Do I think I have the cutest baby I have ever seen? Yes, yes I do.
Do I think I have the funniest baby in the whole wide world? Yes, yes I do.
Even when his face is covered in chocolate he is still just so darn adorable!
Mason and daddy are still best friends. All I have to do is tell Mason that daddy is on his way home and he runs to the door and waits. He is getting close to being able to open the doors and that is a little scary.
He LOVES talking on the phone. He loves my phone, his play phones and apparently daddy's deodorant makes a good phone as well.
Mason has discovered how to unplug and plug in cords. If he sees an outlet he goes running. The other day he gave me a heart attack while I was in the shower...I suddenly heard him scream and cry and jumped out to find him with his finger in one side of the outlet and the cord plugged into the other. He zapped himself pretty good. Luckily it wasn't bad enough to leave a mark.
We have been to the bounce house twice now and Mason absolutely loves it! He has so much fun chasing Payton and Brooklynn, jumping up and down and his favorite is going down the slides.
He squeals like this every single time we go down the slide. I love it! I also like how good of a nap he takes when we get home. :)
(She was telling Brooklynn to hold still so the camera wasn't bouncing)
My mom emptied her pool for the summer so I let Mason play in the draining water...I didn't take off his diaper so it filled up with water and he probably weighed five pounds more than usual. Once we took it off he ran all over. He prefers to be in the nude.
He loves dogs more than any child I have ever seen! He starts yelling, "ruff-ruff" when he sees a dog and then chases after it. Big or small he loves them!
At Grandma's house the kiddos have what they call their "fort." It is simply a tipped over playpen and they all think the world of it. Mason loves to play in there!
He is such a good helper...he takes the shoes out of the shelf right after mommy puts them away.
The other night Brad's aunt took some very cute pictures of Mason! It is rare for me to be in a picture with him...usually I am the one behind the camera!
Great-Grandpa Powell
I realize Mason is only one, but I am determined to potty train him young. He already takes his diaper off and notices when he is peeing (and thinks it is so cool). He loves to sit on his potty for at least 15 minutes at a time and he loves to wear his undies! Last night he was sitting on the ground trying to put on a pair of them. He had one leg all the way in but couldn't do the other so he brought them over to me and kept whining and saying, "this, this, this." I let him put them on over his onesie and he was SO thrilled! Fingers crossed that the potty training thing actually happens before he is two.
My baby uses a fork to eat everything. He uses it for his grapes, apples, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, toast, a whole banana, just about everything. It is actually quite nice because it makes eating a whole lot cleaner! His hands and face don't get nearly as dirty! I also have to say, I am pretty proud at how coordinated he is, too.
Summer is basically over but that pool will not be deflated anytime soon. He loves to play with his stuffed animals in it or lay down and drink a bottle.
AIRPLANES. They would be Mason's current obsession. If he even hears one he runs to a window, points to the sky and tries to find it. Last night he saw one out the back door so we let him go outside and watch the airplane. He was so content!
And now, for my favorite. Mason could play chase ALL.DAY.LONG. He loves to be chased around the house or to chase you. This is proof.
(Sorry for his messy bedroom. I was in the process of cleaning out clothes that don't fit anymore, cleaning a diaper pail and Mason threw his animals, toys and books everywhere!)
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