I'm finally getting around to posting this now that Mason is almost 15 months old! I always start these on time, but never remember to go back in and add pictures and things until way later! Seriously, how is time going by so quickly?!?
So, here's what's new from 13-14 months. I almost combined these posts, but I'll actually do a separate post for 14-15 so I can remember when things happened years down the road.
Mason got his first haircut the day after he turned 13 months! His hair wasn't really bad, but he had some stray hairs that were much longer than others and he had "wings" above his ears that I had to keep tucking. We didn't do anything crazy, we just got his hair cleaned up a little bit. It's really hard to tell the difference in the pictures, but it was really noticeable to me afterward. It wasn't a bad experience, but I do think he would do better if he were just sitting in Josh's lap, so the next time he needs a trim, I may just try to do it myself if he'll be still enough for me.
Before
Happy during (I think he's looking at bubbles here)
Not so happy during. He would realize he couldn't see his hands and suddenly get really upset about it.
After
Another after - Cool dude!
Shortly after Mason turned 13 months old, he took his first solo steps! He had been walking by pushing things around the house for quite a while, but never was interested in letting go or walking by holding on to our hands. He would actually get quite frustrated if we tried to hold his hands and walk. One day, he just let us hold his hand and he started to warm up to it. Then, before we knew it, he just let go on his own! The first time, he only took 2 steps, but it was so exciting! Just a few minutes later, he let go of Josh's hand and took 6-7 steps! He was so proud of himself. His biggest struggle was controlling the speed of his little legs. He would try to go too fast and fall. His preferred mode of transportation is definitely still crawling, but he's finally showing an interest in walking now, so we don't think it will be very long before he's walking all over the place!
We've kind of slacked at baby signing and have only worked with him on a few signs, which he does do well. He can effectively sign "milk", "food/eat" and "more". We used to sign more things to him, but just kind of stopped. We really need to get better about it, because it really does make things easier if he can tell us what he needs.
His vocabulary is getting much better and he tries to say lots of words now. Some days, he will repeat words back to us left and right (but we can only tell what he's saying because we just said them to him). Some words, he says consistently and on his own. He tries to say Bailey's name sometimes (it comes out Bay-y), but he usually just says "dog" or "hey, dog". lol. He knows what balls are called and will point them out anywhere. He usually gets really excited about them and says "baw-baw". He knows that he can look out the window to see outside. He'll walk up to our glass door and look out and say "out". If he wants to know what something is, or if he wants something, he'll point and say "dis" or "dat". He LOVES being outside and his little face lights up when I open the blinds in his room in the mornings. Other words he says unprompted are Dada, Mama (rarely) and bye-bye, so I would say he has about 10 words that he uses on his own now. I don't count them if he just repeats them after us, because I don't recognize most them if he does say them on his own.
Hugs!
She helps him work on his balance by just walking away randomly. Lol.
He still absolutely loves his dog. We're still working on teaching him to be gentle with her. He likes to hug her now. Sometimes, she's totally fine with that. Others, she'll get up and walk away from him. It's hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time, but I'm thankful that she knows to just move away from him when she doesn't want his snuggles. She's rambunctious, so we also have to continue to work with her to be gentle with Mason. If you've ever been around Bailey, you know how dangerous her tail can be. Unfortunately for Mason, he's at the prime height to be hit in the face with that weapon. He know to put his hand up to protect his face now, so that is nice. I hope these two continue to get along really well. We're trying to prepare for the time when Mason wants to chase Bailey around when she doesn't want to be messed with. We've established "safe spaces" for Bailey so she can get away from him. Her beds are off limits to him and he actually does listen for the most part. We still have to remind him that we don't play in Bailey's beds occasionally, but so far, we're doing pretty good in this area.
We took him to the State Fair this year and it was a lot of fun!
He was not so fond of having to take this picture.
I was a "cool mom" and let him try chocolate milk for the first time. I only caved because it's Howling Cow and he just got a couple little sips. Of course, he loved it.
Mason did love looking at the animals, but his favorite thing of all at the fair was pushing his stroller around.
With the guys
And just my little guy.
As independent as he is these days, he still liked to be snuggled and will even let me wear him every once in a while.
Practicing drinking out of a cup. Notice the smoothie that made it on his tray. He likes to try to turn the cup upside down after he takes a sip. We'll be sticking to lids for a while. Haha.
His favorite place to be - outside!
He's really into pretending and imitating us these days and it's so cute. I love watching his imagination develop! He pretends to nap, eat and talk on the phone a lot.
He's all about Josh these days. If he's not feeling well, he still prefers to nurse or snuggle on me for comfort, but he's always looking for Josh if he leaves the room and he wants to play with him all the time. It's so cute to see their relationship grow. <3 p="">
"Watcha doin', Dada?"
He got to go to his first friend birthday party at a bounce house. It took him a few minutes to get used to the unstable footing, but he eventually had a blast!
This boat was his favorite. He climbed in and out over and over.
Celebrating the birthday girl!
Now that it's out there, I can write about it here, but we're expecting a little sibling for Mason! So far, he doesn't seem to notice anything different going on. I talk to him about the baby and show him my growing belly. For the most part, he's just interested in poking by bellybutton. Silly guy!
So, here's what's new from 13-14 months. I almost combined these posts, but I'll actually do a separate post for 14-15 so I can remember when things happened years down the road.
Mason got his first haircut the day after he turned 13 months! His hair wasn't really bad, but he had some stray hairs that were much longer than others and he had "wings" above his ears that I had to keep tucking. We didn't do anything crazy, we just got his hair cleaned up a little bit. It's really hard to tell the difference in the pictures, but it was really noticeable to me afterward. It wasn't a bad experience, but I do think he would do better if he were just sitting in Josh's lap, so the next time he needs a trim, I may just try to do it myself if he'll be still enough for me.
Before
Happy during (I think he's looking at bubbles here)
Not so happy during. He would realize he couldn't see his hands and suddenly get really upset about it.
After
Another after - Cool dude!
Shortly after Mason turned 13 months old, he took his first solo steps! He had been walking by pushing things around the house for quite a while, but never was interested in letting go or walking by holding on to our hands. He would actually get quite frustrated if we tried to hold his hands and walk. One day, he just let us hold his hand and he started to warm up to it. Then, before we knew it, he just let go on his own! The first time, he only took 2 steps, but it was so exciting! Just a few minutes later, he let go of Josh's hand and took 6-7 steps! He was so proud of himself. His biggest struggle was controlling the speed of his little legs. He would try to go too fast and fall. His preferred mode of transportation is definitely still crawling, but he's finally showing an interest in walking now, so we don't think it will be very long before he's walking all over the place!
We've kind of slacked at baby signing and have only worked with him on a few signs, which he does do well. He can effectively sign "milk", "food/eat" and "more". We used to sign more things to him, but just kind of stopped. We really need to get better about it, because it really does make things easier if he can tell us what he needs.
His vocabulary is getting much better and he tries to say lots of words now. Some days, he will repeat words back to us left and right (but we can only tell what he's saying because we just said them to him). Some words, he says consistently and on his own. He tries to say Bailey's name sometimes (it comes out Bay-y), but he usually just says "dog" or "hey, dog". lol. He knows what balls are called and will point them out anywhere. He usually gets really excited about them and says "baw-baw". He knows that he can look out the window to see outside. He'll walk up to our glass door and look out and say "out". If he wants to know what something is, or if he wants something, he'll point and say "dis" or "dat". He LOVES being outside and his little face lights up when I open the blinds in his room in the mornings. Other words he says unprompted are Dada, Mama (rarely) and bye-bye, so I would say he has about 10 words that he uses on his own now. I don't count them if he just repeats them after us, because I don't recognize most them if he does say them on his own.
Hugs!
She helps him work on his balance by just walking away randomly. Lol.
He still absolutely loves his dog. We're still working on teaching him to be gentle with her. He likes to hug her now. Sometimes, she's totally fine with that. Others, she'll get up and walk away from him. It's hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time, but I'm thankful that she knows to just move away from him when she doesn't want his snuggles. She's rambunctious, so we also have to continue to work with her to be gentle with Mason. If you've ever been around Bailey, you know how dangerous her tail can be. Unfortunately for Mason, he's at the prime height to be hit in the face with that weapon. He know to put his hand up to protect his face now, so that is nice. I hope these two continue to get along really well. We're trying to prepare for the time when Mason wants to chase Bailey around when she doesn't want to be messed with. We've established "safe spaces" for Bailey so she can get away from him. Her beds are off limits to him and he actually does listen for the most part. We still have to remind him that we don't play in Bailey's beds occasionally, but so far, we're doing pretty good in this area.
We took him to the State Fair this year and it was a lot of fun!
We hosted Oktoberfest and Mason dressed up too!
He's really into pretending and imitating us these days and it's so cute. I love watching his imagination develop! He pretends to nap, eat and talk on the phone a lot.
He's all about Josh these days. If he's not feeling well, he still prefers to nurse or snuggle on me for comfort, but he's always looking for Josh if he leaves the room and he wants to play with him all the time. It's so cute to see their relationship grow. <3 p="">
"Watcha doin', Dada?"
He got to go to his first friend birthday party at a bounce house. It took him a few minutes to get used to the unstable footing, but he eventually had a blast!
This boat was his favorite. He climbed in and out over and over.
Celebrating the birthday girl!
Now that it's out there, I can write about it here, but we're expecting a little sibling for Mason! So far, he doesn't seem to notice anything different going on. I talk to him about the baby and show him my growing belly. For the most part, he's just interested in poking by bellybutton. Silly guy!
