First Birthday Party

Mason's 1st birthday party was on November 6th at Uncle Daren's house. The basement of his new house was perfect for the party! Those who came included Grandma and Grandpa Teal, Grandma and Grandpa Miller, Great-Grandma Teal, Jamie, Ellie, Heidi, Sandi, Elton, Danielle, Hayden, Carter, Logan, Rebecca, Sydney, Michelle, Kenny, Mark, Linda, Gabby, Brady, Daren (of course), Don, Bunny, Curt, Candy, Janet, Sandra, Mitch, Glenn and his boys......I hope I didn't leave anyone out!

A BIG thank you to my mom and Diane for helping out with the food!

I don't know what I'd do without them!

Mason and Ellie

Happy Birthday to YOU!

Once Mason realized he could EAT his cake, he devoured half of it before we took it away!

That cake was Y-U-M-M-Y

Eating, Eating and More Eating

First time eating scrambled eggs

Squash

Spaghetti....Chase LOVES it when Mason eats!

Puffs

Halloween

Mason and Ellie at the Halloween party

Mason with dad and grandpa!

Mason and grandma!

LOL

Camping at Mohican

Mason with a marshmallow.....he's ready for next year!

Dressed up for the costume parade!

Glow-in-the-dark skeleton p.j.'s

11 months old

Mason is now 11 months old! He is 21 pounds 11 ounces and 30 inches long. It's absolutely crazy that he is almost a year old. It seems like just yesterday we were in the NICU with him. Looking back, although those were VERY tiring days, they were some of the best days ever. The only thing Tom and I had to do for 3 weeks was to be there with Mason in the hospital. Whether it be holding him for hours, bathing him or just watching him in his incubator, we cherished every moment as a new family. The days are a little more hectic now, well, A LOT more hectic now, but we love the adventure. Mason is still such a pleasant baby. He eats well, sleeps great and is always smiling. He has 2 little bottom teeth. When he "talks," the sounds he makes include ma, ba, da and ga. He had his first little fever this month. Not sure what was going on because he had no other symptoms (besides being cranky). At least he got over it pretty fast. Some of the things Mason loves right now include handfuls of puffs, looking down someone's shirt for a necklace, flipping the pages when reading and of course, watching the Backyardigans!

Bath Time!!

Helping dad get ready for the ballher kiosk at Belden!

Mason loves to drive his Jeep around the house!

At The Park

Mason loves being in the swing at the park. After about 10 minutes of swinging, he actually started falling asleep! He looks scared, but this is how he likes to sit! haha

Crib Time!

Tom was having fun taking pictures of Mason in his crib.