Random Cuteness

So I skipped an entire month. I could say not much happened but that would be a total lie. Seven weeks is a very long time with kids. Oma and Opa visited us and helped us get things done. Easter came and went. Mason has become an exclusively bottle-fed baby. He has TWO teeth (which is why he is now an exclusively bottle-fed baby!)

So Maddie has moved into a new classroom at daycare and has settled in nicely. At first we think she was picked on by some older boys who called her "baby" and not in a good way. So she started calling all of us baby. We are almost out of that phase, thankfully.

Mason has been eating or gnawing on everything in site. His toys, all kinds of baby food (thanks Oma for the homemade squash --yummy). He will chew on any available fingers and has managed to move Puffs from the high chair tray to his mouth!

He has the most hysterical baby laugh, kind of like an old man. His face lights up when he sees me, Maddie or Frank. He is truly a happy and content baby. We are so blessed to have him and that he and Maddie love each other.

We are literally gearing up to go to Germany this summer; buying a few needed luggage and kid travel items. Anyone have any "flying on a plane" books to share?? Maddie is super-excited about going to Germany and visiting Oma and Opa at their house. And Frank's high school reunion and his friend Jochen's wedding will keep us busy while we are there.

So here in random order are the highlights of our last seven weeks....but who's counting.



Mason eating an egg -- not really. But he was tired and fussy and this was as close to "egg hunting" as he got.

Maddie enjoying strawberries at Great Grandmama's house for the annual Easter gathering.

Silly Maddie

Mason trying Puffs. He likes them now, trust me...

Oops, went past the Puff and right for the finger. Yummy!

Maddie trying to show me her clean tongue after teeth brushing.

Kisses

Laughing

Almost....crawling...

Happy Six Months, Mason!

It seems Spring has finally sprung. We survived a long, very cold and snowy winter with a preschooler and a newborn. Whoo-hoo!

The blog posting has waned lately, mostly due to our exhaustion. After baths and bedtime, I typically choose 20 minutes of conversation or mindless TV over blogging -- so sue me (smile).

But since Mason turned six months old last week, a retrospective is in order. So, so many things have happened to both Mason and Maddie in the last six months.

*Maddie lost her fingernail. The whole thing. After a friend at daycare slammed her finger in a play fridge door it turned black and finally(!) fell off. I have never lost a fingernail, so this seemed a big deal to me. LOL.

*Maddie had her first dentist appointment and was a total pro. We were so proud of her!


*Maddie built her first snowman with some help from Noah, Robin and me. The great thing about having kids is getting to be a kid once again. Love it!


*Maddie and I tried to make baby food for Mason. We had a rough start but plan to try again soon. For now, he is really enjoying humongous jars of Earth's Best...


*Maddie and Grandmama planted sunflowers. We are watching them grow and think they are ready to move outside.


*Mason is overdue for his six month appointment, but is on track for 20 pounds! He almost skipped cereal completely and went straight to pureed food. He loves sweet potatoes, just like Maddie did. Not so much a fan of the tart fruits, though. But learned to eat in about one day -- seriously this kid is a fast learner.

*Maddie is obsessed with The Little Mermaid. And anything else princess-like. Although I was doing my best to discourage this, she loves dress up so I bought her a wand and some silver mary jane shoes that she calls "my princess shoes."


*Mason is my little rodeo cowboy. Whether he's eating or drinking a bottle, he always has one hand waving around ready for action. He is very chill but likes to keep something in his hands at all times, even if it's just one or two or three fingers!


*Mason is cutting his first one or two teeth. We noticed something white below the gums a few weeks ago, but now we're positive he has some teeth coming in. He is a little more whiny than usual, but nothing out of the ordinary for new teeth.

*He is cooing and laughing out loud all the time now. Just like the rest of us, Mason is super ticklish. Should be a blast when he gets older.


*He rolls from front to back and back to front and has done this for a while. We are working on sitting up, but he hasn't shown much interest yet. Maybe we should put a TV in front of him since he loves to look at the colors and motion, especially with Big Sis Maddie.


*He is super strong and grabs dinner plates and food off of them if you are not watching his little spastic fingers every minute. When he began doing this, we decided he wanted in on the food deal and began feeding him baby food. Here he is destroying an entire magazine. How fun, he says!


*Mason loves his jumping seat and laughs while he jumps! We all (Maddie included) call him our little jumping bean.

*Finally, Maddie has totally mastered her tricycle. Today, she did a three-point turn while riding. She pedals fast and furious, insisting to go to the end of our subdivision road, which is a ways, trust me. We can't believe how quickly she's picked it up. She got a Sesame Street helmet and Daddy caved and bought a Barbie bell also. Let the good times roll!


*Maddie has started skipping some naps at school. We only know this because she keels over while watching Dora at 6:30 p.m.

Impeccable taste!!!!

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