So yesterday we went for our follow up appt. to check the ear infections and went ahead and did the 4 month check up! (shots included...sad face)  It was a week early, but as long as the shots from 2 mo. and 4 month are 6 wks apart it is okay.  His ears are not infected anymore!  They did still have some fluid around the drums, but Dr. Bubba said that should go away on their own...unless he catches another cold within the next two wks and then he will probably end up with ear infections again! 

Here he is after we were weighed.  I had to take his picture in the mirror because John couldn't make the appointment.  He had already missed quie a bit of work the day before due to the snow.  You can see, he was in a VERY good mood!

He weighed 14 lbs 2 oz. and was 25 inches long!  He has started to finally put back on some weight since all this sickness!  We just upped his intake to 5 oz. at most of his feedings.  He is in the 75% in height and 50% in head and weight.  He is such a healthy little boy.

I tried to get a picture of the both of us but it didn't turn out so well! 

Well we can now start trying the rice cereal.  I bought a bowl and spoons but haven't bought the cereal yet.  I might try to get some tonight after dinner.  We also need to put together the highchair I guess...so it might be a couple of days! =)

He did get a fever after this set of shots.  He still had some fever today also, hopefully we won't tomorrow.  I really think he did better this time though, he wasn't as clingy and still smiled all day.

He LOVES this orange toy that is shaped like a dog.  He tries to grab it all the time.  I just thought this picture was cute!  He's like "Why are you making me reach for my friend Mommy?"

Another SNOW DAY!!!

                                So last night, the news did not say much about the weather except to expect rain and possible a "dusting" of snow in the afternoon.  Well, we woke up to this...

And it was STILL snowing!!!  Talk about surprise!!! 

My boss called at 6:15am, and I could not figure out why in the world he would be calling.  I answered about the same time I looked out the window, and the first thing I said was "Holy crap!"  He knew I must have just looked out the window fortunately!  haha  So I didn't have work today, and John went in pretty late.

They say it is supossed to rain some today while the temperature  is above freezing, and then snow again tonight...but who knows?!?!?

We did take some pictures though...

Busy, Busy Weekend

Friday night John went with his dad to the Grizzlies game, so Mason and I went to my parents' house to eat dinner and just hang out.  We had a great time visiting, and Mrs. Connie came over!

Saturday, we cleaned, cleaned, cleaned all morning!! =)  This was VERY much needed!  I also went ahead and did my weekly grocery store shopping and added the things I needed for the Super Bowl.  So John and Mason got to spend some good quality time together all day! =)

Saturday night was girls night.  My good friend Lyndsey cooked a VERY good dinner for us girls, and we had a great time just hanging out.  Mason came along and had so much fun!  He loves attention, and he definately got plenty!  So I guess it was a girls plus one cute little guy night. =)  John got to spend some time with the guys eating wings and watching the UFC fights.

Mason didn't really go to sleep very easily Saturday night; he really wanted to suck on those fingers now that he is teething.  They say that your baby will tell you when they are ready to be unswaddled, and I guess he did.  We decided to try it Saturday and last night and he has slept perfectly.  I had been a little worried about the transition, but it worked great!  So no more swaddling!

Sunday we went back to church!!!  We haven't been since Mason arrived!  I cannot believe it has been that long.  It was very nice.  We didn't put him in the nursery so all the people we sit with could see him.  I think they were so happy to see him, but it was VERY hard to pay attention because I was so worred he was going to cry during the sermon.  (he never made a peep)  We will either try to nursery this coming Sunday or the next.  Here we are before we left.   (he looks thrilled   haha)

After church, we went to Humdingers!!!!  It is sooo good...not too expensive and pretty healthy!  It is a little spicy though.  Definately our new favorite place.

  

Sunday night was of course the Super Bowl!!! I'm actually not that big a fan of the big game because I never end up watching the game!  Our friends Kevin and Jessica had a party, and we had a great time with good friends and way too much food!  Mason got to go to his SECOND party of the weekend!  He wore the cutest little outfit that our friends Dave and Jenna bought him, but when I started taking pictures he was already in his jammies! =(

Someone took

this picture far

away so it's blurry.

Mason was asleep

here in Will's

arms!

Here is Jake holding the little dude.

This is when Mason was getting VERY sleepy!  Sherene was trying to rock him to sleep! =)

So needless to say, Masom is exhausted today!  With such an eventful weekend on top of teething = very tired little boy.  His teeth are sooo close to popping through.  I ordered this teething toy called a Sophie Giraffe...I cannot wait until it gets here!  It is the number one baby item being sold on Amazon.com right now, and all the reviews say the babies love them.  We have been trying different things.  Mrs. Connie told us to try a cold, wet wash cloth...

 And we have been using the teething ring his Aunt Becca, Uncle Robert, and Reese game him because it fits in his little mouth!

So I didn't intend to write such a long post!  Sorry!!

Day 10

So I just had to post a couple of more pictures of the ice we got. I know we all hate the ice and rather have snow, but Sunday with the sun shining it was probably one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I caught myself passing my parents' house just to see more. This is part of a tree in their backyard.

This was the grass...it was solid ice!

Ok...on to Mason!

We haven't had much of an eventful week...THANK GOODNESS! Just finally getting back to normal...except for the sleeping through the night issue! I would have thought I would feel so much more exhausted waking up in the middle of the night EVERY night for two (almost three) weeks, but it really hasn't been that bad. I guess your body knows you really don't have time to be tired with crazy work all day and a 3 1/2 month old waiting for you

when you get home! =)

We have been trying to use some of Mason's toys. Here he is with his glow worm he got for Christmas from John's sister Cheryl and her kids Elizabeth and Josh! It plays music and the face lights up...he loves it! =) But I am now going to be waiting on a phone call from my Dad now that I have posted this. I can already hear him, "You are giving him a DOLL?!?!?!" (he likes him to have "manly" things) haha

Here is the little guy taking a bath (while sucking on his fingers). We decided to give him a mohawk! Right after this picture was taken, he then proceded to poo in the tub! eww This is due to the Amoxicillin we are still taking, and I am proud to say this is day 10 of the meds!! Yay! No more!! =) He is probably just as excited as I am!

Our First Big Milestone

Well they were saying we were going to get about 6 inches of snow yesterday, but we ended up with mostly ice and a little snow! (of course) I didn't have to go to work, and John left work at one so we had a nice relaxing Friday! I went to the store in the morning to get food just in case we were stuck in the house for a while. =)

I'm so glad we cut the trees down in the backyard...I would be scared to see what that would've looked like this morning if we hadn't. Every branch on the tree in the front yard is frozen!

Well we haven't been doing much this weekend because of the weather and it is just so cold. I know babies are not supposed to watch t.v., but it is sooo hard sometimes to get his attention away from it! He was watching basketball with daddy here. =)

We are almost back to normal! Appetite is slowly coming back, but we are now in the habit of waking up during the night again since all of this sickness. I am really hoping we can get this back to normal VERY soon! The Amoxicillin does mess with his tummy a little bit though. =(

I know it is early and the doctor said probably not, but he wont get his little fingers out of his mouth! I'm just wondering if he is maybe trying to get some teeth in. Mrs. Pat noticed his lower gums are swollen and you can feel the little teeth, but who knows?

This morning we were playing on his mat and I was trying to get a picture because he has gotten sooo much better with tummy time since they have been working with him at daycare. (I guess I just didn't have the touch??) But the little booger rolled over for the first time!!!! Yay!! But we have hardwood floors on one side and a wooden coffee table on the other! I had to catch his little head so he wouldn't get a concussion!!

(You can see in this picture he is about to go!)

So we had to get out the new fun mat we got for Christmas! (thank you Grandma Reba) It is a circle that is bigger and has all kinds of fun things hooked to it...so Emma thinks it is hers! I got a video of it on my digital camera so I could download it on this computer. Please excuse our voices on it! (mine is a very high pitched baby voice and you will get to experience how worried John is about EVERY move Mason makes!!!) =)

That was about the fourth time he rolled over! I just can't believe he is growing so fast!!!

Sweet Little Boy

So John and I really thought things were looking up Sunday night.  Well Monday afternoon, Mrs. Pat (the babysitter) called to let me know Mason had a low fever and asked if I wanted her to give him Infant Tylenol (which of course I did).  I went ahead and left work to get him expecting him to be fussy, but he was all smiles when I got there!  He really hadn't eaten much at all though .  Fortunately we already had an appt. scheduled the next morning with Dr. Bubba. 

This morning he was still acting like he felt a little better (but still NO appetite) when we went to the doctor.  No fever and the eyes cleared up!!!!  Yay =)  But double ear infection! Boo =(  Which is the reason for not eating and also waking up twice last night in the wee hours! (which he hasnt done since he was 8 wks old)

Dr. Bubba said his right ear was actually pretty infected, and he couldn't believe he was still acting so good.  He really has been so sweet and the fussiness has been so little. I felt so bad for him.  It has to be hard not to be able to communicate what hurts.

(Oh yeah, he weighed 13 lbs 10 oz - so his weight is right on track!)

Well hopefully this will be the end of all of this sickness! (for now)  We are on Amoxicillin...let's pray he isn't allergic like me, and should start feeling better in a couple of days! I am so ready for him to play on his playmat, "talk" to us, and smile  A TON!  We really are blessed with such a sweet little boy!

Getting Better...

So our eyes are OPEN!!!  Today we did a little better, not as fussy.  We are still needing the paci quite often (which is new since the eye incident).  I am hoping that this too shall pass.  It has been such a challange to get him to eat much...we are still trying to get over that cold we had the weekend before. Poor little guy can't catch a break!  We go to the doctor Tuesday for an eye checkup, and I am going to make sure Dr. Bubba thinks he is taking in enough ounces. 

John and I are hoping Mason gets better soon.  We are ready for him to be back to his normal cute and energetic self!!!

P.S.  Mason is in one of his cute new 3-6 month outfits John's mom just got him!