Mirror mirror

Mason *loves* mirrors. He also loves playing with Daddy.

Put them together and you have pure glee.

What I Wish I'd Known #1

What I thought: Babies fall asleep when they are tired.

Especially the during the first few weeks, my kid sure did cry a lot. A. LOT. I tried EVERYTHING to get him to stop crying. I thought newborns were supposed to sleep most of the day...ya know, like a cat or something. Why was mine always awake and crying?

What I learned: My baby cries when he is tired.

Apparently, not all babies fall asleep when they're tired. Thank you "Babywise" for the light bulb. My kid cries to fight sleep in a desperate attempt to keep himself awake. Wish I'd known this sooner...would've saved myself lots of agonizing time trying to soothe him with the swing, the bouncer, the floor, etc.

So now when he starts to get fussy, I put him to bed. And ya know what? He falls asleep! I know it sounds simple, but I just thought he'd magically fall asleep by himself when he's ready.

Cats are so much easier.

Wake up happy

He wakes up happy. Even if it's 4am and he's hungry. It makes it so much harder to be upset about the sleep interruption when I walk in and see this face.

I post so many baby pictures on this blog. Can you blame me? I don't have a MySpace or Facebook *gasp*, so all my pictures end up here. You may think I'm crazy, but I'll always have this as ammo when we play "I Never."

And since we're on the topic....these are the top 3 things I will most likely use against you when we play "I Never" (even though I haven't played that since I was like 13, but you have to think about these things):

1) I've never had a MySpace or Facebook

2) I've never had a cavity

3) I've never been to Six Flags



Am I the only one with surprising "I Nevers"? What's your "I Never" ammo?

Bath time

Mason is learning to like baths, which is great because he used to cry through the whole ordeal. He's not particularly smiley during the bath...more like quietly alert. Mellow. It's nice, because in general he's quite a fussy child. He sure is cute though!

I love baby bath pictures! They are just the cutest baby pictures...next to sleeping baby pictures and baby in pumpkin patch pictures. Oh, and let's not forget baby toes pictures. I'm the biggest sucker for baby toes pictures! We must have hundreds. Now I have to include a good toes picture or two...or four...

Stats

Mason went in for his 2 month checkup and to get some shots. Thank goodness Marcos could go to the appointment, because I'm much too chicken to go alone to witness his first shots. He was a brave boy, though, and interestingly enough cries worse when I burp him than when he gets shots. (...??)

Mason's 2 month stats:

Weight: 11lbs 2oz (34%)
Height: 23 1/2 in (72%)
Head: 40cm (51%)

2 Months!

Today marks 2 months for our little boy! Getting to know Mason at 2 months:

• His eyes are still blue (where did that come from?!)
• He's learning how to blow bubbles and get nice and drooly
• He has discovered his tongue and likes to stick it out (explains the drool)
• He loves to be jiggled. Let me rephrase. He cries if he's NOT jiggled.
• He is all sunshine and smiles when he wakes up in the morning. That is, until it registers that he's hungry.
• He loves playing "Ninja" with Daddy - he loves to be moved around and jostled (see above about jiggling).
  
• He recently learned to suck his fist. No thumb...just the whole fist.
• He cries the most when I'm burping him. Apparently every burp is reason enough for red-faced screaming like it's the end of the world. (I thought feeding times were supposed to be relaxing/bonding time?!)
• He practically lives in his bouncer (see above about jiggling).
• He can Houdini his way out of the tightest swaddle.
  
• He is happiest on his changing table. Don't know why. Thought about taking the pad with me wherever I go.
  
• If you put him on the floor on his tummy he immediately lifts his head and uses the weight to roll onto his back and then starts crying (see above about jiggling).
• Nicknames include but are not limited to: Yoda, Little man, Slugworth, Sadness, Hunger, Stinkyboy, Bubba, Jabba, Lizardboy, Squidward, Bubbles, Fussy Fusserson, Chunk Chunkers.
  

We love our little man....especially since he's recently been starting to sleep longer at night!...Hope it's not a fluke...it could be the start of something wonderful.

Pictures Galore

Is there such a thing as too many baby pictures? I think not. Especially if it's your first kid. Here are a bunch of cute pictures...most of which are from Mason's blessing and after-party last Sunday. It was really great having so much family there!