Eleven Months

It's hard to believe that Mason will be one in just a matter of weeks. The time has sure flown! He is becoming such a big boy. He now has all eight front teeth and talks up a storm. He is such a happy little guy and enjoys mimicking everyone. He is standing well unassisted and is constantly running around the house with his walkers (tearing up anything in his way!). He is getting more comfortable with the idea of walking on his own and will take off while only holding on to someone by one hand. Once he realizes that he can do it by himself we're gonna be in trouble!

He didn't grow that much in the past month. He now weighs about 23 pounds 6 ounces, is 30 inches long, and has a head circumference of 18 1/2 inches.

Mason at eleven months (crossing the finish line with Mommy in his first 5K)

After the race with Daddy (showing off his Disney Marathon shirt)

Dining With Diego

Before Mason was born people kept wanting to know what we were going to name him. We wanted to keep it a secret so it somehow became a joke among many that we were going to name him Diego (Dora if it was a girl). When we found out that the zoo was having a breakfast with Diego we thought it would be fun to take Mason and let him meet the real Diego. He wasn't too interested in Diego and made some strange faces at him, but had a good time eating breakfast and watching all the little girls that were there! He even won one of the gift baskets they raffled off. We stayed at the zoo after breakfast to visit the Fisher Price toy tent as well as visit Stingray Bay and the Dolphin Show.

Meeting Diego with Daddy (as you can see, he wasn't quite sure about this)

We're not quite sure what this face was all about, but we found it to be pretty funny!

Mason "petting" the stingrays

Mommy & Daddy feeding the stingrays

Checking out the Fisher Price gift basket he won

The Aquarium

We've been talking about taking Mason to the aquarium for months and decided to wait until the schools were back in session in the hopes of avoiding the crowds. We took him the week after Labor Day and our timing couldn't have been better. There weren't many people there at all and Mason had a great time getting to see all the different fish.

Waiting for the show to begin

Viewing the penguins from Daddy's shoulders

Hanging out with Daddy in the tent

Having a blast getting close to everything

Ten Months

Life has been so busy for us lately so this post is a little late. At ten months Mason's personality sure is starting to show. It seems he has inherited some of Mommy's attitude (as I suspected) and is quite the entertainer. He loves to try and get people to laugh and clap for him. He's getting more and more brave with trying to stand on his own and cruising between objects that are farther and farther apart. His vocabulary is expanding as well. He is using words such as "up", "hi", and "bye." He has also added "baby" and we're working on "chicken." He has even started saying things like "hi cat" (to Kenzie). He has cut 7 teeth now and we don't doubt that the eighth is far behind. Overall, he's a happy little guy unless he's not getting his way (I wonder where he learned that from). We just can't believe how big he's getting.

He now weighs about 22 pounds 13 ounces, is 30 inches long, and has a head circumference of 18 1/2

inches.

Mason at about 10 months

Eating ice cream for the first time

Mason's First Haircut

We've been talking about cutting Mason's hair for awhile now, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I finally admitted that my little boy is growing up and headed to see Auntie Alex for a haircut. All things considered, Mason did a great job. The best part is that there is no longer hair in his eyes!

Getting ready

With Auntie Alex

The first snip

All done!

A Little Souvenir

Like Father, Like Son?

Devin had a Notre Dame shirt as a baby that his mom kept. We brought it home to do a "Daddy/Mason side by side." Devin is on the left at about 7 months old and Mason is on the right at about 9 months old.

Nine Months

At nine months Mason is doing more and more "big boy" things. He now has four teeth and refuses to eat anything but table food. He seems to be done with his pacifier (fingers crossed) and is drinking everything (even his milk) out of sippy cups now. He has started making more sounds, some even resemble words. He's constantly on the move and loves clapping and high fives! He did have a doctor's appointment this month and the doctor was pleased with his development. His growth remains around the 75th percentile and he continues to reach milestones ahead of schedule. Overall, he's doing well.

He now weighs about 21 pounds 5 ounces, is 29 inches long, and has a head circumference of 18 inches.

Mason at nine months