Daddy's and their babies

Mason and his future wife, Lilly (look he is waving hello)

5 months

After a busy weekend, I finally have some time to sit down and catch up. Saturday, we spent the evening with my friend Molly. I have known Molly since we were in high school and I actually led her in a biblestudy when she was a freshmen. We lived together after I moved back to Katy and she was a bridesmaid in our wedding. I haven't seen her since my baby shower, due to busy schedules on both parts, but we finally had a chance to meet up. She hosted a fabulous Christmas party where we played my favorite game, Apples to Apples, sat around talking and having drinks. All the guys were out numbered by the girls and by the end of the night, Adam & Colin (Molly's brother), were the only gentlemen left. We had a great time and it was a much needed night out with friends.

Last night, I dropped Adam off at the airport to catch his flight to Chicago. The poor guy was not looking forward to landing in 20 degree weather with snow, especially since it has been abnormally warm this last week. After a brief delay, he boarded the plane and landed around 10pm last night. Once I arrived home and put Mason down to bed, I found a bunch of notes that he had written me and Mason before he left. He tends to do this every time he goes out of town, but I never know where he will leave them, so it was a fun scavenger hunt.

I was a little nervous that I would have a sick child, while Adam was away all week, but Mason is doing much better. He still has a little congestion and a slight cough, but it doesn't stop him from flirting and laughing all the time.

I figurerd while Adam was gone, I would do a little minor packing, even though I don't need to. I know the movers will do everything for us, but I really will go stir crazy if I can't do some of it myself. I will probably just pack most of Mason's room, that way I won't be bored all week.

Btw, Mason is 5 months old today. He is such an active little boy. I am constantly watching him roll to each side, or get on his knees but not go anywhere. It will be any day before he starts to crawl. I gave him a teething biscuit today and it made a huge mess, but was so much fun to watch him eat it. He has the best personality and I look forward to seeing him develop into a little boy.

a kiss to the forehead...

Mason is sick. He has had some minor drainage the last couple of days. I did the usual bulb syringe and nasal saline drops, which he hates, to help him breathe. Last night after putting him down, I realized he was breathing really hard and tossing and turning. I had Adam put the pack-in-play together in our room and had Mason sleep in the bedroom with us, so that I could keep a closer eye on him. (We already took apart the Bassinet and he is too big for it anyway) All night long, I could hear him tossing and turning and wheezing.He didn't get any sleep and neither did I.

This morning I kissed his forehead and realized it was warm. His temperature was 100.2. After calling our doctor, they suggested bringing him in for a checkup. Once Miss Helen took a look at him and discussed his symptoms, she announced that he has a sinus infection. Poor guy! He is on a decongestant and antibiotics for the next 10 days and hopefully that will clear everything up. Even when our little guy feels crummy, he still smiles and flirts with all the ladies. I have such a happy baby.

Adam leaves for on boarding orientation Sunday. He will be gone for a week and then following that will be our house hunting trip. We will be home for Christmas and for New Years. The movers will come January 2nd and we have decided to stay with my parents until we fly out on the 4th to meet the movers. Hopefully we will be able to see all of our family and friends before the move. Let me know if you will be in town for Christmas and hopefully we can work out a time to get together.

Here is a pic of Mason at the hotel a few weeks ago.

give thanks

This was probably one of my favorite Thanksgiving's. Partly due to the fact that it was Mason's first, but also because we were able to spend so much time with our family and friends. We have so much to be thankful for this year and I have been giving thanks to God for all of our blessings. This year we have added a beautiful son to our family, who has enriched our lives. Also, we are so blessed by Adam's new job, which is an answer to our prayers.

It's finally starting to hit home that we won't be in Katy much longer and I'm not sure how to handle that. Of course I'm excited about the new chapter in our lives, but saying goodbye to family and friends that you probably won't see again for some time is hard to grasp. I'm used to driving only a few minutes to see our parents, or my sister. Also, we tried to make it a point to visit with all of our friends this week, because we don't know when we will see them again. It really started to hit home, when our friend Jill, said goodbye to Mason one last time before they left to go home to Grapevine. She was sad because she knew the next time she saw Mason, he could be crawing or walking. Tears....

I can't help but be thankful for all that God has done in our lives and count my blessings. We always seem to go to God in the hard times, but what about when life is good? I am reminded that we need to give thanks for good and bad, because without the suffering, there would be no joy.

We elfed ourselves

We ELFED ourselves! Check it out.

Eating sweet potatoes for the first time!

new beginnings

I love this time of the year. The smell of turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie brings a smile to my face. Every year, families and friends come together to fellowship, eat good food, and give thanks. This will be Mason's first Thanksgiving and even though he won't remember any of it, I know I will cherish those memories.

Our little munchkin has started eating solid foods. He has been eating cereal at night in a cereal bottle feeder and loves it. After his checkup this week, they told me that I could start giving him solids. We set the high chair up and at first he wasn't exactly sure what to do in it, so he started to suck on the tray. After we got him strapped in, I pulled out the sweet potatoes and attempted to feed him with a spoon. Apparently I wasn't feeding him fast enough, because as soon as I pulled the spoon away, he would let out a cry for more and pull my hand towards his mouth. He loves it.

On another note, Adam has received the official offer with Nalco. We were so excited when we heard the news and couldn't be more thankful for this new opportunity in our lives. He will be heading to Naperville, Illinois December 10th for training, paperwork, and to get set up with everything he will need for work. After that, we will take a trip to Bakersfield to look for a house, followed by Christmas back home, and then the movers will come and pack us up and we will be heading west to California.

We have alot to be thankful for this year. God has blessed us so much by giving us a beautiful little boy who lights up our lives. I always wanted to be a mom, but I never knew it would be this good. We will be home for the holidays, so if any of you are in Houston and want to get together over the week, let me know.