Making Daddy Proud

Me and Jamie couldn't resist buying Mason a HOOTERS shirt when we were in Cancun. Friday Mason and I went and visited Aunt Mal at work and then he went and stayed the night at Grandma and Grandpa Lawrence's house. Saturday mommy didn't feel too hot at work and today was even worse. I was just thinking to myself the other day that it has been forever since I have been sick. It was bound to happen because my mom, sister and Mason have all had it. Jamie has the best immune system ever so hopefully he will stay lucky and not get anything. I'm so glad Jamie was able to play Mr. Mom all day because I didn't even have the strength to even lift Mason.

Christmas Party

Tonight was great great grandma's Christmas party at Presbyterian Manor. Mason had lots of fun showing off for everyone and didn't understand why he couldn't eat what everyone else was eating. Santa was there for a split second and left. He wasn't a very friendly Santa... Grandma got some candy and a pretty new pin. Mason loved the red rocking horse on the table. He wanted to pull it off the table and eat it sooo bad! Mason also turned 6 months old today! I can't believe my little baby is so big already and that I've been a mommy for half a year! He got more shots today but barely cried at all. He is 28 inches long and weighs 20 lbs 12 oz. One big boy! The doctor said he is doing very good and is very strong. When I brought up the fact that Mason is still not sleeping through the night, the doctor told me to quit feeding him in the middle of the night. He said if anything, he should just get water. We'll see how that goes but sorry doctor, if it means me getting any sleep, I'm probably going to feed him. I don't think I can starve (well deprive) my child of food. He also asked where Mason was sleeping. I tried explaining what a pack-n-play was but he looked so confused. He thought he should be in his crib but what's the point if he isn't sleeping through the night yet. I barely get any sleep now, I'm not going to waste precious minutes of sleep to go into another room when Mason wakes up in the middle of the night. We'll just start with seeing how the new not eating at night thing goes. I didn't dare tell the doctor he has just gotten used to his pack n play these last few months. He'd probably die if he knew Mason slept in bed with us the first few months. Oops! I guess that's what being a new parent is all about, hearing everything we did wrong after the fact! We still aren't crawling yet but we scooch around. We don't scooch forward, only backwards. He also only goes backwards in his walker. Whatever works for ya Mase! The doctor also asked if he was saying ma-ma or da-da yet. I said no and wanted to say, "isn't it a little early for that???????!"

Night Owl

Just when I thought Mason's cough was starting to get a little better, his nose started running! He is barely able to sleep at night due to the nose, cough, and teething issues but is always happy as can be during the day. I'm glad he still acts like he feels okay.

Heck of a week

Well Mason has had one heck of a week. (Chels, I know Tylee isn't feeling too hot either.) This week he is recovering from a cough that he's had for almost 2 weeks. His medicine is definitely helping but just as I thought my little baby was all better, he has had some serious poo issues. I never thought I would have to do the things that I did, but I'm a mom and I'll defintitely do anything to help my baby feel better. He was severely constipated and impacted. All I'll say about that was I had to "help" him relieve himself. It was not pretty. I felt so sorry for him. He would grunt and cry and his little face would turn bright red. We called the doctor they gave him some laxative medicine. Well that turned it into liquid! I've decided I'll just give it to him a few times a week to keep him from getting constipated. The pharmacist suggested everyday, but I think that's a little much on his little tummy. So, yesterday was a great day, everything was back to "normal" and then last night happened. NIGHT FROM HELL. Mason woke up screaming bloody murder. He cried for a good two hours and Jamie and I had no idea what could be wrong...other than...TEETHING! Sure enough, he has been rubbing his tongue across his bottom gums, drooling ten times worse than usual, and biting down hard on everything in sight. He has no fever, no upset tummy, etc. so we've decided he is definitely "wanting his two front teeth for christmas." Poor baby. I gave him some tylenol and baby orajel last night and two hours later he went to sleep and seemed to feel much better. He was in a great mood all day other than the biting down on everything. ALSO he has figured out how to move in his walker. The kitchen has linoleum and he was rolling and laughing all day today while I was cooking. He only knows how to go backwards though. Haha! He still can't quite reach the ground with both feet so he leans to his left side to make his left foot touch all the way and pushes with it. It's so funny to watch. I need new batteries for my camera so hopefully I'll have pictures posted soon. We went and visited great great Grandma Tedstrom last night in the hospital. We hope she is feeling better today. Love you grandma!

Is it too late to be good?

Sunday Mason went Christmas shopping with me and boy was it a long day. He was a trooper though and could've have been more perfect all day long. We were in Joplin for 12 hours and he maybe had 2 twenty minute naps. He was in such a good mood all day long, always laughing or talking. I feel like I got nothing accomplished though, why is christmas shopping so stressful? I guess I worry too much about what to get people. It was a blast shopping for Mason. For dinner, we went and ate at the new hibatchi grill on the mall. Mason was mezmorized by the fire and all the noises the cook was making with his knife and spatula. It was hilarious watching his face. Mason's new favorite thing to do is grab and pull at everything. I was eating with him sitting on my lap when I felt my plate move. I looked down and he was pulling it towards him with his hand. He was grabbing our glasses and trying to knock everything off of the table. He has also discovered a game that he likes to play. He throws something on the floor and I pick it up. He is amazed that I continue to pick it back up over and over again. As Mason gets older I'm definitely going to have to become a more strict parent because as soon as we got home from shopping I let him play with all of his toys that I bought him for Christmas. Oops!

Our first christmas card!

Mason enjoyed receiving our very first christmas card in the mail today! Well, really he just wanted to eat it, he had glitter all over his face when I finally took it away from him. Thanks Kinz! I've been meaning to post some pictures of him in his wormy dog shirt for Samantha to see. Here ya go Sam! She's all the way in OKC now where Aunt Jen lives. Yesterday I put him close to the tree to see if he would touch it. Nope, just wanted to eat the branches. I'm really surprised he's not as intrigued by the tree as I thought he would be. It's so bright and lit up that I thought he would love to stare at it but he acts like he could care less about it. Tonight we went to Grammy's to help her put up her tree. We did more watching then helping, but I have a baby to take care...that's my excuse! This week we are eating green beans. He doesn't hate them, but he doesn't love them like the carrots and sweet potatoes. Monday we had some family photos taken and hopefully I have them to post next week. I have yet to pick out our wedding photos... such major decisions. My next project is to have christmas cards mailed out by next week. We'll see about that!

virtual baby

My friend Chelse, who also has a blog page posted this website to create a virtual baby using you and your spouse's picture. I couldn't resist. I think it looks a little like Mason, his face needs to be more round and a little more chub on the cheeks.