Mason is 9 months old

On March 16th, Mason turned 9 months old. He spent the day at the Tyler State Park with Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Robby, Aunt Kasie and cousin Abby. He even got to drive the boat with daddy like a big boy. The boy loves the steering wheel and smiles ear to ear any time he gets his hands on one.

Here's the latest on little Mason... He is crawling and now pulling-up on things. He gets around quite good and now is able to reach just about anything. He scares me on the tile, but I can't keep him from it...He is eating the baby food a lot better and is even starting to like small pieces of real food. He can drink from the sippy cup but hasn't quite figured out how to tilt it up to make it work...He loves playing peek-a-boo and throwing just about anything, especially small balls. It was very hard to get him to leave the basketball alone for the above picture. Who knew rolling the ball OFF the chair could be so fun!... He has learned how to stack objects and put them inside one another. Mimi has taught him how to put his toys back IN the basket which is good...I taught him a few weeks ago how to "high-five" and he picked-up on it very quickly. I'm now trying to teach him to give kisses, he gets it, but we're working on keeping the mouth closed...Gotta love the wet ones too I guess!...He kinda wiggles when music plays on his toys and it is so cute...He says "Mama" all the time and really wants his "Mama" most of the time....which is a wonderful feeling but can wear a mama out!...Just today he started grunting when he wanted down from the high-chair and grunted more when I didn't do it quickly. We had a little grunting war which he thought was funny... quite the little copy cat. He is a very inpatient littly guy and I'm 99.9% sure he gets that from his DADDY!

On Friday he went for his 9 month check-up.

Weight 17.7 pounds (10%), Height 29 inches (75%) and Head Circumference 18.3 inches (79%)

He's a long, skinny Jones boy...what else can you say. He gets the big BRAIN from his mama though!

I got to spend a lot of time with Mason this past week and it was wonderful. He is a busy body but so much fun. He is always trying to get his hands on something new. Learning all the time. I would do almost anything to see that smile or hear him laugh. He so sweet and loving too. Happy 9 months little man...I love ya!

Baby Jayci

My friend Jenny had her baby today. Baby Jayci joined the world a little early, weighing only 2 pounds 2 ounces. Based on the report I got, mom and baby are doing well. What a tiny blessing to a much deserved new mommy! Best wishes to the new mommy and hang in there little one!

Pray for a friend

I have a co-worker who is pregnant with her first baby. She is due in June and her pregnancy has been a difficult one. On Friday she was admitted to the hospital and placed on bed rest and given medications to prevent pre-term labor. They are doing all they can, to make sure that the baby doesn't come too early. She is a wonderful person who needs all the support and well wishes she can get right now....so please say a prayer for my friend Jenny and baby Jayci.

Ribbit

Mason after his bath...sportin' his froggy towel. He absolutely loves bath time!

Mason

Such a sweet & innocent face.

How can you resist those "baby blues"?

These are Mason's first teeth. He doesn't like to show'em so here's your chance!

Mason is 8 months old

My little man is not a baby anymore...he 8 months going on 18. He's developed quite the little attitude and will certainly let you know when things are not going his way. Don't get me wrong he's mostly very good, but who knew someone so small could be so strong-minded!

He now has his first teeth...two came in on the bottom about 2 weeks ago. He is liking the baby food more and more every day...he loves all his veggies and will eat the occasional fruit...he likes peaches and pears. He has NO interest in real food of any kind...he doesn't even try to put it in his mouth, and when we put it there he usually turns his head or spits it out. Oh well be that way then.

He weighs about 18 pounds and is still very lean compared to most kids this age (most are chubby at this age and he is definitely not). I try to get him to eat...I promise. He isn't crawling yet, but he will get on all fours and rock a bit. If something is out of reach, he just rolls over a bunch of times until he gets there. Pretty clever I guess! He loves his walker and almost runs in this thing. He can turn it, reverse it and is always on the move or getting into something. We have really had to start baby-proofing for this reason. He has learned how to open drawers and cabinets in this walker...and who knew electrical outlets were so enticing either... even with the "plastic things" in them. With all the recent developments, "No" has officially joined our vocabulary. People, I am telling you he is going to be a handful...and it's only a matter of time... a short, very short amount of time!

Happy Valentine's Day

For Mason's 1st Valentine's Day we went to dinner at Alforno's, a small Italian restaurant in Flower Mound. We didn't get dressed-up or have a night on the town, but we enjoyed it. We let Mason have a spaghetti noodle, but he wasn't that interested in eating it...just playing with it. We got him a book for his first Valentine's Day gift. Chris got me a "Mommy" Valentine's card, flowers and a chocolate heart. It was very sweet!