Who is that sleeping in my bed?

Seth is very helpful and always wants to lend a hand to Jennifer with Carter. He really loved giving Lily a bottle a few months ago when we were visiting Erica in Logan, and he is happy to help his little brother with his bottle too. Seth thinks he is the only one that can give Carter his bottle. The only problem is Jennifer has to watch him closely, because Seth thinks, “If it is good for Carter it is good for me too.” A few times, Seth has taken the bottle out of Carter’s mouth and put it into his own. He always wants Carter’s milk. He does the same thing with the pacifier. It is quite funny that when Seth was a baby he did not want a pacifier, but now that he sees others enjoying it he wants to get in on it too. Things are always more fun when you see that someone else is enjoying them too. Little kids always want their turn, no matter what it is.

Another thing that Seth sees Carter use and now wants is his bed. Many times Jennifer has put the two boys down for a nap and gone back to check on them, only to find that Seth has climbed into the pack n play to snooze with Carter. When Seth was 15 months old, he would bawl and did not want to be put in the pack n play. That is when he got his big boy bed. Now that Carter is using the pack n play, Seth is very interested in it. I guess things are always more fun with your little brother.

Seth and I like to play catch with the football. He always wants to include Carter in all that we do. One time Seth was calling me to come see what he had done in his room. He shared the football with Carter. Carter is a good sport and does not tattle to his mommy about all the little things that Seth does to him.

Seth has always been good to let us brush his teeth each night. He had teeth when he was 3 months old. Back then he was too little to stop us. Now that he is bigger he allows us to brush and then he takes a turn. Lately he has been running from us and covering his mouth when we catch him. Jennifer had an old electric tooth brush lying around. We started letting Seth use that one, and now he is excited about brushing his teeth again. He even wants to brush his teeth in the middle of the day.

Here is our first family photo with Carter.