Smile Mason!!

So I was trying to get Mason to Smile!! It worked at first as you can tell in the video but then I could not get him to smile any more after that, that is until I shut the camera off of coarse. That figures! But I wanted to post it anyway because he looks so cute!!

Tummy time for Mason!!

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Mason was having a little Tummy Time hanging over the boppy pillow! He only liked it for a short time. The very top picture is my favorite one I have taken of him. I love it!! And I think he might have blue eyes. It kind of looks like it in that picture. I can only hope, but time will tell!!

Pictures of Mason!!

Mason's Happy Face!!
What a handsome little man!!
Fresh out of the tub!! Rub-a-dub-dub!!
Just hangin out woth my @ older brother's!
Me and my Mommy!

Mason's 2 month check-up!

So I have really been slacking but mason had his 2 month check-up about 2 weeks ago. He is doing great and growing like a weed! He weighed 10 lbs. 11 1/2 oz. And he is 22 in. long now! He has grown so much in the last few weeks. Every time someone sees him that has not seen him for a while say that he has doubled in size. That's what it seems like for me too. So he also had his first set of shots! Ouch!! He did not like that much, poor little guy. But he made it through despite it all. He did not feel very well the rest of the day though and he got a slight fever. But that is to be expected with shots. But like I said, he is growing well and there are no problems. He is eating like crazy. Breast feeding is going much better now. We don't really have any problems with that now. Mason is a breast feeding champ. Thank goodness because it is much cheaper then formula (and Healthier)!

Mason kicking away in his bouncy seat!!

Here is Mason in his bouncy seat! He loves it as you can tell. He will sit in his seat for at least an hour and just sit there and kick like crazy. He loves to look at the lights that are on it. He gets that seat bouncing and he knows just how to do it.

Mason and his brothers! (some random pic's)

This is Mason just chillin out in his Bobby Pillow!
We are at Bear Lake here,and Kysen and Kayden are giving their little bro lot's of kisses!!
We went to the Zoo! And Mason was a good baby and slept thruogh all of it, as you can tell by the big yawn.
Here are the boys hanging out on my bed watching morning cartoons!

Mason's first time at the pool!

We went to Bear Lake for the weekend of the fourth of July! It was a lot of fun. I took Mason for his first time at the pool!. He liked it about half of the time. We had fun, but it was short lived for his pool time. There was a lot of people there and he kept on getting splashed. He did not like that so much. And sorry for the picture of him that is sideways I can't figure out how to flip it the right way. (Iam still new at all this stuff)

One of Mason's smiles

I know that's it's been a while since I have posted. Mandy was able to capture one of Mason's first smile. Isn't he the cutest?

Mason's first smile!!

Mason has just started to smile the last 3 days. I love it, he looks so cute. He does not smile a lot yet because I think he is still trying to figure it out. But he is getting there. If I start to talk to him he will get this little smile on his face. He is doing very well. And he is growing like a weed. He just loves to look at everything and just take everything in around him. He loves to stare at you while you talk to him. He is the best baby. Although the last 2 weeks or so he starts to get real colicky at about 8 pm until about midnight-one o'clock. And no matter what I do I can not make him happy for to long. And it really sucks because Iam so tired and just want to go to bed. But I guess that's what happens when you are the mom. :) So I am not able to post any pictures because I do not have any. Kysen accidentally erased all of the pictures off of my camera and so I do not have any new ones. And of coarse I did not have them downloaded onto my computer yet. But I will take some more and post them soon. Iam sorry everyone.

Mason is growing so big!!

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything. I have been very busy trying to adjust to life with a new baby and now 3 kids!! Mason is doing very well. I took him for his 2 week check-up and he made his birth weight, weighing in at 7# 2 oz. and he even grew half and inch measuring 19 1/2 inches. He is even bigger now that he is almost 5 weeks old. He eats very well. Just like a champ. Every 2-3 hours Iam nursing him. The breastfeeding is getting easier every day. We are both learning together. :) For a while he was having a hard time adjusting to day and night. So for a while I had a lot of sleepless nights, but for the last 5 days or so I have been trying to keep him up more during the day and he has been sleeping better at night. I am still exhausted but things are getting better everyday. Mason is just the cutest little guy. He is a lot more alert now and I love it. He just listens to every word you say and he is constantly looking around and taking everything in. He is starting to loose some of his hair. It is starting to thin out a little bit but he still has a full head of hair. I just have to let it go whatever direction it wants too because he has a major ca lick in the back that sends his hair in every direction no matter how I comb it. It is also lightening up a little bit also. But I love it. He is such a handsome little guy. And it looks like his eyes might turn blue. The last few days they look very blue. But I guess time will only tell with that. He is just getting so big so fast. But Iam enjoying having my last baby. He always wants to be held, but that's my fault. ( I try not to spoil him so much, but I can't help it, he is so cute and I want to enjoy every minute I can because I know he is my last baby.) Even though it is kind of tough adjusting I love being a mom. Mason is a great baby. His brothers love him to death and always kiss him and want to hold him. They can't wait for him to get bigger so they can play with him. But so far everything is going great. I really wanted to post some pictures but I can't download my pictures from my camera right at the moment. But I promise that I will next time very soon because I know everyone is anxious to see how he is growing and changing. I will not go as long next time to the next post. Iam starting to get into a routine now. That has been my biggest challenge. So until next time!!!

Mason's first doctor's appt.

Just thought I would give you a quick update. Yesterday we took Mason to the pediatrician for a check up and he is doing well. We weighed him and he weighs 6# 8 oz. which is what he weighed when we left the hospital. So he hasn't gained any weight but the doctor said that he has until he is 2 weeks old to be back up to his birth weight. So we have one more week to fatten him up a little. But they are not to worries yet. And his jaundice is doing much better. We did not have to do lights thank goodness. He is still eating well but nursing has become more than uncomfortable. the last two days it has been beyond painful. So the pediatrician thought it might be a yeast infection on my breasts, so she gave me a prescription for a nystatin cream and nystatin drops for Mason. She said that in 24-48 hours I would start to feel better. And it's been 24 hours since we started it and I already feel somewhat better. I have been able to breast feed him tonight the last 2 feedings. But since late last night and today I just pumped and fed him a bottle. It was so painful I couldn't even nurse him. But He has switched back and forth pretty well. And Today I also had to go to my doctor because I thought my c-section incision was coming open. But I went in and fortunately everything was okay. I just have to go back in to see him in one week so he can check it out again.We are doing very well. Mason is such a good baby. He is very calm and is just such a sweet boy. He loves to snuggle. I just love him so much. I am glad that he is a part of our crazy family. :) Right now Mason and I are missing Kysen and Kayden. They are in Las Vegas with their dad for a few more days. I really miss them but it has been somewhat nice to have a little break And I have been able to bond with my new baby a little more. It will be nice though when the boys get home.Well I will try to post again soon in the next few days. You all know how busy it gets sometimes with a new baby. I will post some new pic's also.

Mason and his Big Brothers!!

Me and my Little Big Brother, Kayden!
Mason and HIs Big Brother, Kysen!!
K ysen and Kayden in their Big Brother T-hirts that we made. They were so proud to wear them. Mason also has one that says I'm the little brother!!

Kysen and Kayden were so excited to meet Mason. They were sad because the first day they were not able to see him or hold him because he was in the nursery and they did not allow them to come in. But they were able to officially meet him the next morning. Now all they want to do is hold him and kiss him and love on him. But I love seeing tem together. The bigger boys seem to be adjusting well to their new little brother. Kayden said to me the first day he saw him "Mom, He has lots of little hairs on his head." I thought it was so cute. They already just want to play with him, I have to keep reassuring them that the time will come soon enough when all 3 of them will be wrestling around on the ground together. Kysen can't wait to teach him how to walk and talk and play with all of their toys he says.He came up to me the other day and said "Mom, Thank You for my little brother." It just melted my heart. But they just love him to death. And it makes me so happy to see all of them together. Iam the proud Mommy of 3 little Boys!!

The first 24 hours home!

Mommy and Mason at home woking on the blog!!Mason in his dinosaur p.s.'s. The were kind of big on him and he got both of his legs caught in one leg. It was so funny. Megan and I were cracking up this morning.
I just really love this picture. He looks so cute!
And here are his feet. Some of you know how I love baby feetand always have to check them out! He has the longest toes ever and big feet for his tiny body. And his feet also bend all the way back to his shins like his big brother Kayders ( because he has Hypermobility) Mason might have it too. We will see.
Mommy and Mason. This was the first time I got to see him in the nursery. I was so happy, I was not able to see him for about 6 hours and that killed me. So I was happy to finally see him.

Mason and I were discharged from te hospital yesterday at around 11:00 am. It was finally time to go home. Hooray!! We got home and just lounged around all day. Mason and I took a ittle nap, well I guess I took a little na cause Mason just sleeps all day like a normal newborn. But it was nice to take a little snooze with him. The night went well he woke up several times to eat and that went well. Although the 2 am feeding he stayed up and did not sleep well for about 2 hours. He was really fussy off and on. But then finally it was timw to eat again and thwn he settled right down and slept clear till morning. Thank godness because I was exhausted.

This mornng we had to go to the Hospital and have his billirubin level checked because he is very jaundice. Hid level was in the extremely high zone yeserday before we left. But several hours later after we came home we called the pediatrician and his levels were going down so that was a major relief. They said they would just recheck him next week on tuesday when we go in. But so far our day has gone well. He is also nurseing very well. Things are going much better this time around. Maybe because I have had practice at least 2 times before. He is the most precious baby!! I can't believe that I have another baby boy. He is succh a miracle. He is just like a litle sleeping angel. And every once in a while he will wake up for a minute and look around and it is so cute. He has big beautiful eyes. Iam the luckiest mommy in the world!

And I did forget last night he had his first spongebath at home he was not happy about it but he smelled like a fresh new baby after that. I love the smell of a baby all claen and freshly lotioned up :). I will try to post more in the days to come but if it takes me a while please be patient. I will do my best

Mason and Daddy's first day together.

Mommy Gets to Hold Mason

After waiting for a 3-4 hours, Mandy got to visit with Mason.

Mason sees the light of day!

As Mandy explained, Mason is now with us and he is a miracle to me. He is a perfect baby. Just like any other new dad I couldn't stop staring at him. Here is a pic of him just as he is coming out.

Finally our Beautiful baby is here!!

Well we just had a Baby!! He is so cute!! he weighed 6" 14 oz and was 19 inches long. And he was born at 12:54 pm. He has a ton of dark black hair as you can tell by the pictures. The c-section went smoothly with no problems. Although when Mason was born he swallowd a little to much fluid and is breathing a little to fast. So unfortunately I have not yet been able to see him. Hopefully soon he can come into the room. Iam still numb so I can't go into to see him yet. Iam dying to see him and so is Kysen and Kayden. His blood sugar was also really low so they had to feed him a little formula through a tube so his sugar would come up. But it has and he is doing a litle better now. But we are all very excited for him. And we can't wait to be able to hold him and to love on him. We are all very excited!! I couldn't believe how tiny he was compared to Kysen and Kayden who both weighed 8" 1 oz. He is so tiny but very cute. I think you can tell that he is a good mix of Kenny and I. I can't believe all of the love that I instantly have for him. It is amazing how it happens, When you think there is no more room in your heart to love another child and then in 1 instant you have more love for all of your children then you know what to do with. I know that Mason will have more than enough love from his whole family.

Well I know that Kenny and I will both try to keep everybody updated with this blog the best we can so that you can all see him grow and change. Like I said before Iam so excited to welcome little Mason into the world. He is a beautiful Baby.

Mason's Day

So Mason get's introduce to the world today. It's nine o'clock and Mandy's C-section is scheduled for 12:00 noon. I've spent most of yesterday and this morning in wonder and anticipation.

Looking Forward to Mason

I've had a talk with Mandy the other day and she prepped me for what to expect. This will be my first time through this process it will be her third. I didn't realize how involved I would get to be . I know that it's Mason's day and Mandy will be the one to deliver. All eyes will be on Mom and Baby, but I so look forward to seeing my son. I haven't seen many births and most that I've witnessed or heard about, there was a small handfull of people in the room. But for Mason, it will be Mandy and me. When Mandy told me that I would probably be walking Mason out so that the family could see him for the first time, I was just amazed.

Will Mason Come Today?

Mandy seems awfully miserable in these late stages of pregnancy. She has a doctor's appointment in about 1 1/2 hours. Maybe the doctor will reschedule Mandy's C-section so that we can see him sooner. I know that Mandy would be very thankful not only to end the pregnancy but also so that we can finally welcome Mason into this world. As a first time father I'm very nervous. I am looking forward to Mason's arrival but I'm not as excited as I thought I would be. Whether Mason comes today or we have to wait until next monday I am excited about seeing him for the first time. I remember seeing a movie that a mother feels like a mother at the time of conception; a father feels like a father when the baby is born.

The Name Mason

We hard time figuring out what Mason's first name was going to be. Both Mandy and I couldn't decide. I of the names that I liked that she didn't like at all was Victor. We also thought about Karson. In the end we ended up with Mason. According to Bounty.com Mason is the 83 most popular name in 2007. That includes girl names too. We agreed early on that Mason's middle name would be Oliver. That's my middle name. Of course Mason's last name is Santos. This is want we came up with.

Mason means Stone Worker
Oliver means Olive Tree
Santos means Saint

Waiting for Mason

I'm Mason's dad. He is scheduled to be here on May 19th. Mandy who is Mason's mom is ready to have him anytime now. I think that on Tuesday Mandy will convince the doctor to expidite Mason's arrival.