Happy Birthday, Mason!

Our baby turned 1 on the 17th of March. We had a party for him at our home with family and friends. In true Mason fashion, he first made quite the face, but soon dug in! We have had quite the busy month of birthdays. Mason's cousin Kaden turned 1 on the 25th, as did his friend Isabella Johnston, and then twins Nico and Emilee Ashby-Eskew on the 27th!
Another milestone for Mason is that he finally started crawling. We didn't think that he was going to even bother with it, as he just kept pulling up on objects and walking around! The next thing I knew, he was on the other side of the room, on all fours! You just never know......

Happy Birthday, Mason!!!

First Haircut!

Michael had been bugging me to let Mason get a haircut.... I finally caved. I saw no need. Then, I kept seeing Mason messing with the hair around his ears... clearly, it was beginning to bother him. We got a recommendation from our friends Bob & Minda (their son, Will, was born with a truckload of hair, and at 6 months had received 2 hair cuts!). We took him to Little Clippers in Clackamas ( I am not snazzy enough to figure out how to post the actual link, I will ask my husband for help next time!) It is by far the coolest place invented for children that we have discovered thus far. First off, he sat in a car to have his hair cut, he got to pick out a movie to watch (Finding Nemo), and he got his hair cut by the sweetest woman. In the end, it was a great experience, and we will definitely go back. He looks so handsome after his haircut!

Andrew Sullivan Rodman is here!

My brother Jamie and his wife Felicia welcomed Andrew Sullivan Rodman on Monday, February 16th (President's Day!) at 5:25 pm! Felicia was induced and was a trooper all the way through the birth! Congrats!!!! Another cousin, Finnegan Cole was born on the same day. Finn's Grandma Jackie is cousin's with Andrew's maternal Grandma Karen!

Closing in on a year........

Our sweet Muffin is officially 11 months old.... for some reason the 1 year mark didn't seem quite so close until I actually said that! He is still just the happiest baby, and as of this last weekend has a tooth poking through on the bottom! He is doing a lot of schooching around, but not crawling. We are happy that he doesn't seem to be in any hurry, as we aren't either. I just can't believe that in less than a month I will be making his birthday cake...... this last year has been monumental... Grad school for Michael, new house, I am in school, and this wonderful baby. I hope that all of our friends and family continue to be as blessed as we have been.

House Permits!

Hard to believe, but we actually have plans and permits for our house! Yikes! It still seemed like we were months away... but it is upon us already! I am so thankful that Michael knows what to do, because I have been looking at our architect like a deer caught in the headlights. All I want to know is when I can start painting and making it pretty. Actually, I am kind of excited about helping with some of the demo work. Hopefully I won't injure myself or anyone else in the process! I will be sure to keep everyone posted during this process..... We did find some great windows at Rejuvination today. I had just assumed we'd be doing vinyl, simply because I didn't think there were any other options. Well, duh...... they do still make things out of wood! And, they make things to look like they should go with our house, which is even better. Most of our windows are the "double hung" type (see picture), so we will simply use the same kind, which is pretty snazzy, if you ask me!

10 months gone by........

As of January 17th, our little munchkin is 10 months old. There is a part of us that is very excited to see what is around the corner, but also the part that wants to hang onto our baby, and keep him right where he is. His personality comes out more and more every day, with every objection, every laugh, every squeal. I still catch myself looking at him and thinking "Wow, we did that!" He is the most incredible little person I've met thus far, and I truly can't wait to see what he has in store for us.

Teething is brutal!

For the past 10 months, every time Mason has done something out of character (cry, basically) we have blamed it on teething. He has no teeth to date. Last Thursday he developed a fever of 100.9, on and off for about 24 hours, has been clingy and basically just "off" ever since. We are officially blaming this on teething, but have yet to see any teeth. Apparently some babies get a few teeth at a time, which is what we are hoping for, as I can't imagine going through this for every single tooth...... Michael called earlier to check on us and I informed him that today has made me wonder if I am even designed to handle a 2nd child............