’s & Moving & a’ Groovin –9-13-09

Sooooo Gabe has been saying the ABC’s for the past several weeks! Oh to hear his little voice sing that, what really gets me is when he sings Jesus Loves me & Twinkle Twinkle! He had  another great day on Thursday, he did cry again! ;( Oh  and a messy kinda funny thing is that on Tuesday he told me he pee peed on Mrs Tracy and on  her new shoes! I was like UH OH!!! So on Thursday I asked her about it…I told her he trys to be like daddy and hold it etc…. well she said OH he stands…well that explains it she was sitting him down! She said glad to know :) and we laughed! BUT that day when I picked him up….he had a new pair of shorts…the asst. teacher had sat him down as well! Poor teachers  - Mrs Tracy had not had a chance to tell her that Gabe stands. Needless to stay, a little late, BUT I told Gabe make sure you tell them you Stand to go pee pee!

 

Seth is CRAWLING!!! YIPEEEEEE! Oh boy as some of my friends say…my world is about to change! I remember this HUGE change with GAbe, but now Gabe’s world is about to change as well!  I told him earlier “Honey Seth is now on the move, so look out cause hes gonna get ya!” He laughed!!!! When Seth made the first few crawls on his knees…I cheered and he looked up at me and grinned!!!! OOOOOO I could eat him up!!!

Gabe’s first day of Pre-school

Well my SUGAR BEAR is officially growing up!!!! He has been talking about going to school and seemed excited about gong ever since we went to meet the teacher last week….however last night while reading our nightly stories and I began tucking him in bed…he said “Gabe not go to school” Oh no! This morning he was excited again…especially about his lunchbox! I had picked just a plain one up  with the intentions of going to cycle gear soon to get him one with a dirt bike….he saw his friend Jax’s over the weekend and I knew I needed to get that for his first day! He wanted to see what I packed…yes I drew a smiley face on the napkin, just as my mom did for me! I let him pick out his outfit, it was between plaid shorts with a blue surfer top and the rockstar…he chose the rock star! He did wonderfully…when we entered the room they had music playing and that really tucked on my heart strings and I could feel the tears welling up… I quickly focused on his little cubby and began telling him “This is where you will put your lunchbox when you come to school and then we put a name badge on him and they had the letter A waiting for him to paint! Those teachers ROCK…he was ready to go! I gave him kisses, said have fun and I’ll see you later! I went to a very brief parent meeting and then hung around a bit to sneak a few peaks! Yes their were other moms doing the same. :) I was totally bummed because my camera started acting waco and jammed up! When I picked him up he I peaked in and saw him doing puzzles…awwww he was sooo sweet! His teacher told me that during the day he cried and began getting tired…awww my sweet baby I mean BIG BOY! Anyway when he saw me he was excited…as we walked to the car he said “Gabe criiiiiiied at schoooool today. Then he began talking about clouds and playtime, oh and his lunch! Hee hee

I know he will have a great time and I will eventually get into a groove….just weird being so quiet!

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Labor Day Weekend

Mine started on Thursday ;) only because my dear sweet friend April invited me out for dinner…a few hours with no kiddos! We had some yummy Mexican food and a great l”little” drink to go with it! ;) The best part was talking with my friend…lve you April!

Saturday we went to the first UT tailgate of the season! Our sweet friends the WHITES which include Keith & April have been having them for years, they have a great spot and always have food and wonderful cold beverages! I made some yummy fiesta ranch dip, which was a hit and so glad cause it is SUPER EASY!! Our boys had a blast…Gabe and Jax played on Paul (poppy)’s trailer with their dirt bikes and cars going up & down the ramp! UT won of Course!!!! :) I swore this year I WILL be more involved in the season…every year I say this is the year! LOL I usually end up coming in towards the end of the game…not this year though! Oh and I got to visit with my friend Cindy over some new found wine…check it out CUPCAKE vineyards out of CA! We enjoyed some vino and chocolate, can’t go wrong with those! Of course I learned a few things from Cindy the chef…I swear one day she WILL have a restaurant!

Sunday Gabe & I headed for Sunday school…Todd stayed home with Seth, since he is getting over a little cold. We pretty much hung around the house all day and rested.

Monday we had breakfast at I-HOP and then hung around the house again, did a little yard stuff in the back and I wrote bills…FUN FUN!  Seth rode in the outside Swing…that was neat to watch…what sweet smiles and sweet laughs! We Grilled a Steak that Todd and I split and Gabe kept saying “I want some snake.”LOL oh and speaking of snake…in some pots we found a skin left behind of a pretty long snake!!!! oooooo!!!!

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL LONG WEEKEND!

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CIRCUS

A few weeks ago Gabe & I went to the circus…a little mommy & Gabe time! :) We went with our friends Mario, Deena, & Mia! We had sooooo much Fun! We there for the pre-show, which meant we got to be down on the floor where all the action was taking place…we saw an elephant paint! :) Gabe’s favorite was the motorcycles and Tigers!!!! It was pretty loud and there was lots going on….so after after intermission Gabe was saying…I’m ready to go Home…he was tired! And of course we walked some in the heat, so that will make you tired too! We had a great time with our friends and Seth did just fine without mommy!

 

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Granny & Pawpaw Visit

We left last Wednesday and headed for Conroe to visit my Mom & Dad. Gabe could hardly wait…he reeeeeally wanted to ride Pawpaw's Tractor! The quiet house quickly became very loud and busy! We did a little shopping and Granny & Pawpaw played farm and dirt bikes with Gabe. I met my friend Laura and her 2 boys at the Woodlands Mall and the kids played in the Tree play area (really neat) and rode the Merry-Go-Round (huge carousel). I wish we lived closer…our boys are very close in age and we are going through alot of the same stuff. After the mall we dropped by to see my mom at her office, she was surprised! I was hoping  on Friday Night to get together with  Middle & High school friends who I have not seen seen since then!! But everyone already had plans or  was out of town…bummer I will have to catch them next time I’m in town! Todd joined us on Saturday…he rode his Harley and man was Gabe excited to hear him pull up on Saturday! My Aunt, Uncle, cousin and his girlfriend joined us for some bar-b-Q and lego fun :) …oh and my Aunts potatoe salad was AWESOME (avocados in it YUMMY)!  That evening Todd & I went out for the first time since Seth has been born! Seth has finally taken a bottle…so this makes things a little easier sometimes. We went to Laundrys and had a drink with some crab legs and listened to some good JAZZ and then walked along the water! It was reeeeally nice! Sunday Granny bought Gabe and Seth a few CUTEoutfits and then we headed back to Austin!

The boys had a lot of  Fun and it was a nice change of scenery for me….good visit! Next time we go it will be mid Sept. when my brother comes home from Germany!!!! I can’t wait to see him!!! I will be back in Oct. and plan on trying to see some of you my friends!! :) TILL NEXT TIME………………….

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A quick Update on the Boys

Hey Everybody!

Seth is now 8 months old and has not crawled, but scoots around on his bottom a bit and pushes back on his belly... the other day I came in the living room and didn't see him on his blanket, my heart dropped a little...I was like WHERE DID HE GO? (I remember doing that same thing with Gabe) His face was looking up at me...he had scooted backwards on his belly and his body was under the end table with his head looking up at me with a grin, "Like see what I can do"? hee hee!!! He has pulled up a few times and can stand holding on to something, but once he leans hes down! Oh but how EXCITED he is too be up on his feet! He so wants to play with Gabe and wants his toys...forget these baby toys lets move onto the Cars & Trucks! He has been saying ba ba for a while, but he says ma ma quite a bit and at first I thought he was just babling, but he looks at me when I come in the room and says it to me!!!! I love it...he said mama before dada...WOW! I think this is because he hears Gabe all the time! :) He does say dada too! :)

I can't believe Gabe will be 3 in December, just right around the corner! He will be starting pre-school (mothers dayout) soon and he is excited about that! I took him to the Dentist a few days ago because I noticed something on his tongue...he has geographic tongue....this is where your taste buds come off in clumps or patches...it can burn, itch, or be hot! You are born with it is not something you catch! This explains why he has been messing with his tongue and putting things in his mouth. But his Second year molar is coming in on the bottom left which is also why he wants things in his mouth! Hopefully he will grow out of it and it will not cause him too much pain or aggravation as he gets older.