Please Don't Call the Authorities!

We all know we can't watch our kids every second of the day. There are things that need to get done, afterall, like designing christmas cards (me) or facebooking (Matt). We also know that kids can get into trouble if not carefully supervised.

This is what happens while I'm at the computer:

Isacc won't stop creating! (And making a mess in the process). This is what happens when mom is gone and dad is at the computer:
The boys decided to try jumping off the bunk bed without adult supervision (as are the rules).
Fortunately, the impact only squished the bone in Seth's foot together (I forget what it's called), so as soon as he was able, he was allowed to bear weight on it. We found that riding his bike was the best way he could play until he could run around! Even though he could weight-bear after two days, he wore the brace for 10 days and he passed inspection just in time for our trip to Utah!

Seth and Snoopy: Two Of A Kind

We laughed so hard this year when we watched It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. If you remember the scene where Linus plays the piano and Snoopy cries when the music is "sad" and is happy when it is more upbeat and back and forth as he plays, then you'll understand. I really wish I could post this scene I'm talking about so you could directly compare.

He's been this way since he was a baby. It took me a good year to figure out his "sensitivity" to music.

Oh, CRAP!!!

Sometimes it's great to have an independent child.

Sometimes it's not.

(Seth had gotten to the end of the toilet paper roll and then used the hand towel. GROSS! At least he's resourceful!)

Seth's Birthday Ralley

♫ Happy Birthday To Seth ♪

Privacy Please

I think I can officially say that Seth is potty trained now. He's been waking up in the middle of his naps and the middle of the night to go tot he bathroom. I guess that's trained enough.

These pics were taken before he was one, but of course, he's a couple of months away from turning three now.

"Hmmm, this is fun!"

"I'm a big boy!"

When in Long Beach...

A Day at the Pool

We spent the day at a friend's house and went swimming. I used to LOVE swimming. I even taught swimming lessons at a private swim school for a summer. Not so crazy about it anymore (since my insulin pump connector doesn't stick as well after swimming for long periods of time). Anyway, I always figured I'd just teach my kids to swim, but since Isaac is scared of any drain or hole in a pool and would rather do his own thing splashing on the top step, it has been virtually impossible to teach him anything. So, I was planning on starting swim lessons for the boys this summer until Sethy begged me to get into the water today. I was amazed when he actually jumped in the pool to me. (His brother would NEVER do that!) So, I figured I'd try a basic intro lesson. He took right to it! It was just like I was teaching again. I guess I'll try teaching Seth and maybe Isaac will want to go along. We'll see what happens this summer!

Day and Night

As these two boys grow closer together, I am continually finding more disparities between them. I suppose it is a reflection of Matt and I. Although Isaac looks like me, he has the majority of Matt's characteristics, while Seth has many of mine. Aside from the obvious blue eyes/brown eyes and physical characteristics, their personalities are practically complete opposites. The following are a few examples to illustrate:

Isaac came into the world healthy as can be, but I had to have magnesium, a 4th degree episiotomy and a 2 pt. blood transfusion/I had no problem giving birth to Seth, but he had mild shoulder distocia, low blood sugars and was in NICU for days until his heart completely closed.

Isaac has no real need for sugar. He passes on many sweets/Seth can hear a candy wrapper from miles away and will not relent until all the chocolate chip cookies are completely gone.

Other than with dirt, Isaac can't tolerate being messy or sticky/Seth revels in messiness.

Isaac is on the construction crew/Seth, the demolition squad.

Isaac covers his eyes in anticipation of a crashing "wave"/Seth willingly touches creatures at the aquarium. (Can you believe people often ask if they're twins?!?)

How can I equally and whole-heartedly love two perfectly opposite boys so much?

We're So Glad When Daddy Comes Home!

Glad as we can be! Matt has been going to scout training every tuesday night for the past 4 weeks along with his usual wednesday night mutual. Somewhere in there he went on an overnighter scout training and had parent teacher conference at his school. I was surprised when Isaac asked where daddy was last night. It only took him a month to notice! And Seth cried when Matt came home to drop off a dolly (from helping someone move right after work) and walked right back out the door to go pick up kids for Young Mens. I called daddy back to give the boys a kiss and promised that dad would say goodnight to them and they were ok. So when Matt came home today he spent a good 45 minutes or so wrestling with the boys. I love my family!

Pea-NUT, Peanut Butter! and syrup!

Pea-NUT!

Peanut Butter!

Isaac's first attempt at his own pbj. Luckily I did the jam. But when he showed me the finished 2-inch thick sandwich, I opened it to see what ELSE he had put in there! Much to my surprise, it was just peanut butter! And I thought Sethy was the peanut butter fan.



And finally...yes, that's syrup. I was wondering what was taking him so long to eat his waffles. This isn't the first time we've had a syrup catastrophe with Seth. At least this time it wasn't on the carpet like a year ago. It was just all over his ENTIRE body! Unfortunately, this go 'round he consumed much more of it. Like almost half a container's worth! It was lite syrup, but still! I almost called poison control! What followed was the biggest sugar low I've ever seen!

Sethy's First Day Home