Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Smiles and phrases

Matthew has been smiling for about a month now, but I'm finally catching a few with the camera. This is the face I usually get when I get the camera out.
    And this is the pretty smile we see quite often now. You can't really tell, but he has dimples on both cheeks. Love it! 

And the things out of a two year old's mouth can be very entertaining.  Some of his favorite phrases these days:
  • "MOVE Woof-Woof!" (what he calls Shadow now). Apparently she gets in his way often.
  • "I DID IT!!!".  Anytime he does anything by himself
  • "BLUE!!"  As in, "Mason, what color is the grass?".  We are really working on colors, but for some reason, the answer is always 'blue'.  I'm starting to worry that he is color blind.
  • "Put baby down".  I hear this whenever Mason wants something while I'm holding the baby.
Here are a few pictures of my sweet boys.  Mason continues to be a great big brother, although he can get a little rough, so we have to keep a close eye.  I can already see them rough-housing in the very near future. And, yes, Mason desperately needs a haircut.
 


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Little fish and the tadpole

Mason is definitely our little fish.  He loves being in the water and especially loves visiting the lake because we spend a lot of time in the pool.  He starts requesting the 'pool' from the minute he wakes up (which is usually much earlier than at home).  I'm amazed at how much his swimming improves each time he's in the water.  We finally found a good floatation device that helps him swim independently (with an adult very close by of course).  He has no fear and loves jumping off the side of the pool.  We'll probably do formal swim lessons in the fall, but for now he's doing pretty good on his own!

Here is Mason jumping to Grandpa Dee.  I have a great video of him and Breanna jumping together, but I'm having trouble getting it loaded to the blog.
And swimming with Uncle Lamar.  He's swimming all by himself with the help of his little swimmies.
Here is Mason and daddy going to the Chamblee Fourth of July carnival.  We ate ice cream and rode the Thomas train.  They had bouncy houses, but Mason decided he didn't want to jump.

And our little tadpole Matthew is 2 months old!  The time is flying by!  Everyone told me that 2 months was a big milestone and he really is sleeping much better and starting to smile and 'talk' to us.  I haven't been quick enough with the camera to catch a smile yet, so this is the best I could do.  His 2 month checkup went well and he is almost 13 lbs.  We love you little chunk - please don't grow up too fast!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Mason's Birthday Party

We recently had a small birthday party for Mason at a local park.  The theme was 'Have a Ball', which Mason loved!  The kids played with balls in the air conditioned recreation room and a few even braved the extreme heat to enjoy the playground.  Mason understood that the party was for him and he was so excited when we sang 'Happy Birthday' to him.  It was a great day and we're so happy that our friends and family were there to celebrate with us!

And his big gift from mommy and daddy - a train table!  It is a big hit!