New Toys

Mason's world is quickly expanding to include some really fun stuff - it's amazing what you can do with a neck that supports your head!  Below are some of Mason's new adventures lately:

New playgym that his friend Charlotte let him borrow:

Taking a walk for the first time facing out in the Bjorn.  He was SO excited, talked and looked around for the entire trip.  Please ignore my face, I didn't think I was going to be in this one!

The bumbo is allowing him a completely new perspective on his toys!

Life just gets better and better!

More Giggles!

Mason had some good giggle time with daddy yesterday!

Workin the Vocal Chords

Well, now this is a new noise!  He's becoming VERY vocal these days and it's pretty funny.

5 Months Old!!

Mason is 5 months old today!  We can't believe it - the time sure has flown by.  He is now growing like a weed, and developing more and more into a little boy.  In the past month he has started eating solids - oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes and banana - and we even got him into his high chair (see last post).  He's sitting up better on his own, and his head strength is really improving.  He's also sleeping like a champ - we've eliminated any night-time feedings, and he's now sleeping from 10.5-12 hours at night, along with 3-4 hours worth of naps during the day.  Which makes for a VERY happy mom & dad :)  He's still slow in the rolling over department - he's done it, but isn't so interested in making it a habit yet.  We think he's starting to teethe, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that he deals with it well.  All in all, it's been a great month, and we can't wait to see what the next one will bring! 

And of course...his monthly picture for your enjoyment!  No more boppy to hold him up, he can sit like a big boy!

High Chair!

Now that we've been introducing more & more solids to Mason, it was definitely time to get him in the high chair.  I pulled it out of the box yesterday and he had his first meal in it for dinner last night.  He really liked it, and looked damn adorable!  This is him eating his oatmeal & carrots :)

Giggles!

There is nothing better than this sound :)

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

His favorite song/dance :)

First UF Tailgate

Sorry for the major delay in posts - Mason & I have been in FL visiting Gigi, Pop, Auntie Britt, Uncle Blas & Auntie Erin...as well as all of my college friends.  We had an amazing time, and Mason was SO good.  Most of the pictures are up on FB so I won't bother posting, but I do have some awesome videos from the weekend I have to share.  First up, Mason attended his first UF tailgate.  The game wasn't till 7pm, and we started tailgating at 1pm - despite the long day, he was a champ, and I think had a lot of fun. 

Best. Outfit. Ever.  Check out those shoes!

We got an adorable video from that day.  We were determined to get him to roll over - he apparently only likes to do it every few weeks for some reason.  Well he finally did, with the whole tailgate cheering him on!

Unswaddled!

The past 2 nights have been rough - for some reason Mason was waking up every few hours.  He wasn't hungry, mostly just unswaddling himself, which wakes him up.  That of course requires me to get out of bed and re-swaddle him, which done 3x/night along with an actual feeding provides for a sleepless night.  Then, the night before last I swear he was fighting the swaddle - screamed bloody murder when we wrapped him up, and I even found him once in the middle of the night pushing the blankets away from his body.  Well, I've been trying to get him out of that darn swaddle for a few weeks now so I took that as my opportunity to see if it was finally time.
So, last night was the big test.  And lo and behold...it was an amazing night!  He woke up 2x fussing but put himself back to seep without us going into his room, and slept 12 hours with one feeding at 5am.  I actually had to wake him up at 7:30am to get the day started!  We are so excited about this new development - hopefully this means no more swaddle!
Of course, I had to take a picture - this is how I found him this morning, fast asleep :)

Bumbo Attempt #2

Success!!!

Spazzz

Last night after bath time Mason was going crraaazzzyyy with those legs.  Never once cracked a smile, but he had us laughing. 

Hey handsome!

This was my view on our nightly run last night.  He was talking up a storm, and every time I talked back he gave me a big smile.  I don't know what he thought we were talking about, but we both thought it was the most interesting conversation we've ever had :)

FOOD!

A week ago we started Mason on oatmeal - his first big boy food!  I have a great 5 minute video of his first time eating, but I think it's too big, and I kept getting an error when I tried to download.  So this picture will have to do.  He's doing great so far - I offer it to him before nursing in the morning, and every day gets better.  He loves the spoon, and is getting good at swallowing the food instead of pushing it back out with his tongue.  Although he sure looks cute with food all over his face!
Next up, yummy fruits!

RBHS Football Program

How cool is this - someone posted a 1/2 page ad in the RBHS Football program about Mason.  Tristan has no idea who did it, but it definitely shows not only how well loved he is at his school, but also how excited he is to be a dad.  So cute!

 

Smiles

Mason finally acknowledged the little musical frog on his bouncy chair the other morning...so cute :)