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Posted on December 11th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
This is the second post, today. The first is below. I started it in September, and just posted it, a few moments, ago.
OK, so that last post was truncated and late. Today’s my 40th birthday. Also, we had a “snow day” at the school. I actually have some time, tonight. So, here’s some quick catch up for the last 3 months. As always, click on any picture to see a larger version.
Mid-October
In the middle of October, I was home, alone, with Seth. He was cranky and not a whole lot was making him happy. He does love the camera, however. This is a sample of the result:
Not the best picture. But, fun.
Halloween
Seth’s really too young, for Halloween. We did, however, have to get him a really cute outfit. We were going to go to a friend’s party, but it was outside. We thought it would be too cold for him. So, he wore the outfit, the next day, when we went to visit Barb’s family. Barb’s Mom was recovering from some major surgeries she’d had. She was staying with Barb’s sister and getting ready to go home. So, we went for a quick visit. Here’s a few pics:
Now, if I call him, “My little Pumpkin”, I can mean it. In the second picture you can see the end of the sentence, “Trick Or Treat” written on his butt… Heh…
Random
I can’t remember when I took this. But, I can’t wait to show it to his girlfriend, one day:
Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving, we headed back to SE Kansas. I forgot my camera (bad, daddy). We had to rely on Cousin Molly for pics. These three sum up the day. Pic 1 = Getting Ready to Eat. Pic 2 = Mmmm…. Turkey and Noodles. Pic 3 = Post Turkey nap, for Daddy. I’m raring to go.
Branson
For our 5th Anniversary, I gave Barb a trip to Branson. She loves the Ozarks. Especially in the Fall. We dropped Seth at his Aunt’s house on Friday and headed down. We stayed in a great condo, right on a lake. We also went to Silver Dollar City. She wanted to check out the Holiday decorations they put there, every year.
This is the view from the condo balcony.
And here’s some of Silver Dollar City
Hannukah (Hanukkah/Chanukah/etc.)
And, finally, our Hanukkah celebration. We waited until Saturday for the dinner and gift for Seth, but we’ve been lighting candles throughout the whole holiday. This was the first time I attempted a Hanukkah meal. So, I kept it simple: Slow-cooked brisket with onion gravy, latkes, and steamed broccoli. I wanted to make sure Seth could eat what I cooked. It was delicious!
After dinner, we gave him his gift. It’s a Leap Frog Brightling’s Exploration Station. He loves it! He also got a Leap Frog Learn n’ Groove drum and maracas from his Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jonathan. He sure is having fun with his new stuff!
Here’s some pictures of the Saturday festivities.
Happy 6 Months!
Posted on September 11th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
I started the below post in Sept. Never did get it finished. But, here it is, as it was…
6 months… one half of a year… .5 years old… wow…
A lot of things have happened since I last posted. My Mother-In-Law had open heart surgery. She’s doing fine, but it was still scary. During the same time, my parents came to visit their Grandson. I’ve got pictures and video of that, below.
Seth’s changed, quite a bit, too. He’s sitting up, on his own. He’s eating “solid” foods, too. He’s tried oatmeal, rice cereal, peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, and pears. He’s a good eater, as you’ll see in the video, below
It’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed. Between taking care of our son, work, and some side stuff I’m trying to work on, things have been flying by. It feels like, just yesterday, he was a little, helpless, sleeping poop-machine.
Now, on to the pics and videos. Click “More”.
Presenting the “Big-Catch-Up-Post”!
Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
As I said, I’m trying to make sure I get in a few posts a week. They won’t all be about the Family. But, a lot of them will be. I already made a post, today (see, “Just stupid enough to be true”). However, I thought I’d post a big ol’ catch up post, too.
First, some pics of our Son:
16 Weeks Old
The above picture is Seth at 16 Weeks. Quite a change, huh? His eyes have started to lighten. We still don’t know what color they will be, but they are starting to look steel blue or like they might be green/hazel when it’s all over. There’s a lot more hair, too. It’s color, too, is still a mystery, but it looks like it might be light brunette or dark red.
Behind, once again!
Posted on May 20th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
How can time be moving so fast? Has it really been a month since I made a post? It’s just crazy! Things are wacko and getting worse, every day. It seems like I wake up in the morning, run around, and then it’s time for bed. And I still wouldn’t change it for the world.
The past month has been one of real change. Seth’s 14.5 pounds now and 26.5″ long. For those keeping track, he’s in the 50% for weight and the 95% for height/weight.
There’s been a lot of developmental changes, too. He’s in parrot mode, now. He returns our conversations with him, in his own way. Most of his vocals are really gibberish, but he has made some very distinct sounds. He can repeat several sounds directly back to us, including: “Uh-Oh!”, “Sweetheart”, and “Hi!”. Although, “Sweetheart” sounds more like, “Swee………har!”
Seth also prefers sitting up to laying down. And he’s not at all fond of tummy time. We think this kid’s going to skip crawling and go straight to walking. He can also stand, unassisted, for about 2 seconds. He now reaches for his favorite toys, as seen in the pic above, with the mouse. And, he’s trying to pull himself up.
I have some video of him playing with a rattle. Hopefully, I can post it this weekend. We’ll see. I’m putting in a dry well, so time will be tight… Should be a fun time!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted on May 13th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
Today is Barb’s first Mother’s Day. In addition to making her a Mother’s Day Breakfast, I got her two gifts. The first was some tickets to see her favorite 80’s band. She’s so excited 
.
The second gift was a framed collage of pics of Seth. It’s the one you see posted, above. If you want to see a bigger version, click it. I’m pretty proud of it and Barb liked it more than the tickets… she says.
I had several people tell me that I should start selling these collages. They give me pictures (digital or printed) and I put the collage together and sell it. I’m giving it serious thought.
However, that’s off-topic. Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers. You are a wonderful bunch.
Seth Talks! — Week 9
Posted on May 9th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
OK. So, the word “talk” may not be acurate. But, to us, he’s talking. Seth has become more interactive than ever. You can see in the video that he is very responsive to us. He loves to coo, gurgle, and scream (happily) at us. Especially, in the morning.
We took this video last Thursday morning. It shows just how happy he is when he first gets up. Barb says she wishes I were that happy, first thing. I’m more like a grizzly.
In addition to talking, he holds his head up, now. Especially when we hold him on our chest. He likes to look at who is holding him. He scoots more, during tummy time, as well.
We didn’t get a Week 9 picture, on Friday, though. Seth had his first set of immunizations on Friday and it took him until Sunday evening to cheer back up. I do have some pictures on my camera from Sunday night. I’ll try to get those downloaded and posted, tomorrow.
I just realized that this “ramblings” blog has become a “my kid is so cool” blog. I’ll try to start posting more thoughts, etc., if time allows. Any topic suggestions?
Click the play button, below, to see it
Week 8
Posted on April 28th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
8 weeks… 8 weeks… It’s odd to say that. It feels like he’s always been around. Then again, it also feels as if he just now entered our lives.
Every day, Seth’s a new person. He does something he didn’t do yesterday. This week, he started grabbing at my beard. His hands are no longer permanently in fists and he’s grasping objects that are as small as my arm hair… because it is my arm hair (ouch).
Seth started day care, this week. That was one of the hardest moments for us. It was almost as hard as our hospital visit. At least at the hospital, we knew he still needed us — only us. We made it through the first week OK. He still smiles when he sees us. He still snuggles with us. He still needs us. And that’s good.
This week’s picture shows Seth’s really cute smile. We see a lot of that. I figure he’s smiling because he knows how silly it is that his clothes have the word, “baby” on them. Everybody knows what he is. He doesn’t need a label.
It’s been a long, long time…
Posted on April 20th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
Um, yeah. It’s been 16 days since my last post. I have pics. I have video. I have people asking me if everything is OK (no post *must* equal bad tidings, I guess). So, in order: (1) I’ll post Seths’ 5-week-old, 6-week-old, and 7-week-old pictures; (2) I’ll post the new video; (3) I’ll wrap up with whatever news, etc. that I have. Click “(more..)” to read the rest.
Mr. Smiley
Posted on April 4th, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
Grandma and Grandpa said that the last video didn’t show enough of Seth’s face. So, when he was smiling like crazy, earlier, I decided to record it for them. He actually giggled a couple of times, but that was before I started recording. I think that we are definitely beyond the “smiling means gas” phase…
Click the play button, below, to see it
4 weeks
Posted on March 31st, 2007 by Eban.
Categories: Family.
I can’t believe it’s been a month! Well, 4 weeks, technically. The clothes that were too big on Seth are starting to be too small. His eyes are open a lot more. He smiles. We think we’ve heard a laugh, or two. The changes are incredible. Every day, we realize he’ll never be that age, again…
