The start of Mason's 2nd year of life has been busy and exciting! He has decided to be independent and continuously on the go (crawling that is as he still has no interest in walking). It is amazing how much they grow in just a single year- a year ago I remember being able to lay on the couch, cuddled up with my little man, and watch different talk shows all the morning long. Sometimes I miss those days. I love Disney and PBS kids and I often find myself singing alot to the theme songs of Cat in the Hat and Super Why, but being able to watch Kathy Lee and Hoda would sure be nice. Actually, sitting down for more than 15 minutes would sure be nice. We have entered the stage of chasing Mason around the house 24/7. I really hope I dont sound like a terrible mother, but the places that I have found him hiding are insane.... of course the cabinets (which is pretty amazing because we have them locked with magnets), under the sofa, locked inside the bathrooms, on the back deck, etc... the list could continue on. The problem is that sometimes I think he is smarter than me. He knows how to open doors, lock them back, and then sits there and waits until I find him. It's hide and go seek at 13 months old, except mommy doesn't find it entertaining as much as scary. His favorite thing to do is unlock the baby gate at the bottom of the stairs, shut it back behind him and crawl up as fast as he can so that I have no idea where he is. He literally laughs out loud at himself. His second favorite thing to do is crawl into the laundry room (where Cali's food and water is kept), lock the door behind him and dump over all the food and water just in time for me to get the door unlocked with a wire hanger. Again, he laughs out loud at himself. Other than him being smarter than me, the second problem is that I think these things are hilarious, so of course I don't punish him. How can I punish someone who is laughing so hard because he thinks he is playing a fun game?? Kyle tells me that I have to become more strict with my discipline style.. so moms please tell me how you do it!
We had a great Easter weekend. I've realized that it's occasions like this that are hard not to have family around. I also realized that Easter Egg hunts would be a lot easier if Mason could walk. We enjoyed worship time and celebration of our Risen Savior with our Otter Creek family, then came home and spent the entire afternoon sleeping and watching Phil almost win his 4th Masters. I feel like people spend more time worrying about making the prettiest eggs and having the most elaborate baskets that the focus is taken off of what Easter is all about. I mean dont get me wrong... I took Mason to see the Easter bunny and spent way too much money on his basket of random stuff, but honestly what in the world does a bunny with lots of eggs have to do with the meaning behind Easter?? I should probably Google it one day so I can have an answer when Mason asks me this question in 10 years. Really, I want him to grow up knowing the meaning behind Easter- not just that it is an occasion for lots of bunny shaped chocolate treats. Knowing how to separate the two occasions is a bit blurred.
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| Gramps and Go Go taught Mason about God making the tall tall trees, so randomly he likes to show me how tall they are. |
Mason continues to eat and sleep well. I think we are back on track with our 2 naps (I thought he was trying to go to one nap there for a couple weeks, but ended up he was just teething and miserable feeling). He loves playing outside and going on walks with Cali. Kyle took him his first baseball game this past week and he was fascinated by it. He kept pointing and saying what maybe was supposed to be "ball" but instead sounded like DAH. We joke that he speaks fluent Dutch, but English is only his second language. He is still fascinated by Cali, and actually I think Cali may be bonding a little more with him. This is probably why:
