Left with the Babysitter

Last Saturday night Mom and Dad decided to go to the TAILS Humane Society Annual Fund Raiser, which meant that we needed a babysitter.  Well, we didn't really need a babysitter but Mason did.  Miss Pattie, G and Uncle Connor all came up for the night to watch Mason.  They had to feed him dinner, give him a bath AND put him to bed (which no one but Mommy has ever been able to do).  Now by the looks of his sweet little face, one would think it would be no trouble at all...

 But Mason is quite the Mama's Boy and does not usually do well if Mom leaves for too long, so everyone was holding their breath to see how this would go.  To everyone's surprise it went really well!  Mom and Dad walked out the door and there were no baby tears!  Mason ate a big dinner (he loves food) and played for awhile before his bath.  After bath time he got a story and a bottle and was ready to be put to bed.  He didn't care much for the bottle, and laid down and started to go to sleep.  It started to go south for a few minutes when he began fighting sleep.  He would yell out and then lay perfectly still as if he were asleep and this went on for a few mintues and then he went to sleep and not a peep was heard from him for almost four hours.

Mom and Dad came home (with some exciting news to be shared in a further blog) and he was still sleeping!  Then it was time to go to bed, and just as Mom predicted, Mason woke up as soon as Mom went into the bedroom.  The smell of Mommy was just too enticing for Mason and he woke himself up and it was a typical night from there.

Maybe next time Mom and Dad have a babysitter Mom should just stay out all night!

Our First Christmas with Mason

Time for another flashback, this time it is our first Christmas with Mason.  We all loaded up the car and headed up to Michigan to spend the holidays with our Nana, Papa, Aunt and cousins.  It was a blast, and as you can see, pictures speak louder than words.  Oh and if you are wondering why we are not in any of the pictures, it is because we spent the holidays lounging and sleeping on our brand new beds with our treat stuffed bones.

 Santa Baby

 1st present on Christmas morning

 Santa left him a gift under the tree

 Cousin Nicole, I think she may be his favorite

All the loot, Thank you everyone!

Mason's First Plane Trip

This first was only for Mason, but we thought it worth sharing.  We had to stay home and hold down the fort.

Just before Thanksgiving, Mason packed his suitcase and boarded a plane leaving the cold Illinois weather and headed for Texas...I know what you are thinking, and no he was not alone.  He went down there with Mommy and his G.  We have a Great Grandma, Great Aunt, Uncle and cousins that live down there and of course they wanted to meet the little guy.  He was such a great traveler on the plane, he even slept the whole way.  On the way back they even hit some weather and were delayed over 2 hours, and he still held it together!  His Great Grandma had a blast showing him off to all of her friends, pictures are cute but they don't really do him justice.  Mason had a great time meeting his family and spending time with them, and he can't wait to get down there again! 

 

G, Mommy and Mason on the plane

 Great Grandma!

Uncle Bryan, a child at heart

Enjoying the weather with Great Grandma and Aunt Lisa

Visiting Great Grandma and Grandpa

Last week Mom and Mason took a trip down to visit the grandparents and great grandparents.  It had been over a month since great grandma/grandpa had seen little Mason, of course they do get to see pictures of him.  Once again he was such a good boy on his first road trip, and didn't cry or have a meltdown in the car.  He was even alert and smiling at his great grandparents!  Mom even took a little video of Mason.

Meeting Great Grandma and Grandpa

The day after we met our great aunt and uncle, our grandparents came up to visit baby Mason again, but they brought up our great grandma and grandpa!  We love visiting with them, they give us so much attention, but this visit, once again, was all about our little brother Mason.  He was such a good boy and slept almost the entire time that they were here.  We ordered pizza, and Mom and Dad got to eat a nice meal without holding or feeding Mason.  They were so excited to meet their first non-furry great grandson!  They all took turns holding him, and even giving him a bottle when he got hungry.