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It turns out that I’ve taken a lot of pictures the last few days (40. Oops.) Mason comes crawling as fast as he can to get the camera when I get it out, so when I want him away from something I whip out the camera. Sneaky, no? No? Oh well, it’s fun to see him run/crawl across the room.
Mason turned 7 months old last week. Whoa, that happened fast. We’ve had to drop his mattress down twice this week since he’s pulling himself up on everything. He woke up at 3am the other day and he was standing, pushing buttons on his mobile, which turns on music, lights, and the actual mobile. Every morning at 7:30 when we go into his room to get him out of his crib we find him kneeling or standing at the end closest to us, just smiling. It’s cute, but I’d rather not find him on the floor after he flings himself outta there. Hopefully he doesn’t get too mad that he can’t get to the top anymore. We’ll see.
Since he’s started pulling himself up he’s keeping us on our toes. I move the dog bowls daily, we had to move the microwave cart out of the kitchen, he pulls himself up on the tv stand (new one comes next month, free of open glass shelves like ours now!), the coffee and end tables, the couch, me, Nathan, the dogs… You get the point. Kid gets around. Nathan plopped him down in his room the other day so he could run downstairs and Mason went straight to his bookshelf. Guess we have to anchor that in. Sheesh.
Here are some pictures. Will I narrate them for you? Why yes, yes I will.
This is the toy Mason pushes everywhere; his go-to toy. It has 4 different settings, including one where every button he pushes plays different music; and one that does spanish too. Maybe I’ll learn something.
Why yes, mother, I DO want my toy thankyouverymuch.
Here’s a tongue picture just for you, Great Granny! Probably more than half of these have his tongue hanging out. : )
Look how cute I am!
I like to read the paper. Technically, I’m on the toilet. I’m learning young.
This here’s my buddy Bruno. Bosco doesn’t pose in pictures with me because he is a nutcase. Oops, you caught me off guard.
Bruno likes it when I play near him. He can’t wait till we can run together.
Bruno’s sad that I’m crawling away from him. Oh well, I’ve got things to do.
Look at me, looking all funky. And cute. I’m cute, right? I dressed up just for you!
See? Here I am closer! Just for you!
I’m the best drooler this side of the Mississippi.
Mom, put the camera down.
Yes, these are pretty much all the same, but I couldn’t pick the “best” cause they’re all just so darn cute.
Here’s my toy again, OH, and my tongue. There’s my photo album with all my family in it!
Wait, that’s a camera! I want to drool on it!
Ready for my close up?? Okay then.
My John Deere socks are falling off, but I don’t care, I like to crawl.
Slightly devious smile, complete with tongue. <Goodness, I love this kid.>
Nope, no dog bowls here. Mom took them away because I drag them around and sometimes chew them.
No I didn’t just lick a dog bowl. I swear.
Anyone bored yet? Me either.
I can’t help it if I’m always smiling. The crazy lady behind the camera is making funny faces.
That’s right, all the cool babies have puppy faces on their patoots. I like to play with newspapers.
And the Wii controller. Don’t worry, mom watches so I don’t get tangled up.
This is where mom finds me a lot. Eating the tv stand. It tastes like dust. <Seriously, this makes the kid so happy. He gets there himself! He’s just started pushing the dvd and dvr buttons, so we have to be a bit more careful.>
Nope, not doing anything over here. Quit looking at me.
Just kidding! Lots of fun is going on!
Look how funny my tongue is!
My first taste of real turkey! (Not the pureed stuff) Ground turkey mixed with sweet potatoes… yummy.
Whoa.
Mom picked this picture because of my seefood. Hahaha I ate the sweet potatoes off the turkey, then munched on the turkey for a bit. Look at me, growing up.
Okay, okay, YES that was a lot of pictures. But I had a lot to make up for. Sorry, guys. Life with an almost toddler is busy. I have to use to computer during nap times because Mason wants to play with anything electronic (my phone, the computer, the tower heater in the living room…) Plus with him crawling everywhere and climbing up everything, I have to keep my eye on him all.the.time. Maybe one day the whole place will be padded and everything will be cleared off of the coffee and end tables and I won’t have to worry. But until then, you know I’m standing behind him any time he tries to stand up near anything sharp/glass/any corners/things he can bump his head on/everything in general. Gotta keep this kid safe while he’s learning! Of course, I do let him fall on the ground, and bump into certain things so he’ll learn, and when he starts to get upset after falling we laugh together (Mason and I, not Nathan and I; that’s just mean).
Alright, I hope you enjoyed ALL the pictures. Whew, this is a long one.
