lupo photography

so we finally did it.... family/mason pictures.... by a photographer, not just my camera.  :)  most of you know that we chose not to do newborn pictures of mason.  i still have mixed feelings about it, we have TONS of pics from those days, but there is something special that a professional photographer can catch that i just can't. 

so we did it, and boy do i wish we would have done it sooner.  we chose samantha lupo from lupo photography and we could not be happier!  we have only seen one picture so far, and thats enough to make the next week and a half to two weeks draaaaaaaaag!  i cannot wait to see what kind of shots she got!

we met up this morning at 10am, elmwood park by UNO... a perfect day really, nice and cool, good sun, and a pretty happy baby.  he started to turn on us towards the end, but it was hard work being told not to eat those leaves! 

here's a teaser photo... more to come!

thanks so much for such an awesome experience sam!  can't wait for next time!

baptised

today we had mason baptised.  when we were offered the date september 11 to have the baptism done, matt and i initially bristled at the date.  but what a better way to spend such a solemn day than celebrating new life surround by the ones you love. 

 

mason did amazing during the baptism, a shock to all of us.  he looked like a little china doll in his white outfit.

we had a very special guest, mason's godmomma, jill came from denver!  thanks for coming jill... you can't know how much it means to me that you would be there for mason.  i'm sure i have not done a good enough job telling you how much it means to me that you are his godmother.  i am so blessed to have you as a friend and he is so blessed to have you as an auntie!

see you in two weeks!!

math skills

baby + working full time + grad school - sleep (x's illness) = no blogging + no running

that half marathon on september 25th?  .already.owns.me.

so i have not meant to take a hiatus from blogging, although i suspect the people that actually read this are not at all surprised that i have not been keeping up, procrastination is one of the things i am best at.

i will be back... promise.  i have pictures and stories, but right now, i am at work.  pretty sure even this little note would be frowned upon... *sigh*

catch you on the flip side

97 and 32%

mason's height and weight percentiles.... we had mason's 4 month well-baby check up appointment, and dr. fran confirmed our suspicions, we have a loooong skinny baby.  he was just a tiny bit concerned with mason's weight, and asked that we consider starting him on solids.  so, we tried them, and apparently mason had ben waiting for them!  there was a gag here and a shudder there, but once he got the hang of the teture of food, holy buckets!  we can't shovel into him fast enough. truly. we can't.  he screams.

so, we go in to get re-weighed and measured on the 22nd.... hopefully this fat man is now actually fat. the next food?  advocado.  if that doesn't work, i don't know what will.

i made the mistake of trying one of mason's jars of baby food.  GROSS.  i felt awful for the poor kid.  so for the past week, i have been steaming, pureeing and freezing fresh veggies for my little man.  if i may say so, my baby food taste pretty good!  move over gerber!  and i can mix the combos however i would like, which makes things a little more fun, i like to think.

mason has settled in very nicely to his new home and new room.  and i am beginning to remember what it feels like to sleep through the night.  a-mazing.  pictures of the house soon, i promise jill!

we are alive

alive, and moved in, and today we hooked our internet up... slooooooooowly getting settled.  pictures to come.

meathead

meat head is definitely a word that has been used to describe my matty mouse.  most people dont get to see the soft mushy side of him.  but it is there, oh yes it is there.  matt has become exactly the dad that i knew he would be, and then some.  i love matt for many reasons.  in february i began to love him even more because he turned out to be such a great daddy.

it helps that he is hot too.

16 and pregnant

i am watching 16 and pregnant, and when (yet another) train wreck girl gets handed her baby on mtv, all i can think of i how much your life changes in that one second.  everything.changes.

i remember talkng with stephanie about having a baby (ironically before i was pregnant) and being scared because i knew that it would change every relationship i have.  and boy has it.  having mason has created a completely different dynamic to everything.  befor ehe was here i was scared of that change.  i was scared of how it would feel...

it has not been a bad thing though.  it HAS been different but not bad.  i thik that is in large part because of the people in my relationships.  i could not ask for a better husband, better family, or better friends. 

LOVE YOU ALL!