Smash the Cupcake

Because I haven't posted enough photos of Mason's birthday week I will finish off with a quick few from his smash the cake session.

I gave him a leftover cupcake from his birthday and let him go at it.

I went back and forth on doing these photos and finally decided you can really only do this kind of thing once and if I skip it I will regret it. Lighting wasn't good but the memory is what counts

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASON!!

My little man has gone from this

to this

I am pretty such it was just yesterday that I was sitting in his room fighting contractions, more ready than ever for him to be here.

Motherhood has been such an incrediable experience this far. Although it has been a rough road adjusting to raising a child it has also been the most memorable, rewarding, and awesome road as well.
 
I loved...
 having Mason at home,
breastfeeding
babywearing
snuggling
holding
kissing
smelling
watching milestones
teaching
loving
watching him change

Enough about me...

Mason is completely weaned from breastfeeding (finished up at 11 months)
Sleeping through the night (praise Jesus)
Self-feeding
Crawling
Pulling up
Climbing
Talking
Getting in trouble

He says mom, mama, dada, hey, up, ut oh

He understands being called by name and being told no. He like to test our ability to get away with things...often

His favorite things are playing peek a boo, hiding in the curtains, and making mommy and daddy chase him.

He enjoys eating all foods but his favorites are anything with cheese (grilled cheese, cheese pizza and cheese quesadilla), poptarts and doughnuts. He is finally accepting cows mike...cold from the fridge!

He has 6 teeth
loves to walk around holding your hands
loves other children

Mason is such a long waited blessing and we couldn't love him any more than we do!

Party Time

We had a small party for Mason on Friday evening.

We rented a building, grilled food, played with friends, and enjoyed cake.

Thanks to everyone who came out, he had a blast and we appreciate you helping celebrate our little man.

Summer

This is what our summer has looked like so far.

I am loving every minute of having a mobile, independent playing toddler (did I say toddler and not baby ??)

We try to figure out if we like sand or not.

 

We cruse the yard in our ride... It's only a seater, sorry ladies

Dad drags us in the wagon-mobile 

 

We enjoy snacks in our diapers with friends... The moms wear full clothing

 

We have a HUGE interest in sticks

 

And, of course, pool parties!! 

Mas has grown so much from last summer... he is turning one next Monday and it has been a journey getting this far. I love watching him play and entertain himself. Playdates are super fun as they are able to move around and play with each other.

The scary Bathtub

For those of you who don't know Mas had some sudden issues with the bath 2 weeks ago.

It was a Sunday evening and because Austin was home he was helping. I ran the tub water and Austin undressed Mason. I went to get a diaper and jammies and Austin went to put him in the tub. All of the sudden I heard screaming; terrified screaming. I went into the bathroom and Mas was freaking out. He was shaking in a full blown scream.

We took him straight out and wrapped him in a towel. He had been fussy all day and we brushed it off as teething and tired. But the next night the same thing happened. Austin was at work and I did our normal bath routine. I filled the tub with water but as I started to undress Mason he began shaking and crying. When I held him over the tub to place him in it he clung to my neck and raised his feet to his chest as to not touch the water. I decided to just put him in jammies and have Austin help me in the morning.

The next morning the same happened. Between the two of us we were able to wash him but he was truly acting terrified of the water. He has never been scared of the bath and usually loves it. He plays, crawls and splashes.

I decided to wash him in the sink the next night. He cried when I placed him in the water but it wasn't a shaking scream and I was able to clean him. After 2 more nights in the sink he was comfortable. He wasn't crying and he was even playing.

I continued to bath him in the sink for about 4 days but as you can see the more comfortable he got the less it worked out. As an 11 month old he is very into climbing... everything

and soon it was clear the sink was just too small for adventurous Mas

This weekend, with the help of Austin, we attempted the tub again. He was a bit nervous about it the first 2 nights but by Monday evening he was fine. Tonight he also did well and it was just me.

I am not sure what got into him but I am sure glad it is gone. We were concerned about the sudden and intense terror of the tub.

Warrior Dash 2012

Saturday we took a girls trip up to Kansas City for the Warrior Dash.

It was amazing!!! 

Seriously you should look into it next year

We got there a bit early so we could pick up our packets and check things out. 

We found a warrior and Katie chased him down so we could have a picture with him

There was a ton of interesting people to say the least

Soon it was our turn to race! There were heats all day, every 30 minutes, with 600 people per heat! 

People finished anywhere from 25 minutes to well over an hour. 

The first part of the race was a run, probably 3/4 mile. Then we hit obstacles and more running.

Most of the running was up hill, very killer! I would say 80% of the people walked some or all of the way.

We were true warriors and ran!! {except the 50 or so feet that was nothing but slippery mud, so slippery one of us fell... not me.. or Lisa... maybe it was Blanca ;) }

Brooke and Nate came to watch and take pictures

 Katie and G also came to support us!

And from the race... These are the last obstacles we faced... spectators were only allowed towards the finish

Vertical wall climb 

Spider web rope 

Leaping fire

 And in order to cross the finish line we crawled through and mud pit! 

It was the most fun

We survived, and completed the course in 40 minutes!

Next we hit the rinsing station where guys blasted us with huge hoses of cold water

We changed clothes and went to a small burger joint (Green Burgers and Beer) and ate the most amazing burgers ever

I can't wait for the Rugged Maniac in October. Katie is doing it with us and so are our husbands!!

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