Seth's 3!

So, even though I can't post pictures at this time, I have stories.

Seth turned 3 on September 23, 2009! He was so proud of himself. We did cake and singing at Nana's house and he acted a little embarassed but he really enjoyed the cake! On Saturday the 26th we had a birthday party at our house and he had a blast. He got some really great toys, Thanks everyone. Nathan and I got Seth a Bow and Arrow set (toy of course) and he was so excited because his Daddy was taking him hunting in a few days. So, our baby boy is growing up so fast.

He is praying every night for brother and sister. He was praying for 2 of each at one point, but he has gotten over that. So maybe, just maybe... We bought him a pair of camo coverall's the other day and he put them on and stood in front of the mirror with his hands in the pockets and his tongue stuck out! Nathan finally took him hunting last Sunday. He took him to a box stand and let him shoot his bow out the window when he saw a deer. He was so excited when he came home. He appreciates so much. The other day I brought baby wipes home from the hospital and he said "You brought me baby wipes, Fank You (thank you)). He is starting to want his Daddy all of the time which is great, but at the same time it makes me a little sad because he has been a Momma's boy for so long! He still loves to read and is learning is shapes, numbers, and letters! His favorite number right now is of course 3 and his favorite shape is Triangle, His favorite book is "The Very Hungry Catepillar". He will eat Doritos and say "Look, a triangle!" He also points out every 3 we see! He loves wearing his cowboy hat and boots at this point. He loves all things John Deere and anything to do with his Papaw! We love him so much and thank God everyday for the blessing. Hopefully I will have pictures to post soon.

(Notice below how he wouldn't touch his fish!)

Soooooo.We have been further adjusting to life in the new house, and in the new bed! Seth has really transitioned better than I have I think. We still have our dog which is a first for us! We also have our cat and 3 kittens. Seth is such a big boy! Still no accidents in the potty department. He did have and incident involving him, the toliet lid, and a lot of screaming! Poor baby! He is so full of life and such a joy to be around. Lately he is in love with his Momma!.. Any time Nathan touches him, spanks him, gets on to him he will run to me and say "Daddy messin iff me Momma." He is so cute that I can't help but love on him :) We are getting ready to go on vacation and he is super excited about that! He keeps saying "Et's go to bacation. Et's go to Banson (Branson), Et's go see Grammy!" I am really excited about our trip this year. We are staying at a really nice hotel in Branson and taking Seth to the Dixie Stampede which I am sure he is going to love. He seemed to have a good time last year but this year will be even better because he is so much more grown up! We will then head to see my Mom and Larry which he loves because they let him do whatever he wants! He loves them and really enjoys the time he gets to spend with them. Ohh, Seth is really into Bull-riding still. Every night when Nathan lays down on the floor in the living room Seth will say "I need get my Cowboy hat." Then he will climb on Nathan's back and hold on with his hands and feet and say "Et's go boys!" Then Nathan will get on all fours and buck him off! He loves that! Seth loves to see Clayton! Everytime they are together it is so much fun for all of us to observe! He also loves to love on Hannah! What a sweet little boy he is..Well that is a small update, enjoy!

Update!

Hey everyone! Just an update! Seth is getting so big! We have been fishing all summer long. On his very first fishing trip with his very first cast, he caught a huge Catfish on his little Spongebob Squarepants fishing pole. He was beside himself. On a sadder note, Seth's cat Jenkins passed away :( We were all sad and not really sure what to tell him. I couldn't lie to him so I said "Seth, Jenkins died and is now in heaven with Jesus." He says, "Mommy, why Jenkins in church? Jenkins not die, Jenkins ann (ran) away." So we left it at that. I told him the truth and he chooses to believe what he wants. Anyhow, we got a new cat who is white and pregnant. He previous parents called her Princess and I wanted to keep it close to the same so Seth chose to add Milo and so he calls her "Princess Mi-Lo." What a sweet little man I have. A little while back he got a new dog who he named "Hank" but calls him Pank or Hanky Panky! Hank loves to play with Seth. He climbs all over him and usually Seth doesn't mind. If he has not had a nap it is a different story! Seth has finally adjusted to the new house and I am so thankful for that. We sold the mobile home and the people were taking the under-pinning off. Seth and his Papaw drove down there and when Seth came home he said "Momma, the old house broken." I was a little sad for him as well as sad for myself. That was the place where I began my family first with Nathan and then later adding little Seth. There are many new memories being made at the new house and I am so thankful for that. The other day I finally got Seth's curtains up. He was so surprised when he walked in the room. He said "Oh Momma, dat's my curtains." Also, everynight we read a story or 2. Right now he has a couple of favorites: THE THREE BEARS and LASSO THE MOON. He can "read" both of them pretty well. I say read because he knows every word, not that he can read. But it is so precious. Here is a small preview from Lasso the Moon:

(Time for bed little tex, rio rosie good night. Jump in your bunkbeds and close your eyes tight. Now dream little cowpokes, heard stars to the sky, then make a wish on the first star you spy. A shooting star is galloping away, giddy-up little parnter and round up that stray. Hitch up the chuck wagon to a comet's tail. So wranglers have vittles on the star dusty trail. Kindle some campfires in the milky way. So ranch hands can sing yippie-ki-i-yay. Lasso the moon tug it way up high. As coyotes howl a lullaby. Mosey down a moon beam, the way home is clear. Git along little doggies, the barn is near. Close the corral no more work to do. For a happy sleepy buck-a-roo. Cowboys and cowgirls sweet dreams in the hay. Till you saddle the sun and ride into the day. Goodnight.)

Time bed ittle Tex, Rosie good-night, Jump in bunk-beds, eyes tight

Deam Cowpokes, Stars to ky, make ish on first star eww spy

Star gawoping way, giddy up ittle partner, round dat stay

Hitch chuckwagon comet's tail, wanglers have vittles on dusty trail
campfires in milky a. ranch hands sing kii-i-a
Lasso moon way up high, eyeotes howl a ull-a-by
mosey moonbeam, way home clear. Get long doggies, bawrn near.
Close cowal no more work do, sleepy buck- a- oo
cowboys cowgirl in na hay. Saddle sun day. GOODNIGHT.

Hope you enjoy the update. I will try and keep you posted more frequently.

So Sorry!!!

(This is a picture from his 2nd Birthday picture session. He is my little Cowboy!)

Hello to all of my loyal followers! I am so sorry that I have posted no updates recently. Well, let me get you all caught up. First things first....

1. Three almost four weeks ago Seth was playing on the tractor (which has a cab on it) and fell off the seat and hit something and broke his collar-bone on the left side :( I was completely heart broken but needless to say, it never slowed him down one bit. Originally I was giving him Tylenol #3 for pain which contains Codeine and I swear he went crazy!!! He was running around and acting crazy. So, pain medicine after that consisted solely of Ibuprofen or Tylenol! He is much better now. He was very protective of his little arm and would tell everyone "I got a collawr bone, I felled on papaw's tractor!" He was so sweet. He has healed nicely and is back to his same old precious self!

2. We have finally moved into our new house! (Pictures to come soon). The first night, Seth was stoked! He was happy to sleep in his own bed and everything. The second night however, when it came around to bedtime he said "wanna go home." Nathan said, "This is our home now, this is our new house." Seth said, "wanna go to our old house Daddy." Again, heartbroken. This continued for about a week. All better now. We are having a blast at the new house. There is so much extra space for Seth to terrorize! Now to just get all of our stuff moved over to the new house and out of the old house. I have to say though, as happy as I am to be in the new house, I kinda miss the old house. That is where we have spent the last 4 years of our life and all Seth has ever known. I am sure that in no time the new house will feel like home too.

3. We have been taking Seth to this little rodeo close to home. Last weekend when we took him he rode a sheep! I was terrified because these sheep are HUGE and pretty aggressive! That is my accident prone little boy. I was not sure if we needed to help him out in that category. Anyways, he rode the sheep and had a blast. Anytime you ask him about it now he will say, " I ride a sheep ast (last) night. Dat sheep blewed my hat off." He can't wait to do it again."

My internet should be hooked up at the new house within the next week so I won't have any excuse not to post new stuff often! Love you guys.

Here comes Peter Cotton-Tail!

Sorry it has taken me a while. Well, on Easter we all got up around 6:30 AM and got ready for church. I was excited. When I woke or tried to wake Seth up, he said, "I wanna seep Momma." Great! When I forced him to get up he cried and yelled, until I put his Easter clothes on him. He was so proud of his big boy Easter outfit! We had Sunrise Service at church and came home around 12:30 PM. He was surprisingly good at church. He got up with the little kids and went to a microphone (they don't use one when they sing) and started singing by himself "Here comes Peter Cotton-Tail, Hoppin down KITTY (he says kitty when he's embarassed)! He enjoyed the food! This was his first real year to hunt eggs. He was confused at first and would throw the eggs. Then he realized they were full of candy and got really into it at that point! He opened the eggs as soon as he found them and seemed equally excited each time! What a big boy!

Other news: Seth is talking so much. He knows things that he seems too impossibly young to understand! Yesterday he was wearing his shoes on his hands and running them up and down his arm saying "Backards ( when he would go backwards) and Forwards (when he would go forwards). This took me completely by surprise. He is also beginning to correct himself when some of the letters in his words come out wrong. In example, for a long time now he has said Geen for Green. Well now he is trying different letters and annunciations to make is sound right. He was saying "Ga-Leen," it was so precious. He hasn't mastered the R sound yet!

The other day we were taking a nap before I had to go to work and I woke up and turned our fan on. (It wasn't put together exactly right when my hubby put it together 5 yrs ago!) I turned it on high and it began to rock and make a lot of noise. Seth woke up from a dead sleep and said "Wat dat fan doin? Dancin? Hot dog Hot dog Diggity dog (off of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)" He was dancing along to his singing. I said , go back to sleep. He laid back down and was out in minutes! What a hillarious kid!

Go see Grammy and Grandpa Momma!

So, last week we decided to make the short trip to see my Mom and Larry. Seth was so excited for the first 3 hours of the drive. The last hour and a half were kind of torturous! Seeing his face when we got there made up for that though. He was so excited to see his Grammy and Grandpa! First thing he was attacked (loved on) by their dog Squiggy. Seth loves to talk to Squiggy on the phone but apparently he does not really like to be kissed by him! So after that one of us was usually holding Seth while Squiggy was roaming around. The rest of the time Seth would say, "No Skiggy", "Go ay down Skiggy", Go use the potty Skiggy." Quite comical I must say. Seth was into everything as usual. Mom and Larry were a little tense, but that is to be expected when you have a 2 year old who is hyped up on Mt.Dew and M&M's running around your house and getting into everything! The first night I had stayed up late to watch TWILIGHT (which I have since watched 2 other times and am reading the book. I LoVeD it!). The next morning my little brother missed the school bus and so when Mom heard Seth up and about around 8:30 or 9:00 she came in and got him. I got up around 10:00 and she and Larry looked so relieved! She said "He is very active." Larry said, "Is he always like this!" Ha! They have no idea. My little man is always on the go and into something all the time. Needless to say they were glad that I got up. Our visit mostly consisted of us Trying to talk while containing a 2 year old child inside! We left on Wednesday night and Seth was sad. After we got a little ways down the road he said, "I go to Grammy and Grandpa's house?" I informed him that we were headed to our new house to see Daddy. This thought kept him happy for a long while. On Thursday morning when we woke up at home he said, "We go to Grammy and Grandpa's house now?" We will go back soon Seth, I would say! He loves his Grammy and Grandpa.

So, we have a potty trained little boy. He is almost always dry when he wakes up from sleep. I can't think of the last time he had an accident. The Potty Chart worked wonders for him. Today Nathan was using the bathroom. When he was done he flushed the toliet of course and Seth went in there and said "I so poud of ew, good job Dad, ew pee in tha potty!" What a funny kid. He later congratulaed me for the same accomplishment. It is a pretty big deal to him right now! No more diapers for us. Probably no more pull-ups either. They are way to expensive when compared to regular "Unies (undies)".

Today at nap time I heard Seth playing in his room. I flung the door open playing with him. After we were done being silly I said, "I Love You Sethey." He replied saying "I ub eww to Momma." After I closed the door I heard him say, "I ub eww beary much." How precious. He is also in a phase where he wants to hug me all the time for no reason or he will kiss my arm or leg or something and say "I gib eww a kiss Momma." Usually at some point in the day when he is seeing me, like when he first wakes up for the day or from nap he will say, "Hey bootiful Mom." He learned that from his Daddy. I am truly blessed. I love my guys completely. I must say that they make me want to be the best person I can be. Thanks guys!

I a big boy, Seffey a big boy Momma

So for a while now we have been potty training. I came up with an idea to make Seth a Potty Chart where each time he successfully uses the potty he can put a sticker on the chart, and if he has an accident he has to put a sad face. Big hit with him. He has been doing so well and I am hopeful that the main part of potty training is over. He has only had a couple of accidents during the day. He has been wearing "Big Boy Undies" all through the day and at nap time. At night I still put a diaper or pull-up on him but he usually wakes up dry. Every time that he uses the potty he says "Yay Seffey. Put Sticker on Potty Chart." He will put his sticker up and he usually sees the sad face and says "Awww, dat sad face cying." He is really proud of himself and proud to be wearing his big boy undies all the time. I let him pick what pair he wants to wear each day and he is so excited. He usually wants to wear the "Geen ones." Apparently green is his favorite color right now. He is growing up so fast. I have decided to not buy any more diapers after these last 8 are gone! I am pretty sure that we won't be needing them anymore. Congratulations Seth!!!