2 months old

Whoa! I have a 2 month old. Mason, you are so fun and awesome! The past 3 nights have been great too. You are still eating twice at night but you have been sleeping through most of your transitions! You get more handsome by the day. I think you look like me but Daddy swears you look like him. We both hope you look like us because you are so beautiful. 

Yesterday, you went to Benjamin's house and he loved playing with you! He grabbed you and kept wanting to touch you. His mommy and I are looking forward to when you two can play together. 

Love you,

Mommy

Sorry

Dear Mason,

I don't mean to write every day but I just see things in you each day that are amazing enough to note! Since Monday night, your grunt-like talking has turned into real cooing. Sometimes you even smile while doing it! It is so wonderful hearing you and I am so glad that you started cooing when your great pop (namesake) and great grammy where singing to you.

You are also doing a great job holding your head up, especially when we hold you over our shoulder. Aunt Kimmy wanted me to mention that you enjoy when she rocks you to John Mayer. I think you enjoy when she runs around the house with you more!

Talk to you soon baby boy,

Mom

Nicknames

Current nicknames:

Mae, Mae Mae, Sha Mae Mae (Daddy hates that one), Wee One, Wee Man, Nugget, Wubbie, Honey Bunny, Boo Boo Bunny, and Boogie Woogie (sometimes I will go as far as to add Choo Choo at the end)

Aunt Kimmy calls you Pooze...also what she calls the dog so I am not sure about that one

Based on this picture, we should call you outlaw!

8 weeks

Sweet Mason,

You are crying in your swing because you are super overtired :( Too bad the Mariachi band isn't still playing. We went to La Parilla for dinner tonight and you feel asleep to the live Mariachi band; they even played "rock a bye baby" for you. The minute they stopped playing, you started crying and once they started again, you fell back to sleep. I told you that you loved music! Ok, I am going to pick you up....

So it is Monday morning. when you get upset, all you want is Mommy. Something about the way I hold you, I guess. You fall asleep the minute I hold you. Last night, you were screaming in your crib and Daddy was trying so hard to put you "back nigh night" and once he gave you to me, you were asleep. Your connection to me is fascinating and amazing. What a privilege it is to be your mommy. Of course, you love your Daddy too. He is the fun guy. I swear he is going to have issues disciplining you when you get older.

Anyway, you were 8 weeks yesterday and will be 2 months old this week! Whoa! You get your shots next week and I can promise I will cry. Yesterday was a great day for you. You rolled over AND smiled at me. You officially are out of your preemie clothes. You are just t

oo tall now. Your legs have really filled out too. The picture on the left was taken when you were one week old. The picture on the right in from today!

 

The doctor started you on a new reflux medicine and I hope it starts working soon. I change your outfits twice a day because of your spit up and sometimes you cry when you eat :(

Mason, you are a talker! At night, we can hear you in your room talking to yourself. I will send Daddy in to make sure you aren't awake and about to fuss and he said your eyes are closed! You talk yourself to sleep. I can't wait until you have words and I know what you are saying :)

Oh, HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is now 2010 and to celebrate, we went to a bar and grille with your friends Benjamin and Raegan and listened to live music. You were so distracted, you wouldn't even eat. 

You in your new year's outfit! So handsome in a tux!

I love you baby and am looking forward to watching you grow this new year,

Momma

Your First Christmas

Daddy and I loved sharing the Christmas season with you! Spending time with our families and friends was better with you there. We attended the Christmas Eve service at church and you slept the whole time (which is how we knew you enjoyed it). Jesus was a baby like you, Mason! 

On Christmas morning, Daddy and I had fun opening ALL of your presents (next year I bet you will tear into them!).

Today, you weighed 9 1/2 pounds. That is a pound every 10 days Daddy said!

Flashback to my pregnancy

Mae,

Last night was rough! Your gas was horrible and you slept in bed with Daddy and I. Speaking of gas, I should have known you were going to have it since you gave it to me when I was pregnant with you. Gas, miserable heartburn (that we mistook for a heart condition it was so bad), and constantly having to use the bathroom were the only issues I had when pregnant with you. Sure, sleeping on my left side was rough and finding maternity clothes that fit was entertaining, but overall my pregnancy was very benign. I gained about 25 pounds but really didn't start showing until about 24 weeks. 

I could feel you kick around 15 weeks and Daddy could feel you for the first time on my birthday when we were 20 weeks along. You loved church, Mason. You would wake up and "dance" while the music was playing. During the message, you would kick almost the whole time. You loved to kick me and I loved it too! The only time I didn't was when your little piggys would kick my ribs. Ow! 

I was an ultrasound freak! Below is you at 17 weeks.

 

I loved seeing you and didn't care what it cost. We had our first ultrasound at 4 1/2 weeks since I was cramping. That was the scariest ultrasound ever...there were 2 sacs! By the time we had our second ultrasound 2 weeks later, you, looking like a piece of rice, were the only baby inside me. We had so many ultrasounds, I can't even remember when they all were off hand! For Father's Day, I took Daddy to a special ultrasound place so we could find out what sex you were. I really thought you were a girl (sorry) and Daddy wanted a boy so we were THRILLED to find out we were having a boy. Side note, you just passed the loudest, longest gas in your swing! 

About 24 hours before we met you!

Anyway, you are really starting to get big and look like a baby, not an infant. Your little personality is coming out and I have a funny feeling you are going to give us a run for our money!

Love, 

Mommy

Flashback to when we found out we were pregnant!

Since you are asleep in your swing, little Mason, I figured I would right you about one of the greatest days of my life. Daddy and I got married and from then on, we always talked about how much we wanted a baby but we could never come up with the perfect time to start trying. Well, once the month of March came, I began waking up at least 3 times at night to use the bathroom; I knew something was up! I told Daddy about how crazy it was that I was getting up SO much and I asked him, "what if I am pregnant?" He then started jumping up and down and yelled, "then we're gonna have a baby!" So, the next morning before work I took a test; POSITIVE! Since I didn't believe it, I called to Daddy who was sound asleep. After asking him to come here without telling him why, he sleepily came into the bathroom, looked at the test and said, "it's negative" and set it down. I said, "I wouldn't have woken you up for that" and gave it back to him. Once he figured it out, he set it down, got into bed, and asked me to come lay with him. I think he was in shock and just didn't know what to do! After work that day, I went to the doctor for a blood test and lo and behold...a Mason would be born!