Seth is TEN!!!

 It's crazy how my whole life seems to be consumed by breastfeeding and taking care of a newborn (and toddler and preschooler, etc.)...so I felt pretty bad about Seth's birthday cake because of how hard it was to make...and I usually would have had more time to make it better (sans nursing baby), but it just didn't turn out like I wished. He wanted a chess cake, so I ordered some molds off of Amazon. It was super frustrating though, because there was only one pawn in the set, so I had to individually melt and then wait for hardening and then wash and dry mold and then redo again... all 16 pawns....One. At. A. Time. GRRRRRRR.

(The board was also made of melted chocolate!)

   But, the important thing is that Seth liked the cake...and he even played a game of Chess on it after we sang Happy Birthday and blew out the candles! =) He had a few friends over and they had fun. We ate dinner here and then Greg took them to the mall to play "Mall Bingo".  It is fast becoming a 'tradition' in our family, by way of birthday party games. Basically, I just print up blank BINGO cards and then fill in the squares with random things you may find as you walk throughout the mall, i.e. "red sneakers", "a cowboy hat", "a stroller with twins in it", etc.

(Seth and his buddies)

  Here are the TEN reasons I LOVE Seth Merrill Bailey...

1. He is super cute (even though he is trying to grow his hair out longer than I like!)

2. He is smart (without hardly trying)

3. He is always proud of his accomplishments (even if he had nothing to do with it, like "I was the   biggest baby you delivered!!)

4.  He is happy to share his room and his toys and his possessions with others

5. He chooses good friends to associate with

6. He loves scouting (dang it, I just realized I forgot to take pictures of his Pinewood Derby 2 days ago)

7. He understands my sense of humor and may have also inherited a bit of it! (teehee)

8. He can stay quiet for most of Sacrament meeting now (or with minimal reminders to do so)!

9. He is great at Jiujitsu and at any sport he tries (lots of natural athleticism in that kid...So NOT inherited from me)

10. He is kind and forgiving and loving!

Well, Seth's birthday officially ends the string of Birthday craziness that goes on around here from November till February....as Maelynn reminded me tonight, I don't have to make another cake until August!!! Hooray!!!

  But, although I don't HAVE to make any more, I likely WILL be making more before then, as my dear hubby gave me Cake Decorating classes for Christmas which will begin at the end of March! I am hoping that by then, I will have Emerson taking an occasional bottle...because I am getting ALL WORN OUT.  Contrary to popular Hollywood trends of starting motherhood in your 40's.... I am too old for this. Seriously.  

  Speaking of Emerson and his eating habits...here he is at ONE MONTH... I had to put him in the same bowl that we did his newborn pictures in...that I posted on the previous blog...just to compare...he is busting out of the bowl this time...I just think he is so chubby and cute!!!  Or as Greg affectionately refers to him every time he picks him up, "You are a fat turd".  (I know....not nice.  I cringe every time.)

He went from 8 pounds 9 ounces to 11 pounds 5 ounces in 4 weeks. He is busting out of the 'up to 12 pounds' diapers and onesies....crazy!

Emerson James  (One month old!)

The kids decided to make a Mii of him on the Wii, and they were all excited when they explained to me how they put TWO chins on it!)

Well.... I hate to promise things that never happen, but I do honestly hope to someday get enough sleep to get my thoughts straightened out to be able to write a blog post about real thoughts and feelings and my own philosophies on life (all the stuff that has been floating around in my noggin')...instead of just the day to day happenings around here...just not sure when that day will come...but you will know when it does!