This website was originally dedicated to Mason, but with the addition of our new son Reid Matthew, it is now a brother blog. Enjoy the updates of our kids.
It is hard to believe that Mason is now 3 years old. To celebrate yesterday we had a cake but the real party will come this weekend when we have lunch at Rainforest Cafe with all of Mason’s friends. He is very excited!
Mason is talking like crazy now in full sentences. He is still our very happy, super sweet boy. He loves his baby brother, and hates it when Reid cries. He tells Reid to “Be happy,” and then tries to make him laugh. Yesterday when Matt was home with the boys, Reid was crying while Matt was trying to get a bottle ready. Mason said to Reid, “Reid, be nice to Daddy. He loves you.” We are constantly amazed at the thing that comes out of his mouth-they show how loving and caring he truly is. He’s still not potty trained, but I know the day will come. For now we are just being patient. He is eating pretty well…still not a lot of variety to his diet, but when he eats, he eats a good amount. A recent food development is peaches though-he loves them! He is still majorly underweight (not even on the charts anymore) but is healthy. We have his doctor’s check-up soon so we will wait to see what the doc says. He can count to 15 with no help and to 20 with some help. He knows all of his colors, can say his ABC’s and recognizes some of the letters. We love our big boy!!
We have officially begun potty training Mason. For Christmas he received some cool big boy underwear-his favorite is Buzz Lightyear and Lightening McQueen. Just last night we had our first success-he went both #1 and #2 in the big boy potty. He was most excited about the chocolate he got afterwards.
Mason is just learning and growing so fast-it almost seems like every day he learns something new. He can speak in complete sentences, is very good at expressing his wants and needs, and is still our incredibly loving and happy boy. He loves music and plays his new drum set all of the time. Getting him to eat is still a challenge-he is very picky, but is healthy. I can’t believe that next month he will already be 3!
Reid is also growing like crazy. He loves to sit up on his own and is so aware of his surroundings. He does not like to be left alone in the room, even if he was happy playing on the floor. He weighs 18 pounds and will more than likely pass up his big brother in the very near future. He is eating solids now…he loves butternut squash, sweet potatos and isn’t such a fan of green beans or carrots. We’re going to start on fruits soon. He waves to people and is a very happy, smiley boy. He just reached 7 months.
Here is our latest family picture. This was taken just after Christmas after our Sunday afternoon naps.
Reid is our strong-backed little baby. He loves sitting up more now that he has the hang of it. But of course, they have to start out falling on their back as much as sitting up. Here’s a fun little clip.
There’s only one point in a child’s life that they can truly enjoy the thrill of the johnny jump-up. We captured Mason’s little happy bouncy dance, in The Jumping Kid, at this point as well.
Mason adds to his toolbox of talents with this new idea. Yes, that is the nose sucker you get from the hospital when your kid is born. Mason took this, then took my tri-pod, and voila a bonafide rock n’ roll microphone. The ending is really cute too.
Here is one of the favorite beginning milestones for a baby – the roll over. Now, as Diane pointed out, Reid can roll from his stomach to back one way, while Mason could only go from his back to his stomach one way. Blond, Brown, back, stomach… they seem to be total opposites except for their love of smiles and laughs.
Here we have Reid’s first solid-er feeding. Yep he’s growing fast. We started at the same time we started with Mason (see Solid Food Adventure). I guess 5 1/2 months is the typical breaking point parents hit when they figure a full tummy will get them and their baby more consistent sleep. But heck, wouldn’t you know it, Reid still wakes up every 2 hours or so. That didn’t work!
Well, we just can’t pass up the cute video when it presents itself. Reid is just such a happy baby. He especially likes being naked. He is just the opposite of Mason. Mason can’t stand being cold, and he let us know that very early on. Reid on the other hand will laugh and talk to you until the clothes go back on. Then, he cries. Let’s see what these opposite behaviors lend themselves to as Reid get’s older.
Reid is also very responsive to mommy and daddy. However, his responsiveness usually takes place at 4:30am. Yeah, that is when we’re up, but that’s not the point. He needs to sleep longer. Anyway, here is another cute video of our little brown-eyed boy.
