Seth is 6 Months old!

I can't believe that Seth has been here for 6 months now. He has grown so much. The poor guy had to get 4 shots today, 3 regular ones and his Flu shot. In 4 weeks we will have to go back and get one more flu shot:( He was so mad that he had to lay on the paper that was on the table. he was crying so hard that when he got the shot he turned bright red. I felt so bad for him, but as soon as I picked him up he was fine!

Well he is growing just like he should. He is 15.7 pounds which is only in the 20%, but both Billy and I have never been big so I am not surprised. Mikayla surprised me when she was in the 40% for her weight as a baby. He is 26.5 inches long and that puts him into the 60%. It is about time the Dr.s see him as being long (they used a different measuring thing this time so it was much more accurate) and his head is 43 cm and that is in the 40%!! I was looking back at Mikayla's measurements at 6 months and she was 15.5 pounds (35%) 26.75 inches (84%) and her head was 42cm (33%) In pictures Mikayla looks more chubby in the face and Seth looks thinner. Maybe that centimeter makes that much of a difference:)

NEWS

Well Seth has his first tooth. You can only feel it right now. He has been kind of cranky but he still smiles at everyone. It is on the bottom left. I thought his top teeth were going to come in first and then all of a sudden his bottom gums started to change. So if he has teeth like his sister then he will be getting a new tooth every few days until they are in! Mikayla got a tooth like every day or every other day until she had the top 2 and bottom 2 and then 2 months later it started again with her back teeth. Her first tooth came in when she was 4 months old. And she had all of her teeth by 10 months.

Mikayla is sick right now, she even had to miss school because she has a fever and a runny nose. She is sleeping and drinking lots of fluids. I am trying to keep the two of them apart so that Seth won't get sick. I feel so bad for her because she has no energy and she just is not happy. This morning she woke up and said "Mommy I am not happy, I am sick" It broke my heart:( Hopefully she will be better soon. And can be happy!

One thing I forgot..

This has also been a life saver during potty training. It is called a piddle pad. You put it in the car seat and then if there is an accident you only have to take the piddle pad out and then wash it. You don't have to take the car seat out and take the cover off and so on. I wish I would have been the one who invented all of these things. I always think, I am not ready to take her out of the house while potty training because what if the line is to long or what if she thinks she is going to fall in or what if she has an accident in her car seat. Well after I had all of those thoughts I would go to Babies R us and found all that I needed! Just once I wish I could think of it first and then get it out there and make my millions:)

I am sure many of you have had an invention and then just a few months later you see your idea on the market selling like crazy. Mine was sunscreen wipes. And sure enough they are out there and are quite handy:)

I stay dry...

Well it has now been 4 days since Mikayla has had an accident even during naps. It has been 3 weeks since she has had an accident while she has been awake! It is very exciting.. I guess she did have an accident during vacation but that was more my fault for not showing her the bathroom and she ran out of time!

Today we went to the Zoo and we have this new "potty" that folds up and you unfold it and put a little bag in it that has a absorbent pad inside and she sits down and pees. I told her that she had to make the Turtles happy and they are only happy when she pees on them. People probably think I am crazy when she is done and she yells " Momma I made the turtles happy" It is really helpful to have this potty because Mikayla has a hard time waiting to go. And today it was 76 degrees in Denver so everyone went to the Zoo and the lines were crazy. No accidents in our line:) It is a great tool for any of you who are potty training. Another great thing that we have for public toilets is this potty. It folds up and fits in a diaper bag or purse and it turns a big scary toilet into a small friendly one. The automatic flush is another thing. I got a great tip from a friend to use sticky notes to cover the sensor. I have not had to use that because Mikayla thinks that it is a lot of fun to sit on the potty and flush!!

Sorry Tosh for cheating.. but Mikayla would only let me take one!