MAKE yourself slow down!!

What a wonderful weekend we had! After a busy work week, it was so nice just to hang out, the three of us, in our PJ's and just relax and spend my first Mother's day together. I loved it!! Thanks to Travis and Mason for the wonderful cards and spa day gift package. it was just what this busy mama needed, although finding time to use it, will be a challenge!!!

If it's possible, Mason gets cuter every day! I think it's because at this stage of the game, he is developing so quickly and each day literally a new piece of his personality emerges for us to see. We are loving it. He is so full of life and energy. He is demanding, yet chill, inquisitive, yet silly, giggly and serious. He's really cute.

It is so funny to see him react to the doggies. Pebbles and Lexi love to greet him when we walk into the door. They each have to smell him or get a quick kiss. And they LOVE dinner time!! They hang out under the high chair and wait for the food to start falling!! Sometimes Mason gets so caught up in watching the dogs, watch him, that he forgets it's time to eat.

Speaking if eating, he loves it. It's all business. He likes big bites and he likes to eat very quick. We better have everything ready by the time he's in that chair, or else!! Then it's time for a warm bath, a little bit of playing, then a big bottle and a long rocking session and off to bed. He still smiles right before he falls asleep. It will melt your heart. I always rock him a while longer after he falls asleep, I'm just trying to take it all in, because everyone tells me how quickly they grow up. I MAKE myself slow down. During that special rocking time, the laundry, dishes, checking email...everything can wait. In that moment, there is nothing else but me, my son and a rocking chair. Life should always be that wonderful and simple.

We also just bought a second baby monitor. This one has a mat that goes under his mattress and measures movement and breathing. If Mason doesn't move or breath for 20 seconds, then the alarm goes off. It really is quite amazing and it works. We've tested it out on purpose and on accident. Mason is starting to roll over, and because he hasn't spent that much time on his tummy (he hates tummy time) I'm worried something might happen during the night. So this new monitor has been a saving grace. I love it, I just sleep better knowing it's there to watch over him. In fact, it's called Guardian Angle. Thanks to my friend Gina, for recommending it to us. We love it.