Let's be honest.....

Let's be honest here. Before I had a baby there were many things I could do without blinking an eye. Examples are take a nap anytime, button my pants up, get 8 hours or more of uninterrupted sleep, didn't have to try to find where I smelled baby puke on myself, date night with my hubby and the house was pretty clean most of the time. Mason's been alive for 221 day's and I can honestly say I'm happier now than I have ever been in my whole life. I love my husband. I love my son. I love my family. I am the luckiest woman alive to have such a loving support system.

So what if I average 4-6 hours of sleep a night. I could use an IV drip of coffee most mornings but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I adore waking up every morning and get to snuggle with this happy face. 

We celebrated Mother's Day by relaxing as a family and eating delicious food. The boy's let me sleep in till 7:30. I can't remember the last time I slept that late. I know it was definitely at least 221 days ago. When I woke up I had a gorgeous plant of lily's waiting for me. Instead of getting me a bouquet of flowers that would die within the week. Josh usually gets me something I can plant in my yard and see grow. 

We went to a yummy breakfast early enough to beat the crowds and came home and relaxed till mid afternoon. I took two naps. Wahoo!!! After the second I put the baby back ribs on the bbq and relaxed till it was time to baste them with a little sauce. Thanks husband for such an amazing day! You're my rock and my everything. I love being a mom. It's the best job in the entire world. I couldn't live a day without seeing this handsome little tot smile. Happy Mother's Day too all the mom's out there who follow our blog. Sorry I stink at updating but life just gets so darn busy!

Mason Update:

7 1/2 months old

weighing in at 17lbs 4 oz

about 30 inches tall

currently loves to eat and is never full.

On Mother's Day he crawled for the first time. I know by the end of the week my freedom is pretty much out the door. He's always happy. Laughing and smiling. He loves the outdoors and loves the water. 

Time flys when you're having fun.....

I cannot believe on tuesday my sweet little boy will be six months old. Man time really goes by faster when you have a little baby in your life. I fall more in love with this cute face everyday.

I cannot image one day without this little bean. Some highlights from Mason's fifth month of life are:

• He is getting really good at sitting up. He still hasn't picked up the concept of catching his own fall yet. 
• He has been trying lots of new foods and loves anything and everything. 
• He is really reaching for anything and everything.
• At night he loves to practice his "crawling" which means he scoots backwards until he backs himself into a corner in his crib. 

We just moved to a home with a huge backyard and we have been enjoying playing outside in the nice weather. Mason loves to feel the grass and wiggle his toes in it. 

This past weekend Josh raced in the Portland Spring Classic Duathlon and WON! It was a super exciting to see him so happy and at the top of his game. I am sure proud to be the Mom and Wife of these two guys! They make me one happy lady! 

We hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! Hopefully you were able to enjoy some of the sunshine! 

Happy Sunday!

We hope everyone is enjoying their beautiful Sunday! Here's a picture to make you smile! 

Happy Sunday! 

Love, 

Mason

4 Month's Old.....

I can't believe it's February! The month you let all your loved ones know how much you love them. This February my heart is bursting with love and joy. I just quit working to stay at home with my little peanut and I couldn't be happier with our decision. It was a really tough one to make but so worth it. Mason is 4 months old today I can't believe how the time has flown by. He is growing like a weed. It looks like he has the Monda gene and is going to be very tall. He's grown 6" since his birth and is putting on the pounds like a pro. 

He is really starting to grab at objects and our faces. He really knows who he belongs to now. He likes to observe other people from the comfort of mom or dad's lap. He still stinks at sleeping but he makes up for it in cuteness. Man we love this little guy. Here's a few photos of his third and fourth month of life. We are going to see Grandpa Monda in Arizona in a few weeks. This will be Mason's first trip on the plane. I am not gonna lie I'm a little nervous but I think he will be just fine. 

Here are his four month stats: 

14lbs 12oz

26" long

Mason turns 3 months old....

Wow how time flys when your having fun! I cannot believe it's been three months since this little monkey was born. Can you believe how much he has changed in such a short period of time? Last week at our breastfeeding group Mase weighed in at 13lbs 2oz that's 5 lbs up from birth weight. He loves to sit in his high chair and watch mommy and daddy eat meals. He also found his hands this month and it looks like we've got a thumb sucker on our hands. Hopefully this means he will start self soothing so we can get some consistent sleep. :) As a family we've decided that it's best if I stay home with this little guy full time so January 30th will be my last day of work. I can't wait! Enjoy the Mason photo bomb he's had quite a busy month.

We thought it would be funny at Christmas to see if Mason likes carrots. Turns out anything in the mouth he's a fan of. 

He enjoyed another Bronco's victory. They haven't lost since the first week we brought Mason home. I like to say he's Josh's good luck football charm. 

We will see what the next three months holds I guess.

Mason Robert Monda

Last Tuesday Josh and I welcomed our sweet baby boy Mason Robert Monda into the world. He is an absolute joy and such a sweet baby. He loves to nap on Mommy and Daddy. He does not like his hands covered up at all! He likes to be able to feel whoever he's snuggling with. We are starting to get into somewhat of a routine. If you call lack of sleep and feedings every 2-3 hours a routine. Mason definitely runs the house now. Here are some pictures of our sweet babe and his first week of life.

Here are Mason's Stats born 10/2/12 at 1:03am 8lbs 2 oz. 20.5 in.

 Right when we got to the hospital obviously by the smiles you can see that I was not having contractions yet. :)

 11 hours later we met this little peanut!

 Stella found herself a new spot to nap. In Mason's boppy.