[Livin' the good life] Happy Halloween!

We have had a pretty low key Halloween this year, but we did get to do the usual caramel fondue and pumpkin carving. Seth dressed up for our ward "Trunk or Treat" last night, and seemed to enjoy it so long as the camera was put away.

Seth with his mad scientist dad.

Our little bear.

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/31/2010 02:59:00 PM

[Livin' the good life] 2 Months

Another month has gone by and Seth is getting cuter and chubbier by the day. He is really smiley and interactive and he LOVES when Luke and I sing to him. So far, his favorite songs are "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Once There Was a Snowman," and his Dad's spontaneous silly songs.

We found out about a week ago that he has GERD or Acid Reflux. He had been throwing up and spitting up a lot more than I thought was normal, and waking up screaming as if he was in pain, so I started doing some research and asking around and I had a strong suspicion that's what it was. His pediatrician confirmed it and we've started him on some medication that is supposed to neutralize the stomach acid, so hopefully that will help him be able to eat and sleep better. Fingers crossed, because both of us are getting TIRED. :)

Other than eating, sleeping some and hamming it up for our silly songs, we've been trying to take lots of walks to enjoy the last bit of good weather before it gets too cold. I'm dreading winter! We may have to become one of those "mall walkers"...

Watching TV with Daddy:



Precious moments of sleep:





I finally captured some good smiles on camera:





This is usually the look he gives me when I bring out the camera:



Happy Halloween everyone!

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/27/2010 10:36:00 AM

[Livin' the good life] Visitors!

We had two special visitors at the beginning of the month at our house. Grandpa and Grandma came to visit/meet Seth and we had a great time! The weather was so beautiful the whole time they were here, so we spent a lot of time outside enjoying the fall colors and mild temperatures.
They were able to be here when we blessed Seth and it was so nice to have some family in town for that special occasion. Seth was kept pretty entertained for the week and when they left, I'm sure he was wondering where all his adoring fans went. :)





We love you both! Thanks for coming!

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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/27/2010 09:20:00 AM

[Livin' the good life] Seth's Blessing

Yesterday, while Luke's parents are in town, we had the opportunity to bless Seth in our ward. I was worried that he was going to cry through the whole blessing because he was a little fussy before the meeting started, but he was an angel and slept the whole time. The blessing was really amazing and I couldn't help but tear up as I thought of my little baby and all the potential that he has. I think we have a pretty special boy on our hands.

Posing in his cute little suit:


Looking a bit bored with the whole photoshoot thing:


Proud Momma and Daddy:




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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/11/2010 04:12:00 PM

Chair Redo

I was looking for a chair to use in my guest room and I had an idea for the perfect cheap solution:
I went to an antique/consignment store and looked for an old, inexpensive head dining chair. I wanted one with arms and some character in the styling.
I found this 1920's chair for $22:



I gave it a rough sand and two coats of a high-gloss black laquer spray paint.



I also added some padding to the cushion, recovered it in a new fabric and wha-la! A brand-new chair for about $35.







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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/06/2010 12:01:00 PM

Elusive Smile

Seth has been smiling since last week, but it has been incredibly hard to catch on camera. As soon as I try to take a picture, he gets a really concerned look on his face and the moment is ruined. But, this morning I was able to catch a bit of a smile from him. I couldn't get his full gummy smile, but this will have to suffice for now.
He can just melt my heart with his smile though: A few nights ago it was a particularly rough one -- he had been up at least every hour or more and I was SO tired. After getting him up for a third time in about 20 minutes, he looked up at me after calming down and gave me a big "I'm happy to see you, mom" smile, and it just melted me. The whole frustrating night was forgotten. I tell you what...sometimes it is really good that they are so darn cute.





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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/29/2010 12:54:00 PM

1 month!

I can't believe my little squish is almost a month old! Time has just flown so fast!

We've been having a good time together. He has been really great, so I've been able to get out a lot. The weather has been ideal the last couple of weeks, so he and I have been going on a lot of walks. Thankfully he loves his car seat and stroller, so he's usually so good. We've only had to hurry home a couple of times. :)
He's a great eater -- in fact maybe too good; he thinks he's hungry all the time -- and he's already up to 8 1/2 pounds. Way to go, little man!

Here's a few more pics we've captured in the last few days:








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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/21/2010 04:57:00 PM