Avocado Face

So, Mason's not so sure about avocados.

He would really rather chew on his fingers.

But, he's a trooper, so he'll try another bite...

...and spit it all out.

"What the heck are you feeding me mom?" I guess we'll try again tomorrow!

You've come a long way baby!

Four months ago today, I got up, took the last long, hot shower of my life, and had a baby. This is what I looked like at 5:30 in the morning:


Yikes! Although there are some things I miss about being pregnant, there are so many things that I DON'T miss. That is a BIG belly. It's okay, you can agree with me, it won't hurt my feelings. I would post an after picture, but I don't look good enough yet. ;)

So, like I was saying, four months ago today, our little monster came into our lives and forever changed us. (Warning: It's about to get mushy.) He captured our hearts in ways that I could never even imagine until I was right in the middle of it. When he was born, I loved him with an unimaginable love - I didn't think that love could ever change. It did. It has grown and expanded in ways I was never able to fathom before. I love him more every single day, even the ones when he cries all day and nothing makes him happy. Those days are forgotten with one little crooked Trusty smile, or one enthusiastic laugh at the fool I am making of myself for him. How many times can I sing I'm a Little Teapot in a row? I will sing it ALL DAY if he keeps laughing at me like that. They say it in the movies, "I can't believe how much I love him!" (That was actually from Friends, go figure.) But I didn't understand until it happened to me.

As long as we're talking about Friends, here's another quote that I think is fitting to the current post: "I'm gonna love you SO much that no other woman will ever be good enough for you!" ~Monica Geller to her new baby boy =) I'm a loser, I know.

What did we do before we had Mason to occupy our every moment?

• Sleep? Pfft, overrated.
  
• Eat with two hands? Where's the challenge in that?
• Play on the computer? That's what laptops are for! Heck, that's what naps are for!
  
• Go a whole day without getting peed/pooped/spit up on? Well, okay, that one's not my favorite...

To celebrate Mason's four month "birthday", here are some "before" and "after" pictures. My, how he has grown.



















At Mason's check up today, he weighed 17 pounds, 14 ounces (90th percentile) (which means he's more than doubled his birth weight), and he was 25.5 inches long (75th percentile), which means he's grown almost 6 inches! Dr. Riser was very impressed with him and all of the milestones he has reached. She gave us the go ahead to start veggies, so I bet tomorrow I'll have pictures of Mason with avocado ALL over his face. I can't wait! (PS, I know avocado is a fruit, not a veggie, but whatever.) So tomorrow, I'll do my best to post avocado-face pictures, and a picture of the ginormous butternut squash I got today. =)

2 More things

1) We will most likely not continue cereal. Mason hasn't spit up in weeks and he spit up twice last night! Not even spit up - more like projectile vomiting. And it was A LOT. He did sleep from 9-5, but I don't want to keep going with the cereal if it's going to upset his tummy!

2) I mentioned before that Mason was rolling over. I've been using the sleep positioner to keep him on his belly. Without it, he rolls on to his back and then wakes up mad because he can't roll back over. Here's how it's supposed to work:

Here's how it looked Tuesday night when I went in. What's wrong with this picture?

That's some magic baby! I have no idea how he did that! Here's how I found him Wednesday night:

Think he's trying to tell me something? =)

And here are a few more pictures...

Just because I think they're cute!

Cereal, Cousins, and a little Complaining

Well, we're down to the last 2 weeks of summer! I'm feeling a little anxious and sad at the thought of leaving my sweet boy in a couple of weeks. He will be with his daddy most of the time, which I am very grateful for, but I just can't help but have this feeling that a) I'll be missing out on everything, especially the mornings when he is so sweet and lovable, and b) he's going to think I'm abandoning him. I know that's stupid. He's 4 months old - I'm sure the feeling of abandonment isn't in his repertoire of emotions yet, and besides, he's with his dad

who loves him, not some stranger who will leave him in the bed to go take care of 9 other kids. (Disclaimer - nothing wrong with daycare, but I've worked in one and I KNOW how overworked they are!) But I can't shake the feeling that he's seen my face all day every day for almost four months, and now he'll see it 3-4 hours a day. Is he going to feel like I don't love him? Is he going to forget me?!? (By the way, my brain knows how stupid those questions are, but my heart isn't listening - it's kinda hurting right now, and being a little unreasonable.)

So on to more pleasant subjects. We got to spend some time with Miss Tennie this weekend - Mason wasn't quite sure what to think about her! I hope they will be great friends as they grow up! I'm so glad he'll have someone close in age to hunt Easter eggs with and open Christmas presents with!

Last night, we fed Mason cereal with a spoon for the first time. It was SO cute and he was very excited! Unfortunately, my camera battery died after the third picture, so some of these are from last night, and some are from tonight.

Mason has his 4 month check up on Friday. I'll be sure to post his current weight/height as soon as possible!

My Beautiful Baby

My sweet little boy is almost 4 months old! He's getting so big and developing such an adorable personality! All he wants to do is sit or stand up, and he is definitely not happy laying like a baby or sleeping on my chest anymore. I can tell he desperately wants to get up and go! We're still pretty sure he's teething, though we haven't actually seen any teeth yet. He drools like crazy and constantly has his hands (or mine) in his mouth. He has some fussy times because of this, but he also gives us that winning smile pretty often! I'm constantly amazed by that beautiful smile and those gorgeous blue eyes! I'm pretty sure he's got me wrapped around his little finger!






Here's a short video of Mason laughing while I was changing his diaper. His laughter is the sweetest sound I've ever heard!

Rolling Over!

Mason rolled over twice last night! I went in at 4 AM when I heard him moving around. As usual, I got his bottle, turned on the lamp, and then I did a double take! (Seriously, it was like the movies.) He had been sleeping on his tummy, and he was on his back! I fed him and changed him and put him back down (on his tummy). I heard him making noise about an hour later (and started praying that he wasn't just "up" for the day). I went back in, and he was on his back again (and NOT happy about it!) I got out the sleep positioner that we used to keep him on his side when he was smaller, and put it around him so he'll at least stay on his tummy at night. I tried to get a video of him rolling over this morning, but he wouldn't do it for me! I'll keep trying!

My baby is growing up!!