New Car Seat!

As most of you know Mason is a BIG boy! He has outgrown his infant car seat and now in a BIG BOY car seat!!! (still rear facing until 1). So today we went shopping for a car seat, so we would just sit him in them to test them out! He loved it, he thought he was def a big boy sitting up in his big boy car seat! My little man is getting so big, he will be 7 months on Tuesday :)

Happy Grandpa's day!

Today is Fathers day, and we decided to re-name it Grandpas day so Mason can celebrate too :) Thanks Daddy for everything you do for me and Mason. Today is a little sad for me...
But I'm grateful that all the guys that are apart of Mason's life are coming over to celebrate with Mason to make this day special for him too! Pics up later :)

Big Boy!

Tonight, Heather, Addi, Mason and I all had dinner at Cracker Barrell! (Mason is now eating big boy food and he LOVES cracker barrell). The other times we have gone out to eat, I tried putting him in a high chair and he would fall to the side. Dr. G said it is because he is so big and has such a big head, it might take longer for him to gain his balance!haha So tonight, I sat him in a high chair and he loved it and ate at the table like a big boy! So exciting and cute :) Sorry about the pictures being kind of blurry, I don't know what is going on with my camera!!

Sunday Fundays!

Sundays are my only days off of work and school, so I have been taking Mason swimming on Sundays, and that is the day for me to actually be social and see people! haha We had so much fun, Mason is LOVING the pool :) and loved seeing Uncle Chris and Uncle Greg, AND he got to hang out with Uncle Dylan!! I'm glad Mason is going to have a bunch of awesome guys around him growing up to teach him boy things! haha

Sippy Cup!

Mason is now drinking out of a sipppy cup in the mornings! So exciting because he already doesn't like his pacifier, (as you can tell in the previous video haha) I gave it to him the other morning and he acted like there was no difference than his bottle :)

Beef Jerky

The other day one of my friends Mothers suggested giving Mason non seasoned beef jerky to chew on because of his teething. At first, I was like uhhh no. haha But, Mason now has his other bottom tooth coming in, and for those of you who have gone through babies teething stage you know its HORRIBLE! So, I got him some...he LOVED it..Even fell asleep with it. lol I know it looks like the beef jerky is in his eye, but I promise you its not!

Happy Birthday Addison!!!!

Addison turned 2 today!

The flying Bo Bo!

Mason does not take a pacifier, and never has. But, today we were playing with his toys, and I decided to give him a pacifier to see what he would do...and this is what happened...haha

Playing!

Today I went to class, and when I got there I turned in my paper, and she said we could leave! So exciting! So, Mason and I had a WHOLE day together :) (Sundays are our usual only WHOLE days together). Mason is SO active now, rolls around, starting to crawl, and we just have sooo much fun together!! Here are some pictures and a cute video of my little monkey.

6 months!

Mason is half a year old!! I can't believe it! I will post new pics sooon, just have been so busy, I even forgot I had a camera! haha

Hiccups!

Yesterday, I caught a case of the hiccups. As soon as I made a first sound Mason looked at me like it startled him a little bit. While I was telling him "its okay bubba, Mommy just has hiccups.." I hiccuped again, and you would have thought I had did the funniest thing EVER, Mason was laughing so hard, like "belly" laughing as my Mom calls it! And, yes, this continued for the ENTIRE time I had hiccups..It was SO adorable, I couldn't help but to laugh with him because he was just so excited! The funniest part is he HATES when he gets hiccups, so I think maybe he was laughing because I had them and not him! haha I would have caught a video of this preciousness, but my Dad had to borrow my camera yesterday and take it to Washington D.C. (YEs, my Dad walked around with a pink camera...haha)

First Tooth

As many of you know who spend time around Mason, he drools like Crazy!! haha And lately it is waaay worse. Yesterday, I had to take him to the doctor because his eye was swollen (nothing wrong, have no idea why it was swollen for like an hour) And the doctor was doing her regular stuff, and looked in his mouth, and sure enough a tooth was ALMOST through the gums, and another one is coming in too. (The two bottom teeth) Today it came through the gum!! Mason officially has his first tooth!!! Dr. G said that the other one will be in by the end of the weekend.
Mason is now on stage 2 foods along with his rice cereal twice a day! I am going to start introducing a "sippy cup" next week on his 6 month birthday. He doesn't take a pacifier, so if I can get him off a bottle too! I will have it made :) haha He is 29 inches long and weighs 21 lbs!!! He is a chunk!
Most of you know I started back work and school, so I am in school two days a week and work 4 days a week, SO HECTIC right now!

Riley's 1st Birthday!!

My friend Summers' daughter, Riley turned 1 today! Summer and I also work together, so we were thinking of where to have her birthday party at on a late notice, and we thought the park would be fun!
The rain held off until after we left, which was great! Riley was such a ham, and is the most precious baby girl!! Happy Birthday Riley!
(There is also I picture on here of Mason holding his bottle!! Yes, he holds his own bottle now :)

Hats are fun!

Lately, Mason and I have been spending a lot of time outside enjoying this weather, because it was winter when he was born, so we didn't go outside for any long period of time.
When Mason was first born the put hats on all the newborns to keep them warm, as most of you know from my previous posts on my old blog, Mason HATED to wear hats, even since birth. We would try to keep a hat on him since it was so cold when he was born, he was NOT having it..at all. Would just cry and cry, and as soon as you took it off, he would be completely fine!! So funny, I have no idea why he disliked it so much.
Well, since we have been spending time outside, and Mason is kind of bald (lol) I don't want the sun in his eyes, or for him to get a sunburn on his head! I decided to at least try a hat on him today while we were at Old Navy, just to see what he would do. He loved it!!! He got upset when I took it off! haha
So, I had to leave it on his head while I shopped and the cashier scanned the tag from off his head! haha He looks SO grown up in it! and SO cute!
This just proves how MUCH babies change in just months :)

Happy Mothers' Day!

My first Mothers Day as a Mommy was so wonderful!!! This morning Mason and I got up and decided to go swimming with our friends and family :) We had so much fun, even though Mason is not too sure about the pool water yet. He is not a big fan of it!
But, we still had a great time with friends and family, then went to Carrabba's after a long day of fun in the sun for dinner! so yummy!
Thank you for everyone who sent cards and called today! Means a lot! and Thank you Mason for being the best baby boy anyone could ask for ;)

My Chunky Monkey!

The other day Mason and I slept in until 10:30am!!!! It was raining and dark out, so I think that made us sleep longer. Sooo since Mason usually wakes up at 7:30, that was a good chunk of time out of our usual morning schedule, sooo at about 10:30 that night Mason was still WIDE AWAKE! Which is rare bc he usually is in bed at 8pm. We were outside (fresh air helps babies sleep) and he was so awake and ready to play, I caught this video of him :)

Mason is 5 months old!

Things seem to be slowing down, and falling into place. I still feel a little empty and rundown at times though. Mason was on his perfect schedule starting at 2 months old sleeping from 7pm-7am everynight, to now waking back up 3-4 times a night! Dr. Guerkink,(mason's wonderful pediatrician) said that it is probably due to teething.
Needless to say, I am exhuasted throughout the day from waking up so much at night. It's like he is a newborn again! So, sometimes I get drained pretty quick. My diet of almost nothing doesn't help either! My nerves get so bad sometimes where I just can't eat. I am working on trying to make a better diet for myself though!
I started back work finally! I am only working a couple days a week though because I start school may 18th going on Mondays and Wednesdays. I don't know how I am going to handle NO SLEEP, school, work and Mommyhood!! By a lot of prayer I guess!
Mason is now 20 pounds! on the growth chart it says he is bigger than 100% of all babies his age! haha He is in 12 month clothes too. He rolls over constantly, especially when I am trying to get him dressed! He still LOVES his toes and feet. And of course, LOVES his Mommy :) He is VERY attatched to me, I think that is because I have been with him 24/7 since he has been born..

Crawfish Festival

Today was the Crawfish Festival in downtown Columbia on Rosewood Drive. I thought that my Mom was going to baby sit Mason during the day, but she came down with a cold. Realizing that having a baby limits you to almost nothing, I thought I would just spend my Saturday inside instead of going. But, my friend Caroline and her husband Rick live right on Rosewood, and have a 2 year old son (Christian), called me and asked me if I was coming! And that she was bringing her son too. So, me and Jen decided to pack up Mason and go! Caden was at Scott's Mom's house for the weekend, so she was baby free! Whoo Hoo!
We had tons of fun, despite getting rained on for about 10 minutes! The bands were good, the food was good, and the company was GREAT!

Baby Caden!

Jennifer Guy is having a c-section at 9:30am today with her 3rd boy!!! There are pics of her 2 other adorable boys on here in previous posts. Please, keep her in your prayers, I know this is her 3rd time doing this, so she is a pro, but Still want her to know everyone is praying for her! I will post pics tomorrow when I go meet baby Caden :) Love you Jennifer!!!

Baby Caden!

Jennifer Guy is having a c-section at 9:30am today with her 3rd boy!!! There are pics of her 2 other adorable boys on here in previous posts. Please, keep her in your prayers, I know this is her 3rd time doing this, so she is a pro, but Still want her to know everyone is praying for her! I will post pics tomorrow when I go meet baby Caden :) Love you Jennifer!!!