The Bakers Babblings

Monday, November 30, 2009

Week 50

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I have a ton of pictures from this week, so I'll get right to the point! The week was fantastic! Josh was off work all week, Me and Grandpa came to visit for Thanksgiving and OU beat OSU! We spent the first part of the week getting ready for MeMe and Grandpa's arrival and even got a art project in. They were here for 3 days and we went to Keemaha, Galveston, on a wild adventure boat ride and some how got a Turkey dinner stuffed in! Mason had a blast eating the dinner and hanging out with MeMe and Grandpa. He really liked "talking" with MeMe. I wish I would have got it on video! It was too funny! He's a little parrot!Ok, picture time!

Watching Dad clean the backyard

Following him around the yard

Trying to peek under the window to see him

Getting ready for our art project

Once again, he got it all over himself

Finished table topper and card

All of them together...and yes we traced each one individually

MeMe and Mason on Thanksgiving

Getting ready for Thanksgiving

Turkey trot

Pointing at Chewy and Dakota

Make a wish!

Happy Thanksgiving

Waiting for food

Getting angry that he has to wait so long!

Table topper

Yummy! Some how we lost 4 sticks of butter in this meal! No wonder I like my Mom's cooking so much!

Stuffing his face

Putting the tree up

Pretty Tree

Mason checking out the tree

Getting ready to go on the adventure boat ride

Sitting with Dad

The animals were huge and most of them moved.

Mason taking it all in. His eyes were looking around like crazy!

Sitting with Mom ....still looking around

Checking out the fish

Grandpa, Mason and MeMe on the beach

Family picture

Mason and Grandpa

MeMe and Mason

Playing in the backyard while watching the OU game

Helping Dad with the yard work

All boy! Trying to pick up the tree.

Week 49

Mason is walking all over the place these days. Its still just a few steps at a time and he still hasn't figured out how to stand up on his own, but he's getting braver when it comes to taking off and exploring on his own. He'll pull up using the couch or table and off he goes. We went out in the yard to play several times this week. He just pushes his toy up and down the drive way and will hold my hand and walk up and down the sidewalk. Its so funny how just changing environments keeps him so entertained! He just looks all around, taking it all in. He loves to pick up the acorns, but will always give them to me when I ask for them. He also throws little fits when he doesn't get his way. I got the funniest picture of him crying (he still gets boo boo lip) when I told him no. The Dr said it hurts his feelings when he's told no or doesn't get his way, but that we still have to do it. Poor kid! I think he gets that from his Dad! His hair is starting to get long in the back, but he still has nothing on top (it didn't help that they had to shave a little bit off the top when they took his bandages off). It looks like a mini mullet! Its even starting to get a few little curls in the back. His first hair cut should be coming very soon, but I think we should get it 50% off since he'll only need to back done!

Walking with Dad

Playing outside

Up the driveway

Down the sidewalk

Upset I took the remote away

Trying to get to the remote after being told no.....he looks so sneaky

Hanging with mom while I was getting my hair cut

NO!!! Don't cut my hair!

Little curl

Mullet boy!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

week 48

Ready or not...here I come! Mason took his first real steps this week! I really didn't think that he would try to walk for awhile, but here sure took off. Once he figured out he could do it, he started doing it all the time. We went from nothing, to walking down the hallway in like one day! He still doesn't know how to stand up on his own (without pulling up on something) but once he's up....he takes off. Don't get me wrong, it's still just small distance walking and really more like he's just taking steps, but its something! He's has a runny nose and cough for about a week or so, so I took him to the Dr. on Thursday. She said everything looked good and he had a mild case of RSV and to just watch it and make sure his symptoms don't get worse. There is some yucky junk going around right now, so I'm glad that it wasn't anything too bad. We had a low key weekend, watching movies and football and he seems to feel much better now. Not that he ever acted sick, nothing slows that kid down! I can't believe that Mason is 11 months old today! Its his last "month" birthday until the big One!!! Crazy how time flies!

Mason was counter surfing (where he reaches up with his hands above his head to touch the counters and see what he can pull down to play with). I tried to catch him in the act, but just missed it!

This is his "what? I didn't do it!" face

He still loves climbing in his toy basket

Watch out! Here I come!

Hmmm....now what do I want to get into?

We bought a play yard to protect the Christmas tree (yes we are already planning for Christmas!) so I tried to put Mason in it. He thought that was fun for about 10 minutes until he figured out he couldn't get out on his own!

Reaching for my phone, something he knows he's not allowed to have

Trying to look cute when he knows I see him!

Mason taking steps

Week 47

What a laid back week! Nothing too exciting happened and it was a nice change! The weather has been so nice (high 70's to mid 80's) so Mason and I have been going to the park a lot. He loves to swing and climb up and down the steps of the jungle gym. He also likes to watch the other kids play. I think its great because he just sits and watches, so that gives me a break of chasing him around! We've also been spending a lot of evenings on the patio by the chiminea. I love this time a year (although it seems more like late September and not November!!) On Saturday we cooked out and had some friends over for the OU game. Josh even had a TV set up on the patio. It was a perfect evening by the fire, with good food and good company, too bad OU is having a rough year! Mason has been doing a lot of standing lately and is getting much better at it. He still likes to walk with help from us (holding his hands above him) but he likes crawling better. I think its because he's so much faster when he crawls! He's starting to get braver and letting go and standing alone and has even shuffled his feet making one or two little 1/2 steps. However, he's not all the interested in it and I'm still not 100% ready for him to take off walking, so that's fine with me!

Standing eating Cheerios

More standing

Look Mom...I can stand and eat!

Remember all the pictures I took of him when the boppy and bottle looked so big? Not so much anymore!

Dad and Mason hanging out before the game

Week 46

Happy Halloween!!!! Hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend. This week the weather has actually been pretty chilly and feelings like fall. I'm not going to say that it was cold, but it has been getting colder in the evenings and early mornings. Mason and I have been walking in the morning, so I had to go out and buy him a hat, since he's out grown his baby hats. I think that Aunt Alison and Uncle Kc will be very proud! On Friday we went to the Gym"boo"ree Halloween party. It was so cute to see all the babies dressed up and Josh got off work early and got to see Mason in action. On Halloween night we did a little trick or treating (OK that's exaggerating...we went to two houses!) and then passed out candy. Mason wore his Lion costume for the last time (I'm pretty sure he's not sad about that!) and even though I said last year would be her last year for torture, unfortunately for Chewy, she was tortured again this year. I just can't resist!