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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The Morgan's Movements {Late July 2016}

It's now August!! That means that it's my BIRTHDAY MONTH!!!! WOOHOO!!!

However, we've got to go back and recap the last of July!

Sweet snuggles one morning before Dad headed to work!

Y'all...can you even handle it!

Helping Momma

Matt and I have been back to taking a "time out" once a week or so. That just means that we each take some time to ourselves. We alternate who goes out and who stays home. It works well for us. Matt went out on this particular night and enjoyed a yummy snowball!

I cannot even handle this!

Comfy seat, Mason?

Just playing a little game of "Where's the Pacifier?"

Our life these days...sweet sleep and lots of TV shows ;-)

Well, well, well. This was Maddox's face after he had a poop accident in the bathtub. My facial expression was similar...trust.

Ta-da! Look at this "Monster Truck!"

Blurry pics of little brother moving his head all around; working on those neck muscles.

Momma and boys snuggles...the best!

A zoom in of Maddox's facial expression in one...haha!

We made a return to Kindergym which we were so excited about BUT the teacher on this particular day was not the greatest. Oh, well! We had fun with our buds, anyway!

Friday afternoon hangs...

Mason went to the bathroom to wash his hands and came back into the living room like this...haha!

To my knowledge, Mason's first selfie

Stickers for Momma!

Matt sent me this while I was out one day.

Big Boy helping Dad at Home Depot.

Little one filling out 3 month clothes.

Elton John in the HOUSE!

Matt and Mason all snazzy for church. I am missing attending in person and I'm so grateful for an online service. We will all get back to it soon!

BIG GUY!!

#MomLife

Afternoon froyo date? Don't mind if we do!

Maddox was there, too.

all the guys needed to be without their shirts...Maddox obviously wasn't a fan.

Snuggle time before bed...sensing a trend here? We like our snuggle times!

Mason almost always wants to be near Maddox. I love it.

The sweetest moments...

Last Monday I ended getting sick with a sinus infection. Matt was able to come home and that afternoon, he and Mason went to the mall to play and walk/run around. I was so grateful because I felt like junk and ended up sleeping for 3 hours during the day.

Photo booth pics!

#MasonWasHere

We woke up Tuesday morning and Maddox wasn't feeling well. A doctor's appointment determined it was just a cold, thankfully, but we spent most of the rest of the week at home. Mason ended up with the same cold, too. Blah!

Someone doesn't feel well.

Daddy makes him smile, though!

A sick day at home with both boys called for an at home ice cream date once Matt got off of work!

This kid LOVES his jungle mat. He's now reaching the elephant as well as some of the other toys. Yay!

Snack time!

It's a party over here! A boogie party. ;-)

It's the BEST! Cannot wait to see these guys grow up together.

Tummy Time. This particular session was hilarious because Mason started "whining" to get me to help him get his toys, etc. I was cracking up laughing!

Cool hair!

After several days of quarantine, we broke out for an errand and Mason got a donut! Oh yeah. :)

Floor time...love these boys.

Someone is SLEEPY!

An evening grocery run with the best big brother.

Matt sometimes makes a tunnel for Mason to crawl through. Mason returned the favor.

Protecting himself from brother running around. ;-)

Mason and I made muffins together. He enjoyed the BEST part of (egg-free) baking!

Hi, Maddox!!

That little finger...hmm

Silly time with Mom while Mason was away.

I have followed Mo Isom for years. I LOVED reading the culmination of all of the bits and pieces of her story. Incredibly inspiring.

ELEFUN!!!

Fun at Hatcher Garden with Daddy!

Hmmm, wonder if he's hungry?

Happy Morgans!

National Cheesecake Day! and an at-home date night!

Early mornings with this guy? wonderful!

Lots of reading for this guy. It makes Matt and I so happy!

Ready for outside play wearing Daddy's hat!

Shucks! The splash pad's closed BUT who cares! The water fountain will do.

Pure sweetness.

We ended the month with a bang. A yummy picnic-style dinner with Grandmom and Granddad.

And a family fun night! The movie, Chicken Little, QT drinks, and yummy snacks!

July was GOOD to us! We continued to get into an excellent routine with both boys. We managed to stay somewhat cool inside. We endured colds and lived to tell about it. Bring it on, August!

Monday, August 1, 2016

Maddox {Week 8}

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Mason: 2 years, 9 months {An Update}

Another three months have passed by so it's time for an update on Mason-Man!

Since the last update, he became a big brother! Mason has thrived as a big brother. He loves Maddox so much and will do nearly anything to help us when we need it while caring for Maddox. Obviously, we are consistently learning boundaries but that's just part of life. I have found myself saying things like this often: "We don't poke brother in his eyes." "Don't touch brother's face." "Don't get so close to brother." haha! It's funny and annoying ;-) BUT I must say that he has come a long way and he's doing an awesome job at his big brother role.

Mason is talking up a storm! There are new words every day and multiple attempts at conversations daily, too. Unfortunately, Mason's articulation isn't where it needs to be. I'm working with him at home as much as I can and we also have a speech referral placed and are just on a waiting list at this point. I'm a speech therapist which is nice but I'm also his mom which means sometimes, he doesn't want to listen to my cues. Being a professional, I totally understand this and that's why we are just working as much as he will allow/can tolerate and awaiting an evaluation in the meantime.

The flip side of the articulation thing is his language. His receptive language is incredible! He understands so much which is awesome!

Mason LOVES LOVES LOVES going to church each Sunday. He enjoys his class, his teachers, the snacks and the friends. He is always asking if it's church day. That makes Matt and me happy!

This past month, we moved a lot of Mason's toys into his room from the living room. That made space in the living room for some of the bulkier items that Maddox needs right now. It also is really encouraging more independent play in his room. At least once a day, sometimes twice, I'll encourage Mason to go to his room and play. I set a timer and let him know he can come out when the timer is up. Sometimes, he pulls out nearly every toy he owns and sometimes, he chooses to sit and read books. It's so fun to see him explore and learn independently.

Mason has entered the "what's that?" "Where are we going?" "why?" stage and it's, well, it's really something. ;-) It's so cool to see him curious but it seems like those questions come at the most inopportune times. haha!! :) All kidding aside, it's awesome. He's learning so much and I'm reminded daily how important it is for him to learn through play.

Mason's favorite show right now is Super Why. We sing the songs, do the dances and help them find their letters.

Speaking of letters, Mason can say, identify and locate in a puzzle, all of the letters of the alphabet. He's also recognizing more and more letters out in public which is fun. The other day in the car, he was saying "H" and I couldn't figure out why. I looked around and he was seeing a "H" for hospital. So cool.

We are dealing with a little pushing/hitting phase and that's very un-fun. While I know it can be a typical stage for 2-3 year old boys to go through, I really think the root of Mason's is that he isn't able to communicate as well as he'd like and he's pushing/hitting to communicate. We are figuring out some strategies that work for us and for him and he's doing much better. It's a process. And like a friend said...life is a series of phases and if you aren't going through a phase then you're dead!...So we will enjoy the phase while it lasts, I guess. ;)

(looking a little like cousin Luke here)

This summer has been a fun but hard one for Mason. He LOVES to be outside and playing but with all of the heat and that coupled with welcoming a new baby, we haven't been outside nearly as much as he'd like. Thankfully, in July, we figured out some times that work for going outside or just going somewhere inside to let him run and play and that's helped tremendously. I love my energetic boy.

Mason LOVES his cars and his car track. He plays with them daily and usually multiple times each day. That's been so fun to see and Matt loves playing cars with him, too!