Tummy Time

I made this page (out of all scraps except the blue polka dots!) because Mason absolutely HATES his tummy time. He always has. I guess it is getting a little better each day, it just depends on his mood how long he is going to put up with it. It is so funny- he will cry and cry and then I will roll him onto his back and he will keep crying a little bit until he finially realizes he isn't even on his tummy anymore!

"After"

so yesterday I decided to color my hair something different -- I have never had anything other than various shades of blonde hair in 25 years, except for 1 week in high school when we attempted to dye my blonde blonde hair "Egyptian Plum" and it turned into streaks of orange... but anyway... I thought as long as I was at it I may as well get a cut too! I dont even recognize myself!' of course it looked better yesterday when my hairdresser fixed it, why is it that it never looks like the day you left the salon? honestly, I had even debated not showering today just so I could enjoy the 'professional' style one more day. Then Mason peed on me & I didnt have a choice (as you can tell!)

A.M. photoshoot

mason let me take about 12 pics of him this a.m. while he was patiently waiting to eat. The outfit he is wearing is size 3 months already!

this is a pic of me & mason @ my parent's on Sunday-- he was wearing his sioux gear for the game

laugh of the day

I got this email from my friend Jessica today, and it made me laugh. I'm sure to a lot of you it seems very dry & somewhat inappropriate but I guess if you are a SW you need to be a little dry and inappropriate sometimes or you go nuts. (more nuts than you already are)

You know You're a Social Worker when...
1. You think $40,000 a year is "really making it".
2. You don't really know what it's like to work with men.
3. You know all the latest lingo for drugs, where to get them, and how much they cost.
4. You've started a sentence with 'So what I hear you saying is...'
5. You've had 2 or more jobs at one time just to pay the bills.
6. You tell people what you do and they say "that's so noble".
7. You have had to explain to people that not all social workers take away kids.
8. You use the words 'validate,' 'appropriate' and 'intervention' daily.
9. You spend more than half your day documenting and doing paperwork.
10. You think nothing of discussing child abuse over dinner.
11. People have said to you "I don't know how you do what you do".
12. You've never been on a business trip or had an expense account.
13. You know a lot of other social workers who have left the profession for another.
14. You've very familiar with the concept of entitlement.
15. Staying at a job for 2 years is 'a long time'.
16. Your phone number is unlisted for good reason.
17. Your professional newsletters always have articles about raising salaries...but you still haven't seen it.
18. You've very familiar with the term 'budget cut'.
19. You can't imagine working at a bank or crunching numbers all day.
20. You've had clients who liked you just a little too much.
21. Having lunch is a luxury many days.
22. You've been cursed at or threatened...and it doesn't bother you.
23. Your job orientation has included self defense.
24. You have the best stories at any cocktail party.
25. Your parents don't know half of the stuff that you've dealt with at your job.
26. You know all the excuses for a failed a drug test by heart.

first scrapbook page

I finally got my first scrapbook page done of Mason- it didnt really turn out that great, I am kinda bummed. I want his baby album to be perfect, I think that is why I have been putting off doing any pages of him (that and I havent had time!)

Today Bobby took the day off to spend some time with me and Mason- it is so nice that we had a long weekend together. Friday night we stayed home and watched a movie - Steel Magnolias - it is a movie with Julia Roberts from like 1980 but it is really good. The girls reminded me of me and my best friends!

Saturday night we went to a birthday party for Bobby's friend Mike in East Grand Forks, and of course I forgot my camera! Sunday Bobby went to the Sioux game with his friend Corey and Mason & I headed to A-town to see my parents and try out their new Wii fit. I couldnt believe how hard some of the activities were; I did a 'fitness/balance test' and it said my fitness age is 39!!! AAA! (ps: that is not a good thing). At leat I have the excuse that I just had a baby -- already 5 1/2 weeks ago.

Speaking of, I cant believe how fast the time has been flying by- this Friday my maternity leave will already be half over! Sad!!!

1 month later

Just looking through pictures and I can't believe how much Mason has already changed in just one month!

Where do the days go???

That is what I ask myself EVERY single day when I finally get to bed. It seems like I get nothing done! (except of course take care of Mason) And he is a GREAT baby! I really dont want to know what my house would look like if he was colicky... Our goal right now is to try to get on some kind of a routine during the day. Mason does a great job of sleeping at night -- usually he has one 'late' feeding (around 11-12:00) and then he is good until 3AM. Then he wakes up, we change him and he eats, and then is good until 6AM or so-- then eats, and sleeps again until 8AM. Then he doesnt want to take a nap at all during the day, too many things to see and do I guess. He will kind of doze off for about 45 min to an hour, and then wake up again-- this is where the days go! I dont mind him being awake for most of the day, it is great I get to spend so much time with him-- we are so lucky that I get to take my full 12 weeks of maternity leave... although it gets harder and harder each day to want to go back to work- I really wouldn't mind being a stay at home mom! (hint hint Bobby :) )