My Little Valentine

Tomorrow is the most "romantic" day of the year, according to the media. It is nice to be able to spend the day with someone you love, your significant other, but seeing in how mine is not available this year, I will spend it with my little guy. I miss Matt so much, especially around holidays. I am so excited for him to return home to us in just a few short months now. And since months seem to be flying past me at this point it will come sooner than I think.

Mace is 7 months old this week. And time seems to be flying by more and more everyday. It seems like yesterday was mid Jan and here we are mid Feb. I am starting to get my gardening bug right now, as some of my plants are starting to bud and are readying themselves for spring. I have been finding myself thinking about what I am going to plant and when to prune bushes and such and I look forward to digging my hands in the dirt and trying to grow something edible.

Mason is "creeping" along now. He is mobile but he basically pulls or pushes himself around the room. He is doing the wiggle and it seems that as he is on his knees with the wiggle he is trying to jump himself into movement. I do have the gates up in the house now, except at the top of the stairs which that gate will go up later this year. Archer understands the gates and how they work. He is dealing with them better than I thought that he would which is good. He is also going near Mason on a much more regular basis. He is also bringing him his toy quite often now and is very gentle and nice to Mason.

I feel like I am getting the nesting bug all over again. Every speck of dirt that I find on my floor is driving me crazy, knowing now that Mason can pick up anything and put it in his mouth. Pretty soon I am sure that I will be vacuuming everyday because yes I really am that OCD. I don't mind the dishes pile up but having dirt on the ground apparently drives me nuts.

I will post this week Mason's 7 month old photos but here are some cute other pix for your enjoyment. 

Good-bye-Daisy:( Hello Hyacinth.

 It was time to say good bye to my little Mini Cooper, Daisy. Yes I named her. She was the first car that I ever picked out. And I picked out everything on her. I also watched her get made in England. Every process. I was glued to my computer everyday to see what was going on. One day she was being built, the next was paint, then the interior. I even knew when she was being shipped overseas. Daisy was my graduation gift to myself when I got my degree from ASU. She was my baby. Until I had a real baby. A Mini cooper is not the ideal car for a family. My poor back would kill me when I would get Mace in and out of the Coop. I had to climb in the back just to get him in the back seat. I was surprised that I was still that flexible after having him. I did feel super safe driving Mace in the car but sadly only the 2 of us could be in the car as the passenger seat was pushed all the way forward and yeah. You get the pix. I had a wonderful 6 years and 4 months with my girl, but the needs of our family, which hopefully will be growing more when Matt gets home, out way the needs of a small car. She was getting to the point that something was going to need to be fixed or replaced and it was going to cost us a lot of money when that happened. So it was a good time to say Good-bye to my girl. So we decided that if we were going to get a new car it might as well last us a while and serve a purpose. And since I want 2 more kids it needed to be big enough for a family of 5. So Hello Hyacinth. My new Chrysler Town and Country MINIVAN! Yes I said it MINIVAN! Trust me. I am having a hard enough time telling myself that I now drive a MINIVAN but man it is weird.

So my dad came up with the name. It is a plant, see top pix, but it is also the name for the Hippo that is a beautiful ballerina in Fantasia. (See below) So I now have a van that is as big as a hippo but is super graceful. And it is HUGE compared to Daisy. So here is to a new chapter in my life. No more sports car, racing on the curvy back roads around here. Later in life I am sure that we will return to smaller cars but for now, this is it and it is what it is. I love being a mom and I sacrificed my beautiful little car for a big family vehicle. 

Mason Laughing Sound Clip

Mason's cute little laugh! I had to capture it. He is so sweet. Over the past few months his laugh has really changed and developed and this just makes me smile and laugh every time I hear it.

Mason's First Photo Album - DONE

I guess one of the benefits of being a stay at home mom, and only one child means that I can get things accomplished in record time! I just finished Mason's 0-6 month photo album thru Shutterfly. Can I just say, I LOVE YOU SHUTTERFLY!!!! Way easier than back in the old days of printing out pictures, deciding which pictures you want to use, finding a place to stash the rest of the pictures you won't use cause you took a thousand of the same thing. Buying paper, embellishments, scissors, cutters, the album, glue and everything else. Then find the time to assemble said album together. Man, Shutterfly rocks! They already have pre-loaded backgrounds and book styles, and you just upload the pix you want to use and then you can place them or they will even do it for you. And with the customize tool you can change whatever you want! WAY EASIER. Back in the day this would have taken weeks, and this photo book only took me a few days to assemble. So without further adieu, Mason's Photo Book!

Click here to view this photo book larger

Mommy's Cooking = YUM!!!

So it wasn't my cooking at all. He actually likes what I prepare for him as long as it is super smooth, and my first batch of rice cereal wasn't. Today he got his first taste of sweet potatoes. and LOVED IT! Actually demanding more. He just kept sucking it off the spoon and sometimes making it go the opposite direction, see pix below to see where the puree went! Anyhew I just had to take some pix because he was just covered with orange stuff all over his cute little face!

How Feeding Should Be

Less muss less fuss! I finally caved and got some real food for Mace to try, not homemade which he liked much much much much better! He ate the whole thing. It is still rice cereal but it is store bought! I love this kid.

6 Months

Mason, my sweet little Mason. He has a temper like his mother and the lungs to boot, has reached his mid year point of his first year. It really has gone by quickly but I did have great distractions with the holidays.

Mason, you are cooing all the time and have started to buzz your lips like your Mommy. You are grabbing everything in your sight and stick it straight in your mouth. You love to pull Mommy's long hair and hold it when she is carrying you like a stabilizing rope.  You can drink some water out of a cup and you dislike your Mother's cooking. I went out of my way to grind up rice for your for your first meal and you turned your nose up at it and threw the whole thing up. I pull out the box of organic rice cereal and your gobbled the thing up like it was the best thing on the world, well second best to Mommy!

You are rolling over from belly to back all the time. You are trying to lift your big belly off the ground and are getting ready to start crawling. You love watching the computer especially if Daddy is on there and love hearing Skype dial because it gets your attention every time. You enjoy watching TV with Mommy. Oh and you can stay sitting up on your own almost all the time now.

You have one tooth that is visible and 3 more that that are about to come in. You weigh 18 pounds 2.5 ounces and are 26 inches tall. You are growing too fast.

I am so thankful that you are part of our family and Daddy is too. We just wish he was here to get to "know" you. That will come true in just a few short 6 months. He will be home by your birthday and we are so happy for that. Happy 6 months baby boy!