SO funny!

We were at my parents' house yesterday, and Mason and my dad were watching TV together. I must say, I'm slightly disturbed by how totally enthralled Mason is with the TV - he will stare at it forever. Until he gets tired, and then he does this.

He slept with his hands covering his face for at least 30 minutes - I laughed so hard! And then dad decided to join him in dreamland. How cute are they?? =)

Food Face!

So, Mason likes to eat.

Is anyone really surprised?

He knows what's happening as soon as I put his bib on.

He already opens his mouth wide when he sees the spoon coming.And he smiles pretty much the whole time. Again, is anyone surprised that he LOVES food? =)

What a busy day!

My little man got his first tooth today! It's on the bottom, and the one right next to it is about to break through too! He looks so adorable, and it's nice to have something to show for the two months of teething that we've endured! I tried to get a picture...

And tried...
And brought in reinforcements...
And let the reinforcements take over...
But the little munchkin just doesn't want you to see his teeth yet. I will, of course, continue taking pictures - I'll get a good one eventually!!

Mason also made a huge discovery today...his feet!! He played with them ALL day. Pretty soon I'm sure they'll be going right in his mouth! (But I bet they won't stay for long - those teeth hurt!)

We spent some time with Grammy today, and Mason got to sit on the couch like a big boy.
He tried to fit that entire rattle in his mouth...

We had a nice relaxing evening at home. Terry took over baby duty while I folded some laundry. Here they are watching Nacho Libre on the iPhone.
I guess I should start budgeting for another iPhone, for the little man. He seemed pretty enthralled with it! (I wouldn't be surprised if he gets one before I do!)
Today was one of those days where I just sat back and realized how lucky I am. Things might be hard in this ridiculous economy, but I have a lot to be thankful for. I have a sweet husband who is a great daddy, a beautiful baby boy who is reaching new milestones every day, a great new job, food on the table (even if it is Ramen), and awesome parents who still make sure that I have new clothes for the first day of school. Life doesn't get much better than this!

Reminiscing

It's strange to think that this time last year, I was pregnant and didn't even know it! It's even stranger to think of some of the conversations I had about having kids, and how much I wanted to even though we weren't really trying.

My friend Chrystal moved back home last summer and got a job at Iduma. One afternoon, I took her up to the school to meet everyone. On the way home, we had this deep conversation about having babies, and about what we would do and how we would feel in different situations. I remember feeling very emotional during our conversation about my desire to have a baby!

During our team planning before school started, Alisa was telling me about how awesome her kids are and how much she loves them. I specifically remember her asking if it bothered me for her to talk about them, because we had talked before about how I really wanted a baby, but it wasn't the right time for us. She teared up a little bit while she was talking about them, and I teared up with her!

At new teacher orientation, I ran into my friend Christina. She asked when we were going to start trying to get pregnant, and I told her we were going to have to wait a year or two so Terry could finish school. (Christina has a baby now too!!)

It's just crazy to me that during all of these conversations I WAS pregnant, and I had NO clue. My very first blog post talks about how I took a test to "rule out" pregnancy - I didn't think for a second that I really was. And now, here we are, a year later, and I have the most beautiful, amazing little boy! I am so blessed, and I am so thankful that God had this in store for us!

Mason had his first "swimming" adventure today! We went to the Lions Junction Family Water Park in Temple with my friend Alisa and her two girls. Mason really enjoyed just sitting in the cool water watching all the kids play. We sat there for at least an hour, and he was completely fascinated with everything going on around him.
Look how focused he is on all the activity! We couldn't even get him to look at the camera! We tried to go on the lazy river - I thought we would both really enjoy just floating along, but unfortunately, it wasn't the peaceful ride we expected! There were several places along the river with water spraying down from above us, and it was much more forceful than I expected! Mason cried every single time we went under one, even though I tried to cover his face. I didn't really like it either, so I don't blame him!
Here's Mason with Alisa's little girl, Olivia. She just turned 4, and is cute as a button! She has such a fun personality!
I could definitely tell when Mason was ready to go. Look how sleepy he is! He took a nice nap when we got home!
I noticed tonight that he has a few sunburned spots on his arms and legs. I put sunscreen on him several times and tried to keep him in the shade of my body as much as possible. I feel so bad!! I'm so glad he enjoyed the water though! I bet next year, we'll be spending a lot more time at the pool!

Picasa

Terry downloaded a new program from Picasa on my computer. It's similar to iPhoto, but there are a lot of different things you can do with it. I made this collage in like 2 minutes! You can also make movies and add effects to photos! It's very cool! I bet you'll be seeing lots of collages on my blog in the future! =)

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!