POOR BABY!

Well, Phil and I had our first experience with a sick baby last night. Around 7:00, Mason had just finished a bottle (and baby food shortly before that) when Phil sat him up to burp. He burped alright, accompanied with some of his milk. He got sick 3 times before he went to sleep. He didn't have a fever, nor was he cranky. We didn't give him, his night time bottle that he usually takes around 9:30 or 10 because we sure didn't want that to come back up. He fell asleep about 10:00, so I put him in his bed. Twenty minutes later we heard him getting sick over the monitor. I've never seen Phil sprint that fast across the house before. All his baby food was now in his bed. He cried a little but we got him cleaned up. We decided to give him 2 ounces of water, hoping maybe to settle his stomach. The water came back up as fast as it went down. Again, he still had no fever or any other symptoms, just vomiting. He went back to sleep at 11:00. He got sick a couple more times during the night, but just a little. This morning when he got up, I gave him a couple ounces of water to make sure it would stay down. It did and I knew he was hungry so I just gave him 3 of his 6 ounces of milk, to make sure that would stay down. I decided to call work and let them know I would be late because I wanted to make sure Mason was able to keep his milk down. He did, so I took him to the babysitters and got to work at 9:30. I called to check on him and the babysitter said, "he hasn't gotten sick and still no fever, but he has had some pretty "bad" diapers."

I got a little emotional last night after he got sick in his bed. But Phil assured me Mason was okay. So, hopefully this was just a bug that had to pass through his system. I really didn't want to leave him this morning, but I knew he was in good hands at the babysitters and she would call me if anything happened.

Say a little prayer for Mason.

Macy, mmm feet!

Just wanted everyone to see how much Macy really enjoys Mason, especially his feet.





A closer look. Macy has a feet fetish.

Great Paw Paw Pullen

It took my Paw Paw Pullen 5 months before he would hold Mason. Now he wants to hold him every time he sees us. I think it's great.




Mason, Great Paw Paw, and (my dad) Pap-Paw. This would've been
a 4 generation picture, if I'd been in it.

Mason meets balloon...

We went to a birthday party for Dalen Sims on Saturday. The theme was barnyard animals, thus the Holstein balloon. I actually think Mason was more intrigued by the string than the balloon. He entertained himself for a good 30 minutes with this new found friend.







Big Boy...
Normally Mason sleeps in his playpen in our bedroom. Since, he's been sleeping so good at night for the past 2.5 months Phil and I thought Saturday would be a good time to let him sleep in his bedroom. I was nervous about it, because his room is across the trailer from our bedroom. I'm also scared of the dark, so I left the hall light on for him, (mainly to make me feel better). So, this is what we saw on Sunday morning when Mason woke up. He woke us up, via the baby monitor at 7am sharp.


If you look closely he has bags under his eyes.


He always gets up with a smile.


I'm not sure what this look is.

A side note: I was one of those kids that slept in the bed with my parents until, it's to embarrassing to tell. I hope Mason will continue to sleep in his room as he gets older and be braver than his mommy.

Have a "hot" week.

A GOOD EVENING FOR PICTURES

Phil and I took Mason out to the back yard for some fun photos. You really can't take a bad picture of him. Hope you enjoy!



Don't you just love photos of a naked baby.


Mason's puppy dog wanted a picture too.
This was his first stuffed animal.



I love this one. Daddy is helping him sit up.



Do you see the fire truck on his hat?












I could just eat him up in this one.



"Being this cute can wear you out."



He looks like he's about to take off.


















How cute is this one?






And we end the day with some A B C's.

About Mason:

He will be 5 months old on Saturday.

He is almost sitting up, he just has to learn to catch himself when he leans over.

He sleeps from 10pm till 6:30 or 7am. (On occasion he'll sleep till 8am)

He coos and squeals all the time.

He loves to watch our dogs, Lucy and Macy.

His mommy and daddy thinks he's perfect.

It is 10:30 now and Mason is already asleep. So, hope everyone has a good weekend. It's suppose to be hot, so try to stay cool. See ya next time.

LET'S RECAP

On Friday, July 4, unfortunately Phil had to work. So, Mason and I spent the day with my parents and Dakota. We all went fishing at a pond in Hampshire. We didn't catch much, but had fun. Mason sported his sun hat.


"I know I'm cute."





"Made in the shade.'







On Saturday, July 5, we had a small get together at mom and dad's (aka Gran-Nanny and Pap-paw's) to celebrate Independence Day. We had food, fun, and fireworks. Here are few pics from the night.


Andy, Randy holding Mason and Alisa.


Granny Rubert (one of Mason's great-grandmother's)


Granny Pullen (another one of Mason's great-grandmothers)


The men folk.
Brent, Paw-paw Pullen (Mason's only great-grandfather), Gerald, & Pap-paw.



Dakota and Jackson playing with the water hose. Boys will be boys.


Cayden with his first sparkler.


Bryan and Aunt Debbie.


Phil got swarmed by kids when we broke out the sparklers.


Look he's not crying. (lol) He loves you, Brooke.


Casen enjoyed the sparklers.


Courtney, Gran-Nanny, Alisa holding Mason.



Nicole, Casen, Phil handing Curtis a sparkler.


One of the many fireworks that were shot.


Me and my two "bestest" friends. Cassie and Brooke. Love you girls.


Brooke with her husband, Andy.


We were pooped after everybody left. But we had such a good time.

Hope everybody enjoyed it as much as we did. Sorry if I didn't get everybody in there. It's hard trying to take pictures, keep up with who has Mason, and talk with everybody. Can't wait to get everybody together again, very soon.

We wish everybody a good rest of the week. Thanks for stopping by.

FOURTH OF JULY PICTURES TO COME...

Pictures from this weekend will be posted, hopefully in a couple of days. It's true what they say, "There's no rest for the weary." Hope everybody had a great weekend. I know we did.