Preparing a PARTAY!

In fifteen days, my baby will be one. Yes, ONE. I am elated, and heartbroken at the same time. He is now more boy, than baby. He has the most charming personality in that little body- and his smile can melt your heart in a mere instant. I am happy he has grown to be the teetering, sweet, babbling toddler he is, but man, will I miss that tiny baby he once was. SO, I will cope, by throwing him a party. A Dr. Seuss birthday party in fact. There are grand plans in the works- how much will actually happen is probably the question. But, 15 days and counting! Check back, and before you know it, little Mason will be ONE!

Nate's grandpa Powell passed away last weekend. His funeral was today in Highland. I didn't have the pleasure of getting to know him very well, but from the things I heard today- I missed out. It was a good day, filled with lots of love.

PS- I have decided living in Highland could be nice. Maybe one day, living on that side of the valley, would not be too weird.

Firsts...

Mason has experienced a lot of firsts thus far in his short life. Yesterday, was his first round at real pharmacy grade medicine. He's been coughing. You know, that gross, little kid, hack till you gag cough. I thought I would be a much more skiddish, and crazy mom- but seriously, I think I'm pretty chill. I figured it was a cough, he's a kid, it will pass. Well, three hours at Nana and Papa's proved to be too much coughing for them! They called me, I called the pediatrician, and Mason had an appointment an hour later. Nana took Mason in without me, I had a afternoon packed full of meetings.

Mason weighs a whopping 19.8 pounds, in the 14th percentile. Walking, crawling, and playing soccer (he loves to chase, and kick balls) is dropping some weight off him. That, and the only thing he likes to eat is crazy bread. Naughty kid. But, he's fine. Just a little scrawny :) His ears were clear. His lungs were clear. But he has all sorts of congestion. My baby is definitely my kid- it is either a virus or a sinus infection. Story of my life there! Good news, he loves the pink bubblegum amoxicillan they gave him just in case it was the infection. What kid doesn't like that stuff. I am hoping he feels better soon- less than 30 days till my tiny baby is one! (Though, he's not so tiny anymore!)

PS- I have an unaffiliated love for Target. Yes I worked for their pharmacy. Yes we had the coolest team on the planet. No I didn't even fill at my old store. But, being a mom, I adore their liquid suspension bottles. It makes medicine a breeze. Totally awesome. Fill there. For real.

Fluff anyone?

I swore I wouldn't do it. I vowed it was just too gross. Though, as I type my kid is sitting in "fluff". We started last weekend- not one horrid blow out since. Which is quite honestly, worth it's weight in gold. So here we are, cloth diapering. During the day we use Biodegradable disposable liners (While we get Nate adjusted. He still thinks it's pretty nasty- but he's coming around), and at night, we use super soft Swaddlebees. I totally feel like a good mom knowing my kid is sitting in such softness. Plus, they're cute. Check out my little cow. Totally worth the hassle.

And, another...

...cute cousin for Mason. Here she is, sweet Emily. She's a doll. Dark hair, button nose, and sweet dimples. There is little that brings more joy to a family than a brand new baby. Congrats Wellards :) We love her already!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was celebrated by the Utah masses on Saturday. Which I must say, was a cold, dreary, wet disappointment for Mason's first Halloween! So, we went and carved pumpkins at my parents house, and tucked the little man inside. We figured he wouldn't eat the candy anyways- and he already had a bit of a cold, so it wasn't worth the trouble. Instead, we dressed him up on the official Halloween, and snapped some pictures in his costume, and his pumpkin outfit, both picked out by his papa Austin. Definitely not the Halloween's I am used to- I LOVE Halloween! But this year, was just so busy! I blinked and it was here! There's always next year!