6 am

It is 6 in the morning and I can't sleep.

We went to the garden Friday night for a serious weeding session which was WAY overdue, and I realized too late, that the only way I could really weed was to sit down.  In the grass. In Missouri.  I hadn't brought a blanket or anything to sit on, so I didn't have a buffer, and bending over isn't a very feasible option with this giant baby belly of mine.  So I did it and now I am reaping the consequences.  Next time I'll let Mike do all the work, he got a lot more done than I did anyway.

I now have 16-20 bug bites spread over my belly, another 16-20 on my legs, and one (so far) on my arm.  New ones keep appearing, so the tally may rise.  You can guess how conducive this is to sleep.  I've tried the anti-itch gel we have, both alone and with Band-aides over it to try to keep them from getting itched by my clothes, but it doesn't seem to be helping.  Clear nail polish helped me last time I got bug bites, but I had to borrow that from my neighbor and I haven't gotten around to buying any yet.  And I didn't think that waking her up in the middle of the night would be good for neighbor relations.

On a side note, does anyone else have trouble breathing through their nose when they are great with child?  I keep waking up with my mouth bone dry, because I can't seem to breath properly with my mouth shut right now.

I've had about 2 hours of sleep and kind of doubt I'll get much more.  Mason will be up before 8, if he sticks to his normal routine, then we have church at 9.  I'm glad I got in a decent nap today (technically yesterday).  And since it is Sunday, I tend to take naps anyway, so hopefully the itching will have gone down by then.

Oh, random thought, this is my 100th blog post.  Yay me!

Mason's new favorite toy

 I broke down and we went and bought a fan on Tuesday because I was TOO FREAKING HOT at night.  It's bad when you can't sleep when you are lying on top of the covers and the thermostat is set at 75 degrees.  We had a fan, but it's in Mason's room, and I didn't want to mess up his sleeping by stealing it.  So we went and bought another one, and I have been much happier.

Anyway, the point of the post is Mason loves the box.

It's his favorite thing.

 The last two days, he has insisted on climbing around in it while Daddy tickles him and flops it around.

 He's gotten pretty good at making it do what he wants.

Today, Auntie Shawna took him to Hobby Lobby, and bought him some little rubber duckies.  In these videos, that's what's rattling around in the box with him.  I ended up making the second video, because watching the box rattle around on it's own, with the sounds he was making just killed us both.  I love the scream that ends in "thank you" at the end.

Any ideas?

I never intended for this blog to become all about my kids, but it is sure leaning that way, so I am trying to think of a new name for it that reflects what it is.  I may start a different blog where I can talk about other things.  Anyway, anyone have any ideas about what to call this blog now?  Something to do with Mason and maybe the new baby, who will probably be Aiden.

Memorial Day

Tutu was still here on Memorial Day until around noon.  My mother-in-law/ auntie's ward were having a pancake breakfast and invited us all to come, so we were at the park by 8:30 that morning.

We were lazy and didn't get him dressed before we went, but he didn't mind.  He had fun with all the different aunties and Tutu and Grandma and Grandpas!

After breakfast, Mason had lots of fun playing on the toddler play area.

While the adults stood (or sat) around and watched.

After the park, Tutu and Grandpa Eric wanted to show Auntie Lizzy how to geocache, so we went to a different park nearby that had a cache and found ti.  It was fun, but HOT!

Then we drove home, and Tutu and Grandpa Eric left, so they could get back before the sunset. After nap, we went over to Grandma's house and played.  Auntie Missa blew bubbles for Mason.

Once he realized what she was doing, he had fun with them.  He likes bubbles.

Then we all went to the dollar theater to see The Lorax. Mason liked it a lot, he sat quietly on Auntie April the whole time.  We went for ice cream afterwards, so Mason got to bed after 10, but he had fun!

Tutu's first day visiting!

Tutu came to visit Mason for the Memorial Day weekend!  It's the first time she's seen Mason in person since Auntie April's wedding, when he was 5 months old. A lot has changed since then.  Tutu drove and got in early, early Saturday morning.  She stayed with my grandmother, and as soon as they were awake, they called us to come over.   When we got there, Mason wanted to play upstairs, so we all went up to the playroom

And as a last minute addition, Uncle Todd came too!  It's the first time he really got to spend time with Mason, at the wedding we were only in the same place for four hours or so.

Grandpa Eric was a hit too, Mason was kissing him on the lips before the end of the first day.  Mommy is the only person he usually does that to, it was really cute! No pictures, unfortunately, no one had a camera handy until he was done.

The floor wasn't terribly comfortable, so we finally went downstairs with some toys for Mason.  May have been a mistake though, Mason ran into my grandpa's exercise equipment and scraped up the side of his face.  That was the first of many head injuries that weekend.  After that, we came back to our apartment and had bbq.  Here are some cute pictures I took while Mason was posing in our living room.

This is my favorite!

Tiffany's graduation

Auntie Tiffany graduated from high school!  She was valedictorian, so we all went to the ceremony to hear her speech.

Mason spent much of the time on Grandpa and Grandma's laps.

Here's a shot of Tiffany on the stand not from the screen.

Here is a shot of the whole family who came.

It was a looooong ceremony, and when it was over we sat and waited for most of the crowds to clear out.  Mason enjoyed exploring the stands a bit.

Mother's Day

Mason is being cuddly with Mommy for her Mother's Day present.

Until he started posing.

Daddy and Aunties Melissa and Tiffany made cinnamon rolls, then we all went over to Grandma Blake's for dinner.  Mason loves playing at Grandma's!