let’s get back on track…

Oh my, I don't even know where to begin. This post is gonna be mostly words, so I'll throw in a few instagram pictures of our growing boy to get you caught up. I guess I'll start with this. I am so far behind with the blog, I'm afraid I'll never get caught up. I…

5 months down…

To my silly baby boy,Oh my word. Mommy just realized that we are only one month away from your half birthday! Daddy and I looked at you while you were sleeping tonight and decided that we don't want you to get bigger. We just want you to stay your cute little baby self forever! Okay,…

picture time…

We had Mason's four month pictures taken at the beginning of this week and I am IN. LOVE. with them! I was referred to Lydia, who owns Lydia Lee Photography, for Mason's newborn pictures (you can see those here) and after talking to her a few times and seeing more of her work (and the…

let’s go to the zoo…

We took Mason to the zoo for the first time this week and he loved it! We started the day off with his 4 month pictures (more on that soon!) and then headed down to Indy for a perfect day at the zoo. We had to rent one of the zoo's strollers because this mommy…

4 months down…

To my growing baby boy,Has is really been 4 months? Where has the time gone? You keep getting bigger and bigger, right before my very eyes! We took you to your 4 month checkup, and the doc says you are growing absolutely perfectly! You are almost 26 inches long, which is already over the 75th…

3 months down…

To my smiley baby Mason,Holy smokes, it's been three months already... you are getting so big!We learned last month that you really like it when the picture on the TV changes. Well, your love of the TV has only grown since then! You got a lot of Baby Einstein DVDs for Christmas and you love…

2 months down…

To my sweet baby boy,It's been two months already, I can't believe it! You just keep growing like a weed; you went from 9 pounds 12 ounces at your 1 month appointment to 11 pounds 13 ounces at your 2 month check-up! You've finally outgrown all of your newborn clothes, except for your little brown…

1 month down…

To my baby Mason ,I can't believe it's already been one month since we brought your sweet little self into this world ! So much has happened these past few weeks ; our lives will never be the same , but we are so glad that you are finally here ! You grew quite a…

do babies come with user manuals? i think not…

The past seven weeks have been... happy, sad, exciting, worrisome, busy, stressful, tiring, joyful, fun, hectic, exhausting, the list just keeps going. I knew what we were getting ourselves into, I mean, all I've done my whole life is babysit and take care of other peoples' babies. But even with all of the experience, all…

the birth of mason alexander…

So I suppose that it's been seven weeks since having a baby, and I should probably start making time to get this blog updated. And what better way to start that than with our sweet baby boy, and the intense (and terrifying) story of his birthday.And I'll warn you, I talk about peeing and sitting…