4 Months and a TOOTH!

 

I must jump to the most exciting thing to happen thus far with our baby, Mason. He has his first tooth!! On the day Mason turned 19 weeks old, we spotted his first tooth; came through the skin and everything. He was playing in his exer-saucer thing and sucking on my finger when I felt something sharp! I then shouted, "RICKY! He has his first tooth!" We then tried for a few minutes to pry his mouth open (goodness gracious that is hard to do to a baby!), shined a flashlight inside, and there it was plain as day, a white tooth, though the skin, on the bottom, in the middle. I cried from utter excitement, and pure pride for my son who struggled through many fussy moments over the last several weeks. After all of that hard work, it's here! Oh I couldn't be happier. I'm tearing up writing about it...I'm just so happy for this milestone. Here is a video we captured right after the initial viewing of the tooth!

In the last week Mason has also begun touching his toes! Well, more like grabbing his feet. It's so cute, and very handy when we're changing his diaper. Ricky and I get so excited when he does this, and so does Mason. Along with grabbing his feet, he makes the cutest sounds. Ricky calls them "raspberries"? I had never heard this term before; I just say he's buzzing his lips together. Either way it's so so cute too. He's really becoming so much fun! Oh and Mason loves putting everything in his mouth; this is actually pretty cute too. Here's an adorable video.

 

 

A couple weeks ago we introduced Mason to his exer-saucer, if that's what you want to call it. This thing I think is technically called a "Stand and Play"? I'm really not sure, but it plays music, lots of it. Mason's feet touch the piano keys, and there is a ton of things for him to play with; he loves it! It's so cute to hear his little piggies touching the keys and his hands touching the buttons to play music. Not only is it neat to see him playing, but it's finally given Ricky and I a chance to get things done around the house while he entertains himself; this is soooooooo needed!

 

 

We were asked to play Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in our Church's Nativity play. It was very fun, and of course Ricky found a great deal on costumes at some warehouse in El Monte. That guy can find a deal on anything!

 

Mason had his 4 month check up recently and we are proud to announce he weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces!! He's a big boy! However, very normal and perfectly healthy...he's in the 75th percentile for both weight and height! He took his shots like a champ, thanks again to the Buzzy Bee - best invention ever (you can get it on Amazon; best $40 you'll spend!). Here's a pic of his adorable half naked body.

 

 

We recently took a walk through Naples to see the Christmas lights, it was so beautiful. Of course Uncle Kyle joined us. Look how cute they both are!

  

 

And finally to conclude this very exciting blog entry...Here are the last 3 weeks of pictures for our baby Mason. Seriously, he's so cute.