this is what i do!

Mason just keeps growing and changing every day! He has been "discovering" his hands for quite awhile now (always sucking on them!) but he is starting to grab objects now too. It is so funny because you can just tell he focuses so hard on getting his hands to do what he wants them to do.

He continues to make the funniest facial expressions -- whenever he is "curious" about something, his left eyebrow goes up and he gets a puzzled look on his face. It makes me laugh every time! He has also been sticking out his tounge CONSTANTLY lately - I call him my little lizard. Nothing makes my day more though than when he smiles (even though sometimes those smiles come at 1AM when he is trying to wake everyone up to play!)

Last night we TRIED to go to Bobby's softball game - even were all decked out in Mets gear - but it was just too windy and cold for Mason's poor little ears. So we went to Target instead, and then went home.

This weekend my cousin Sarah is getting married- tonight is the rehearsal, the wedding is Saturday. Then Sunday Bobby leaves for Arkansas and will be gone until the 19th. It will be a very lonely house without him, but Im hoping my new camera comes during that time so I can learn how to use it!

new camera!!

Im so excited! I ordered my very first digital slr camera! I got a nikon d-60. I have been debating whether or not to get one for MONTHS now - and so finally I was talking with bobby about it AGAIN and he said "why don't you just go buy it?" SO I DID!!! So excited for it to get here! It is going to take me forever and a day to figure out I'm sure, but Im excited to learn! It's like I'm 8 years old on Christmas Eve again! I dont know if I will be able to sleep tonight!!

3 month pictures

it seems like i am always behind on everything!!! here are Mason's 3 month pictures that I had meant to put up a LONG time ago-- it's about time he is 4 months old now! where does the time go???

today I helped host a bridal shower for my cousin Sarah-- she gets married next weekend. I was looking through her registry trying to figure out what to get for her, and it was so put-together - she got so much useful things today, and everything coordinates. She is so organized!! when bobby & I did ours pretty much we just went up and down all the target isles scanning things we liked at the time. I'm sad I missed her bachlorette party tonight but Mason is still not feeling well from his shots on Wednesday so he needed his mommy to take care of him tonight. :(

4 month check-up

Mason had his 4-month well baby checkup yesterday- he is a growing growing growing boy! He weighted 18 pounds, 3 oz! He is in the 97th percentile for his weight, 75th percentile for his height, and almost off the charts for his head circumfrence. In other words, he is a big boy! I cant believe how fast he is growing up and how much he changes and brings us joy each and every day.

Happy Memorial Day!

Today's random tidbit: I learned on the Today show that Memorial day used to be called Decoration Day because that was the day that people would "decorate" the headstones of all of the fallen soldiers.

We didn't have daycare Friday, so Bobby & Mason had a "daddy-son" morning, and then I took the afternoon off work-- so it has been almost a 4-day weekend! wahoo! It is rainy and miserable (52 degrees) right now but that is OK, the darkness outside is helping Mason to sleep in! And of course, I was up at 7:30 this morning and couldn't fall back asleep...


Friday and Saturday night we stayed in a hotel in Fargo and got to spend time with Bobbys mom, his sister, and her boys Friday night. Her little boys are growing up so fast! Haden is going to be 3 in June and spent all night referring to everyone as "honey." "Come here Honey..... No, honey.... Over here honey...." we thought it was really cute - his parents thought otherwise as he's been doing this for quite awhile now :)


It was our first "mini-vacation" as a family - and we could tell! We forgot SOOO many things!!! I am surprised we rememebered Mason! We were kind of rushing to get everything packed, I think that is why. Oh well - live and learn I guess. I think I am going to make a list for our next trip away. I guess everyone was right when they said you never get your mind back after you are pregnant!!! (at least now I have an excuse...)

Saturday we went out to eat with Bobby's brother, sister and their families, and then we went to West Acres mall- Mason LOVED looking at the fish! Then we went to Johnnny Carino's to eat (Italian nachos! yum!!) and back to our hotel and watched home videos all night. Well, I shouldn't say all night because I fell asleep at 11!!

Mason turned FOUR months old on Saturday!! I can't believe how FAST the time has flown by... He is getting to be my big boy!!! :(

wednesday

all i can say is thank goodness daycare is closed Friday and I only have to work half of a day! what a crazy day at work today, and tomorrow is going to be even MORE crazy-- my day is so busy I am just dreading going to work. Oh well, at least when it is busy, it makes the time fly!

Here are a few pages I made tonight on photoshop. I downloaded a bunch of *free* kits from ShabbyPrincess.

wonderful weekend

I had such a wonderful weekend! On Saturday, Bobby and Mason had "Daddy Bootcamp" in the morning at Altru Hospital-- Bobby went as the "veteran dad" to help teach the class. The instructor of the class told Bobby he was the best teacher they ever had! wahoo way to go Bobby! Mason was a trooper too! While Bobby & Mason were away doing that, I got some alone time at the house-- I got so much done! Then I went to meet them for lunch @ Grizzly's, and then we went to the mall... I used my gift certificate for pedicure/manicure that Mason got me for Mother's day, and Bobby & Mase did some shopping. It was such a wonderful day to spend as a family!!! Then yesterday we just bummed around the house- Mason and I went for a LONG walk - it was a little windy, but we trecked through it. Went to see my grandparents, and then back home. When we got back, we took this picture of Mase holding up his own bottle! (it didn't last long but he still held it up all by himself)

Now another workweek is here. . . at least I only have 4 1/2 days to work-- daycare is closed Friday so I "have" to take Friday afternoon off- plus no work Monday- wahoo!!! :)