Eating

I started feeding Mason cereal and baby food this month. I thought that we should start him on food a little earlier then Shea, because he is bigger and he already has 2 teeth. However, I am having trouble getting him to open his mouth. He cries until I put the food on his lips and then he tries to suck the food in. I try to hold the food in front of his mouth until he opens but he just cries. I have tried to push the food in his mouth and sometimes that works. He loves eating the food, he just does not know how to eat it. When I am eating and he wants some of it he will open his mouth as I bring it to my lips, but does not do the same when he eats. Shea had no trouble eating, but he started food when he was 6th months old. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Our little roller

He is a roller with a mission. Mason can now roll from his back to his front and his front to he back. If you lay him on the floor on the other side of the room from Shea and I he will keep rolling until he reaches us. Check out the video of him showing his stuff.

Halloween

The boys and I had a great time on Halloween. For those of you who went to the Compass Harvest Fest you know what I mean. It was awesome!

Pumpkin City

My Little Sluggler

Shea likes to hit balls in the backyard. It looks like he will throw right handed but be a left handed hitter.

My handyman

For those of you out there with kids who love to work with tools. This is the perfect thing to do. Lowes gives kids free aprons, safety goggles and all the tools they will need to make the project. I went with both of the boys all by myself, but I do not recommend this. It was a little hard to help Shea and hold Mason at the same time. One of the dads made this comment to me, "Only a mom could help a 2 year old hammer and hold a nail with one hand and hold a baby in the other." I just laughed. This would be a really fun thing for them to do with Dad. When we were done making our spider they gave us a certificate and a patch to sew on to Shea's apron. It was so fun. If you want to do this the next project is on Nov 10 at 10am. Go to http://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/ and sign up.

Teething

Ok, so Mason just started to get his two bottom teeth... When Shea got his first 2 teeth it did not seem to brother him. But, with Mason he can not sleep. I put him down he puts both hands in his month and chews on them the whole time crying. I tried some Tynol and it seemed to work a little but only for about an hour or so. Does anyone have any other ideas of how to help Mason?

Shea can count to ten

Shea can now count to ten, but for some reason he always skips 5. It is so cute.

Mason Belly Laughs

Hailee, Mason's cousin makes him laugh.

Camping

We went camping this weekend. This was the first time as a family of four. I think Shea had the most fun. He ran for three days straight, being chased by Hailee. This is a picture of them both sitting in the Ritter's camper watching Over the Hedge and drinking their milk. Mason loved going also. He loved to watch everyone.