Mason and Tanner--A Month Older

Mason is now 19 months old (he turned 19 months on April 16th) and our little Tanner is already a month old (he turned one month old on April 25th).  i can't believe it, the time has flown by. 

Here is a little about Mason at 19 months old. 
Sleeping:  Mason continues to sleep great through the night.  Occasionally Tanner will wake him up with his crying, but Mason will usually go right back to sleep.  Mason continues to take 2 naps a day.  Each nap is about 1.5-2 hours long.  I keep thinking that I'll take one away, but without his 2 naps Mason wont sleep through the night. 

Talking:  Mason will mostly just point at things and grunt when he needs something, but every once is awhile he'll say something that sounds like a real word.  He's not saying anything new from last month, but he does continue to talk up a storm, it just doesn't make much sense. 

Eating:  Mason will pretty much try anything, but he definitely knows what he likes and what he doesn't.  When he doesn't like something he'll usually hand it to me or to Casey to eat.  He's pretty much gotten out of the habit of throwing his food on the floor, he'll only do it when Casey or I'm not paying attention to when he's trying to hand us something. 
This past month Mason learned how to drink out of a straw.  I've also been trying to teach Mason how to eat from a spoon.  I guess I'm just not patient enough though because he makes the biggest mess when he feeds himself with a spoon and I hate when he gets all messy. 
Also this past month we found a favorite treat of Masons.  Mason loves popcorn puffs.  They taste like popcorn, but are puffy like a Cheetos.  Mason will walk into the kitchen grab a bowl from his drawer and point to the popcorn puffs.  I found them at Target for only $2/bag.  The only downside is he could eat a whole bag in one day.  When Mason is done with bis bowl I'll tell him to go put it in the kitchen.  He'll walk into the kitchen and throw the bowl in the garbage can.  He's such a silly boy and I love his "helping" personality. 

Other:  Mason loves being outside (what child doesn't?!?!).  He loves riding his bike outside, pushing his little lawn mower that he got for Easter from Casey, and going next door to the neighbors to ride down their little toy slide.
Mason loves shoes.  After getting dressed and his hair combed in the mornings, Mason will walk into his room and point to his shoe bin.  It doesnt' even matter if were going outside or not, Mason just wants to have shoes on. 
Mason loves his blankets.  He'll go through the hamper and find as many blankets as he can find.  Then he'll carry them around the house all day long.  I've thought of trying to take away some of his blankets and just have him get attached to one, but he loves his blankets too much. 

This past month Mason has learned to do peek-a-boo.  He'll cover his little eyes with his little chubby hands then want you to say "peek" until he uncovers his eyes then you say "a-boo".  He loves playing this little game with anyone and he always laughs when he plays it. 

Mason is such a good older brother to Tanner.  He's constantly checking on Tanner, helping me burp him, wanting to share his food with him, wanting to sit on my lap whenever I hold Tanner, and the list could go on and on.  Tanner is so lucky to have such a great older brother!

I can't even imagine my life without our little Mason.  He has such a happy personality it's hard to get mad or grumpy at him because he just laughs at you.  We love this little guy more and more everyday.

Here is a little about Tanner at 1 month.
Sleeping:  Tanner still sleeps most of the day.  At night he'll usually go to bed around 11-11:30 and usually wakes up every 3-4 hours to eat.  After eating he'll usually go right back to sleep. 

Talking:  I love the little baby sounds Tanner makes.  Tanner also makes lots of noises at night while he sleeps.  I don't remember Mason making so many noises during the night that it kept me up, but Tanner does.  Although Tanner's baby noises will sometimes keep me up at night I love to hear them. 

Eating:  Tanner eats about every 3 hours during the day.  He is up to eating almost 3oz. per feeding.  He's definitely getting a little chub to his cheeks and thighs.  Tanner is a great eater and never passes up an opportunity to eat. 

Other:  This past month I took Tanner in for his 2 week appt.  He is definitely a growing boy.  He weighed 6lbs. 6oz. which was in the 3rd percentile, he was 20 inches long which was in the 39th percentile and his head size was 13 inches which was in the 13th percentile. 
We started tummy time, which Tanner doesn't really care for.  He'll like it for about 1 minute then he'll start crying.  We'll keep working on it and hopefully he'll learn to like it soon. 

Tanner loves to be snuggled.  He loves to be wrapped up in his blankets and held really really tight.  Holding him like this almost always puts him to sleep.  Tanner also loves to be held.  I don't get much done in the day besides take care of Mason and hold Tanner. 

We love this new little addition to our family.  This past month has gone by way too fast, I can't believe Tanner is already a month old.  Mason is so lucky to have such a sweet little brother around the home.  We love our little boys.  We thank our Heavenly Father every night for giving us these 2 little, sweet boys.  They are our most prized possessions and our greatest blessing!