Big News!

Admit it, you thought I was going to announce an upcoming baby.

Sorry to disappoint, but there are no babies happening here for a while. However, our BIG NEWS does make it more likely that there will actually BE another baby one day. Ready?

Here it is:
At just over 12 months old, Seth FINALLY starting sleeping ALL THE WAY through the night. I'm talking 8pm to 7:30am. I never thought it would happen. And I am a much happier person now.He's also suddenly decided that going to sleep is nothing to cry about (Scott and Mary will never believe this). We feed him, then lay him in his crib. Usually he rolls right over and goes to play with the stuffed animals at the end of his bed, but then he'll just lay down and go to sleep. Amazing.
In other news, Seth has decided that whatever I'm eating is also what he's having. Cereal, oatmeal, pancakes, bagel, rice, potatoes--we now share all meals.

He's also fallen down the stairs for the first time (only 3 or 4 of them, but he was not a happy boy).
Another big milestone--he officially recognizes Jon as "Dad" now. When Jon comes home from work, he'll chant "Dad, dada, Dad" and follow him up the stairs.

Lucky me, he also has a name for me now! My name? "Dad". That's right. We are, collectively, "Dad".He's getting really good at standing without support. He's even taken a few steps to get to something. Once he realizes he's doing it, he panics and drops to a crawl. He'll be walking soon, which is crazy to think about.

In non-Seth related news, Jon ditched me and headed to a 3 week class in Virginia. Luckily he'll be able to come home on weekends. Seth & I thought we were going to join him for the next two weeks, but the place he's staying doesn't allow children. So we're keeping ourselves very busy and thanking heaven for our community pool.
I'm currently trying to decide if taking on 14 piano students (8 full time, 6 part) makes me officially insane. Don't even bother trying to call me between the hours of 4 and 6pm until next summer. Which means I have to get all my projects done before September 8th. Good thing I'm a single mom for 3 weeks...

And in case you haven't noticed, this post also doubled as the official unveiling of Seth's one-year-old photos. These are just a few of my favorites--they all turned out SO well. Krystal, you're amazing. And you can never move more than a few hours away.

Seth was making this face ALL day. I hate this face.