Mason pulling up!

It didn't take long for Mason to start pulling himself up, we have a feeling he is going to be walking before too long.

Mason crawls

So, I apologize for the much awaited debut of Mason crawling. Without further hesitation, Mason at the speed of light...

I am mobile and talking!

It's been quite an eventful few weeks for us! Mason has learned how to scoot to where he wants to go and started saying "DA-DA" last week.

I haven't been able to get a good video yet, but hopefully will soon!

Last Saturday, we headed over to Amber & Bill's house so Mason could hang out with his girlfriend Natalie. They were born 9 minutes apart and we have not gotten to visit with them since I went back to work. It was wonderful seeing how much both have grown. My child is definitely all boy and Natalie is a cute, petite little girl.

Mason and Natalie

The four of us

Natalie, Grant, Audrey, and Mason

A few pictures from the week

First trip in the shopping cart

Water is awesome!

Daddy is starting me off early

This is how Papa babysits!

Happy Mother's Day!

We had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Mason was finally getting over his cold, so it was nice to see his smiling face and have fun.

I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and amazing son. They spoiled me on Sunday with sweet gifts, lunch at my favorite restaurant, and lots of hugs and kisses!

Being a mom is more wonderful than I could have even imagined. I just wish I could slow him down so he doesn't grow up too fast!

My family :-)

The boys love horsing around

The smile that starts my day off every day

Mason and his new "big boy" bathtub

Mother's Day lunch at Ruggles

6 Months Old!

I can't believe where the time has gone! Mason turned 6 months on Sunday and he is growing so fast! He weighs 19lbs and is 27 inches long.

He is sitting up on his own

Has found his toes

Sits up in his high chair at restaurants and at home and loves eating solids, especially peaches and sweet potatoes!

is always full of smiles

He has started figuring out how to roll to get where he wants to go. He also is trying to figure out the crawling thing, but still has to decide what to do with his arms!

We love our little man

and he is lots of fun!

Mason Belly Laughs Again

I can't believe it's been almost a month since we last posted something to the blog, this spring has flown by! We are going to Cabo San Lucas for a friend's wedding and Mason is staying at home in Houston while Grammi and Grampi Thomas fly down to split time with Mema and Papa Laughlin. We are starting to feel like we are going to miss him and we're not even gone yet. We are planning to post pics and videos of both the trip and Mason when we get back. In the mean time, we finally were able to get Mason to go into full belly laugh mode this evening. If you'll recall, the first and only other time we've seen this happen was while we were in El Paso and Lorene got him hee-hawwing. Here's a clip of the latest.

Five Months Old!

Mason turned 5 months old yesterday and is getting so big! He weighed 17lbs 2oz earlier this week!

He is now actively rolling over both ways and getting better at sitting up on his own. Unfortunately, Mason got his first cold this week, but is still constantly smiling even though he felt bad. We started him on veggies and he loves carrots and sweet potatoes so far. Let's hope he keeps up his love of veggies! Mason loves to jabber and talk in his own language and chews on everything in site. Dr. Barer said we will probably start seeing teeth soon.

Mason is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Easter bunny tomorrow! Hello Spring!