Christmas

Ready to go visit family on Christmas morning...
Opening presents...

Riding his rocking horsey that his Auntie Maro got him...
I think he likes it..
Goofing around with my Stepmom...

Baaaa Humbug!!!

Well, I was very sick all weekend and Monday. We were originally planning to go up to see my family on Monday, but I was too sick. So, we went up on Tuesday instead. I was feeling a little bit better, but still not that great. Today is the first day I'm starting to feel pretty ok. I still feel a little queasy, but I'm having periods of feeling normal again. I also have been able to eat a little bit today, so that was good too.

Even still, we managed to have a good time while home for the holidays. We went to see my grandpa on Tuesday afternoon, and then to my dad's house on Tuesday evening. We got up and had breakfast with my dad, brother and step-mom this morning. It was good to see my brother, as I haven't seen him in a while. Then, we went back over to my mom's to see my two step sisters. It was nice to see them as well. Overall, it was a nice trip, but I do wish I would have been feeling like myself.

I will post some pics of the trip tomorrow.

No Fun

Mason and I have both been suffering from "a cold" for a few days.

Mason's day care called me around 4pm yesterday because he had thrown up 5 times. When I got him home, he seemed fine, and Efe and I were wondering if he might have just eaten something he was sensitive to. I couldn't take him to day care today because their rule is if you throw up 3 or more times, you can't come back for 24 hours.

So, he seemed to be fine last night, and I was thinking we would have fun today playing. Boy was I wrong! Mason has had horrible diarrhea all day, starting first thing in the morning. I have changed over 20 poopy diapers, easily. He is acting ok, just a little clingy and tired.

So, I put him down for his nap. He said his belly hurt, and it took him about an hour to fall asleep. He finally did, and I was glad he was going to get some rest. He woke up 20 minutes later with a poopy diaper :( So, I decided to give him a bath and get him cleaned up. I put him in the tub. He was playing and having fun. About 10 minutes after getting in the tub, he vomitted a ton. I stood him up in the tub to rinse him off, and he vomitted again.

I took him out of the tub, drained the water, and cleaned out the tub. He was crying the whole time because he wanted to take a bath. So, after the tub was clean, I ran him some more bath water and put him in. He was in there for about 10 minutes again, and he says "Oh noooo!!! I poopied!". Ugh. I drained and cleaned the tub and washed Mason up again. We did not try another bath.

Well, it seems like I am starting to get the "digestive issues" now. Booooooooooo. I feel queasy too. I'm just hoping this doesn't last long and ruin the holiday.

My Little Helper

Mason was helping me make Christmas candies tonight. He was doing such a good job helping me at first.

Then, he decided it was much more fun to eat it than to help with making it. So, I ended up making the rest myself.

Christmas Pageant

Mason had a Christmas pageant at his day care. At the end, Santa came out, and Mason yelled out "Look, it's Santa!!!". He sat on his lap and told him he wants presents, but didn't really say specifically what he wanted.

Little Boy

This is the conversation Mason and I had yesterday...

Mason: "I'm a little boy."
Me: "Yes, you are."
Mason: "You're a girl."
Me: "Yes, I am a big girl and you are a little boy."
Mason: "Daddy is a big boy"
Mason: "Kaiser is a big boy"
Me: "Yes, Daddy is a big boy, but Kaiser is a little boy. Do you want to be a big boy like Daddy?"
Mason: "No, I want to be a little boy like Kaiser"

Broken Candy Cane

Mason got a candy cane from Santa last night. The top part broke and fell off, and this is Mason letting me know. He's saying "My candy candy (his word for candy cane) fell down". He was not very happy that it broke.

I found my camera!

YAY!!! my camera has been missing for about a month. i had looked all over the house and hadn't been able to find it. last night, i was looking for the remote inside the couch, and i saw the string from my camera just slightly coming out of the side of the couch. it was stuffed inside the couch where i almost never would have found it. i'm so glad to have it back! i was telling efe that i was going to buy a new one if i didn't find it soon. so, sorry i haven't posted any pics lately, but now i can take some!

Prayers Needed

Babies Jack and Ella could use all the prayers they could get. If you could take the time, please say a prayer for them to stay safe inside their mommy.

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Girlfriend

Well, it is happening much earlier than we would have thought, but I'm pretty sure Mason has a girlfriend. There is a little girl, named Marley, in his class and they just love each other. Every day when I pick him up, Mason insists he give Marley a hug before he leaves.

Today, when I picked him up, I was holding him when he said "I want my kisses" and wanted down. He went over to Marley and gave her a hug. Then, he said to her "I want kisses too!" and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

Mason's day care teacher said the other day they were holding hands at lunch and eating with the other hand. She says they are inseparable and are constantly playing together.

Every day, when I pick him up, I ask him what he did that day. His first response is always "I played with Marley".