Happy 1st Birthday Mason!

Wow has it really been a year! I can't imagine life without Mason. He has made our little family complete! He is such a happy guy and is rarely upset about anything. Usually just when he's hungry. He is growing like a weed 29.5 in and 22 lbs.

He loves to eat. Some of his favorites are scrambled eggs and peanut butter toast and any kind of meat. He still only has 2 teeth but he sure can gum down anything. The transition away from bottles is going to be tough since he isn't a big fan of the sippy cup.

He is sleeping great! Usually goes down between 6:30 and 7pm and gets up around 6-7am. He also usually take a 3-4 hour afternoon nap. He is walking along stuff a lot faster now and has even stood on his own a few times (of course I'm never quick enough with the camera). I don't think it will be long before he realizes he can walk.

Some of his favorite things are Daisy and Landon, he finds both of them hilarious. He also likes any toy or object he can slide across the floor while he bear crawls, and any toy that has balls.

Happy Happy Birthday to my happy happy guy!

Landon is 4!

Again this momma is slacking and just now realized I never wrote this blog when I sat down to write Mason's.

It is so hard to believe that Landon is 4! He is the funniest, sweetest, craziest boy I know. The boy who never talked is now a non stop chatterbox. And boy oh boy the things that come out of his mouth crack me up daily! Just today he was eating breakfast, and had about 1/2 a toaster strudel left and said "Mom, this isn't delicious any more."

He is so crazy but when no one is looking, or so he thinks he will sit and play with his cars and trains for hours. He is also a great big brother. He for the most part is nice to Mason, he has his moments. What melts my heart are the random times he hugs, kisses him on the head and tells him "love you Mason." He still will randomly snuggle with me, usually for only for a few minutes.

Some of his favorite things include Mickey, Monsters inc, Mean ones (Minions), Doc Mcstuffins, Thomas, and Mario Kart. He loves to play with anything with wheels and will play hi ho cheerio and candy land 20 times in a row. His favorite foods are hotdogs and chicken nuggets.

Every Sunday he watches football with daddy complete with both of them yelling at the TV. He is a mini Chris. I am amazed at how smart he is and he continues to surprise me everyday!

11 Months! (yes I know a little late.)

One year ago I looked like this:

And boy oh boy was I ready to meet Mason! It is so hard to believe that in just a few weeks he will be one already. He has been such a great blessing on our family! Landon is enjoying being a big brother (most of the time). What a great personality Mason has! He is almost always happy, except when he wants food. And let me tell you when he wants food he wants it now! This boy loves to eat! He is up to 21 lbs 5 oz and is 28.5 inches long. He still only has 2 teeth but he sure can gum down just about anything with them. The only thing I have given him so far that he did not like was mandarin oranges. Other than that as long as h can pick it up and put it in his mouth himself he will eat it. He is not a huge fan of the sippy cup but is starting to do much better with it. He luckily likes whole milk and I think that transition will be a fairly easy one.

We have a very busy month planned. Pumpkin patches and a Halloween train, pictures (So excited for his smash cake!) and a big birthday party. We are dressing up as Monsters inc this year (Landon's choice lol) Landon is Sully, Mason is Mike and I am Boo. (Daddy is the big ole' party pooper).

Mason's favorite things right now are blocks, balls, the Halloween lights, his brother, food and Daisy. He is starting to babble more and has got Daddy down pat. Now to get him to say Mommy :). He is still not walking, but is walking along the furniture more. He has great balance and I think if he tried he would be walking in no time. Lucky for me he is perfectly content with crawling. I am not ready for him to be off on his feet. Only one more month and my baby will be 1! YIKES!

all done with this photo shoot Mom!

10 Months

All I can say is wow! I can not believe that Mason is 2 months away from being a year old already. Not much has changed this last month. He has grown a little and is now 21 lbs and 28 inches long. I officially cleaned out his closet and he is now in all 12 month clothing. This boy loves to eat, however he is starting to boycott baby food again. He is over it and is ready to eat what we are eating. Too bad he only has 2 teeth. I've been giving him little bits of what ever we are having as well as canned fruits and vegetables that he can feed him self. He is loving it. He will eat anything I give him. No picky eater here.

He is also getting more steady on his feet and is walking along the couch. Still not standing or walking on his own. Which is fine by me. He is a really fast crawler and when he gets on a hard surface he bear walks (hands and feet). He is a very happy guy and is always laughing and blowing zerberts. 

This month he got to spend a day with is Auntie Anna and Auntie Katie at the beach and we went to Great Grandma and Papa's house for labor day weekend. We are also spending some quality Momma and Mason time while brother is at school. His favorite toys this month have been his big truck and balls. He loves chasing them around the house. 

Can't wait to see how much he grows next month. Hopefully some more teeth so he can chew a little better!

First Day of Preschool (year 2)

Landon has been asking if there is school tomorrow since his last day in June. He has really missed it. Finally Monday we got to tell him yes you do have school tomorrow. He was so excited.

We have been getting ready the last few weeks. He got to pick out his back pack (Monster's University), and his new school shirts. It was surprisingly fun to shop with him. I thought it would be a nightmare, but really it was a ton of fun. He is growing up so quickly! He is still his wild and crazy self, however it is getting easier to do things with him. He picked out 9 shirts, 2 were Monsters University...I'm sensing a theme with this kid. I also took him to get new tennis shoes. After getting him measured (he grew 1 1/2 sizes this summer) he picked out light up cars shoes...which I'm guessing is because Monster's U was not an option. He also found cars rain boots in his size and they were both on sale (Score for mommy!)

Later in the week I took him for his first real haircut. I have just been buzzing his hair, mostly because he hates sitting still and partially because it was cheaper. He sat so still and did such a great job. She even put some gel in at the end, which he thought was the coolest thing ever. Every day he asks if he can get his haircut again. Sorry guy hair doesn't grow that fast.

His school moved to a different building this year, so we got to go to an open house to see the new building and his new classroom. His new classroom is huge!! I think he is going to have a great year. He has the same teacher (Mrs. Oeming) and parapros as last year. He was excited to see them and didn't want to leave the open house.

His bus ride is a little longer this year but because he is the first stop he only has to get on 10 minutes earlier.We were very happy to see his morning bus driver and bus helper are the same. He was soooo excited to ride the bus. He had a great first week! He actually came home everyday and told me what he did. Here hoping this excitement keeps up.

What a difference a year makes!

9 Months

I can't believe it's August already! Mason is 9 months old! We have had a busy month around here. I started work so the boys have been home with a babysitter. It was a bit of an adjustment for Mason. He was not eating good and was sleeping a lot. Well towards the end of that week I realized he had a tooth coming in. Now a few weeks later he has one tooth almost in and is working on a second one. He was taking it very well the first week. This week has been a different story! He has been cranky and refusing to sleep or eat. He also has runny nose which really makes him mad. plenty of teething rings and Motrin and Tylenol around here.

Mason is growing great! He weighs 19 lbs and is 28 inches tall. He is doing great with fruits and cereal, but still only eats a 1/2 jar of vegetables a day. His favorite things to eat are graham crackers and bananas. He also likes to try what ever we are eating. Not a huge fan a burger, but he loved tilapia and blueberries. He is also a huge fan of ice cream.

He is a very fast crawler. He has gotten into the habit of putting his head down when he wants to go really fast. Problem with this is then he can't see. He is standing really well and usually only uses one hand to hold on now. He has taken about 2 steps along the couch but isn't really trying to do it at all. Which is fine by me. He can take his sweet time walking.

Landon is interacting with him a lot more and most mornings they watch mickey and play with cars, blocks and balls together. So sweet to watch. Mason is totally a Momma's boy, he still loves to snuggle with me and isn't happy if he can't chase me around the house. Overall this boy is usually very quiet and happy. Every Sunday when we pick him up from church nursery we always hear what a happy content little guy he is!

8 Months

We have had a crazy fun busy month. Mason got to experience his first trip to Cran Hill Ranch. He did pretty good. Poor guy just wanted to get down and crawl, and was not happy that we wouldn't let him in the dirt. Other than that we all had a great time. Landon had a blast! This is the first year that he was really excited about everything. We have made a few trips to the beach and Mason loves the water! He also enjoys trying to eat the sand (yuck!). On 4th of July we went over for a potluck at our friends then walked to the country club to see the fireworks. Mason loved them. He just sat on my lap in awe!

Mason is growing like a weed! Staying right in the 25th-50th percentile. He is 18 lbs 13 oz and 26 3/4 inches long. He has mastered the eating thing finally! He does a jar of bananas with rice cereal for breakfast and dinner and is slowly eating vegis (a few bites every dinner.) The trick is that his cereal with bananas must be lumpy and cold...weird child! His favorite thing to snack on is graham crackers, he just loves them! He is also finally sleeping through the night (or at least able to self-soothe back to sleep if he does wake).

I don't give him to much longer before he is walking around (holding on). He pulls himself up and is standing very well (not as wobbly anymore). He is also learning that if he looses his balance to land on his butt not his head. He has taken a few steps holding on to the chair. YIKES!! He is master crawler and chases me around the house. So excited to see what next month brings!