First 4th of July

This weekend we took Seth out to Grandpa's house on the river for his first 4th of July weekend extravaganza. Also on the agenda: solid food. Seth got his first taste of rice cereal on Saturday morning and it was quite the spectator event. Everyone gathered around with their cameras hoping for some entertainment and Seth did not disappoint. He was pretty enthusiastic about the whole process, especially the spoon itself. Mmm tasty. Sometimes I had to really twist and pull just to get it back. Next time I'll have to just give him a spoon and feed him with another one.



I really didn't want to deal with constipated baby, so later that day as I was making guacamole for the rest of us, I also mashed up a little avocado for Sethie-poo. I know, I know, against the rules, two new foods in one day, blah blah blah. I've been really going by the book with most of the baby stuff so far, but come on people, this is food we're talking about. Anyway, not that I need to justify my parenting decisions... I digress. So bottom line, Seth did not like his first sample of avocado, as you can see from his expression.


He was also gagging and heaving. I think I just did not thin it enough the first time, because we tried it again on Sunday and today as well, and it went down a lot easier. Still with the skeptical facial expressions, but no gagging. And I might add, it did the trick. No constipated baby, but oh that poo poo is sure icky now. Auntie Jen was lucky enough to get the first post solids dirty diaper. Gross!

Here's Seth hanging out on the deck with Grandpa. Grandpa got in trouble on Saturday for shooting off fireworks during Seth's nap. Luckily for him, Seth didn't wake up. After that he would shoot them off when Seth was awake, in hopes of getting him used to the noise. Seth was not too excited about the explosions, I'm sure it hurt his ears. I'll post a video of his reaction on Facebook. Grandpa thought it was pretty funny that Seth would never know it was him making those awful noises.


Here he is getting a ride on daddy's shoulders. He got a good mouthful of sunscreen from trying to eat Eric's hair.


Here's grandpa going up to jump off the new diving tower he just built this year. It's about 12 feet high and for some reason he decided to tie Spot up there. She's like a blow up lifeguard or something. I can just hear it now, "mommy, why does grandpa have a blow up doll?" For the record, we got it for him as a joke, so he could tie her on the back of the jet ski when he waterskis without a spotter. Hence her name.


And the obligatory 4th of July themed outfit and prop. I tried to get him to look up at the camera and smile, and he did, but it was really bright out so every picture I snapped his eyes were closed. So this one turned out to be my favorite.


And here he is sitting out by the camp fire, waiting for it to get dark so we could have the fireworks show. So happy after his 4th nap of the day. Notice the brilliant sunshine... about an hour later there was a TORRENTIAL downpour and we were all inside with our noses pressed against the glass praying it would blow over and stay dry long enough to blow some stuff up. It did. In the meantime we busted out some glow sticks and had a little dance party.


Finally, the weekend's grand finale, the show we wait for all year long. This year's fireworks were better than ever. Seth was up waaaayyyy past his bedtime but I think he actually did enjoy the fireworks. At first every time they would go off he would arch his back and wiggle and squirm. Then finally I started covering his ears, and he calmed right down and watched with fascination. When it was all over he crashed out hard.


Today we packed up and came home early afternoon after it started raining, again. Seth got a bath to wash off the weekend grime, dog spit, and sunscreen. Then he ate like a ravenous wolf (since all weekend he hardly nursed at all he was so distracted by all the activity), went to sleep, and woke up SCREAMING half an hour later. That pretty much brings us up to date.