4 Month Checkup

Mason went for his 4 month checkup today. He was such a brave little boy and only let out one cry when he received his vaccinations. He has grown alot since he was born:

DOB: 8lbs 10oz and 20.5 inches long

2 Weeks: 9lbs 10oz and 21.75 inches long

1 month: 11lbs 15oz and 23 inches long

2 months: 14lbs 11oz and 24.75 inches long

4 months: 18lbs 8oz and 27.25 inches long

The doctor said we could start him on solids as soon as we want and she explained how to introduce them. I can't wait to see his reaction to food. If he is anything like his mom and dad, he will love it. Also, our little boy is rolling over now. He first rolled over on Thursday afternoon, right before I went to pick Adam up from the airport. He started on his back and went to his tummy. Then on Monday, he rolled from his tummy to his back. He was very proud of his accomplishments and just smiled away. Also, he has been holding his own bottle for some time now. Occasionally, I have to help him out otherwise it gets all over his chin and neck. Our little boy is growing up.

counting sheep

It's official, I'm exhausted! Sunday night, I noticed Mason was breathing really heavy in the monitor. When I went in his room to check on him, he was congested and had the sniffles. I felt so bad for the little guy. There isn't much I could do. He wasn't running a fever and didn't seem like he was in pain, so I just did my best to ease his comfort. His sniffles continued thru the night Monday too. Unfortunately, Mason & I had to take Adam to the airport to catch his flight to Bakersfield at 3:30am. I hated getting Mason out of the house that early, but he slept the entire way to the airport and back. Once we got home around 5am, he was wide awake. I was trying everything to get him to go back to sleep, but he still had the sniffles and wanted to play. It was a very long day, but luckily he got back on his sleep schedule and slept from 7pm to 4am this morning and back to sleep until 8am. His sniffles are gone and he is back to his normal self. He was never cranky, even though we knew he didn't feel good.

Adam returns home from Bakersfield tomorrorw afternoon. I can't wait. On top of not getting much sleep the last couple of nights, I have a hard time sleeping when Adam is out of town. I miss him so much and I know it breaks his heart to be away from Mason. He doesn't want to miss a minute and he is so worried he will learn to roll over, while he is on the trip. Mason has come very close to rolling over. I pull the video camera out every time he gets to his side. As much as I want him to roll over, I just hope he can wait until his daddy gets home.

Finally pictures

Mason had a terrific Halloween. We decided to go to the Harvest Festival that First Baptist Katy was holding at the Merrell Center, rather than go to the Fall Festival at Kingsland. They had alot more activities and games for the kids to do and since we went with my sister and the boys, it made more sense. We decided we would put Mason's costume on at the festival, rather than drive with it on. He was such a good sport and didn't mind wearing the costume. I was worried he would get over heated and tug at the costume, but he was the happiest little boy.

My sister and her husband brought the boys and we walked around the festival together. I was amazed at how many games, floats, and rides they had. I have never been to a Harvest Festival with that much stuff to do. Of course Mason raked in a ton of candy, but since he is too little to eat it, we decided we would help out. Adam & I sat down and divided up the candy and we each have our own bags full of candy. I'm sure Adam's will be gone before I finish mine.

Adam leaves for Bakersfield next Tuesday and won't return until Thursday evening. He is very excited about the trip. I'm sure he will have so much to tell me when he retuns. After that, they will schedule for all of us to go out to Bakersfield for a week to look for a house. We already have a bunch of listings we are interested in and have contacted a few already. Hopefully we will find something we love within our price range. I'm not really worried about it too much, because like I said, there are alot of listings. I don't think we will officially be on the west coast until after Christmas. I want to stay in Katy for a bit and finalize things before going out there permanently. Adam will go before us and start working and stay in a hotel until the movers pack up here and we drive out west.

I finally have a bunch of pictures to share of Mason during his 3rd month and Halloween.

Mommy & Mason at the Harvest Festival

Daddy & Mason at the Harvest Festival

Mason with his cousins Jared & Connor

Daddy & Mason without his banana & ears

Daddy with Mason the Monkey

Mommy & Mason without his ears & banana

Mommy & Mason the Monkey

Mason the Monkey

Mommy couldn't stop taking pictures

Mimi bought Mason a hat that says "I love my Grandma" on her trip

Mason in his board shorts and the only time he will be wearing burnt orange

Mason has his own personal stylist

Mason hanging out during the Katy vs. Taylor Football game

Mason meeting his Great Grandma aka Mamma for the first time

Mason napping with his snugglie

Mason trying to get his fingers and snugglie in his mouth at the same time

Connor bowling for the first time with his Granddad

our little monkey

PLEASE PRAY

I was on Facebook earlier this evening and came across a group asking for prayer for a young family, The Sherrill's. I started reading their blog and couldn't stop. My heart and prayers go out to all of them and I ask that you do the same.

The Sherrill's Story

It's gorgeous outside

I love this weather! This past week has been gorgeous outside, with temps in the low 70s during the day and lows in the 50's at night. We took full advantage of the weather Friday and decided to take Mason for a walk around the Cinco Ranch lakes. Cinco Ranch is a neighborhood here in Katy that has it's own beach club, next to two pretty large man-made lakes. Adam & I loaded Mason in the stroller and took in the beautiful sunshine. It put Mason to sleep and he slept the rest of the afternoon away.

Yesterday, we went to my nephews football game. Jared will be 8 in November and he plays flag football for one of the Katy football leagues. Last year his team didn't do to well, but this year, they actually contended for a playoff spot. After that, we drove up to Kingwood to see our good friend Larissa. Larissa and Wesley are getting married next May and she has become a very close friend to me over the last year (her Adam were good friends at Baylor). We enjoyed good conversation, grilled some steaks and snacked on food all day, and watched college football. We had a fantastic time and Mason loves seeing his "Aunt Rissa."

It's going to be hard to leave our families and friends here in Houston, but I know God will bring new friends our way in Bakersfield. If any of you head out to California, you are welcome to stay with us anytime. Bakersfield is only 2 hours from L.A., and 3 hours from San Diego. It's about 5 hours to San Franciso and the Nappa Valley, and only about 4 hours from Tahoe and 3 hours from Vegas. We are definitely going to explore California on the weekends, and take advantage of the location. I'm very excited!

This just in...

I finally have some news! This past week, Adam met with the district managers at NalcO. One of the guys he met with, Steve, is in charge of the California region. The meeting went extremely well and Adam left pleased and hopeful for an offer. Today he received a call from Steve letting him know that he wants Adam to come out to Bakersfield next week to see the city and learn more about the business. It was also mentioned shortly after that, they would fly us out to look for housing. After talking with Steve, he spoke with our friends dad, Ron, and he said that Steve told him that he plans on making Adam an offer. This is fantastic news. An answer to prayer. We won't have official news until after he goes to California next week, but it is very promising that we could be in Bakersfield by the end of November. Adam & I discussed it further and he will probably go out to California first and start working, while I pack things up here in Katy. I figured it would be best to wait until after Thanksgiving to move. Thanks for all of your prayers. Please continue to pray that God will prepare our hearts for this change and the hearts of our family members, as I know it will be hard to leave Texas.