Mason: Four Months

On the third Mason turned four whole months old. We went it for his 3 month check up a week before he turned 4 months (ha,ha!) so here are his stats as of 3 months and 3 weeks old.  He is 24.76 inches long (48%-ile), and 13 lbs 15 oz (27%-ile). He is completely in 3-6 month clothes, some of which are actually getting too small. 

Mason has started looking around until he finds the source of a noise. He loves hearing his brother and will roll and twist until he sees him. He loves sitting in his bumbo on the table while we have breakfast and lunch and he just chats and chats and Calvin.

Mason has given us a little giggle here and there, but has yet to do a full belly laugh. So far the only one who has been successfully able to get Mason to laugh. Mason thinks Calvin is the coolest and finds him hilarious. 

 Mason eats every 3, but usually 3.5 hours. He stays awake for anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours after he eats. He takes three hour and a half naps and one cat nap around 5:30.

 He goes down for bed between 7 and 7:30, either Robert or I dream feed him before we go to bed for the night and then he wakes up once between 3:45-4:30 to eat and then wakes up for the day between 7 and 7:30. If he isn't up by 7:30, then I go and wake him up. He is the happiest baby and never cries when he wakes up. I just hear him talking to himself and looking around. I love getting him from his crib when he wakes up because he is SO smiley and happy to see me.

 He started rolling over from back to stomach the day after he turned 3 months, but screams until we roll him back over to his back. He DOES not like tummy time. So that is an exercise we participate in sparingly around these part.

He loves being in the Solly Baby and going on walks with big brother. Lately they are short lived because he is a man after my own heart and doesn't love the cold. He is very patient, as he gets lots of  squishy love. Emmeline has called him "Peter" since she has met him and absolutely loves to hold him and try and help him smile. Calvin will lay next to him (sometimes on top of him) and say "mom, I will just give him a little love. Not too much!". 

 In his fourth month of life he had his first non-family babysitter (thanks Danae!), celebrated his first Valentines, was given his first nibble of food....a piece of sugar cookie dough (thanks Ed,haha).

Mason: Three Months

Although this is a few days late, Mr. Mason is three whole months old. I blinked for too long and he is becoming a baby, no more an infant! 

We don't have a doctors appointment until the end of the month, so I don't know how much he has grown, but I know he has grown A LOT. I mean look at those cheeks and thighs. Boy loves his food. A few days before he turned 3 months I had to clean out his wardrobe and pull out all the 3-6 month clothes (except for jeans).

Mason is pretty much the ideal baby. He took to a routine very easily which makes him incredibly predictable. He wakes up everyday at 7, sometimes 7:30. He eats and is awake for exactly an hour and fifteen minutes. He yawns once and I know it's time for a nap; I swaddle him up and his is out in a flash. He sleeps for exactly 37 minutes, squaks for 1-2 minutes and fall asleep for another hour. 

 He eats every 3 hours, and in the afternoon it stretches to 3.5 hours. He takes 3 1.5 hr naps and one 20-30 minute cat nat while we eat dinner. He is ready for bed between 7-7:30 and Robert gives him a 6.5 ounce bottle (he likes his food) of pumped milk. He dream feeds at 10:30 and sleeps till 3:30 for a middle of the night snack and is out till morning!

He LOVES baths, and the most smiley and happy when we lay him on his changing table. He kicks his legs like a mad man and just smiles and talks. It's adorable.

During his third month of life he took his first airplane ride, and solo trip with just mom and Calvin. He also adjusted to his dad being back at school/work for the full day and learned to smile when he is happy!

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.