Easter Fun

Mason swinging
Coloring eggs (Not a great picture of me but shows of the big belly!)
Batters Up!

Mason continues to become more of a big boy. About two weeks ago we decided he needed to stop using his pacifier (binky is what we called it). I anticipated that it was going to be a horrible event. Really, it was tough for the first 24 hours. For several days he kept asking for it but seemed alright with the answer “binky all gone”. I am so glad that Mason has made this adjustment somewhat easy.

Mason can now count to five! He has been able to say one, two and three for awhile now. A couple of days ago, Rob was counting objects with him and Mason said “four, five”. It was so cute! He can also say “a, b, c, d”. His language has really taken off. Last week he picked up a piece of cellophane and asked “Is this trash?”.

Easter was a fun time. Mason’s favorite thing was the dying of the eggs. He really got into by dipping not only the eggs but his fingers in the dye. When he was done he had blue hands and he looked at them and said “Uh, oh!”. Straight to the bath he went. We took him to an egg hunt at a local park. Rob and I discovered that we are still very much rookie parents. As we pulled up I noticed everyone had Easter baskets to collect their eggs. I hadn’t even thought of it! Of course there were no bags to be found in the car. So, I emptied my purse and Mason used it to collect his eggs! It was a crazy event as there were hundreds of kids and Mason had no clue what to do. So Rob carried Mason as we ran to a spot where Mason could actually pick up some eggs. We will be better prepared next time.

We had a good Easter day. We started by going to church with our friends Joe and Julie, Sister-in-law Cathy, and the boys. We then had Easter dinner at Rick and Cathy’s house. Bradley, Ben, Blake and Mason hunted for plastic eggs in the back yard. Mason collected the eggs but quickly found out that Aunt Cathy had stuffed them with candy! He kept shaking the eggs and then prying them open to find the goodies! He has a sweet tooth! Blake and Mason played with Mason’s new T-ball set. Mason has a good stance and swing already!

I am starting to feel more uncomfortable. At my checkup last week, the Dr. said that the baby has dropped really low which is the reason for being uncomfortable. She said it will make for an easier delivery but I will be pretty much miserable for the next two months!