Mason's Dream

This is a video I took about a month ago. I thought it was pretty cute. Mason had just woken up from his nap and was telling me about his dream. He kicked a ball and it gave him a big owie on his toe. I ran and got the recorder and helped him tell the story again. I was afraid he wouldn't cooperate and tell it again, but this time, we got lucky! He even sang for me!!

A Stairwell Full of Leaves...Annoying, but FUN!

After constantly having leaves tracked into our house everyday almost all year long (with the exception of the wonderful summer months), you think I would go crazy every time there is a single leaf in our stairwell leading to our front door. But somehow, we can find joy in the pessimistic parts of our lives...and this is how!

The Spider Hunt

Lately, Mason is obsessed with spiders. He's also always had a thing for flashlights. Put the two together, and what do you get? A spider hunt! This one particular night, we were all hanging out in our room for various reasons. Vance was doing homework, I was folding laundry, and Mason was, of course, looking for spiders. He had this particular corner where he would sit and shine his flashlight in and point to a black speck on the carpet, and just talk about that speck being a spider. He was entertained for hours! At one point, Vance put Mason's toy ant in the corner while Mason was distracted. However, with the reality Mason was trying to create, he was not too impressed with the ant!

The next day, I decided to clean our front window. As I was doing so, I noticed a small banana spider up in the corner. I had Mason stand on a box so he could see it, and boy did he go nuts! He went even more crazy when I reluctantly persuaded the spider into a glass jar so Mason could see it up close and personal! Needless to say, the spider hunt was a success!!

However, unfortunately the spiders fate was inevitable. While carrying the jar around like it was attached to him 24/7, he dropped it in the kitchen where it shattered all over. Vance removed the spider while Mase was not looking! It was fun while it lasted, but lucky for us the spider hunts continue on everyday. He even talks about spiders while trying to fall asleep, and first thing when he wakes up. I just hope he finds a different obsession soon because I HATE SPIDERS!!!

What To Do??

So about a week ago, I took Mason in to the doctor for a check up and while I was there, I told the doc about Isaac. He spits up a lot (which I figured meant he has reflux), but he is also always acting uncomfortable. He's always grunting and groaning all the time and I wanted to know what was wrong. He then told me that because of his reflux, he is having pretty bad heartburn. He gave me a prescription for Prevacid and said it would help take the heartburn away. He also said I could try giving him Mylanta/Maalox before each feeding and see if that works before trying the Prevacid if I wanted. I am so torn between what to do. I definitely do not want my poor baby to be in pain and uncomfortable, but I have heard my mom in the past say how crazy she thinks it is for baby's to be on medication like that. She is so anti-medication, and pro-anything natural, that she strongly believes that probiotics will solve almost any problem. I want to agree completely with her because anything natural is always better than medications IF it does the job. But I can't stand the idea of my helpless little baby being in pain. I have started giving him probiotics everyday and it does seem to be helping. He's definitely a happier baby, but I wonder if the Prevacid would do even better. I need to do my own research on the medication, but if there is anyone out there that has any experience with this same situation, or has any opinion on the matter, I would love to hear from you!

Date with Dad

Vance rarely gets an opportunity, or an excuse to take Mason out and spend time with just him. So when Isaac and I had a baby shower to go to on a Saturday afternoon, Vance took the opportunity gratefully and with much excitement. He ended up taking Mason to the park, and then to McDonalds for lunch. They both had a very enjoyable time. I am so grateful for what an amazing dad Vance is. He really treasures these moments of spending quality time with Mason. Soon enough, there will be two boys running around at times like this!

Yellow's!!

If candy was all Mason could eat, he would be so happy. He loves any candy he can get his hands on. M & M's (which is what he calls "yellow's" at my parent's house because we tried teaching him the color yellow with them), mike and ike's, licorice, lemon heads, etc... In these particular pictures, he had licorice in his mouth and was so excited about it, he wanted to share it with the camera! Enjoy!!

Happy Third Birthday Carter!!