First Signs of Movement

So, for those of you who saw the cherry video (sorry, WAY too long to post here, but if you would like to see it, I can email it to you!), you know that Mason is pretty much obsessed with cherries.  So much in fact that Tristan is using them as crawling bait.  And it's actually working!

Hand to Mouth...and Repeat!

Look who's getting the hang of feeding himself!

Strawberries

Now that's attractive, Mason.  As daddy says at the end, we're so proud.  But seriously...it's pretty funny to watch!

Standing

Mason is starting to pull himself up into a standing position.  The kid refuses to crawl, so we're thinking he may just skip that step altogether.  Of course right after Tristan left, he stood by himself holding onto the mirror for about 30 seconds.

Shopping like a big boy!

On Saturday night I needed to go to Target for some big items that I knew would be hard to get with Mason in the stroller or Bjorn.  So I decided it was a perfect opportunity for us to try him "big boy" style in the shopping cart.  Best decision ever...he LOVED it.  At first he was completely in awe of his new view of the store and all the people, but within 10 minutes was kicking and laughing and talking to everyone who walked by.  He of course got plenty of attention, especially from the two high school girls in the checkout line behind us.  Apparently this shirt is the perfect description of his feelings towards the ladies :)
We went grocery shopping Sunday morning and did the same thing, and it was another success.

This was right as we entered the store...a little confused & awed!

 The professional rider, just chillin with his teething binky.

Go RB!

It was senior night for the RBHS basketball teams last night, and each senior selected their favorite teacher to escort them onto the court.  One of them picked Tristan, so Mason & I headed over to see daddy during the game.  Mason got to escort them out onto the court as well!  I of course put him in his best RBHS gear, which says "Future RBHS Bronco" :)
Mason was in a GREAT mood and on his best behavior...but I think that's because he knew his girlfriends, aka the RBHS cheerleading squad, would be there (see prior post)!

Shoes??

My mom has been bugging me because Mason never has shoes on.  I try to point out that it seems a little unnecessary to stuff his feet into shoes when he can't walk, but apparently that's not a very good reason.  Anyways, Mason's getting so big that I had to go through the box of "big" clothes that we'd stored away before he was born because he's almost outgrown most of his current closet!  Inside the box I found some Crocs (which, by the way, I ONLY find acceptable for people under the age of 5) that were 12 months and almost fit him.  So to see how they looked I stuffed his feet on in...

And he decided these were completely unnecessary and worked much better as a teething toy.  I tend to agree :)