The Month of Celebrations

Around here August is a pretty busy month. And this August just got busier...

We welcomed our son

Seth Ryan Summers

August 4, 2011

7 lbs 7 oz, 20 1/8 in

Here are some of his first few moments of life...

Checking vitals

 After his first bath...LOVE the mohawk :-)

 My handsome little man

 Seth with his sweet "Big Sisters"

 Snuggle time with Daddy

And I LOVE the hospital pics that they took!  Hospital pictures have come a LONG way since my girls were born :-)  Here's my favorites:

 My little cowboy :-)

He is now 3 weeks old!  I can't even believe how the time is already flying!  We are both doing well.  Everything has not gone as I had planned, but I am trying to be flexible.  Right now I'm just grateful that he is a healthy little guy!  Here are some of my favorite moments over the past few weeks...

The girls love to hold him

This pic is of Seth's first Sunday to go to church.  The overalls he wore were Joel's overalls when he was a baby!

I love the way he lays all curled up when he sleeps :-)

Precious face - I love to kiss his little cheeks and lips!

 Hanging out in the swing

 Love these little feet!

My favorite times - snuggling him close...what a precious gift from God

Zora and I also celebrated birthdays this month :-)  Zora chose to have cinnamon rolls for her birthday breakfast, Braum's for lunch, and Chinese buffet for dinner.  On her actual birthday we went to see the Smurfs in 3D. Then that weekend we took her to roller skate.  She had a blast!  Both girls were all smiles as they skated. 

For my birthday my husband and mother tried to convince me that I needed to leave all 3 kids and go out for a date.  Honestly, all I wanted was a nice quiet day at home in my pjs with no where to go.  And that's just what I did.  I stayed in my comfy pjs all day and just enjoyed my family.  What a blessing :-)

On Sunday, August 21, we had another celebration at our church.  Joel and I dedicated Seth to the Lord.  We acknowledge that Seth is truly a gift from God to us.  We vowed before our family and friends that we would do our best as his parents to always raise him according to God's Word and teach him how to live a godly life.  It was a precious time for us.

Seth's dedication

Seth made quite the statement in his tuxedo!

He slept through the entire service

I'm sure I'll have more pictures of my new little man soon.  I'll try to post pics of him often...it's just hard to find the time to sit at the computer!  Right now my life is a never-ending cycle of feeding, changing diapers, pumping, and trying to spend time with the girls, too!  Until next time...

The Waiting Game

So we're still waiting on little Mr. Seth to make his appearance into the world.  I'm actually still 8 days from my due date, but quite honestly I'm getting really tired and feeling pretty miserable!  And the fact that the past 27 days have been over 100 degrees isn't helping!

I have told the doctor that I do not want to be induced, so we have been trying "natural" ways to induce labor on our own... the list I found on the internet of things to try was quite interesting, but desperate times call for desperate measures!

Here's what we've tried thus far:

Laughing hard

I went to watch a comedian last Friday night.  I almost wet my pants from laughing hard, but no labor...

Walking

At the mall...at Walmart at midnight...at the aquarium...

Italian food

Specifically the herbs oregano and basil

Spicy food

Mexican to be specific - it only gave me a bellyache, not labor :-(

Acupressure 

Massaging pressure points on the hands, legs, feet and back... at least that one felt good :-)

Swinging 

Have you ever tried to swing with a watermelon strapped on your belly?!?!?!  Very interesting, I must say!

So, despite all of our efforts, still no baby.  While waiting, however, we've had a lot of fun.  We've been trying to cram in all kinds of fun activities that will cease when little one arrives.  And we're so happy to finally have our Nana back to enjoy some fun with us!

Here are some of the fun things we've been up to:

Purple Glaze field trip with Playgroup

Alli, Zora and Lily painting

 Lily drinking from her mug

 Zora's mug

Gilcrease Museum field trip with Homeschool group

First the kids learned about the Peace Medals that the US Government gave to the Native Americans.  They got to make their own version of the Peace Medal.  Then we got a guided tour of the museum artifacts that dealt with the early days of American history. 

Lily making Peace Medal

 Zora making Peace Medal

 Our little group :-)

Jenks Aquarium with cousins

We had a great time at the aquarium with Nana, Aunt Jenny, Uncle Jamie, and cousins Kerry and Alli! Plus, it was nice and cool inside :-)

Zora, Kerry, Lily and Alli

 Jellyfish - I love watching these creatures!  So beautiful!

 Starfish

 Horseshoe Crabs

 Stonefish

 Shark eating something...that poor thing died a slow miserable death!

 Giant Turtles

 Alligator

 Beautiful lily pads

 Giant Bullfrogs

 Beavers enjoying their meal

 I don't remember the actual name of this fish, but we called it "Big Lips"

We thought it was beautiful :-)

 Stingrays

 Lily and Zora petting the stingrays

 Albino shark

 The shark tank!!!

We've also spent a lot of time in the pool working on our tans :-)  Other than that we've been passing the days indoors watching movies, going bowling, etc.

So for now, we're still just hanging out trying to think of things to do until Seth arrives.  Anybody got any other tricks (that are safe, of course) to try to get this baby here?!?!?!?