Saturday, April 13, 2013

As of late...

Mason has become much better at only taking two naps a day. And I still love the way he sleeps!

 Lunch time is always a happy time!

 He figured out how to open the dresser drawer in the office closet!

Trying to figure out how to reach everything up on the shelves.

 He will spend FOREVER trying to pull the buckle out of his car seat.


I about died laughing when I saw that I caught this face on camera! :)

His second tooth popped through only a few days after his first one. Thank goodness because I thought teething was going to be the death of me.

No clothes + rubber spatula = Happy Mason!

Sadly, Mason has been afraid of the vacuum since he was born. This morning he built up enough courage to go touch it! 


 
Mason loves playing with the foam blocks that Grandma Jepson gave him for Christmas!
 ...So do I
 ...then I gave up because destruction came crawling through.

How does this happen?
First he crawls over to the pool and flips it on it's side...
 ...Then the pool comes down over the top of him...
 ...He then crawls away as fast as he can so he doesn't get stuck underneath it...again.

And this cracks me up. It is the, "Mom, why do you take so many pictures?" look.

I just love him!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Mason on the Move!

Last night Mason figured out how to crawl. He looks silly doing it, but he can go wherever he wants!
This morning I ran to the bathroom and came out to find him in the office closet, behind the door.
He has already taken everything off of our entertainment center shelves.
He has discovered that he loves this table in the living room.
Great for playing with...
and for chewing.
He is still lazy though - he'll only crawl as far as he needs to, then he will stretch out his body and try to reach the toy he is after. 
I'm glad we have already baby proofed the house, but I have a feeling I am in for some trouble now that he is on the go!

Monday, April 8, 2013

BUSY BUSY BUSY

We have been keeping quite busy around here so we have lots to share!
Since it has started to warm up I take Mason outside almost every day. Since it has been rainy lately we have had to bring outside, inside. He loves his swimming pool!

 He makes the silliest faces and I am pretty lucky to catch them all on camera!


 Mason has a lot of stuff already and we needed some shelves to put it on...but there weren't any in the stores that I actually liked. I told Brad what I wanted, he drew a picture and built it! Mason is lucky to have such a talented daddy.

Last Thursday morning Mason woke up at 5:00am (in my bed) and puked everywhere. He then continued to throw up every few minutes for about an hour. He threw up for the last time just after he ate lunch and then we were done with it. Brad was also sick that day and came home from work early. Thank goodness that by bedtime both of my boys were feeling better!


Mason has recently started doing a "cheeser grin" whenever I pull out my camera or tell him to smile. He does this exact face every single time.

This is what Mason has looked like lately. I only let him take two naps a day or he won't sleep at night. He is exhausted by the late afternoon and usually falls asleep because he simply can't keep his eyes open. He is slowly adjusting to only taking two naps.

Mason discovered a new toy...no explanation necessary.

Friday night Payton and Mason had their first sleepover together. Mason just giggled the entire night and loved having his best bud at our house all night!





Bedtime snack!

Mason tries to share everything he is eating. If you ask if you can have some he will give it to you!



Mason had taken a VERY late nap so I thought for sure he wouldn't be tired until around midnight. Luckily, Payton wore him out and he passed out on my chest.
 He no longer lets me cradle him to sleep, he likes to just lounge on me and when he is ready to fall asleep he will roll to his side and pass out. It is almost easier getting him to go to sleep now!

Payton slept in Mason's room because we already have a twin bed set up in there and they both slept great and woke up happy boys!

During the Priesthood session of General Conference my mom and I have a girl's night!
The kids had pancakes for dinner and Mason was a fan!
To keep the kiddos occupied we decided to put them in the shower with the swimming pool. Needless to say, Mason hated it...
 
...a lot.
 ...So we ran the bath tub (in the same bathroom as the shower) and let him take a bath while Payton and Brooklynn stayed in the shower.
He cheered right up! He ended up just laying in the tub, completely relaxed and sucked on the washcloth.
 He was such the happy boy when we got him out of the bath!

Sunday rolled around and we went to dinner at my parent's house. After dinner Brad took Mason on his first scooter ride. I was terrified, but Brad did it anyway. Good thing too because Mason loved it!


So thrilled to be going fast!

 Uncle Bob and Uncle Brad were outside working on the go-kart and Mason had fun "helping" them!

A few minutes later Brad brought him inside because he was one tired little man.
...gone.

And last, Mason still refuses to crawl...
...one day.