The Timberlake Family

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Walking!

I had another free minute, so I wanted to post Mason's walking video. He is much more proficient now, but this was a few days after he started!

Wow, it's been a while! I hate getting so behind, but my little darling has been a little handful the last few weeks! In the evenings, he's been having some serparation anxiety anytime I leave the room, so I've had to stay close by. He is also not okay with me being on the computer at all, so there's been no time for blogging! (I may get in trouble by my school district technology intern slash husband for posting during my work day, but if I'm at lunch, it's okay, right?) =)

Okay, so the last things I posted about were Mason's haircut and his sunburn. His burn was SOO bad, we're even a little worried that he might scar from it. The healing process was rough, but he's doing much better now, thank goodness!

Easter was an interesting experience with a not-quite-walking little boy. He got the concept of putting the eggs in the basket, but we had to fight off some other kiddos to save him a few eggs. I got some very sweet pictures of him on his two Easter egg hunts.

I think I also missed posting about his birthday. (I posted about his party, but didn't write about his actual birthday.) We went to my parents' house and had pizza and cupcakes to celebrate on the evening of March 31st. Mason LOVES pizza, but he's not a big fan of cupcakes (or any kind of sweets for that matter.)

He was such a silly little thing that night. Every time he would do anything, we would all clap and cheer and say "YAY!" and he starting clapping and giggling every time we did it. It was so silly!

I also have some random pictures from one of our walks to UMHB that I love. He really enjoys being outside, and even though I'm a little scared to take him out after his sunburn, I enjoy being out with him.

And finally, (I can't remember if I posted this or not) my little guy started walking! Two days after his first birthday, he just got up and started walking! He's the cutest thing EVER when he's toddling around the house! I have a video, but my time is running short, so I'll post it next time!

Yay! All caught up!

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Sunburn

I'm very behind on my posting! Things have been crazy around here - between work and Mason and MOLARS I hardly have any downtime. I still need to post about Easter, and post some other random pictures that I love.

Mason has his first sunburn, and it's a BAD one. He has some nasty blisters and has just been pretty miserable for a couple of days. He had on sunscreen (Aveeno), so we're not really sure what happened. Because of this, I wanted to post this link about the best and worst sunscreens for little bodies. I hope it will be helpful to some of you mommies! We will definitely be investing in the best kind of sunscreen we can find to prevent future burns like this. I think it's something we don't think much about in this beautiful springy weather - it seems like we think more about it in the dead heat of the summer, but it's an important time of the year to consider what you're putting on your child!

I am probably over-reacting, but I feel almost like I am mourning the loss of my child's pure, untainted skin. This was probably bound to happen at some point, and I know he will heal, but his smooth, milky white skin is now red and rough, and it makes me sad. Almost like he's already lost a piece of his innocence.

Okay, seriously I know how stupid that sounds, but it's how I feel every time I look at his poor blistered skin.

I have pictures, but this is not really something I want to remember, so I don't think I'm going to post them. I will get caught up with my other posts soon!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

First Hair-cut

Terry's been wanting me to cut Mason's hair for a while, but I just couldn't until after his first birthday! I have to admit, it was getting a little shaggy, and it seemed to make him hot sometimes, so we went ahead and did it! (Well, my mom did it...I didn't have the nerve!)

Before:

During:

After:

What a handsome little boy!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Well it's official...

My baby is now an official toddler. He took his first steps today! He was messing with something he shouldn't have been messing with so Terry went to move him. He stood him up a few feet in front of me, and he just walked right over like it was no big deal! He's just growing up so fast!

He officially has one molar and is working on the second one.

He is also officially sleeping through the night, except when said teeth are bothering him. (I feel like I should come back and update this! We are no longer sleeping through the night. We had an amazing, blissful 2 weeks, and now we're back to being up once or twice a night. I'm really hoping it's just the molars that are coming in, and we'll be back to sleep soon!)

He is officially 26.1 pounds and 31 inches long. His doctor was very proud of him at his appointment! The shots and bloodwork weren't so fun, but he was a trooper!

He is officially on the path to being formula free! We're replacing a little at a time, and we're currently at half formula/half (organic) whole milk.

AND, he is officially the proud owner of a new convertible.