Week 24

Mason and I flew to Bartlesville this week an he did fantastic. On our flight to Bartlesville we sat down first (we were on Southwest where you can pick your own seats) and then had a lady sit next to us. My first thought was "Wow! What a brave lady, picking to sit next to a baby" and then I saw her put ear plugs in and just started laughing. She actually was really nice and asked to hold Mason and played with him the whole flight. She said she was "playing grandma" for an hour and a half and had boys that lived in Bartlesville that she was visiting. In Bartlesville we had a great time. We got to see lots of family and went swimming and played (while I worked!) at the gym. As most of you know Mason hates swim lessons and has had a really hard time sleeping lately! He went from sleeping through the night since two months old to waking up every hour - hour and a half for the past few weeks. Well in Bartlesville Mason loved the pool and MeMe and Grandpa's and slept through the night every night! I couldn't believe it! It was crazy! I guess everything really is better at MeMe's! We got home just in time for the weekend and got to hang out with Josh all weekend. Mason has learned how to sit up and has just started pushing up on his arms. He will be crawling before we know it! He's getting so big!

Mason on the airplane

Playing with Aunt Alison

Uncle Kc being forced to hold Mason (more like I placed Mason on him)

Surfing Baby

Swimming with MeMe

Warn out from a big Memorial Day

Hanging out with Nana

Mason and Grandpa (Mason looking at Nala...he loves dogs!)

He had too much fun playing with Nana!

Grandpa teaching Mason how to do a flip

Sitting up like a big boy

Josh was so happy to see Mason when we got home

Pushing up

Playing on the blanket

This is Masons "I want that!" face! When he gets it....he is determined to get whatever it is he's looking at!

Week 23

I think I've mentioned before about how Mason has discovered Chewy and Dakota and is fascinated by what they do and where they go....well Chewy wants nothing to do with it! Mason will try to reach over and pet her and she is out of there! It's so funny to watch, Dakota on the other hand is so nice to him and loves the attention. Imagine that! So, its no secret that I love sweets! I mean who else gets cupcakes for breakfast on all major holidays? Right now I am desperately trying to find the grocery store icing recipe (like cupcake and birthday cake icing), I mean how hard can it be, every store in the world has this recipe and yet I can't seem to find it! Mason helped me with my quest this week and we got some OK icing recipes, but still can't find it. Mason just liked the box....he could care less about the rest of process! On Friday, we went to our friends Jere and Terrell's wedding. I was a little worried about how Mason would act, but he did a great job! The bride was beautiful and we had such a great time. What a beautiful night! Congratulations to you both!

Mason trying to pet Chewy

Chewy is out of there!

Mason trying to eat the box

What? It's yummy!

Two different types of icing

Who needs cupcakes when you can eat the box?

One of the finished batches

Getting ready for the wedding

Still loves those fingers

Lookin' good

Me and Mason

"I want that!"

Talking to his friends....just hanging on to his drink

Dad and Mason

Week 22

Big week! Not only did Mason turn 5 months old this week, but we also started solid foods! Mason's Dr. doesn't suggest starting solids until 6 months and she gave us a sheet of rules that said to start between 5-6 months and well we are now 5 months, so I started them. Plus, Mason has been sleeping through the night since he was 2 months old and all of the sudden for the past two weeks he's been waking up EVERY hour! I've been told that rice cereal and solids can help make babies full and sleep better.....so I thought that we would give it a try. At this point I would try anything! He's never been a bad sleeper so this is new territory for us! Even has a baby he only woke up twice a night. Anyways, I had been warned that most babies don't like the rice cereal and that feeding on a spoon can be frustrating, well Mason loved it! He loved the food and he loved the spoon! He loved it so much that he tried to feed himself. He gets really excited when the spoon comes out and starts smiling, and cooing. Its so funny. He's also started sitting up on his own for short periods of time. Its more of a tripod stance (he needs his arms to help balance) but its a start! I packed his first storage box of "no longer fits" outfits and its amazing how big he has gotten! It made me sad to see how small some of his outfits were! He's also starting to look like a real baby boy! :)

Before food

First Bite

Let me do that Mom!

Food all over

Day two...more solid cereal...more on the face!

Mason gets a ride from Dakota

Sitting up

Look Mom!

He's looking at Chewy...by the way....Chewy is NOT a fan of Mason! She runs from him every time he tries to pet her!

Josh's team won a golf tournament this week and Josh is trying to talk me into keeping his trophy on the mantle! Not going to happen....but way to go Team Williams Co.!

Week 21

We started swim lessons this week and lets just say that we will probably not be the next Michael Phelps! Mason hated it! We're taking lessons at one of friends house in the neighborhood and the instructor sings songs, has the babies float on their bellies and backs and even dunks them in and out of the water. Obviously Mason won't learn how to swim until he's older, but I want to get him used to the water....as of now...it looks like he'll be used to the water in about ten years! He cried and screamed until we eventually we had to get out of the water early. I'm hoping that he was just really tired after going to the city to eat lunch with Josh (he missed two of his afternoon naps!) cause he didn't cry when we went to the pool last weekend. We will see next week when we go back. We've also been working on rolling. He's been rolling for about two weeks, but nothing consistent. Its very hit and miss on actually flipping over. He's rolled from his belly to back and back to belly, but you just never know when he's going to do it. He loves to roll from side to side though and has actually started sleeping on his side. It's so funny to watch him rock back and forth and he does it all the time. Sunday was my first Mothers Day and it was fantastic! Mason and Josh gave me cinnamon rolls in bed and bought me a stargazer plant with a balloon and cookies with icing. After breakfast we had a family workout and then they took me shopping for the rest of the day. Thank you Josh and Mason for such a wonderful day! It was the best Mothers Day ever! I loved spending the day with my boys! And I want to say Happy Mothers Day to MeMe and Nana! We couldn't ask for better mom! Love you and miss you!

Swim lessons

Mason liked watching his friends, but wanted nothing to do with it!

Mid roll

Thinking

Just flipped

Rocking from side to side

Posing for Mom

This is the very first outfit that I bought for Mason and it finally fits him. I can't believe how big he's getting! This is also his "mean football" face! Ha ha!

Getting Bigger - Mom ruined the toughness with Khakis

Mothers Day

Mason and me on Mothers Day!