Sir Smiles-A-lot!

"God please just let him be a happy baby!" This was one of the many things I prayed while I was pregnant with Mason. Man did he deliver on this one. That kid smiles day and night! He just so happy! He can be upset waiting for a bottle and still smiling while letting you know you better get that bottle ready soon. Or running a fever at 1 in the morning and still smiling away! I feel so blessed by this kiddo. And very humbled as well. On top of praying like crazy for a happy healthy baby I prayed for very specific things while I was pregnant. Like "I hope he has his daddy's eyes and hair and lips and my nose." There are things that I find myself praying for kind of in passing through out the day. Some times I get an immediate or obvious response and sometimes they go "unanswered" When I think about all this and watch Mason grow and develop it's like God saying "I am listening" And that my friends is just awesome! One the most important things for me is that Mason grows up loving God and is a light for Him in this crazy world. I feel so blessed to see those things happening now at 3 months old! Praise the Lord!!!

First weekend away!

September 5th was our 1 year anniversary!! Whew what a first year! It most defiantly deserved some celebration. We decided that Jonathan and I would head to Port Aransas for a weekend away together. This meant that Mason was going to stay with Gramps and Lolly for 2 whole nights! Jonathan and I both battled with this before the whole month before we left. The thought of being away from him was gut wrenching! We both knew he was in the best hands ever and that made it a little easier. The day came to drop him off and I was a hot mess! I packed everything but the kitchen sink to take with him. I knew we had to make it a quick drop off or I wasn't ever going to leave. Gramps and Nana Pat were still there and in true Mason form he was all smiles and Gramps had him laughing within minutes. Seeing that calmed me down a lot. We gave the Mason 411 and headed to the beach. I don't think Jonathan and I said more than 20 words to each other for the first couple hours of the drive. It took all the energy I had to hold it together! We finally got to the condo and got settled in and headed to the beach. If we stopped at all I would have made Jonathan turn around and go back and get Mason! Friday was mostly us sleeping. I can't remember the last full night sleep I had. After our morning call to check Mason we headed to the beach and were able to relax. With the help of a few adult beverages! It was so nice to spend time with my sweet hubby! We laughed, talked about Mason, sucked out a few Ghost crabs, talked about Mason, read a book. talked about Mason and listened to music. We both mentioned how anxious we were to take him back next summer and be able to share all those firsts with him. We weren't planning on leaving til 10 or so on Sunday but missed our little guy so much that we left by 7:30! The drive home was torture! When we pulled up to the house I flew out of the truck and up to the door. After I almost knocked Lolly down I got to the living room and saw that sweet face I missed so much sleeping very soundly in his grandpa's arms. While he was snoozing PK showed me all the pics she took of my sweet pea smiling and laughing at his silly grandparents and a very special video of his great Nana making him laugh out loud! All in all it was a great weekend! Now that we have done it one time it should be easier next time right?!?!?

Safe and Sound in Gramps' arms!

My little sis is engaged!!



Look at that bling!!!



This was one heck of a weekend!! I found out about a month or so ago that my little sister's boyfriend was going to propose to her. I was so super excited when I found out! And then quickly realized that I now had to wait a whole month til this happened! Oh man it was so hard. We had them over for dinner one night and all she talked about was wanting to be married. And I had to sit there and pretend that I knew nothing and try to throw her off. Not an easy task with my nosey sister. Needless to say I was busting at the seams inside. As the day came around there was muc organization that needed to happen. I was charged with the task of capturing the moment on camera and video. I put my stellar detective skills to work and scoped out the perfect place at my parents house to hide with a camera and place the flip-cam where she wouldn't see it. The cover was her birthday BBQ with some friends and family so having the camera out wouldn't be a huge deal but the flip cam had to be really hidden. After everyone arrived we ate and then started opening gifts. At the end of the gift opening David whispered to her that he had another special gift for her but wanted her to open it out on the patio. That was my cue!! I ran to the camera hiding place and turned on the video and hid in my spot. I watched as they flipped through the scrapbook that David gave her. The knot in my stomach grew every time she flipped a page! I can only imagine what David was going through! Finally she gets to the page with the picture of David on his knee with the ring and the scrapbook is dropped to the floor and the hand go to her face and tears start to fall!! My cover is blown by this time because the camera flash is is going off like crazy and I am crying like crazy. MY LITTLE SIS IS ENGAGED!! Now let's get to planning!!

First Trip to Houston!

Mason made his first trip to Houston this weekend to celebrate his Great great Uncle Jim's retirment and to meet his Uncle DJ for the first time. Trip down was a piece of cake! He slept all but the last 20 minutes of it. Those 20 minutes were the ones after we missed our exit. Not something you want to do in Houston! We arrived ready to celebrate! I made sure to dress Mason in the appropriate outfit for the 1st time meeting of his Aggie Uncle. His UT jersey of course! All in all it was great short trip. Got to see a lot of family we don't see to often. Having a kiddo really makes you want be closer to them all. I think the world of all of my family and I want Mason to know all them really well. We are just going to have to make these things happen more often! I think there is another cruise or lake trip in our future!!

Ist two weeks of school and he is already sick!

First week of school was great! Well for Mason anyway. It was pure torture for me! And being so close it took everything I had not to go over there and just scoop him up! Friday could not come soon enough! Nana and Papa came for a on saturday. We love when they come visit! We get spoiled big time when they are here. Nana cooked us a yummy dinner and Jonathan and Papa went to fill our fridge! And I just soaked up some time with my little man! Nana and Papa headed home the next day and we headed up to see Lolly and Gramps and swim with Aunt Ash and Uncle David. A couple hours after we got there we noticed that Mason was running a temp. Like true first parents we started freaking out! We brought him home and took his temp. 101!! After calling the doctor they told us to get him to the ER. Yep even more freaking out at this point!! Once we got to the ER and saw the doctor his temp was 102. Doc said that because he was so little they would have to do several test on him to determine what was since there were no obvious signs of what it could be. My heart sank as he told us what they would have to do. Draw blood, catheter and chest x-ray. I had just experienced his 2 month shots so I knew this was going to be so much worse! And it was. Having to hold my child down as they poked at him in BOTH arms to get blood was the worst thing I have ever experienced. Yes worse than child birth! I was crying just as much, if not more, than Mason was. It took all I had not punch the nurse!! After several hours and many tests they determined it was just a virus. Whew!!! Needless to say his second week of school was a short one. Jonathan said home with him the first day and then Great Nana said the second day. He was doing much better by day two but I just thought he could use a little extra loving after the horrible day he had on Sunday. And who better than a Great Nana to give to him!! Then on Friday Gran and Pa picked him up early and he got even more loving!! I will end on this. After running a 102 temp, getting poked in both arms and legs, a catheter put in and his temp taken 3 times in the not so fun way Mason was still smiling! What a wonderful kid I have!!