Update

Oct. 25 - Our little seth James is now 14 months old. He will be 15 months on Nov 6 and HE IS STILL NOT WALKING -- What the heck is wrong with our little guy. Just kidding, I think his issue is that he is just plain lazy, but still it does not take away from his cuteness. Seth is doing great, a very picky, picky eater. Believe me we are working on it, he says quite a few words. Two word sentences but only once in a while and he is learning both english and spanish. Although, I try to talk to him only in spanish and his older brother talks to him in english until I correct him and tell him to speak to him in spanish. His daddy is the same way, I will catch him talking with him in english and then I rush to remind him to speak to him in spanish. As I really want seth to learn the spanish language, it will benefit him in the future and since we live in America, he will pick up on the english language almost anywhere.

Other than that our little man is doing good. He is growing like a weed. Last doctor's check up he was weighing in at almost 23 lbs but they did not take his height. But he is quite tall (at least he looks it to me). On Nov. 6th, he has his 15mth check-up, I will post his growth on his blogsite. Until then I will leave you with some new pictures. Enjoy !!! Oh and did I mention that he is a climber... Okay well Seth is a climber, he climbs on everything....

DAY 3 of the TETE (Final Day)

Well yesterday was day 3 of sethey not having his binkey. The Binkey/TETE issue is history. Yesterday I actually threw it away. You know it's weird though because even I had a connection with that DAM Binkey. Keep in mind that Seth had that Binkey his whole life for 13 months. He took it from the time he was a newborn in the hospital until just the other day. I have posted about the one time that I lose the binkey at a mall in North Carolina and I had to backtrack every step to find that darn rubber thing.,

But anyways, it is now history and we will move on to the next issue. Thanks for sharing in my story. Peace.

DAY -2 of the TETE Withdrawl

Day - 2



During the day it was a piece of cake with Seth not having his TETE/Binkey, he did not really miss it too much. No downpour cries or fits in fact his behavior was excellent. He is being a super trooper.



Seth normally takes two naps a day - well the morning nap went well - (At the same time I am training him to fall asleep on his own in his crib). I am doing the minutes interval steps, which is you put him in the crib and tell him nite nite & then you walk out, within five minutes, go in twice and secure him and then leave the room, then you do the same for ten minutes and so on and so forth until he understands that he needs to go nite nite.

He is doing great and and things seem to be progressing.

The "TETE" (Binkey)

DAY 1

As much as it breaks my heart - Seth's soothing oral fixation has been taken away. Tonight is Day 1 - I officially took the pacifier away at bedtime around 7:00pm, poor baby cried and cried and cried some more. He was unconsolable and yes pretty much hated me or at least that's how I felt. After crying for about 1 1/2 hrs, I put him on the floor to play with some toys to get his mind off of not having is tete. Around 9:15pm I put him down on our bed & you guessed it, the crying began again, but this time it was less pitched and more winey. After a few minutes, he streched his back (like in an arch position) mama rubbed his belly and Sethey fell fast asleep. We will see what the night has in store for us. Please include us in your prayers. Nite-Nite !!!!! Okay so here is how the night went. Seth woke up at 10:30ish an cried again for about 20 minutes. He finally went to sleep until 2:30 am. He woke up crying again, but this time the cry lasted maybe 8-10 minutes and then he fell asleep until 7:15 .

Some pictures from Seth's birthday

Sethey taking a bite into his cake !!!

Yum Yum !!!

1 Year Later - Happy 1st Birthday Sethey

Taking you back (1) year ago from Today. Happy 1st Birthday Baby Boy

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Who, What and When did this happen

This is our story about Seth James. After pretty much being infertile for it seems like forever, my hubbie and I decided to try Invitro Fertilization back in 2003. Running a 50-50 chance that I could get pregnant, I did. We were over the moon with happiness. Into the fourth month of my pregnancy, we began to endure complications as it seemed that there was a problem with the baby. It turned out after carrying the baby for 7 1/2 months, I had to give birth to our stillborn son, Baby Emmanuel. It was a very long journey for me my hubbie and pretty much the entire family. After struggling with infertility, I finally get pregnant to only lose the baby 7 1/2 mths in the womb. But our faithful God and his infinite plan always carried me through.

Today August 14th, 2006 - I proudly annouce the birth of our new adopted son Seth James. Seth came into this world on August 6th, weighing 7 lbs 11.6 oz and 19 1/2" long.
This domestic adoption was very emotional, again our faith carried us through day in and day out. In the next few post I will go into detail about what this domestic adoption entailed and how life is for us now that our little man is home.

I want to give God all the glory and honor for orchestrating this domestic adoption. For allowing me to be still and listen to your voice even though I was surrounded by many distractions throughout this process. You told me many times to remain faithful to you, to TRUST YOU above all things and that you would do the rest. How blessed we are dear Lord to be able to take all of our thoughts and worries and hand them over to you and you will carry the cross for us as we make our way toward our journey.

I love you Lord more than the whole world and back. Thank you for being my heavenly father, my source of strength and my rock.

Today (1) year later - August 6, 2008

Our precious baby boy turns (one) today, I thank our awesome GOD for orchestrating and delivering our son to us and with the same grateful heart, I also thank GOD for Seth's birth parents, although sethey's birth mother passed away back in 2007 - there is no doubt in my mind that she is with us everyday in spirit. Kacey I thank you for allowing our God to use you in such a powerful way, your spirit lives with us everyday and also with your precious children that you have lefted here on earth. I can't thank you enough for the gift that was given to us and may your spirit live in paradise for eternity.

Sethey HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Baby Boy !!!!! We love you soooooo much ...... pictures to follow tonight. Stay tuned !!!!

Our Baby Emmanuel 5th birthday Today

"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies".

Yes today 5 years ago, I was in the hospital working my way to giving birth to our still born son Baby Emmanuel. Although, baby emmanuel is not with us on earth, he remains very close to me in my heart. I know he is in Heaven playing with Jesus and with our grandparents that are up their too. Having to live those difficult moments in our life just continues to remind me of how good our GOD is. Three years later to almost the same day, in GOD's infinite wisdom he created baby seth in another women's body to be delivered to Herb and I on August 6th, 2007. Our precious Lord has given me the best of both world's. I experienced the physical pain of Labor with Baby Emmanuel along with the emotional wounds that came with it, but I also experienced GOD's Glory during that entire time. Our Jesus never ever left our side, he was walking with me every step of the way, along with our precious Blessed Mother. And then, three years later he blessed us with Baby Seth - who's birthday is tommorrow. I could not ask for anything more.

Someday my precious son we will all be reunited in Heaven and there will be nothing but joyous laughter for the rest of our lives. I love you so very much baby emmanuel and I carry you in my heart every single day of my life.

Today, I will light a candle for you - please continue to be our angel in heaven and to be the beacon of light that we all need here on earth. I love you my precious boy.

Love your Mama !!! Happy 5th Birthday