I'm not sure what to think...

So here I am. I'm in one town, my baby is in another. My day care is closed this week and my Mom just happened to be off of work so she graciously offered to take my boy for today and tomorrow. Problem is, I don't know if I should be excited to have some alone time with the hubby, or if I should cry because I miss my boy!

Today was the first day that I've woken up without my little man. I missed his little smile and him laughing and cooing at me in the morning. I was tempted to turn on the lullaby CD last night so I could sleep! I know he's in good hands, but I just miss smooshing those little cheeks!!

Scratch that.

Yeah so the whole sun hat thing? Didn't work out so well. Mister didn't want to take a nap, so I couldn't make the hat. Oh well. Maybe another time.

Next Martha Stewart Over Here?

I happen to think I'm pretty crafty. And not just in the sly way, but in the way that I like to make things with my own two hands. I like to scrapbook, knit, cross-stitch...and this weekend, I am going to try to make my first little thing for Mister. A sunhat.

I saw a pattern online and thought, "Hey, that doesn't look too hard...I think I'll give it a try". So I bought material last night and I'm going to give it my best shot. I'll post pictures when I'm done with it so you can see how close I remsembled the pattern.

Marcus' Apology Video

So, I guess I'm not so great at keeping up to date on this thing. I promise I'll do better!

However, I did feel that I needed to share the following video. But here is some background:
Hubby, Me and Mister went to the Washington County Fair on Saturday with our friends "Glaze". We spent about 2 hours walking around with Glaze and Mister had a great time. We got Dippin' Dots, I won $5 at BINGO....good times. Anyway, we went to back to Glaze's house to meet up with another friend, B. We had only been there maybe 20 minutes when Mister started crying. And I don't mean just whimper because he's tired, but full on scream-till-you're-red-in-the-face-and-no-sound-is-coming-out kind of scream. I tried rocking him - no dice. Nursing - forget it. Burping - nada. So, we decided we had to go home. B was a little sad that we had to go home because it had been quite some time that we had seen her, so I decided that Mister needed to make an apology video to B. And this is what we came up with.

My favorite part is around :20 - to me, it totally sounds like he's saying "Hi!"

Task: Sitting Unassisted - COMPLETE

Last night, Marcus and I were hanging out on the couch and I was holding him while he was sitting on the cushion next to me. I had my phone (Sidekick) on the couch flipped open and it was all lit up. I turned to grab a drink of water and when I turned around, he had hunched himself over a bit and was playing with the phone and my hand was only slightly resting on his back. I gently removed my hand and watched him sit all by himself for a good minute or so. I got excited and said "Yay Marcus!" which startled him enough to where he fell over. Oops.





So I got another toy for him, one that blinks and makes sound, and put it in front of him, and he did it again. Only this time, I was able to get the camera!




I'm such a proud Mama.

Welcome to the Sweet Life of Marcus Seeger

I found that I love blogging. I love being online and spreading info and news about this new little man in my life. And since I have so many friends that spend A LOT of time online, I figured this would be an easy way to find out what's going on with the newest little Seeger.

July 16 - 19 Weeks Old
Marcus is just over 4 months old now, and is really starting to be his own little person. For a while, he's been giggling, smiling and has started squealing. Before I had kids, that squeal would be called the "I want to punch a baby sound", but now, it's the sweetest sound in the whole wide world.

He got his 4 month immunizations on Tuesday. I was a bit optimistic at first, as I went out to coffee with a friend right after the appointment and he was happy as can be...and then at 8:00, Dr. Marcus turned into Mr. Hyde! The tylenol must have worn off and screamed at the slighest touch of his leg. There is no greater pain as a parent than when your child hurts, and there isn't anything you can do about it. Magic kisses and healing band-aids don't have any effect at this age.

It breaks my heart to know that he is growing so much. Today, he is bigger than he was yesterday, but is smaller than he will be tomorrow. Everyday, I try to just hold him in my arms and savor his every inch. Soon, he'll be wiggling free and would rather be snuggling with the dog than me. *sigh*