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Even Lazytown and Blues Clues have taken a back seat lately. He has discovered puzzles. Actually, he’s discovered one puzzle. The big Noah’s Ark puzzle that Amie and Grandaddy got Savannah a few years ago stays spread out on the play room floor. Sometimes he wants me or Daddy to help him do it. Sometimes he wants Arwen to help him. (Although mostly she just walks on the puzzle because she knows it will upset him.) More often than not though, he does the puzzle all by himself. I’ve watched him, putting like pieces together until he finds the right spot or looking for small clues like the red and white stripes of Noah’s robe.

He’s getting faster and faster at finishing the puzzle. Even when I’m in the room with him, he still demands that I close my eyes while he counts, not to three like older children would, but slowly, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…. He definitely says, “Surprise!” by the time he gets to eleventeen. Or he may just count to four. That’s the real surprise, how far he’ll count.

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When he wets his Spiderman undies, or worse, poops in them, I say, “Oh, Seth, I’m so sad.” (If it’s poop, I sound a lot more down and say, “Oh, Seth, I’m soooo sad.”

He has asked me much later, long after I’ve forgotten , “Are you still sad?” He is still set on doing things his way , but at least he’s sensitive to how others feel about it.

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We have bribed with candy to get him potty trained. It doesn’t seem to be working though. Maybe there’s too much sugar in his vanilla soy, yogurt, etc…. We are down to the bottom of the rolos, and I don’t think I’ll replace them.

Instead, at the suggestion of a friend, I got the small potty training seat out of the garage. I intended it for Arwen, thinking, if Seth sees Arwen sitting on the potty like a big girl, that he would leave this “be like a baby phase.”

Arwen hasn’t warmed up to it yet, but Seth seems to have forgotten it was his potty seat just a few months ago. He thinks it’s new, and he put it to use 4 times today! I’m hoping this novelty distracts him from the empty bag of candy.

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Every Sunday I try to dress Seth in clothes that are a little nicer than what he would normally wear to town, mostly just a nice, button down, usually plaid shirt (except for the Hawaiian flowers, that one’s my favorite) and cotton trousers, usually navy or khaki. I then praise him by telling him, “You look soooo handsome Seffie. Daddy, doesn’t he look handsome?” I also tell him he’s sooooo handsome after brushing his hair. It looks so nice and smooth for 20 seconds. I do this because it seems we dress our girls up on Sunday but not our boys. We’ll have a whole generation of young men who don’t know how to dress up on Sunday, or dress up at all. And isn’t it just cute to see a little boy dressed up?

Two weeks ago I brushed Savannah’s hair, then started brushing Seth’s hair too. He was already dressed in his Sunday clothes. He pulled away, ran his hands over his blonde head and said, “No, I already handsome!”

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Seth was ecstatic opening his birthday presents. He squealed loud and high at almost every present when he realized what it was. He loves his new wallet. I found one small enough to fit into his little pockets. He also loves the alphabet toy his Amie and Grandaddy got him. It is a toy that directs him to push the letter A or number 7 or find the Apple. I can tell he recognizes his letters slightly better since his party. He loved the the little farm animals and Batman costume they sent. His little friend from Sunday school gave him a play dough kit that he has played with multiple times a day.

His big present from us was a wagon. We sprung for the big one. I wanted that one because I knew Arwen needed to fit comfortably in it also. (Savannah got a scooter. So on walks to the park, she’ll be on her scooter and the little ones in the wagon.) Well, it’s big enough they can all fit in it, and it’s a smooth ride. The weather has cooled a little, great for the person pulling it. Brad took Savannah and Seth to the park in it yesterday, then on to Safeway for a cold drink. Arwen and I stayed home to clean house together.

We also celebrated with a Blue’s Clues cake and a pinata in the shape of a big number 3. Then we ended with a wagon ride around the block.

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