Things Mason Will Hate We Posted When He's a Teenager

So give us about 12 years and Mason will hate this post.  Not just because he'll be a teenager, but because we're going to get personal.  Mason has been very very cranky today, and wasn't great last night either.  Allyson was up with him from 10:45 until Midnight (he's usually great about going to sleep around 9:30 or 10) simply because he was cranky.  He woke up at around 8 this morning (with an intermission at about 4:30) and the crankiness continued.  Here we are at 5:20 in the afternoon and cranky he is still. Want to know why?  It's simple really...constipation.  Poor kid hasn't pooped in almost 3 days because of a combination of new formula (we've switched him to sensitive) and a lingering cold that is slowly going away. Needless to say, he's uncomfortable.  Which means Mommy and Daddy are uncomfortable and at the point of just wanting to help him feel better and we just can't.  A list of what we've tried per the dr's suggestions:
- warm cottonballs on his bottom
- warm rag on his tummy
- warm bath
- thermometer up the booty
Tomorrow morning (at 3 full days) we will call the doctor back and they said most likely we will be supplementing some juice in his formula to add some fiber. We'll keep you updated on that. 

Regardless of the crankiness, we've been able to capture a couple of adorable moments.  One of him last night, dressed in his overalls (Allyson loves him in overalls) before going out to dinner last night, and one this morning, curled up in Allyson's arms sleeping.  His one few moments of being peaceful today.  And a third picture, its not from his first bath, but its from the first time he took a bath without screaming.  This leads us to another topic he will one day hate us talking about on here...

Our son hates to be naked!  We think he's the only baby in the world who screams every single time he is naked. Hence our excitement today during his bath, he stopped screaming for a moment, we had to capture in on film and lie to him one day that its a picture from his first bath.  We'll just keep that secret between us. But we don't want to ruin his reputation, within seconds of the picture being captured, the screaming commenced and didn't stop until he was out of the bath and completely dressed.  He's modest, what can we say.

Enjoy these great pictures, and remember, when Mason is a teenager, this post never happened!

 September 29th - Ready to hit the town in his polo shirt and overalls

 September 30th - A rare peaceful moment of the day

His "first" bath picture...the first time not screaming that is!

Family

If there's one thing, more than any other thing, that our little monkey is lucky to have, its a great family. I'm not just talking about his wonderful, if I don't say so myself, Mommy and Daddy, but his extended family.  The day he was born, Saba and Safta made it from Atlanta before he came into the world, and Ganny and Gampa were at the hospital too. Within just days of coming home from the hospital, our house was crawling with family from as close as around the corner and as far away as Georgia and Delaware.

And just so there is no confusion, a little clarification:
Saba = Maternal Grandfather
Safta = Maternal Grandmother
Ganny = Paternal Grandmother
Gampa = Paternal Grandfather
At least now you'll know who I am talking about!

Mason is so lucky to have such a fantastic extended family and friends.   Below are just a few pictures of him with some of his family. Of course, this isn't everyone who came to see him, and there will be more to follow (Saba has all the great pictures...please send them!).  But in the mean time, enjoy today's Mason photo and the photos of him with those who love him most!

 September 28th - look at those little cheeks!

 With Ganny the day after I was born.

 With Uncle David at my Bris getting a taste of wine. He is a proud Uncle!

 Gampa at my bris, holding him as I gets my Hebrew name, Moshe Yisrael

 Thanks for coming in for my bris Uncle Jeffrey!

 With Bubbie after my bris.  The dress I am wearing has been worn by every boy in my family at his bris for 99 years. Mommy was the first to wear it at a naming.

 Getting a bottle from Saba before he headed back to Atlanta. Miss you Saba!

 With Aunt Laura in Springfield. She loved holding me!

 Uncle Scott came in from Kansas City with my cousins Dawson and Kylie. I hope to see them again soon!

Another picture with Mommy and Daddy. They love me the most!

Falling Down on The Job Already...

Figures, day 2 of the blog and already I have missed posting a picture of Mason.  Today, you get two for your viewing pleasure, one from yesterday (a picture was taken!) and one from today.  I do have a good excuse though, well two good excuses.

Excuse #1 - Yesterday was Yom Kippur.  I was fasting, although not able to go to services, so my energy levels were already down.  Couple that with excuse #2 and it will all make sense.

Excuse #2 - Mason was having a rough, and I mean ROUGH day.  My beautiful, perfect, adorable son had his crankiest day in his short 23 day life yesterday.  He didn't nap. By that I mean, I put him down, he slept for 10 minutes or so, then screamed his head off. Nothing made him happy, so this tired, fasting, exhausted momma didn't have much time to post a picture, so again, I apologize.

So with that apology, comes two adorable pictures of our little monkey (or monster seems more appropriate for yesterday)!  Enjoy his edible face.

Oh, and Uncle David - his onesie today says "Future Quarterback."  I believe he's ready to start training, his hands are big enough!

Enjoy!

 September 26th (3 weeks and 2 days old)

September 27th (3 weeks and 3 days old)

And so it begins...

Actually, it began 3 weeks and one day ago when Mason showed us his true colors by putting mommy into labor on Labor Day, 2012.  At 8:41pm, our blue eyed, blondish/brownish/reddish haired little monkey was born weighing 7lbs 15oz and measuring 21" long.  Just like his daddy, long and skinny!  He was one giant ball of perfection, stealing the hearts of his parents, Saba, Safta, Ganny and Gampa immediately.

Three weeks and hundreds of pictures of later, Daddy and Mommy decided a blog would be the best way to keep our family and friends updated on our little monkey and everything else that our crazy family encounters.  We promise a post every day, even if it is just a picture of our little guy to show how quickly he is already growing. Some days we will let you know some of the exciting outings he is going on, new stages of development he's hitting, or even the cute and funny things that happen around our house.

Check in daily for your dose of our Big Monkey Family, periodically we may even talk about how Mommy and Daddy are surviving!  In the meantime, here are a few adorable pictures for you to "ooh" and "ahh" over!  Enjoy!

 Our first picture as one big monkey family!

 At Mason's bris, together as a family.

 Four generations on Saba's side of the family.

 Four generations on Safta's side of the family.

 Three generations on Daddy's side of the family.

 Mason with his Godmother.

 Mason with his Godfather and Uncle.

The little monkey chilling with family.

Our little Braves fan!

 In his "Man Chair" for watching football with Daddy.

 Peaceful.