MOOOOOOOOO

So the farm is not in our future list of places to go for Mason to see.  He HATES the sound a cow makes!!  And I don't just mean saying something like "a cow goes moo".  He hates when we imitate what a cow actually sounds like "MMooooooooOOOOOOOOO".  It starts with a very pouty lip then goes into a full out cry!  Everytime!  Not sure why??!!  Of course, now I sound like a superstar parent making it seem like we do this to him all the time.  Well, we do.  But just to see if he's outgrown it!!!  (Or like below when I wanted to catch it on camera.)  We love you Mason!

 

Here's some cute pictures of bath time, which he loves!

 

6,7,8 months

Maybe one of these days I'll be able to do those short, sweet blog posts of something cute we did that day, or something new Mason is now doing, instead of these long LONG overdue updates.  Until then, for the one person (my mom) who reads this blog, here you go...

6 month stats (December 23rd)
Weight:  18 lbs 4 oz (63rd %)
Height:  27 inches (69th %)

At 8 months (February 23rd), I'm guessing he reached the 20 pound mark.  We have a big boy on our hands!  Our next appointment is not until 9 months later this March.

We started solids when he was 6 months.  We did rice cereal for a week or 2, then switched to oatmeal.  He's had carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, squash, peas, apples, peaches, pears, and bananas.  He LOVES bananas, squash, apples, carrots, and peaches.  He HATES peas.  Who could blame him, YUCK!!!  He's like the typical baby in those baby books that say start veggies first or they'll only prefer the sweet stuff.  Well, he loves the sweet stuff!

Mason was baptized at The Woodlands United Methodist Church (in the Robb Chapel where we were married!) on December 18th.  Billy was baptized too!  Thank you to our families for being there for us on this special day!

More updates:

• still sporting a toothless grin :)
• army crawling, hasn't quite figured out crawling on his knees (7 1/2 months)
• LOVES my cell phone, the remote, the cable box, anything and everything that isn't his
• starting to say ma, da, and ba sounds.  Put together "ma-ma" but no meaning associated with it
• size 3 diapers, 4 nursings a day, 2 solid feedings
• 12 month clothing
• sleeping 10-12 hours a night
• 3 naps - varying from 30 minutes to 2 hours (2 hour naps are now rare)
• dropping things on purpose (8)
• loves playing games like peek-a-boo and patticake.  Loves to make you laugh!
• sitting in a high chair at restaurants (6)
• first trip to the zoo (7 1/2)
• first call to poison control (regarding a broken light bulb containing mercury) he's ok, but I was one stressed mama! (8)
•  loves to be rocked to sleep
• has become somewhat of a light sleep, which makes naps sometimes difficult with a barking dog
• loves his pets, Gunner and Lola!
• has the sweetest, flirty smile that makes the ladies swoon!

 Mason's baptism on December 18th

 

 First picture with Santa!

Christmas '11

 My new favorite toy!  The Around We Go...

 Look at me in my new high chair!

 The ultimate lady-killer hat!  He can turn some heads in this bad boy...

  

 First veggie...carrots, yum!

 Not sure what to think.

 I just love his eyes in this picture.

 LOVES to "army-crawl" over here to play with the knobs.

 6 months

 

7 months

 (I wish I had taken all of his pictures using these blocks...oh well)

The pictures below took FOREVER to get because all he wanted to do was knock the blocks down!

The Stare Down

 There it goes...

8 months

 

Where is the "E"?

4-5 months

*****This blog was written on December 11th, but I never finished it.  Might as well post what I had now since he'll be 7 months tomorrow!!!*****


It's been quite a while since I've blogged, and I've missed Mason's 4 and 5 month updates.  It's hard to believe he'll be half a year old in a couple of weeks!  There's lots to update on, so here goes...

Mason had a 4 month checkup w/ shots at the end of October.
Stats
Weight: 16 lbs. 1 oz (78th percentile)
Height:  26 in. (88th percentile)
    They didn't write down the head circumference, but I think it was a little less than 50th percentile.

He'll get weighed and measured again at the end of this month.  Also at the end of the month, we'll be starting solids!  We decided to wait till 6 months since he is still getting exclusively breastmilk.   I don't know ANYTHING about getting a baby started on solids, so this should be a fun journey.  :)

A few Mason tidbits for his baby book:

•  still eating 5x a day
• still sleeping through the night, sometimes wakes up after a few hours and can easily be soothed back to sleep
• Wearing mostly 9 month clothing.  Still can fit some 6 month and sometimes even 12 month.
• Think it's safe to say I'm going to have a brown eyed, dark haired child.  :)
• he absolutely LOVES looking in the mirror; he is just in awe everytime
• also loves his walker, can maneuver it pretty well out of tight spots, and likes to go up and down our long entry hall
• 2 long (ish) naps a day, sometimes 2 more very short naps
• has finally been sleeping in his crib at night for a week now (he's been sleeping there for naps for a couple of months).  Obviously it was harder on his parents than on him.  ;)
• anything and everything goes straight to his mouth
• after being propped up, he can stay and balance well in a sitting position for a good amount of time
• he has rolled from tummy to back quite a few times, but only once or twice from back to tummy.  He is very content laying on his back!  Why roll over?
• we stopped the swaddle for nighttime sleep
• I still swaddle for naps.  I can't help it...he just sleeps so good in it!  Baby registry must-have:  The Miracle Blanket!!!
• LOVES his tummy tickled
• Laughs a lot when I laugh
• Starting to grab and sometimes pinch your face.  Ouch!
• Grabs my hair all the time