Cute video

This is the first time we have ever heard Jacinda say, "I love it so much." She said it over and over after that, but not since. I am so glad I caught it on video!

Christmas and the rest of December

Merry Chritmas!!!

We have had such a fun and blessed December. We went and saw a living nativity for the first time and we really enjoyed that. Jacinda liked seeing baby Jesus and the animals. The rest of the month sure seemed to fly by, I can't believe the end of the year is next week. Before we know it, we'll be a family of 4! I can't believe that I am already almost in my third trimester, where did the time go? Here is a slideshow of our December. Some of you may enjoy the bazillion pictures more than others, but more pictures of Jacinda were requested...

In this video, Jacinda was reciting "Star Light, Star Bright" though apparently doesn't remember the rest of the words. She grabbed her stool from the bathroom to look at ornaments on the tree (I thought at some point I would have to rescue her from inside the tree, but alas, she has yet to fall) and then saw the angel and said "Star yight, star yight." Yet another thing she has learned from our good friend, Dora the Explorer.

More "Star Light" but this time she wanted to have the camera and take pictures herself.

Baby #2 is a....

Today was our 19 week prenatal check up, so we got to find out if our litte one is a boy or girl, so watch the video to find out!





Ok, so if you don't have sound or didn't catch that, we're having a GIRL!! We have thought all along it would be a boy, but she surprised us. No name yet, but we have three in the running, so we'll keep you updated! Everything is looking great, we're both healthy and growing nicely.

Jacinda's 2nd Birthday

Latest Mason News

Wow, let's see. We'll start with the newest Mason. We had our 16 week check-up and we're stilling doing great and growing. We got to take a peak at the little one, though we didn't intend to. Little one seemed to be hiding from the doppler, so she wanted to do an ultrasound to see where his/her heart was! We found it... phew! lol She did try to see if she could see any gender parts, but nothing was too clear, so we'll just have to wait until 19 weeks to try again. I didn't expect to find out, so am not disappointed.

Jacinda ended up with a stomach bug about two weeks ago, so was home a couple days with her. Then Saturday, on Halloween I came down with it. I was so sad because I had helped plan our Weaver family costume party and then had to miss it. It did take me about three times of losing my breakfast before I realized I really was sick and it didn't have anything to do with being pregnant because I felt great otherwise. So, spent the day trying to keep water down and sucking on ice to make sure I didn't get dehydrated. Sunday was a pretty lazy day for us as I desperately tried to eat food and make up all my water loss from Saturday. Then Sunday afternoon Jacinda felt hot and ended up with a 101.2 degree fever. At bath time she started saying "owie, owie" so I began to fear she had the flu. In the morning she woke up screaming "owie" so we knew something was wrong. She ended up having double ear infections, poor girl! But, wow, was I relieved that it was not the flu! So, we stayed home Monday and Tuesday while the anti-biotics and homeopathic ear drops kicked in and while I still recovered from the stomach bug. I had the hardest time recovering. Tuesday Jeff came home early from work with chills and aches... oh NOOO!!! Well, turns out after a good nap and some chicken soup he was fine, Praise GOD!

We do have very exciting news along the Mason Family Tree line. So, long story short, Jeff never met his dad as his parents were divorced when he was one and never kept in contact with him or anyone from that side of the family. A couple months ago one of his aunts found him on facebook and now this week he has been connecting with more and more family. We are hearing all about his family and how they have all been thinking and talking about Jeff for years, even his dad and his grandpa. He has gotten to see pictures of his dad, grandpa and many others and it is just so exciting! We are praying hard we can get the funds together to be able to go out for a visit sometime next year. We have found even though we have been going through tough financial times, family and close friends really is all we have in this life and this has given us joy and hope again. We now have something greater to look forward to and it is refreshing! We have yet to tell Jeff's mom about this, so pray that it will be well accepted and she will have some positive things to say. We are so grateful for this technology age and that Judy stepped out and sent out messages to all the Jeff Masons! :)

Maybe she'll be a mathematician!

Jacinda has been able to recognize her numbers for quite awhile now, so we wanted to catch her on video identifying her numbers. One day I pointed and counted the days on the calendar for her and then a few days later while she was playing I heard her say, "thirty-four, thirty-five..." which I know we haven't counted up to since the calendar only goes to 31. So, unless someone in childcare or William or someone has been counting with her, I have no clue where she learned it. She is also able to count to 10 in Spanish and can also identify her colors in Spanish (thank you, Dora the Explorer). So, Jeff and I have to pay attention when she watches Dora and "Go, Diego, Go" so that we know what's she saying. :)

13 Week Check-up

Yesterday I had my 13 week midwife check up and everything is going along very smoothly and baby is right on track measuring 13 weeks this time. Baby looks healthy, but seemed to be sleeping, so didn't get much action on the screen. I love having a midwife where I can have as many ultrasounds as I want. It is so much fun to see that cute little baby! :) She said she was getting boy vibes today and said the baby just looked like a little boy hanging out. So, I guess we'll just have to wait and see in about 6-9 weeks. Yesterday I was supposed to have blood work done, but she tried 5-6 times and just could not find my veins, (they like to hide from needles) so I will have to go into the blood lab at the hospital when my arms aren't sore any more. I might have to ask for a neonatal nurse since they are used to finding teeny tiny veins, if the phlebotomist can't find 'em.

I niyme a tee!

Jacinda proclaimed the other day, "I niyme a tee!"

She was so convinced that this was all to climbing a tree. Super cute!

Reading Jacinda's new book, "Where, Oh Where is Huggle Buggle Bear."

Every time we would read the line, "Where, oh where is Huggle Buggle Bear, I can't find him anywhere." (with enough distress in our voices) Jacinda looks up at us and puts her hand on our shoulder to comfort us. Unless she's looking to find comfort from us, but she doesn't seem to be worried at all.

Jacinda's most current favorite book is Dr. Seuss' 'Go Dog, Go!' We had only been reading this book for a little less than one week and we had to take a video because we love how she says, "I do not." Also with the cold weather coming we got out her winter hat and she calls it her "party hat" that must look very similar to the tops of some of the dogs' party hats in the book. We'll get a picture or video of her soon. Too funny.

Mason Baby #2

Our first ultrasound with our midwife was on Wednesday which finally made this pregnancy feel real and the morning sickness and exhaustion seem worth it.

Jacinda enjoyed seeing Laura again, though it has been about 20 months since she's seen her. Jacinda looked very concerned about what Laura was doing to Mommy.

Happily playing with the 11 week old plastic baby.
Listening to Jacinda's heart on the doppler after we listened to the baby. We were very surprised we were able to hear the baby's hearbeat this early, but it was strong and very healthy.

For some reason I can't load the copy of the ultrasound picture, so here is some video we took of the ultrasound. The baby was very active and she said it looks more like an 11 week baby than a 10 week, so due date could be more like April 5, than 12. And since Jacinda was a week early, we may just have a March baby afterall.

What a Silly Girl!

I left the bathroom to get her towel and I came back to find she had two small rubber duckies' heads in her mouth. Later she put one entire one of those into her mouth!

Last Saturday Jeff and I heard Jacinda struggling in her toy room and this is what we found. Earlier she wanted the walker out to play the music and play with the other toys on it so Jeff set it up and put her baby doll in it. I guess she was just too curious.Trying to share the walker with her baby doll as you can tell since that was as far as she could get in and she was stuck.

On Labor Day we went to Christian's 4th Birthday party.

Isaiah, Grandma and Great-Grandma

Yesterday when Jeff was mowing the lawn he found this caterpillar.Deciding if she wanted to touch it or not.

The news interviewed a man who makes his weather predictions based on nature and he said that the longer the furry caterpillars fur, the colder and wetter the winter will be. This one had some pretty long fur! AND, as it turns out it is snowing today in Monument and higher elevations. I heard there were snowflakes in the air at church, but so far just rain at our house. Today is the last day of summer!! Guess we won't have fall this year.

Labor Day- Balloon Classic

Bright and early in the morning, right when we got to the park. Jacinda was watching the ducks and geese in the lake.

This year we took my parents with us for their very first time at the balloon classic. It seems we were always camping or taking someone to college over Labor Day, so it was time!

Oh look, William was there too... trying to get a better shot than me...He succeeded that time!

This was about all the balloons that lifted that day since we had a weather delay. But, we were so glad they did, better than getting up at 4:45am for nothing!

The first balloon to attempt to touch down in the lake. It didn't make it the first time, so he came back for another go.

My two goofballs

Our friends and former neigbors, Chad and Holly, who got us to go for the first time last year. Next year they'll have a little one to bring along as they are expecting a baby boy in December.

August Photo Catch-up

The biggest hailstorm at our house this summer. When cars drove by they left tracks in the hail.

Luckily my car did not have any damage.

July Photo Catch-up

Trying on Daddy's shoes
One of our huge rainstorms in July. I didn't know we had a swimming pool!

Big Announcement!

Hi Everyone! I am sorry that I still have not posted new photos, but we do have a big announcement! We are expecting baby #2 in April!! :) We still have 3 weeks until our first midwife appointment, at which time we hope to share a photo! So far I am tired and nauseated, but it is manageable. The other day we asked Jacinda, "Should Mommy have a baby girl or a baby boy?" She said, "Baby boy." Just to check if she just said the last thing I said, I asked, "Baby boy or baby girl?" Again she said, "Baby boy." So, I said, "Boy? Or Girl?" She answered, "Boy." So, then I asked if she wanted a baby brother so she could be the only princess and she said yes. It was very cute. We've asked a couple times more and she has said boy each time, so we are eager to see if she is right!

My 21 month old baby girl!

Wow, it has been awhile! Not sure what we've been up to that has kept me away for so long! We've been busy, but don't have many pictures to show for it! We've been working on projects, getting the last few things settled and just enjoying all the space we have.

Jacinda is 21 months old today! I can't believe it! In just three short months she'll be two! She's been learning new vocabulary every day and seems to talk in short sentences all the time now. We're not sure how much other people can understand her, but she's saying something all the time.

She said the sweetest thing the other day. We were eating dinner and after a few bites she said, "Yummy, mommy." My heart melted! I can't believe she is starting to think things like this on her own already, amazing! She really is a funny girl and quite humorous. I love that! She is always making us smile... ok, most of the time!

Here's a story to make her Great-Uncle Jerry proud: The other night at dinner we were having brats and so we had a container of raw onion slices out and she went to grab one, so Jeff started to stop her but I said to let her try it. She then proceeded to ask for about 3-4 slices more of raw onion only wincing at the very first bite.

She can now count to 10, she knows most her colors and shapes, my favorite is "nymon" (diamond) and runner up... "dah-dee dough" (triangle). We are at 'F' in the alphabet and only have one month to work on it so she can match Uncle William being able to say it the whole way through at 22 months. But, no rush, she still has 3 more years until school. :)

She now really enjoys dancing and singing along to Dora and Sesame Street. My absolute favorite is the Baby Crab Dora episode where they dance like crabs. They snap their hands like crabs and sing, "Move your body, (something in Spanish), move your body just like a crab." So out of the blue she'll hold her hands up and sing, "Body, body." So CUTE!

Not so great milestone is she has also starting to stall. At bedtime she'll ask for countless more hugs and kisses so we don't leave her. Or will ask for water or juice or just start being super cute so we won't put her to bed yet.

I will upload recent pictures very soon!

Jacinda, what does a ____ say??

4th of July Weekend

Jacinda had a lot of fun on her very first camping trip. Here are some of my favorite snapshots from the weekend.

Jacinda and her Great-Uncle Jerry in St. Elmo. When seeing the lock on the door, she asked right away, "Keys?" Us in St. Elmo at the Chipmunk Crossing. Jacinda did not like that I had a chipmunk on my lap.


Daddy found a caterpillar on our walk through the Buena Vista park. It almost seems like she's thinking, "That's not a caterpillar. Carterpillars are red, yellow, blue... "(Baby Einstein caterpillar).

Jeff being a kid again and jumping off the swings. (Thanks Kathy for capturing the moment)

The longest slide Jacinda has ever been on... she looks worried!

Blowing bubbles as we wait for it to get dark and the fireworks show to begin.

She never made it to see even one firework. She was exhausted!