What...Snow???

What a crazy week! We went from seeing people in shorts last week to building snowmen yesterday! I guess March decided to go out like a lion!

It's hard to believe, but our baby turned 4 months on Monday! He is growing SO FAST! Mason is such a good baby and just goes with the flow of our hectic life. He is the most happy baby...all you have to do is look at him and he'll give you the hugest smile! He is such a joy and was well worth the wait!

Mason all smiles at Jo's house

Mason, 4 months
The boys in their Iowa shirts from Aunt Marcy

Mason had his 4 month checkup on Wednesday. Matt took him to his appointment, so I feel a little out of the loop! Dr. Paul said he's healthy, doing things a 5 1/2 month old would be doing, and "a big boy." He weighed 16 pounds, 14 ounces(75-90th percentile), measured 25 1/2 inches (75th percentile), and his head was 17 inches (75-90th percentile). Matt told him that sometimes, after eating, Mason still acts hungry. Dr. Paul said go ahead and give him more and if he doesn't spit it up, then it's okay. Then Matt told him we feed Mason 8 ounces at a time and he went "Oh. I've never had a baby want more than 8 ounces at a time. My kids didn't eat 8 ounces until they were 9 months old." Yes, our child exceeds the expectation! So he did suggest that we try feeding Mason cereal. Of course we went out that night and bought some. It went just like I thought it would...a little rough! He was MAD because when I started putting something in his mouth he thought it would be his bottle. Let's just say he's going to need some time to get used to eating solids!

First taste of cereal...what is this?

I want my bottle back!

When I dropped Zane off at Jo's house Wednesday he was throwing a fit because I wouldn't let him bring his Leapster inside. So to calm him down, Jo offered to let the kids have "favorite toy" day at her house on Friday. Jo is so good to the boys! Of course the first thing Zane said he'd take was his Leapster.

Sammy and Zane playing their Leapsters

One thing we learned about Mason is that he loves to snuggle a blanket to his face when sleeping, and it has been working like a charm! He's gone from having rough naps to sleeping 2-3 hours at a time during the day! It has also helped him sleep more peacefully through the night. We've been using homemade blankets because they have "holes," so that if he gets them over his head he can still breathe.

Mason all cuddled up at Jo's

Friday night we took the boys to the movie "Monsters vs. Aliens." Zane had been seeing commercials for it and talking about it all week! This was Mason's first movie and he was fantastic! We went during the time he normally takes a little "catnap" in the evenings, so first he watched the screen for awhile, then he slept through the rest of it. I was holding him while he slept so I savored that!

The boys at the movies

Mason at his first movie

So the weather people told us it was going to snow this weekend and unfortunately they were right! Saturday we awoke to some freezing rain. About 1:00 it started snowing HUGE flakes of snow! It snowed for a few hours and I think we ended up with an inch and a half. After Zane took his nap, he headed outside to enjoy it! He tried riding his four wheeler in the driveway, but couldn't get it to go. He and Matt even put screws in his tires, but that didn't help. They also made a couple of snowmen in the yard. Zane was LOVING it...like any kid would!

Going for more traction

Zane after being in the snow

Proud of his snowman

As you can see, the screws didn't help!

The World According to Zane

• Zane was singing "Ring Around the Rosie" the other day and here's how it went: "Ring Around the Rose, Pop A Tire..."
• We were going out to eat Friday after the movie and we had to put our name in because they were busy. It was seeming to take awhile, so Matt went up to check how much longer it would be. Zane went with him and when they asked what our name was, Zane said "Zane Matthew Baker!" He said it in a very annoyed voice as well!
• Today I was playing "Cars" on the Leapster with Zane. He was controlling the arrows, I was controlling the "A" and "B" buttons. After it was over, he said, "I won! It's really true, I won!"