17 Months

Mason turned 17 months on February 17th.  Our little guy is such a joy to have in our family and we love him more and more everyday!!  Here is a little update of Mason at 17 months old. 

Teeth:  More and more teeth just keep coming.  I keep hoping he'll get a break of no new teeth, but this past month brought on more and more teeth.  The more teeth he gets, the worse he seems to handle it.  Usually Mason will get a small temperature and be pretty sleepy when new teeth are coming in. 

Sleeping:  Mason is doing great sleeping through the night, except when he is sick.  Mason still has 2 naps a day.  Mason loves to snuggle with his blanket(s) when he is sleeping.  Mason will usually dig through the hamper, find all his blankets then snuggle up to them on the floor-this is when I know he is ready for a nap or for bed.  I usually find Mason sleeping on his tummy.  Sometimes I find him wrapped into a little ball when he is sleeping, I love watching our little guy sleep!

Talking:  I'm still not understanding a lot of what Mason says, but I know he tries to talk to me.  He says words like look, what, and wow.  I feel like he's trying to say more, but I just can't tell what he is saying.  It seems like Mason is understanding what we are saying to him.  The other day I told him to find his bink and blank so he could lay down for a nap and he went and found it. 
Mason loves when you talk to him, play games with him, play in his toy room with him, and read stories to him. 

Eating:  Mason is still a great eater!  He'll usually try anything I give to him.  Lately I can't get Mason to drink plain milk.  He likes chocolate milk, but when it comes to just regular milk he won't even touch it.  He loves cereal, but you have to drain off all the milk before you give it to him, otherwise he'll spit it out.  We found out this month that Mason loves my mom's famous meat pie.  She only makes it once a year for Ry's birthday.  I was surprised when he ate an entire piece of meat pie.  We also found out that Mason loves the shapes chicken noodle soup, he'll eat almost an entire can in one sitting. 

Movement:  Watching Mason walk is one of the cutest things ever.  He's getting pretty fast at it.  Lately, we've been taking him outside, thanks to the mild February weather, for walks.  Our neighbors have some dogs.  He loves to walk by their house and peek through the backyard fence to find the dogs.  He also loves to walk by the motorcycle that has a permanent residence (no one ever drives it.  It sits in this one spot even during a mega snowstorm.) across the street. 

Other:  It has been so fun to watch Mason grow and learn new things.  When we took Mason to the doctor this past month because he was sick, Mason weighed 21lbs. 9 oz.  He seems to be growing more and more everyday.  Mason loves to play peek-a-boo.  He loves to hide behind you.  When you say "Where is Mason?"  he likes to peek around you.  Mason loves to play with the drapes that cover the kitchen sliding door.
Mason is very ticklish especially in his armpits, feet, and thighs.  I love to tickle him, he gets so squirmy, but he laughs so hard at the same time. 

We love our little Mason, more then we ever imagined we would!  We are so grateful for a happy, healthy boy!