Mason's first time with rice cereal

We fed Mason rice cereal for the first time today. He really likes putting the spoon and cereal in his mouth. It is the keeping the cereal in the mouth and swallowing he seems to have trouble with. I just don't think he likes it. I tasted it and it tastes like cold nothing. I wouldn't swallow it either. I gave what Mason didn't drool all over his shirt to The Bear. He loved it.

Klug Family Portrait

Stranger Danger, poor Ed

Poor Grandpa Ed. Although we see him at least once a month, Mason still gets a little Stranger Danger when he is tired.

Merry Christmas Day Everyone!

Christmas day was a special treat for us this year. Matt's brother Dave, wife Robin, and kids (Shannon 7 and Evan 4) flew in to spend this holiday in our neck of the woods. We went over to Grandma Cathy and Papa's house first thing in the morning so we could be with the kids while they opened presents.
Matt's brother Rick and wife Michele came over a little bit later for breakfast.
Rick gave Papa the Star Wars game for the Wii. Big Hit with everyone!! The kids and boys spent much of the afternoon playing the game. Kate's dad (aka Grandpa Ed) joined us all for Christmas dinner.
Traditionally we go to Time Out in the evening to say Merry Christmas to our friends. We were having to much fun with the family and did not make it this year. We feel bad about breaking this tradition, especially because we made cookies for everyone, but we understand life has to change once you have kids. Maybe we can give them the cookies if we see them on New Years Eve.
It was a really good day.

Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Christmas Eve was spent with Kate's sister's family. Attended by Kate, Matt, and Mason, Suzanne, Ming, and Jayce, Grandpa Ed, Ming's cousin Steve, Sharon, and Matthew, Ming's Aunt and Uncle Fung. It was a lot of fun and the food was fabulous. Ming is an excellent cook!
It was a riot watching Jayce open presents. We were so happy he liked the Hulk Smash fists we got him. He had a great time "smashing" uncle Matt to bits. We have it all on video and will post it someday. Even Mason had fun opening presents. He really loves the stuffed panda from Grandpa Ed. Currently it is bigger than Mason but Mason still tries to eat it :)

Mason rolls over

Mason rolled over today. If he knew I was in the room I don't believe he would have done it. Instead he would have whined at me to get his toy for him.
I watched as he just kept reaching for that teething toy. It was so hard not to say anything as I watched him stretch..stretch..and finally roll. It was awesome!

Happy Birthday Kate

We dropped little Mason off with the Papa and Grandma Cathy and headed to the bar. Kate wanted to bring back the Azteca birthday tradition.

Mason's first cold

Mason has his first cold as of 11/25 - Cough and congestion. It is so sad when he is miserable and there is nothing you can do to make him feel better. We had two nights of no sleep. Matt took the first shift, woke me at 3am and I took the second shift.
He is usually such a happy baby. You could tell he was trying to be happy. You could see him trying to smile while his bottom lip was pouting. Here is a pic where you can see the bags under his eyes. He is feeling much better now (except for the cough).

Mason holding his own bottle

And he is just so darn cute in this puppy hat

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we had Thanksgiving at my sister's house. We combined Matt and my family with her husband's family. There were between 15 and 20 people including Grandma Cathy and Papa, Grandpa Ed, and Uncle Donald (aka Scott). Matt and I brought the stuffing. I have never made stuffing before, except for Stove Top, so I was thinking "how hard can it be?". Well, considering we accidentally slushified the onions and celery it turned out and tasted pretty good.

Uncle Donald visits

Mason and Uncle Donald (Scott) sharing some quality time together while Bear guards the couch.

Mason and Bear Nap

Our two boys taking a nap together.

Mason's 4 month checkup

Mason weighed in at 14.25 pounds, 25 1/4 inches long, with a head that was 32.2 cm. He is in the 50th percentile across the board. The Doctor said he is doing great!

Hawks baby

"I promise I won't make any more poopy diapers if the Hawks win just one game."

Why are you waking me up?!

Mason looked so sweet while taking a nap in our bed that I wanted to catch it on camera. He woke up just as I started shooting and you can see his chain of emotions.

Auntie's house

Mason has lots of fun with Auntie and Jayce. He is a bit of a TV junky. See him strain to watch the TV instead of smiling for the camera. Jayce gave himself a shiner just in time for his Halloween Pirate costume. Arrrgh!

Superman! Costume #3

Superman, da da da daaaa!

Mason is nice and warm in his 3rd Halloween costume.
Although he wont be trick-or-treating this year, I think he will still enjoy the holiday. He will spend the spooky evening with Grandma Cathy and Papa while Matt and Kate head out as Peter and Louis Griffin (Family Guy).

Happy Halloween costume #2

Army brat

Mommy's little pumpkin

Kate's favorite holiday is fast approaching. Poor Mason will be subjected to many different outfits.

Go Seahawks!

Mason is very upset about the season the Seahawks are having.

Go Huskies!

Happy Boy!

Mason has so much fun at Grandma Cathy and Papa's house. Here he is laughing on the playmat.

Mason loves his mobile

Mason is a very happy guy and loves his mobile. Once we find the video camera disc we will upload his laughter. He also loves ceiling fans, television, and the lamp. "I love lamp"

Both kids like belly rubs

Both Bear and Mason like to have their bellies rubbed.

Mason loves his cousin

Mason loves his cousin Jayce. Jayce is very helpful and often assists Mason with getting the binky back in his mouth.

Grandma Susie's Visit

Mason had a wonderful time with Grandma Susie... and Matt and Kate got to sleep in.

Mason's First Visitors

Mason was born

Mason Alexander was born on 7/15/08 at 5:25 pm. He weighed 9 pounds and was 20.5 inches long.

His original due date was estimated to be 7/7. Starting 6/12 the doctor kept telling us he would come "any day now, I wouldnt be surprised to see you in here tonight". Mason had to be induced. At least we were ready... or so we thought :)

Mason's ultrasound May 2008

Mason's ultrasound, its a boy!