Mason: Two Months

 On the third Mr. Mason turned two months old! He is slowly catching up; he is 22 1/4 inches long (13%-ile), and 11 lbs 5 oz (23%-ile). Nothing in the newborn department fits him, and generally speaking 0-3 month clothes fit him well, although a few things are still a little big.

Mason is still dearly loved by his much bigger older brother. Let's just say Mason will be able to hold his own once he grows up. He's put up with a lot from Calvin (example, Calvin likes to do Mason sandwiches). With that said, Calvin is a great helper and loves it when he hears Mason wake up from a nap so he can go greet him.

Mason eats every 3 hours still. In the afternoon it stretches closer to 3.5 hours. Robert feeds him a bottle every other night and he eats great and loves bed time with dad. Bed time routine is usually bath around 7, a book with big brother, eat around 7:30 and down for the night after that.  He eats once or twice per night and is up for the day by 7 or 7:30 (he isn't sleeping through the night yet :( Calvin slept through the night so early that it makes me sad I am still getting so little sleep at 2 months, but we are working on it!).

We are falling into a more of a routine now that  Mason is 9 weeks old and stays awake for longer stretches after he eats; about an hour after he eats he is ready for a nap. If I wait too long to put him down for a nap then he takes longer to fall asleep and fights it- but if I catch it after the first yawn I just swaddle him up and put him in his crib and he is out in a jiffy.

He has learned to recognize Calvin's voice and foot patters from a mile away and his eyes get really big if Calvin runs up to him too quickly. He's learned quickly. (see picture above).

In the past few days we've had a "wonder week" and little pint now has figured out his hands. He sits in his bouncer while I cook and he always has his hands in front of his fast twisting them around looking at them. It's pretty cute.

In his second month of life Mason has moved from Las Vegas to Reno, celebrated his first Christmas, had his first snow fall, rode the AMTRAK train for the first time, had his first 2 road trips (and was a CHAMP!), went on his first hike, and visited temple square where we all saw Elder Holland for the first time at City Creek.

He is definitely a great addition to this Wixom-Davis party.