10 Months!

Ok so I have fallen WAY behind on here but am trying to update! SO 10 Months! During this time Mason helped Justin put up our new gate so that the little crawling machine could be contained!!! He is crawling everywhere and pulling himself up on anything! We also took a beautiful vacation to Tahoe thanks to Pops (AKA Tom) :). Justin was unable to come up for the week so Mason and I left on Sat and Justin didn't come until the following Friday!!! Needless to say it ended up being a pretty stressful week for me but we still had a great time! When Justin arrived I could take a breather and relax. It was a truly amazing community that we stayed in. Absolutely gorgeous! Hopefully we make it an annual thing!!!!!

9 Months!!!

He's crawling! About a week ago he took his first couple crawls (we got it on video :) ) and now he is moving. Yep my life has changed FOREVER!!! I have to watch him very closely..he will try to dive off of the couch to the animals and has an attraction for my sandals on the floor (yuk!) He is eating all sorts of things now. Chicken, cheese and cream cheese are a few things that have been added to his eating list. At his 9 month check up he weighed 22 pounds!!! He was 70% for his weight, 80% for his height and 90% for the size of his head! He's all brains! Mason is still sleeping great. He has started to miss his afternoon nap I think b/c he just wants to crawl but then he gets VERY tired around 6pm. I seriously cannot believe that he is already 9 months old! Where has time gone?!

8 Months Old!

Ok so I'm a tad late on this one...opps. He' still 8 months old though..just almost 9! :) Ok so Mason is still doing great! He now has 2 top teeth as well as his 2 bottom teeth. He is exploring 'real' food now. At Bryce's birthday he tried Melon for the first time and loved it. He also tried Asparagus at The Garcia's. He loved that as well. Although it did make his pee pee stinky!!!! He also had his first Biter Biscuit last week. He LOVED it. I have to closely monitor him eating it though because he likes to bite off pieces. Mason is trying SO hard to crawl. He now gets up on all fours but hasn't figured out how to move yet. We have seen Bryce a couple of times now and Mason and Bryce both get super excited to see each other. Bryce calls Mason, Macey. I love it!! Bryce also gives Mason loves and shares his toys with him. I know it's hard for Bryce though because he wants Mason to actually play with him...soon enough and they will be an unstoppable pair! Mason is so funny when he meets new people. He gets VERY shy and serious and sort of sizes them up for a while before he warms up. Once he warms up though he is a goof. Mason laughs and smiles all of the time. Mason is also very cautious when it comes to touching new objects. He will go to grab it then hesitate and pull back, then go at it again and maybe touch it with his pointer finger then pull back. This can go on for a bit and sometimes he will finally decide it's ok to touch or other times he will pull back completely and not want to touch it. It's VERY amusing to watch! He takes after his Mother in that area! On the other hand Mason is fearless when it comes to the swing. He loves it so much and has no fear of how high you push him..of course we don't push it very high. We are enjoying this new exploring stage the he is going through..it's amazing watching a human find all of these new objects for the first time. It truly sheds a new light on life!

First Play Date

The other day Mason had his first play date. It was with Kelly's son, Aiden. Kelly and I went to Middle and High School together and is also Stacey's best friend (they grew up together). (For all of you who might not already know that :) ). Aiden is 1 month and 1 week younger than Mason. We meet them at Miwok Park at the "little" kid area. This was Mason and Aiden's first time on swings and they were so cute!!!! It was really windy so we were only there for 45 min. but it was still fun! I love any chance I get to spend time with Kelly not only because she is my only friend that can truly relate to what I am going through but it's also great seeing her and catching up!

7 Months

7 Months has flown by! Mason is such a big boy now. He is extremely active and always wants to be busy. If he has toys to play with he can be occupied for a good while. He is talking a lot (babbling). He says "da da", "ma ma", "ohh" and other babbles that I can't make sense of :). He also does this grunting thing. He grunts and squishes his face all up...it hilarious! Mason sits up completely on his own. And just a week or so ago he rolled over back to belly! So now he is a rolling over fool ;) back to belly---belly to back...it's a fun game during bedtime!!! Mason is such a beautifully easy baby...we feel so blessed. He is always so happy and content. Don't get me wrong he has his moments but they are far and few between. Love, food, toys, food, sleep.....that's all he needs :). He is still sleeping great. He did go through a phase were he was waking up at 2:30ish and wanting to eat. I was doing it for a while but then for 3 nights in a row Justin went in and patted him back to sleep and now that feeding is gone again. Typically he sleeps from 7-7:30pm to 5:30am then comes to bed with us. Sometimes he will fall back asleep but other times (like THIS morning) he won't! But still he just lays there and talks to the ceiling fan and then when that gets old I sit him up and he talks to me. It is one of our favorite times with him especially the week-ends when all 3 of us are still in bed! He is also still napping great. He takes a morning nap which lasts 30-45 min and an afternoon nap which ranges from 45min to 2 hours. He also is now loving his activity center that Grandpa Tom and Nichole got him for Christmas. He spins around with it playing with all of the interactive toys. He also loves books! He stares at the pictures and touches the book with curiosity. Oh and let me not forget that we all just went to Cabo, Mexico on a wonderful vacation with the Garcia family. Mason went on his first plane and he did great. At the end of each way he did have little crying fits out of being tired. Nothing major though. Mason loved the pool there...we spent everyday in the water! He took his naps on a towel on grass next to the pool. People would walk by and stop to stare..he looked so cute! He also pet a horse that was walking on the beach...he has no fear..unlike his Mother who was watching from afar :) It was a great vacation and Mason now has his first stamp in his passport! I will try to get pics up but my printer is acting up!!! Hopefully they will be up soon!

Mason's First Trip to the Beach!!!! 04/12/2008

This last week-end we decided to head out to Stinson because the weather was beautiful! We got there pretty late though but it was still an unbelievable 81 degrees!!!! It was spectacular!!! Mason didn't really care for the sand on his feet although he wasn't too upset about it but Justin dipped his feet in the water and he definitely got upset about that!!! :) We had to do it though!!!!! It was a beautiful drive and a great day! It was nice to go out there for the first time as a family....I couldn't ask for more!!!