As I was in the store with my boys a few weeks ago Stockton was fascinated by a shirt he saw. "Mom, look at this shirt. It says, 'Here comes trouble!' We should get that for Mason." We all started laughing when Mason piped up and said, "Tums Chubble!" We encouraged him to say it all through the store and laughed every time he did. I didn't like the shirt enough to buy it there but have since found one I liked. It puts a smile on my face to think about. I know I need to remember that smile for the months to come!
Mason is now 18 months old. He is more toddler than baby. He is doing so many cute things and so many naughty little things. Here's a little more about our sunshine.
Y Mason is into EVERYTHING! I feel like all I do is go from room to room cleaning new messes. He gets things out of the cupboards while I cook dinner, he gets things out of the drawers while I do the treadmill, he has started dumping containers of toys instead of nicely playing with one at a time. He climbs on chairs, barstools, tables, counters and most recently, my bed. He turns on water faucets, opens bottles with screwed on lids and likes to dump the contents of those bottles. He really does require constant supervision at this point!
Y He is a terrible eater. He doesn't want to sit in his high chair long enough to eat so we have gotten creative. He loves to sit on his daddy's lap to eat scrambled eggs in the morning. He eats pretty well in the car when he has no choice but to be strapped in. I try to give him some non-messy lunch while he is watching TV at his little picnic table. And, when we go out for a casual lunch with the kids we choose a booth where we can trap him in. When he does eat he likes yogurt, eggs, chicken, Cafe Rio, pizza, cheese, grapes and crackers. He often asks for bananas and oranges but only because he wants to help peel them, not eat them. I have learned that if I sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar on a plate and let him dip his banana in that, he will eat it. Mom-of-the-year award coming my way!
Y Mason is a chatterbox! He will repeat anything we ask him to and is just starting to put words together. In the morning when you get him out of his crib he will say, "See it, daddy." He will hold his hand up to his ear and say, "Hear it, clock?" when the Christmas clock plays music each hour. He says, "Hold you" when he wants to be picked up and he will also shout, "NO, don't" when his brothers are in his face. He says "jink a milk" "I have it" "A catch" to play catch, "strike free" "homerun" and many other little phrases. He STILL shakes his head yes and says "Uh-huh" when you figure out what he wants instead of saying "yes". He can say the word if you ask him to repeat it but chooses "uh-huh" while communicating.
Y Mason takes one great nap a day now, anywhere from 2-3 1/2 hours. He goes to bed at about 9 each night and wakes when the kids do at around 7. He will tell us when he is tired and say, "bee bee, lanket, na-night". He usually is all business and once prayers are said it is straight in his bed, no rocking, no singing. He is going through a little phase where he wakes at about 12:30 in the am. He wants to come to bed with us and being the tired mom I am, I let him. He rolls around between Russell and I and kicks us. Every now and then his little hands will touch parts of my face and sometimes I can feel his stare as he hovers over me wondering why my eyes are closed while his are so wide open! This happens several times a week so we are grateful for the nights when he sleeps all the way through.
Y Mason is a big-time daddy's boy! He loves when his daddy comes home from work. As soon as he hears the garage he goes running. Dad comes in to give me a hug and Mason leans in for the group hug. This is one of his favorite things and I have to admit I really like it too!
Y Some of Mason's favorite things to do are play trains with his brothers, play catch with is dad, hit a baseball and hit other things in the house with his bat, build towers with his stacking blocks, climb on his slide and be outside. He loves to watch Sesame Street now and when the show starts he will name all of the characters as they show them. When he wants to watch Sesame Street he will say, "Big Bird, Elmo". He also really likes Abby. He will watch one whole episode as I do the treadmill in the morning. He is SO good about staying away from the treadmill and letting me get my workout in. I thought he might be too young to understand the importance of staying away but he learned quickly and has been great!
Y Mason is into EVERYTHING! I feel like all I do is go from room to room cleaning new messes. He gets things out of the cupboards while I cook dinner, he gets things out of the drawers while I do the treadmill, he has started dumping containers of toys instead of nicely playing with one at a time. He climbs on chairs, barstools, tables, counters and most recently, my bed. He turns on water faucets, opens bottles with screwed on lids and likes to dump the contents of those bottles. He really does require constant supervision at this point!
Y He is a terrible eater. He doesn't want to sit in his high chair long enough to eat so we have gotten creative. He loves to sit on his daddy's lap to eat scrambled eggs in the morning. He eats pretty well in the car when he has no choice but to be strapped in. I try to give him some non-messy lunch while he is watching TV at his little picnic table. And, when we go out for a casual lunch with the kids we choose a booth where we can trap him in. When he does eat he likes yogurt, eggs, chicken, Cafe Rio, pizza, cheese, grapes and crackers. He often asks for bananas and oranges but only because he wants to help peel them, not eat them. I have learned that if I sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar on a plate and let him dip his banana in that, he will eat it. Mom-of-the-year award coming my way!
Y Mason is a chatterbox! He will repeat anything we ask him to and is just starting to put words together. In the morning when you get him out of his crib he will say, "See it, daddy." He will hold his hand up to his ear and say, "Hear it, clock?" when the Christmas clock plays music each hour. He says, "Hold you" when he wants to be picked up and he will also shout, "NO, don't" when his brothers are in his face. He says "jink a milk" "I have it" "A catch" to play catch, "strike free" "homerun" and many other little phrases. He STILL shakes his head yes and says "Uh-huh" when you figure out what he wants instead of saying "yes". He can say the word if you ask him to repeat it but chooses "uh-huh" while communicating.
Y Mason takes one great nap a day now, anywhere from 2-3 1/2 hours. He goes to bed at about 9 each night and wakes when the kids do at around 7. He will tell us when he is tired and say, "bee bee, lanket, na-night". He usually is all business and once prayers are said it is straight in his bed, no rocking, no singing. He is going through a little phase where he wakes at about 12:30 in the am. He wants to come to bed with us and being the tired mom I am, I let him. He rolls around between Russell and I and kicks us. Every now and then his little hands will touch parts of my face and sometimes I can feel his stare as he hovers over me wondering why my eyes are closed while his are so wide open! This happens several times a week so we are grateful for the nights when he sleeps all the way through.
Y Mason is a big-time daddy's boy! He loves when his daddy comes home from work. As soon as he hears the garage he goes running. Dad comes in to give me a hug and Mason leans in for the group hug. This is one of his favorite things and I have to admit I really like it too!
Y Some of Mason's favorite things to do are play trains with his brothers, play catch with is dad, hit a baseball and hit other things in the house with his bat, build towers with his stacking blocks, climb on his slide and be outside. He loves to watch Sesame Street now and when the show starts he will name all of the characters as they show them. When he wants to watch Sesame Street he will say, "Big Bird, Elmo". He also really likes Abby. He will watch one whole episode as I do the treadmill in the morning. He is SO good about staying away from the treadmill and letting me get my workout in. I thought he might be too young to understand the importance of staying away but he learned quickly and has been great!
Y Mason had his first play date the other day. Braden was not quite as excited as Mason was but I know if the tables were turned and Mason was at Braden's house he would be crying as well. They eventually warmed up to each other and I look forward to Mason's friends coming over often. He could use some sharing practice. He pretty much gets whatever he wants right now!
Y Mason had the opportunity to meet Santa last week and it went just as I had planned! I have to admit, I HATED Santa when I was a kid so my boys have inherited their dislike from me.
Y Mason loves to gives kisses and hugs and wave goodbye to his brothers and dad as they leave in the mornings. He runs to the door when he hears the garage to see who is home.
Y Mason has become pretty bossy lately. He won't let us sing along to songs at times, he corrects Stockton as he plays the piano (I have no idea where he learned that!) and he yells at the dog to go lay down (another big mystery:)).
Y I was certain he would destroy my Christmas tree but I decorated it as I normally do and hoped he would learn. He has been WONDERFUL! He rarely even goes by it but if he does he says, "mom's pretty".
Y Mason runs me ragged every single day but he also brings a smile to my face. How grateful I am for this sweet little boy!
