Seth 32 Weeks

Dear Seth,

You are 32 weeks old now and I'm getting exhausted. I'm going to switch to a prenatal with iron in it to see if that helps a little. Like you would care. Anyway, your mobility has improved literally leaps and bounds in the last week. You are ALL over the place. You see something across the room and you can actually GET IT! Your crawl is more of a "dive forward, then crawl with one leg, then push with the other foot, then sit up, repeat" but you can do it all day. For about a week you got a bit of a rug burn on your forehead from face planting so often, but you've got a lot more control now and it has faded away. Then when you get to the side of the couch, up you go, just like you've been doing it your whole life. I watched you today get into your first "mischief" in which you pulled up on the entertainment center and started grabbing stuff and throwing it to the ground. Just some empty DVD cases and the box my phone came in thankfully. There is going to need to be some serious baby proofing done in the coming weeks, I cannot put it off any longer.

Your sleep has definitely suffered as a result of your discovery of movement. You just want to wake up or stay awake to practice all the time. Even when you're clearly tired and fussing and moaning with your eyes closed in my arms, you're still trying to sit up and as soon as I lay you down you roll over and up you go into a sort of downward dog position, but with your forehead on the mattress. I know that pose has its own name actually, but it's not coming to me at the moment.

You are content now as long as you have FREEDOM. You're impatient in the stroller and in the high chair so I need lots of distractions while I feed you, especially if it's not something you're a huge fan of (like edamame or peas). The other day daddy juggled and you stared at him and dutifully opened your mouth while I hurriedly shoveled your dinner in. My tri weekly running is going to come to a halt as well if I can't figure out how to entertain you in the stroller because you only last now about 15 minutes before you start crying. But set you down in the middle of an empty room and you're ecstatic! You flap your arms with glee and LAUGH at just about everything these days. You LOVE to bounce and finally got the hang of the Johnny Jump up, which is a relief. If only there were a doorway in the kitchen to hang you in. But you're happy there for a bit while I get dressed or tidy up my bedroom. No longer can I just stick you in the middle of the bed because in half a second flat you will be diving face first off the edge to the ground.

Another one of your latest tricks is flipping over on the changing table. I'm starting to have to wrestle you to get your diaper changed or your pajamas on. You're going to be learning "no" pretty fast.

Next week we are taking your first trip TO THE OCEAN! Yaaaayyyyyyyy! This is a trip I look forward to all year long. On Saturday morning bright and early we are taking you to Seaside, OR for a week. It's going to be a long drive to get there, especially because I'm not sure how happy you'll be hanging out in the car seat for that much time. But once we get there I am sure you will be fascinated by the wind and waves and sand and seagulls and crabs, not to mention a whole new big house to explore. Can't wait!

Love,
Mama