It's been long time!

Well, I haven't updated this blog in a month! Mason will be three months old tomorrow! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I have been holding off on moving him into his own room and I suppose it is about time. He is such a big boy now! He eats about every 2-3 hours during the day still and he usually has his last feeding between 7 and 8 and then he usually sleeps through the night or gets up around 4 or so to eat and then right back to sleep. He is not a good napper during the day. He will only sleep in his swing now and even in that he will only sleep about 40 min or so. He has become more fussy lately and I am not sure why that is. Probably from the lack of naps! He just adores his big sister! He follows her around the room with his eyes and just lights up when she is near. She loves talking to him, kissing him and hugging him. She always says, "Aww, he is so cute!" and "Mommy, I Love baby Mason!" Poor Mason will forever be called Baby Mason! I just love watching the two of them together. I love it even more when Keith joins them and I get to watch the three of them together! When things get stressful and hectic I just think about how lucky I am to have the three of them and then it is a little easier for me to relax

Sydney just amazes me more and more everyday. She says things and uses words that I have no idea how she knows them. She is putting long sentences together and her memory is incredible! She remembers everything! She loves singing and dancing and she loves dressing up like a princess and pretending to go to the ball! Her pretend play really blows my mind. She is so imaginative and plays so well by herself. She has always been independent like that and from the beginning I wanted to make sure that she was able to entertain herself and not need constant stimulation from other people. She reads for hours in her room. The kid has more books than toys! Which is great but I am running out of places to put them! She is such a water baby and would be in the pool all day if you let her! She likes to take showers now, which I find so grown up. The only thing that she is slow on is the potty training thing. I have no idea how to get her to want to do it. She knows how but she doesn't want to. My mom called her and asked her if she was using the potty and Sydney said, "No, but I should!" She knows what she is supposed to do but doesn't want to. I have bribed her, used gifts, stickers, taken things away and nothing works! I guess she will do it when she wants to but man I would love to save some money on diapers! Buying two sets is terrible!

2 months!

Well folks, we made it to two months old! Mason is sleeping really well through the night and usually does one long stretch from about 9 till about 4. Last night he slept from 9 till 7! Hopefully this starts a trend and we will be able to get him in his own bed in his own room very soon! At his 2 mon well check he was 13 lbs 11 oz and 22 3/4 inches long! He is growing like a weed and the doctor said he is perfect. His skin is very sensitive and he has a yucky rash right now. She recommended some Aveeno lotion but it seems to not help and is actually making it worse. The first time I put it on him he cried really hard like it was burning him. So, for now he is not getting anything and we changed our laundry detergent for him. If that doesn't work his doctor told me to give up dairy! That makes me sad because I love cheese and milk and ice cream but I will do it for my sweet baby boy! He is currently wearing mostly 3 month clothes and some 3-6 mon. Here are some of his current likes and dislikes....

Likes
-His swing
-His bouncy seat and he likes to be bounced really fast!
-EATING! All the time!
-Taking showers with Mommy
-He loves to be bounced around! He doesn't sleep if you are holding him...which makes me sad because I want to cuddle with him but he just won't have it!

Dislikes
-Taking a bath
-Getting in his car seat
-Being in his car seat when the car is not moving

He really doesn't have too many dislikes at this point which I am grateful for! He is now smiling and cooing and laughing which I love! He is starting to get his little personality and I just love it! Sydney loves when he smiles at her! I am just loving this time with the both of them!