Army crawl & Funfilled Weekend

These past few weeks Mason has started to "army" crawl. He gets on all fours rocks back and forth then plops back on his belly. He uses his forarms to crawl to get around. It is so cute. He can "real" crawl, but I think he likes army crawling much better. He now sits up from a lying position and pulls himself up to a standing position. He is getting to be a BIG BOY!!! I have my running shoes on...ready to try to catch the lil man :) It is so much fun watching my lil boy discover and learn new things.

You think you can catch me!!!

This past weekend Marcus and I went to Las Vegas. We met some college friends up there for a funfilled weekend. I will not get into all the details, but it was the most fun Vegas trip I have had. We shopped, laid by the pool, got facials and makeovers, and WON some money. (Well Whitney and I won some money.....the guys however did not have such good luck) I only played black jack a total of a couple of hours the whole time were were there and came home with $600.00!!!!! Yeah!! It was so much fun seeing friends and relaxing by the pool.

Happy Easter........and.......Mason's Famous

Mason's First Easter

Mason's 6 month pictures: These were taken right when he turned 6 months and I can't believe it has already been ANOTHER month!!

My son is FAMOUS!!!! Marcus and I went into The Picture People where we had Mason's last pictures taken. I was ordering more pictures. While we were waiting to pick them up I glanced around the studio. Right in front of my eyes.........MY BOY!!!!! They took a picture they had taken of Mason and framed it and put it on display. I did not know they were going to do this. If I would not have gone back into the studio this weekend I would have never know. I took pictures of the display below. He may not be the gerber baby yet....but there is still time :)

Travel Agent.....

I absolutely LOVE to travel!!! I also love looking up vacations for friends and family. Recently my friend Whitney, from college, got me a job as a travel agent. She works for Bell Travel in Lubbock and her boss has hired me on for outside sales. I am so excited. I can now book you on your next vacation, or if you know anyone getting married I can book their honeymoon....I CAN BOOK ANYTHING. Good thing is I am FREE of charge. Even if you need airfare or just a hotel I can book that too!!!! But, the BEST thing about my new position is........I work from HOME and work on my own time or when I want to work. It is great!!! So next time you need help with travel or know of someone who needs help please contact me I would love to help.

My new work email is: andrea@belltravelservices.net

Rain Rain....DON'T Go Away!!!!

What does 13 hours of sleep look like you might ask? Or at least I wondered for the past 6 months. Yes, I am getting old: in bed by 8:30 some nights!! In "BABY" land sleeping through the night is a complete 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep which Mason has been doing since 2 months old. However, when he started to roll over he would wake himself up rolling from one end of the bed to the other. Well, last night into the wee early morning we had HORRIBLE storming weather. Thunder so loud it shook the house. Did that wake my lil man??? Not quite...he slept through the whole storm and then some. He did not wake until 9:30am and that was because I was trying to wake him up. I think he would have slept another hour if I let him. Well it is 12:30 now and guess who is taking a nap? That's right Mason!!! I guess all the running around and playing we do throughout the week wears the little guy out. So RAIN, THUNDER......come anytime you want if this means a GREAT night sleep for Mason......and ofcourse his mom and dad :)

Watching You.......

Marcus is soooo cute!!! The song "Watching You" by Rodney Atkins came on the radio the other day and he said...."That's mine and Mason's song!" SO...I started listening to it. Here is the chorus from the song if you have not heard it.......

Chorus:
He said, I’ve been watching you, dad ain’t that cool?
I’m your buckaroo; I want to be like you.
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are.
We like fixin’ things and holding moma’s hand
Yeah, we’re just alike, hey, ain’t we dad.
I want to do everything you do; so I’ve been watching you.

here is the link if you want to listen and watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqYUns2YQik

Only....they won't really be fixin' things since Marcus is not too much of the handy man :) Anyways, the other morning I heard the song playing. Marcus and Mason were listening to the song and watching the music video on the computer. It was so precious. I know Mason already looks up to his dad. When Marcus gets home from work he just lights up with a huge smile on his face. I love "Watching Them" and would love for my son to GROW UP JUST LIKE HIS DAD!!

Half Year Birthday!!!

Mason 6 months ago just after delivery.....my precious son! After taking him to NICU I was worried about the health of Mason....does he have an infection, why was his temp. 104??

All bundled up to regulate his temp.

My lil guy at 6 months!!! He's a big little boy :) Healthy and PERFECT!!

Well this past 6 months has come and gone in a blink of an eye. Mason is now 6 months and just as fun as ever. Every stage you think "this is the best" and it just amazes me how each day, week, month gets better and better. Mason is sitting up on his own (for longer periods of time), trying to crawl, talking more and more, and rolling all over the place. If the next 6 months go by as fast as I think they will I don't know what I will do. As I sit here typing I am listening to his infectious laugh that I absolutely love.....he is such a happy baby. Here are a few recent pics.

WHAT A WEEKEND....

This weekend was packed full of FIRSTS!!! Mason, my mom and I headed to Austin to visit my sister this weekend. Aunt Jenny was missing her little nephew so we had to go visit. On Thursday evening we went out to dinner with cousins aunts and uncles for my mom's birthday. Mason was a trooper.....he was up way past his bed time with only one nap for the whole day!! He loves to look at his surroundings and just take in everything around him.....very observant :) Friday was a day of relaxing, and meeting new friends of Mason's. We went to lunch with my friend Angie and her little angel Ava. Ava is 6 months older than Mason. SHE was absolutely a beautiful little girl. After that we drug Mason to the Mall to buy HIM some more clothes. We got him a swimsuit for the summer, shoes (2 pair), jeans, a few shirts and some shorts......it is so much fun buying for a baby :) Then after a long afternoon we went back to Jenny's to rest. We put Mason on the floor and low and behold......he rolled right on over from his back to his belly!!! He has been rolling over from belly to back now he is really MOVING!!! I better watch out :) Later that evening I was on the phone with Marcus....since he had to work.....and Mason just started babbling baby talk. All of the sudden he babbled out DADA DADA DADA DADA.....a million times in a row!! It was SO CUTE!!!! I know......some may say they don't say their first words for a while, but I am COUNTING IT!! Mason said his first word DADA and Marcus heard every syllable :) I was laughing, crying from laughing, and just thinking.....my little boy is almost 6 months old!! He is such the talker now.....well....babbler always yelling out DADA DADA.....Marcus just grins ear to ear every time he hears it. I can't wait to carry on a conversation with my little blue eyed boy. We then headed home and have been talking non stop every since. What a wonderful ride Mason takes us one each day!! Here are a few pictures of this weekend. I just love my little boy!!

Jenny and Mason at lunch....just look at those dimples :) Me, Mason, Angie, Ava: Mason was ready for his lunch....he was tired of watching us eat!!

Feeding Mason a puff thingie.....did not know what to think....it ended up on his chin :)
Pictures of Mason in his new kicks, jeans and a shirt we got this weekend :) He sure is a Momma's boy :)

Mason's new summer swimsuit outfit!! HOW cute will my beach baby be??

My Dad....The Author

My dad's passion has always been writing. The past couple of years he has written different pieces in his leisure time. He has written poetry, non-fiction, and horror. Last year he had his first book, Mind's Diary, published. We were so excited for him and anxious to see the book all finished. Mind's Diary is a collection of poetry he has written. His recent book The Release is HOT OFF THE PRESS . I can't wait to get my signed copy to read....even though I get to read bits and pieces before it goes to the publisher :) The other two pieces are Short Stories he has published on Amazon Shorts. One is about life as a Manager and the other is a Horror story. Everytime I go home my dad has many other pieces he is working on. I can't wait for more of his awesome work to be published for the world to read. We are very proud of him. Dad, keep writing! We look forward to the next book you will have published.

Sorry the pictures of the books are so little :(

NYC and Mason on the MOVE!!

Every year my sister and I have a yearly sometimes twice a year trip to NYC. This year Laura and Kristen came. We had so much fun!! First off let me say we BLEW into the city. On Friday, the winds were blowing so strong the temp was -9 with wind chill factor. YES that's right....we were tough enough to withstand the coldest day in NYC so far. That did not stop us....we were determined to have a great time.

On the subway headed to Canal street!! We did some damage there like always. Laura, loved the hats in NYC, but I bet the maid loves mine better :)

After a very WINDY day we went to dinner at this Itilian place called Vita. Jenny and I have been there 3 times and love it. It is now a tradition that when we go to NYC we eat at Vita.

We were about to go see Wicked. We posed for a quick pic in the lobby showing off our purchases. We all bought Spy bags while in NYC....Kristen bought a red one and decided it did not go well with plum, so she was Spy bagless for this pic.

One more stop before Wicked. We met my uncle Jason and aunt Kelly for dinner. He was in town for business the week before and we just happend to be there the same time. It was fun catching up with them and having dinner. YES....those are millions of wine glasses in front of us. We purchased the wine dinner where you had unlimited wine and a full course meal. Every time we looked up they were pouring more wine into our glasses......I got confused as to which wine was which.

Here we are leaving Wicked. This was my 2nd time to see the musical and I loved it and would see it for a 3rd or 4th time.

We left early on Sunday morning and I was sad to go, but in a hurry to get home to see my lil guy. I missed him so much. I think I called Daddy every hour to see how my man was doing. When I got home I ran past Marcus and straight to pick up my lil boy and give him the biggest hug. One more "first" happened when I got home. THANK GOODNESS Mason waited for momma to get home. He ROLLED OVER all by himself. He had just woken up from a nap and I went in to get him and right then he was trying to roll over. I ran for the camera and got pics of his first time to roll over. Now when I put him down for a nap he rolls over in his sleep. It is too cute to come in and he has rolled to his back and is staring up at me looking at me with his big blue eyes. I just love this little man. Now Mason is on the move.....how much fun I am having with my little boy!!!!

Cruising through January.....

This pic is of Mason in his favorite monkey slippers that rattle :) He is such a cutie!!
From right to left: Cade, Paige, Mason, and Jackson and Jayden

This month has flown by!! Mason turned 4 months old, he started eating cereal, fruits and veggies, and I leave for NYC in just 4 short days. I am excited, but also sad to leave my lil guy. I know he will be in good hands, but it is always hard to leave my little angel. Something must be in the water in TEXAS!!! Everywhere I turn someone else turns up pregnant!! 14 people at my former school are pregnant and most are having BOYS!! Our principal is frantically trying to find long term subs for all the pregnant people :) When I was pregnant there were quite a few others pregnant also. A few of us who had our babies with in months of eachother got together the other day at my friend Alison's house. She was the first to have her BABIES....(identical twin boys), then me, then Kristin (with the only girl), and last her sister Nicole. Above is a picture of them all together!! It will be fun for all them to grow up together.

What is this you are feeding me??

It seems like an eternity I found out I was pregnant with Mason....actully it was exactly one year ago today!! I never thought the first trimester was going to end, but I look back and realize time flew like always and now my son is 4 months old. When I think of it 4 months is young, but my boy is growing like a weed. We just went to his 4 month check up and boy is he getting big!! He weighed 15lbs 10ozs: 75%, 25 1/4 in long: 60%! I knew I was getting bigger muscles carring him around all day :) This visit the doc said to start him on cereal, fruits and veggies. I first started cereal. The first few days he did not know what to think, but being the great eater he is he enjoyed it. Here are a few 4 month pics of my growing lil man. I just love him so.

5 Years

You are in high school for 4 years and then to college (for most 4 years) I always thought that was an eternity.....was I ever going to graduate? Today is 5 years.....5 years of being married to my M. It is amazing how time goes by so fast. We have experienced many things, traveled many places, and grown so much in these past 5 years. Now we have a little boy together which makes life with Marcus an amazing adventure we get to go through together. I love him more and more each day and I am lucky God brought him to me! Here's to many more memorable years with M.

*For our anniversary we always take a trip sometime in the summer. We are going to the Caymans in June and I can't wait. As if that was not enough Marcus surprised me with a weekend getaway to relax. GannyD is flying in to keep our precious son while we take off to the Marriott and relax for the weekend. He is such a great husband!!