11 Months Old

It has been awhile, and I've been a bad, bad blogger. I keep making promising these posts that never have the time to be written. Well, now that I am unemployed again, I have more time than I know what to do with.

Mason is doing great. He had tubes put in on July 21st, and hasn't had the first sniffle or problem since. He is getting so big and so smart. I am so proud of my little guy. His vocabulary is rapidly growing. He can say (and knows when to properly use) "Bye Bye", "Hey", "Baby", "Kitty Kitty", "Ball", "Pop", "Mama", "Dada", and many, many more that I can't think of off the top of my head.

He also likes to mimic the sounds he hears from TV or sounds that other people make.

He dances to music, or when you sing to him, and also "sings" along with the songs he hears.

He loves being read to, and laughs when I point to certain things and tell him what they are.

He absolutely loves vanilla custard and Gerber puffs.

No, Mason hasn't started walking yet. He CAN walk. He just refuses. He clutches onto me or anyone else with all of his might, and shuffles around the walls and furniture. He has 7 teeth now and is munching down on anything he can get his hands on. He can climb the stairs like a pro, and our current project (with our unusual staircase situation) is attempting to keep him off of them!

I can't believe his 1st birthday is quickly approaching. It's such a bittersweet time for any mother. Saying goodbye to that little tiny baby you once knew and welcoming the next stage of their life-becoming a toddler! Their are so many things I need to do for his birthday, which is what I am currently taking a break from to write this post.

Currently I am in school for cosmetology, and hope to be working as a master cosmetologist by next summer! I'm making an A in the class I am in now, but I'm ready to start learning more. My friend Jana has given me the opportunity to come into her salon and learn some tricks while I'm in school, so I am very thankful for all of her help.

Well, back to party planning! Happy Thursday!

9 Month Checkup

As I was getting Mason ready for the doctor's appointment this morning, I walked into the kitchen to get his bottles together for daycare. Within about 3 short minutes I return to the living room to find that Mason is sitting on the third stair playing with a pair of the Mr's shoes.

Seriously?

Yeah, he can climb. And climb he did. When I discovered him perched up on the third step, I think I stopped breathing. Because a third step, hardwoods steps, for a 9 month old, well that's just scary. These are the steps I have fallen down sober, pregnant, barefoot, and with shoes on. (All seperate occasions obviously). I've busted it so hard I walked with a limp for awhile, wasn't able to move my arm for a day, and had a bruise on my ass back that looked like I got hit with a baseball bat. So the third step for Mason is, well, the equivalent in my mind of me falling down the entire flight.

Baby gate for the stairs, now added to the list of babyproofing items I need to buy immediately.

So back to the check-up. Mason is 29 1/2 inches long, 20 1/2 lbs, and healthy as a horse. His ear infection is clearing up a bit. (Yes, we had another one of those lovely things pop up last Friday). He wants to see him again this Friday to give him a quick check and see if we need to make a trip to the ENT.

He's saying 'Mama', 'Dada', and 'Baba' like crazy. He is starting to brave the world of standing without holding onto furniture, and he eats everything in sight (regardless if it's edible).

I never imagine I could love someone as much as I love him. He's my world, and it just gets better and better.

Time

It's been too long since my last post. I just can't find the time in the day. Currently my days go something about like this...
6am - Snooze it for another ten
6:10 - get up and run bass-ackwards getting myself ready for work.
7:00 - Start making Mason's bottles for daycare, and getting together his diaper bag.
7:15 - Wake Mason up, change diaper, put clothes on him, get him in the carseat, load him and everything else in the car, drive to daycare.
7:35 - Leave daycare and head to work.
8-5 Work of course!
5 - Leave work and head to daycare.
5:30 - Get Mason home from daycare, sit and play for at least an hour.
6:30 - Start laundry, tidying, dinner, whatever it may be. All the while taking care of my little man.
(This makes up for the majority of my evening).
Anywhere betwen 8:30-10 - Get little guy in the bed, have a moment to myself. (Most of the time this is used staring at the ceiling in my dark bedroom.)

There isn't enough hours in the day.
Financially, we are struggling pretty bad. As is everyone, eh?
Emotionally, we are happy.
Healthwise, we are strong. This can change at any time. Mason has had two ear infections in the past month (one being a double ear infection).

I love working. I think I could flip burgers and be happy.
I hate missing work because Mason is sick.
But I love spending time with him. Just the two of us. All day. It makes me miss being a stay at home mom sometimes.

I miss dates. I miss going out with friends. But I also enjoy being with my family, and still having wonderful friends who want to be constantly be a part of mine, The Mr's, and Mason's lives.

I hope that I will be able to blog more. If I can steal a few minutes in the day, I definitely will. I miss you blog world, but I'm slowly coming back.

Spring and Growth

I didn't realize it had been over a month since my last post. So much changes in the course of such a short amount of time. Mason is two weeks shy of his 8 month birthday, and I have yet to take his 7 month pictures. Bad mom? Nah. Just a busy mom with not enough hours in the day. So I thought I would take a quick moment before I head off to work and give an update.
Mason is pulling up, crawling all over the place, and still, of course, a very sweet and happy baby. Last week he had his first ear infection and he was miserable. But luckily he's back to himself now. I'm pretty busy with work, so time has been flying by.
Hopefully I'll have a minute to sit down and blog
later this evening! I've missed the blog world!

Stress Diet

This really can't be helped. I'm trying to eat and all, but I'm nauseated most of the time.
So, I'm down 11.5 pounds from my start weight. Woohoo! I weight 192.4 or some junk.
Whatever works. Pft.

Life Sucks

I thought I would take a moment to catch up on my blog while Mason naps. Mason is doing so good. He is learning to crawl extremely fast, get into everything, sit up, and pull up. He's such a happy baby. He giggles and smiles a lot, and I just hope that means I'm doing something right.

Everyone knows by now that my marriage situation is not a good one. I tried not to blog about it, because it is such a personal matter, but I guess I feel like I need to for myself and Mason. This blog was for Mason, and I guess one day he will know (however the situation turns out) what happened.

The Mr. and I are no longer together. My heart has been broken into a million pieces. It was really unexpected to me, and he hasn't been home in a few weeks. We don't really speak much at all, and when we do, it's regarding Mason and not what the heck is going on.

Right now, I honestly don't know what is going on. I'm completely clueless, shocked, and hurt.

I take it day by day, and try to continue being the best mom I can be for Mason. Because right now, that's really all I can do. One day he will know how he was the one that pulled me through this. I never knew such a sweet little baby would be my rock, what makes me smile all the time, and the one person who won't ever leave me. He's an amazing little man. And I love him sooooo so very much.

6 Months Old

Well, I thought I would take a moment to update on what Mason has been up to. Life is completely different now.
Mason is crawling around like crazy. He is getting really good at it, and he's on the other side of the living room within before I know it. Of course that makes my job as Mom even harder, chasing him around all day long. It's so fun to watch him growing and changing. I can't believe he's already half a year old!
He's been eating fruits and veggies. He absolutely loves pears. Bananas he wasn't so sure of at first, but he seems to enjoy them now. He has been such a good baby.
He had his first night away from home, and away from me, and he didn't sleep! The poor little guy knew he was away from home and I guess he just couldn't get used to the new place.
He's started blowing bubbles and raspberries all the time. It's his new favorite thing to do. He makes the most serious face when he's doing it. It's way too cute. Hopefully I can snag a picture of him doing that.
Other than that, he's growing like crazy. At his 6 month appointment he weighed 20.1 lbs and was 26 1/2 inches long. Every day he is doing something new, and it's just so fun to watch. I'm loving every minute of it!
I'm going to attempt to take his 6 month pictures today (although a few days late), but we will see how that goes since he's a baby on the move!