5 months old!

My little sweet pea turned 5 months on monday! I feel like I blinked my eyes and he was all of a sudden 17 lbs and 26 inches long! I've been looking back at pictures from the hospital and the few days after and I just can't believe it. He was so tiny! The last 5 months have been so amazing to be a part of I can't even phathom what is to come! I am still in awe at the thought of the Lord blessing me with such an amazing gift. Mason is... I can't even describe it! I am sitting here trying to find the words to type to express the way I feel about that kid and I can't find one that would even slightly capture it acurately. I look at him everyday and my heart smiles. He can make the crappiest day turn right around with that sweet smile! Oh I just love the crap out of him!!!
There have been many developments since the last post. He is now spending most of his time on his tummy and sitting up. (still with some help) He has for sure found his voice!! And if he yells, not screaming or crying but yelling, Mommy jumps. Made the mistake one time of mimicking the sound he was making and it hasn't stopped! Mason also likes to pick at his cousin Averi.When she gets close to him, after a minute of just letting her hang out, he yells and makes her cry! Can't imagine what is to come with these to!! In addition to finding his voice he found out he has feet and that they fit perfectly in his mouth! It is so funny to watch! The minute I take his footed PJs off in the morning his feet go straight to his mouth! Bath time at our house is an event! He has always loved the water but now that he is bigger and has realized that moving his limbs makes the water splash EVERYWHERE. It is much more exciting that way! I almost always have to change clothes after every bath because I am soaked. But watching how excited he gets makes it all worth it. I'm sure there are many more things I'm forgetting that he is doing but I will just have to make even more blogs about him!! Such a hard task :) Here are a few pics of my tiny sweet pea I left the hospital with and now!

Sweet Pa

So ti's been a long time since my last post but with all that has gone on the last few weeks I had to take a break. On October 23rd our sweet Pa was called home. He sufferd a massive heart attack and God called him on. I am still really processing it all. I get mad and then sad and then God reminds me of the truth and I feel a little more at peace with it. That truth being that are days are numbered here and God is totally in control of all of our lives. When things like this happen so suddenly it is a very life jolting reminder of that. Out of the many loved ones that I have lost in the past 4 of them were very sudden and each a reminder that He is bigger. I go through life knowing that but not until something like this happens does it ring so loud in my head. I feel very sad, mad and confused a lot of the time but God has helped me remember that He was right there by my side through it all and hasn't left. And it's not good bye just see you later. We will all miss our sweet Pa. He loved the Lord, my Gran, his family and friends, grandkids and great-grandkids with all his heart. And I know I will see him again someday! Go rest high on that mountain Pa! Your work here is done!