June 30, 2010

Where has Mason been?


Mason is almost 11 months and I have totally forgotten about the blog. It's summer. We've been traveling and having way to much fun to blog.
Let's see what's new?
Mason has a tooth! yes A tooth, only one. But it is the cutest tooth you've ever seen. He is obsessed with teeth in general. Constantly sticking his fingers in our mouth touching our teeth and laughing. He loves watching us chew in amazement. One day Mason one day. He might even be brewing another one as we speak.
Mason is also a master crawler. He moves like a locomotive machine. I never knew crawling could be so cute! Lately he has taken to "cruising" around furniture and holding on to your fingers, thanks to his Uncle Peter. We have also learned that Mason has a shoe obsession. He loves wearing shoes. When he walks in them he prances. If he sees them on the ground he tries to put them on himself, its hilarious. I guess like mother like son? Mason is a mover. Put him down and watch him go... he hardly looks back. He is a water boy and seems to make a dash to our fountain, the bathtub or Tibia's water bowl (which is now outside).
With all of our recent travel, Michigan in May, San Juan Islands and Sun Valley in June Mason has proven to have the most amazing disposition. People are constantly saying, "you have such a happy baby" or "does he always have a smile on his face" and not to brag, but, he does! As my sister put it, "I can't wait for Mason to start talking, so he can tell us what he is seeing through those rose colored glasses of his". He is a people person. A flirt. A ham. He loves other kids. His favorite new word "HI!" which he uses frequently and seems to catch most people off guard. When he rides in the shopping cart at the market or in the stroller around town he waves like he is in a parade. Such a happy boy. Tom and I are so very lucky.

May 6, 2010

9 months

Mason is 9 months old!
5 months 2 months
these pictures were a little harder to get this time because this boy is busy!
half of them looked like this. with him crawling towards the camera at lightening speed. unfortunately, mason is sick.
not his first cold and i know not his last.
his many new tricks besides crawling, and babbling...
clapping.
he loves to climb to standing and at this moment we are battling him to stay in his crib.
in the past month he had a growth spurt like no other-
he grew 3 inches in length in 1 month!!

31 inches long & still 22 pounds.

May 3, 2010

say uncle

Uncle Andy came to visit. we had a great time!

mason practiced drinking water from his big boy cup.





May 2, 2010

8 months and crawling

Mason has been working on this for the past week or so... it just took a little motivation.

Like mother OR father in this case.

atta-boy

April 26, 2010

Aloha Baby


proud papa
don't worry these two went through two bottles of sun screen!
look at this beautiful drooling face.
teeth are coming. just not sure when....

M & his Auntie Ray
sharing, well sort of.
cousins


the crew.
you can't have too many grandparents in Maui, I'm tellin' ya...
maso, uncle pete, ginny, barc (peter's parents), dada, mason, neal
me, auntie ray, H, nona, grandma B
more to come from
MAUI 2010

April 6, 2010

O What a Beautiful Morning....

Oh what a beautiful day...

I've got a beautiful feeling...


Everything is going my way...

The corn is as high as Mason's right shoulder...
Mason is 8 months now!
still 22 lbs
28 inches long
He is a ham!
He is saying "dadadada" and is working on waving "bye-bye".
He is a sweetheart and such a happy boy!

April 4, 2010

Easter 2010

We had an amazing Easter day.
check out our adorable easter bunny




Mason's friend Dottie




March 24, 2010

Our very own Mary Poppins

In January I made the return to work. Like many working moms the idea of leaving plagued me since he was born... How was I going to leave him? Who was going to watch him? As the time grew closer, I must have repeated these same questions to my Tom daily.
Enter Grandma Bonnie, aka Mary Poppins... Since before Mason's arrival Bonnie repeatedly suggested that she could watch Mason. I thought she was just being polite, I mean after all WE lived in Merced and SHE in Santa Barbra, she had her own life there. Was she crazy or did she anticipate my agony and knew my anxiety of taking a baby to daycare?
Luckily, I was able to take an extended maternity leave and when Mason turned 5 months and we would read or sing, I would ask myself who will sing to Mason at daycare? who was going to hold him if he wasn't feeling well? In a panic and tears in my eyes I would ask Tom and he would always answer "Grandma would". Boy was he right!
Grandma Bonnie swooped in like Mary Poppins and saved the day. Excepts she doesn't fly up with her umbrella she takes the train, now that's dedication. Mason LOVES her, he lights up every time he sees her in the morning. I know she is taking good care of him during the day. She always politely answers my annoying mom questions "did he poop today?" "how did he nap?" with a smile on her face. She never makes me feel silly for asking them. She obliges Tom and I every morning by holding Mason at the front window to wave goodbye to us. pictured above. Although most mornings I want to swoop him up in my arms and take him with me- I know deep down he is having a great time with his Grandma. Thank you Bonnie, you are an angel!