Happy Birthday, A.K.

Mason,

Today is A.K.'s 20th birthday. I wanted to take time to write about you and your Aunt Kimmy. She loves you with very fiber of her being. Every person she has ever met knows about you because she brags on you constantly. You love playing and laughing with her but she can put you to sleep too. At Ms. Holly's baby shower she rocked you on the couch (she rocked, not the couch) until you fell asleep. Many a time she has played John Mayer for you and sung you to sleep. You and A.K. have a special bond and I am glad because she is a great baby sister to me!

Love, Momma

My First Mother's Day

Mason,

You and Daddy made my very first mother's day wonderful. You let Daddy and I sleep in until 8:15! Daddy made me pancakes then the two of us cuddled for the first of two naps together after Daddy left for work. We spent the whole day just hanging out. I love the card you got for me and the beautiful picture you drew inside. Daddy surprised me with butcher block counter tops when he got home from work then we went out to eat. I love being your mommy Every second of every day I feel blessed.

Love,
Mom

My new baby at 1 week old

My big boy at 6 months

Look at just the leg difference!

6 months old

Linus,

I have a 6 month old baby boy! Unbelievable how fast the time goes by. You have started to spit (yeah) and continue to babble all the time. Your hands don't reach for people yet but today, you did lean toward me when I put my hands out (now for the real yeah!). You reach for toys and if you can't reach them, you will scoot to get them.

Which one should I choose?

That one!

Sometimes, if I place the toy to your side, you will roll just enough to get then roll back. 5 steps with mommy holding your hands is your max (you go backwards and forwards). It is so cute watching you try to walk because you try to propell yourself by "dancing." You do crunches until I grab your fingers then you pull up to a seated position the to standing. The way you get excited to see Daddy and I is adorable. There are times when you just sit and stare at him. I pray you become a man like him.

Today was a particularly stinky half birthday for you. I found out this morning that I have strep throat so grandma took you for the day. What a fantastic way to spend my day off (not).

Love,
The Mom


Yum! Carrots!

All clean!

Update

On Friday, the Dr. said you now have an ear infection and a stomach virus. Pedialyte and anti-biotics (Omnicepft) for a few days. Dr. still wasn't reassuring about your white blood cell and platlet count. I called the hospital but they don't know anything yet. You are feeling much better though. Back to you happy lil' self.

Pediatric Emergency Room

Mason,


On a happy note, you are now professional at rolling from back to front and scooting.


Now for the not so happy note. 

Yesterday, we made a visit to the pediatric emergency room. You have had a cough and congestion for 2 weeks but it seemed to get better. Yesterday around 1:15, you began inconsolably crying and hadn't stopped by the time I got to grandmas at 3. You could only sleep for 15 minutes before waking up screaming like you were in agony. Our Drs office was able to fit you in and take you right back. You didn't have a temperature when we arrived but before we left, it was 101.1. The Dr told us we needed to head to the ER because he couldn't tell what was going on. The ER cathed you (what a trooper) and took a good deal of blood. They not only took blood from his arm but they had to get him in the foot because it wasn't flowing. It took about 10 minutes and it was awful for everyone. A.K. was crying and I was talking to you trying to calm you down. 

Trying to play with Daddy right before the awfulness

After about an hour, they found you had a high white blood cell count, platlet, and ABS and low lymphs. ER gave you 2 shots of antibiotics (they nurses did one in each thigh at the same time) and a suppository (trooper yet again). We got home around 9:00 and have an appointment with your Drs office for another set of antibiotic shots (yeah!...not) today. 

You didn't hold any of your breakfast down but you don't have a fever (haven't checked recently though since you're napping). They are "growing" the samples they took at the ER to see if it is anything other than a bad viral infection. Should find out today/night I guess.

Love you baby boy,

Mommy

Spoiler Alert!

Mason,

So Mommy and Daddy have spoiled you, to the core. I know everyone has their own opinion about how much is too much but I always want you to know you are loved and how I show that to you is by being with you as much as I can be. Kissing you, hugging you, or just having you on my hip. I won't leave you in the pack n play very long, in the morning, I like to come and get you when you wake up so I can see you before work, and at night, I like to sing and rock you to sleep. When you were first born, Daddy and I started using an incline to sleep positioner and we would put you on your side. You were and still are king of the spit up and I was afraid if you were on your back, that you might swallow it at night. So now, at almost 6 months, you have an addiction.

Yes. An addiction.
You will not sleep in your crib without it. We laid you on your belly for 2 nights and that was way too much freedom and you kept waking yourself up. We went back to using the positioner and all was fine until last night when we decided to see if you could sleep on your back. Nope. Then I rocked you back to sleep (I don't care to hear opinions on this) and laid you on your side without the positioner in the crib. You weren't having it. Rocked and pacifiered you for the third time, laid you in the positioner and voila! Now you know why I titled this post the way I did. I guess you will be 19 and using a positioner. LOL.

In your positioner at Grandma's house

Love Always,

Mommy

Without 'cha God knows what I'd do

Macea,


I lovey you so much. The past five nights you have fallen asleep without a pacifier! You used to do it the reverted back. What a big boy! We went to the circus on Friday and you seemed fairly interested in all the lights (not so much the animals). Lo and behold, when naptime came around, you just straight up fell asleep in the Baby Bjorn. After you ate and we got home, you weren't diggin' the late bed time. Needless to say, the night was interested. But I have been telling you how nice it would be to cuddle you at night; I got my wish.

For the past few days, your nasty cough and congestion has came back full force. Going to give it a little more time and see if it passes on its own. You love to feed yourself so you get quite messy. Since you had a bath yesterday, I put you in the bathroom sink so I could clean ya off. You started splashing like crazy and attempted to eat the faucet. I can't wait to take you to the pool! I leave you with some pics of you today when you were supposed to be napping: