Seth's vocab

Currently:

1. Daddy (DAA-EEEEE!!)
2. Isaac (ISA!)
3. Goldfish (GOGEEE!)
4. Doggy (DOG-EEE!)
5. YEAH!/YES!
6. GO
7. BED
8. JUICE
9. BABY
10. BYE
11. HEY/HI

I know I'm missing some, but I didn't forget MOMMY. He refuses to say it.

He is ridiculously clingy though, so I can't be too upset about his refusal to say Mommy. He obviously loves me. :)

Go, Go, Go!

The title of this post is not only about how ridiculously busy our lives are, but also Seth's new favorite phrase. We've started to let him crawl/walk up the stairs (with assistance), and he says "go, go, go, go" the whole time. He now even refers to the stairs as "go."

Isaac and Seth are starting to play together more... it's sweet and scary haha. Scary because Seth is still only 13 months old and a bit unsteady on his feet. Isaac doesn't quite get the limitations of this, so there are A LOT of injuries. I guess I should get used to it.. having 2 boys will bring many more injuries, I'm sure.

I'm enjoying my summer off of school, though I wish I didn't actually have the summer off. Because of the ridiculous cuts California has made to education, I couldn't get into ANY summer classes. I can't wait to be done with school, so I can get a good job and we can move to a house.. the boys can have their own rooms, and we can get them a dog...

Firsts

SOME RECENT FIRSTS:

• This past weekend, a friend knocked on the door and asked if Isaac could play. Her name is Hannah, and she lives in our apartment complex. He is getting SO BIG, he is making friends whenever we play outside.
• Last night the boys were being loud in their room after bedtime, so we went to check up on them and try to see what the problem was. I open the door and Isaac says, "We're just playing!" and Seth looks at me with a big grin on his face. So sweet. I apologized for interrupting, and let them get back to playing.
• Seth now calls Auntie Mona "TieMo," and still refuses to say "mommy."

My birthday

It was my birthday yesterday, and my mom watched the boys so Kevin and I could go out. Isaac, as always, was super excited to go to Grandma and Opa's house:

Isaac: "Mom, I'm gonna go to Grandma and Opa's house, and you're going to stay home."

Me: "Yes, I'll stay home."

Isaac: "And I'm going to sleep here, and then come home to the number 10 door and give you a hug and I so love you."

Me: "That sounds like the perfect plan buddy."

So heart-meltingly sweet.

Side note: we live in apartment 10, hence the coming home to the number 10 door.

LOVE.

I've been SLACKING!!

How has it been 7 months since I've updated?! Oh, that's right.. I have 5 and 1 year old boys and am going to school. That must be how, but it doesn't make me feel any less like a slacker! SO much has happened in the past 7 months, so I'll try and update you on it all..

1. Seth is WALKING and TALKING. He started walking at 9 months, probably because he wants so badly to be wherever Isaac is. He is now running and climbing, and wearing me out! He says a few words.. "Daddy," "Isaa" (Isaac), "hey," "bye," and "pudgy." Yes, pudgy, which is what Kevin calls him. Hopefully we aren't giving him a complex haha. He of course doesn't say Mommy because I want him to so badly.

2. Isaac starts KINDERGARTEN in September, and he is so ready. He has started to read a few words, including "start" and "time is up." Why? Because of Super Mario. I guess video games can be educational after all. He loves Mario now and calls himself Mario, Kevin is Luigi, I'm Princess Peach, and Seth is Toad.

3. We've had 2 birthdays - Isaac turned 5 and Seth turned 1 in the first week of May. We had a combined party at the park and Isaac's friends from Pre-K came.

4. I just realized I haven't updated at all since Seth got sick. When Seth was almost 6 months old we took him to the Dr because he had a lingering cough after we had all gotten colds. He was diagnosed with asthma, and put on breathing treatments every 4 hours at home. A week later he woke up in the middle of the night wheezing and I rushed him to the ER. He was blue by the time we got there, and they immediately started IV and nebulized medications. He spent 4 days in the hospital... it was an extremely difficult time for the whole family, to say the least. He was still smiling the whole time, and the nurses fell in love with him. After 5 months, countless doctors, and a specialist from UCSF, he finally is symptom free. He was on steroids for most of the 5 months, which means none of us got any sleep. We are so grateful the ordeal seems to be over, and that it hasn't held him back at all. He is such a fighter..

Other than Seth's respiratory problems, things have been going pretty well for us. The boys get along and are starting to play together. I'm going to school and have been able to keep my grades up, and Kevin is starting school in the Fall. It is crazy and stressful going to school while having two young children, but I know that in 10 years it will be SO worth it. I can't wait to own a home for the kids... for them to have a backyard to play in, their own rooms, and a dog.

I promise to update more!

Love!

Life is going great.

Isaac is excelling at school. It has only been a month, and I already see so many changes. He will look people in the eye and talk to them, when before he was way too shy to do that. He is learning all about the days of the week and the months. Every morning:

Isaac: "What month is it?"

Me: "Do you know what month it is, Isaac?"

Isaac: "OCTOBER!!" *grin*

I love that he enjoys learning and school. I should savor it, because I know once those teenage years role around that won't be the case!

Seth turned 5 months old yesterday. CAN'T BELIEVE IT! My little sweetheart. Every time I rock him to sleep, I stay a little bit longer just to hold onto that feeling. There is nothing else like a sleeping baby in your arms, and I know he will be too big before I know it.

He is teething like crazy right now, so nobody is getting any sleep. UGH. Drool everywhere!!

Kevin is on day 4 of not smoking! So exciting. I hope he sticks with it, so our kids are less likely to smoke. So proud of him!

Too long!

Okay, I know it has been too long. I've been super busy with school (what was I thinking) and Mary Kay.

In the meantime, Seth is rolling over, giggling, drooling, and getting generally BIGGER. Such a little personality now. So happy, barely fusses, and sleeps through the night! Well, most of the time. :)

Isaac started going to Pre-K (the pic is from his first day), and he seems to be loving it. My big boy goin to school, makes me want to cry! Since going to school, he told me he is too big for our bedtime routine. I miss singing his song to him at night, but I guess he has to grow up. I feel like I just had him yesterday, but it has been four and a half years. Time flies when you have children.