Just out of curiosity...

Okay, first I know that the main purpose of this blog is to be able to look back on Mason's childhood and for him to someday be able to do the same, and I am SO glad I've kept up with it for that purpose.

BUT, I also really enjoy knowing that other people are reading about my precious too.  I feel like ever since I made my blog private, I've lost most of my readers.  So, could you do me a biiiig favor?  If you're reading this, will you please just leave me a comment or send me a message and let me know?  I'm trying to figure out if I should leave it private or make it public again.  Thanks for your help!  =)

A Day at the Park

Mason has been getting a little bored sitting around our tiny house, so I've been trying really hard to think of things to do to keep him entertained.  Today we went to...

Mason had SO much fun!  It's amazing how different the park is for him than it was just a couple of months ago.  He loves the freedom he has to explore without too many "no-nos" and he was ALLL over the place!  We also discovered that 8:30 AM on a Tuesday is a great time to go to the park - there was only one other kid there, so we didn't have any "big kids" to watch out for.

Now just to figure out what's on the agenda for tomorrow! 

Happy 4th of July!

To celebrate the holiday, Mason and I walked down to the parade.  He had been quite a little stinker that morning, so we were glad to get out of the house, even though it had been raining off and on and it was very humid!  Mason seemed to enjoy watching all the people and animals, and didn't even freak out when the police sirens went off like I thought he would!

Grandpa came and joined us near the end, and Mason decided he was going to be a big boy and walk around. 

It was all fun until he decided he didn't want to hold Grandpa's hand anymore.

Then he threw a nifty little tantrum while we put him back in the stroller.  Ahh, the joys of toddlerhood!  Overall we had a good time though!  Happy 4th of July!

15 Month Check-up

We got to go see Dr. Riser today, and I think this was the first time Mason didn't want anything to do with her!  He normally LOVES her, but today he stayed in his safe spot on my lap.  =)

He currently weighs 26.13 pounds, which means he's gained 12 ounces in the last 3 months.  He is 31.5 inches tall, which is half an inch more than his one year check-up.  He went from the 90th percentile (at every single appointment) to the 75th, but doctor riser said the decrease was perfectly normal because of his newfound energy and activity!

She was thrilled with him and his progress once again, which makes me so happy!  I don't know if she acts like this with every child, but she always makes me feel like he's so perfect!  We talked a little about separation anxiety and the transition to daycare in August, and she warned me that this is the hardest time to start something new like that, but that he would get over it pretty quickly.  She was impressed with his vocabulary too and said he was pretty advanced for 15 months!  He's learned lots of new words lately - ball, dog, book, hello, and bye to name a few!

This was the first doctor's visit that I didn't take the stroller in.  I realized he's gotten so big, he would much rather get down and play than hang out with me in the stroller, and I was right!  I normally get a little squeamish thinking about the germs on the toys in the waiting room, but he was having so much fun I couldn't say no!

 

What a week!

This has been quite a busy week around the Timberlake household!

Terry started his new job on Monday, so we've been missing him during the day!  So far he seems to like it, and hopefully it stays that way!  On Sunday, Mason and I made him a lemon cake to say congratulations on graduating and getting a new job.  We're proud of you Daddy!  =)

Speaking of Daddy, I forgot to post my Father's Day picture!  We couldn't afford to buy anything this year, but Mason took a precious picture for his daddy and Grandpa!

Yesterday, Mason and I dropped off my car at Firestone for a new tire (we won't discuss how it was my own fault that I needed a new tire...)  We decided to take a walk around downtown Belton while we were waiting for the car.  First we went to the library.  As we walked around, Mason very excitedly kept pointing and saying "Book!  Book!"  It was very cute!  After the library, we stopped at a little ice cream shop for some cookies and cream.  Of course my picky eater wouldn't have anything to do with it, so I HAD to eat it all by myself.  

Mason got to "drive" yesterday afternoon while I looked for something in the glove box.  He REALLY liked it!

Last Friday, I finished C25K!  It was REALLY hard to run last week because it's been SO hot outside, but I feel so accomplished!  I took another "after" picture once I officially finished, and I'm really starting to see a difference!

Of course I took my pictures wearing all black, because that's how I roll.  =)

And now I think we're officially caught up again!  =)

Behind Again

Well, here I am...finding myself behind again!  Having such a mobile, energetic, slightly mischeivous little boy around makes blogging much harder!  Sometimes when I get behind like this, I'm tempted to just forget about trying to catch up and just promise to do better, but I know when I look back on this in the future, I'll kick myself for leaving so much out.  So here's what we've been up to...sorry if it's out of order, that's how my mind feels most days. 

Monday, we started a Mommy and Me swimming class at UMHB.  So far, we're just spending time getting used to the water and doing a little floating practice.  Mason does fine as long as his head doesn't get too close to the water - especially his ears.  I've always had a thing about having water in my face, so I'm hoping to not pass this on to him.  By the end of next week, we're supposed to go under water WITH our babies, so I'm going to have to do some soul searching and decide how badly I want to NOT pass on my silly fears.  Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the class since I'm in the water with him the whole time. 

We borrowed an inflatable pool from my cousin Jennifer and set it up on Friday.  Unfortunately, by Saturday morning it was deflated and I just decided I couldn't deal with having to inflate it every day, so Grandpa bought Mason a new pool.  Mason's still getting used to it, but so far he seems to enjoy it!

He is really starting to amaze me with some of the things he does.  Like earlier, I smelled a stinky diaper, so I said "Mason, let's go change your diaper!" and he went and pulled a (clean) diaper off the kitchen table.  I didn't know he knew what a diaper was!  And he knows that shoes are for feet.  If your shoes are lying around, he will pick them up, bring them to you, and put them at your feet.  Sometimes he'll even put them ON your feet.  We just haven't quite mastered left and right, but I think we have some time for that.  Tonight, a small piece of an old bar of soap fell in the bathtub with him.  He rubbed his hands on it and then rubbed them together, just like he's seen me do.  It just amazes me how much he's picking up on!

I'm on my last official week of C25K.  By Friday, I'll be a C25K graduate!  I still have a lot of work to do as I'm running a 15 minute mile, which is not great, but I'm still very proud of myself for sticking with it!  It's been really hard lately, because it's SOOO crazy hot outside (the heat index was 105 today) but I'm doing it!  Here are some pictures to compare.  The first one is week 4, and the second one is today.  I'm starting to notice a difference!  All of my pants are falling off, and so far I'm down about 7 pounds.

Okay, looking at them now, I still don't see a huge difference, but believe me, it's there!

I think that's all for now...Mason had me up from 3:30 to 6:00 this morning, and then was up for the day at 7:00, so I'm pretty wiped out.  I am still doing Project 365, but I don't quite have the energy to deal with uploading the photos on Blogger since it's been giving me some trouble lately!  I'll try to add them tomorrow!

Kindermusik

Mason started his week long Kindermusik class yesterday!  We weren't sure what to expect, but we've had a lot of fun so far!  There are 8 babies in the class ranging from one year to 17 months.  It seems that Mason is one of the more adventurous children, and many times he'd rather explore than sit in mama's lap! 

Today we got to play with (child-safe) mirrors...

And Mason decided to give that handsome baby a kiss!

We also got to play with drums - Mason was a pro since he has a drum at home! 

Yesterday, the kids got to play with egg shaker things - they make a fun little noise that the kids loved.

Mason liked the shakers, but his favorite thing was standing on the floor vent and feeling the cold air come out.

We also got a book that goes with the theme of the class, "Peekaboo, I love you" and a CD with all the music from the class!  I hope that Mason grows up to love music as much as we do!