We had so much fun Saturday. It was pure craziness with 40 adults and children running around our house, but it was so much fun. I am so glad that everyone who made it, were able to come.
My husband grew out his beard, which I love and every winter try to get him to grow it, so that he could have a mustache for Mason’s mustache bash! This was the creepy version. I asked to make improvements on this look prior to the party. 
We had Mason’s birthday party on Saturday. Sorry it is Wednesday and I am just now talking about it, but I am still recovering. I am recovering from having a house full of friends and family and love for Mason.
Friday night, two of my best friends were in town to help me out. We had tons of fun. We decorated the house, we made cookies, drank some booze, and played in the photo booth.
Here is a little of the décor. I made almost all of the decoration. This is where people picked up their mustaches for the party and could read up on all of Mason’s 1 year statistics. It has his weight, height, what he can say, what he loves, and what he can do.
Check back tomorrow for pictures from the party.
Today I am linking up with Blonde Ambition to do a little confessing. It always feels good to confess.
1. I confess I might have shed a few tears this week over my baby turning one. I also shed a few tears while he was getting his 1yr shots. One I can handle needles and I have not had a problem with any other shots, but they said Michael needed to hold him down and that just took me back to when we had to get his tongue clipped at 3 days old. I also had to hold back tears at school when I talked with other Mamas about their babies turning 1.
2. Mason’s birthday party is tomorrow and I confess that I have been planning this day since he was born. Pretty sure I created my Pinterest board at 3 months of age and hid it so no one would judge me for starting so early.
3. I confess that I may have invited too many people to Mason’s birthday party. We have 40 confirmed. Yikes. In my house! In my defense everyone who is coming, are very important to all of us.
4. I confess I may die between now and tomorrow end of day.
5. I confess that two of my best friends are DRIVING 3 hours tonight to come to Mason’s bday party. I am SO excited to one have them here and two have their help!!! They will keep me sane and make things more fun! Even my brother is flying into town.
6. I confess that sometimes I sneak up and listen to my husband’s conversations with Mason, because they are always so sweet. Sometimes they are about being nice to everyone, but last night’s conversation was THE BEST. While bathing Mason he was telling him about every Disney movie. “Simba’s Daddy dies, but Simba does not get trampled” “Ariel will marry the human and keep her legs” and “Jasmine falls in love with a thief” etc. Yup lets ruin all the movies for him.
7. I confess that this picture brings mixed feelings about my now toddler, but it mostly makes me smile to know he is ALL mine.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and look for Birthday Party fun next week!!
It is a longer video, but it is hard to put a year of pictures and memories into a short video. I still can’t believe I have a toddler.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASON!! As of 11:11AM this morning you are no longer a baby, even though you have been acting like a toddler for awhile now. We LOVE you more than you know. It makes me sad to see you enter this next chapter, but also excited to see what you will do and say next.
Weight: We went to the doctor this morning. Mason is weighing in at 23lbs and 8oz at the 82%. That is 16lbs heavier than his birth weight of 7lbs 8oz.
Height: He wasn’t nearly as tall as I thought he was going to be but still tall. He is 31” tall and that puts him in the 90%.
Clothes: Mason is wearing a variety of sizes right now from 18 month pants to 12 month shirts to 18 month pjs. Really it just depends on the brand.
Eats: Whatever he can put into his little mouth. He basically eats anything we are eating. He is not very picky, but I have noticed in the last few meals he hasn’t been shoveling food down his throat like we don’t feed him anymore.
Sleeps: We sleep now from 7-6:30. We had a few rough weeks where Mason was waking up a lot, but not he is back to his old ways of sleeping and going down easily.
What he is enjoying: Walking, opening cabinets. He loves trying to stick things like balls or his pacifier into other objects like a cup or he has a toy wagon that he puts toys into. He is also very much enjoying my dad, his papaw. It is super sweet. If we are all in a room together my kiddo will pick papaw over everyone else.
Teeth: 7 teeth total with one molar still trying to come in and his other bottom lateral.
Talking: He says mama, dada, papa, and gah (which is gabby). He started saying up and duck recently. I think he is trying to say Thank You, which we say a lot to him.
Well, he will be officially one years old on Wednesday. Give me a second to wipe my tears. I can’t believe a year ago, Michael and I were preparing to be induced and go into the hospital. I was trying to relax and enjoy our last few days. My poor blood pressure was so high and I was so nervous. I was nervous about having a baby, I was nervous about getting induced and honestly I didn’t know what to expect. Things started out good, but quickly took a turn in a bad way and we went from routine induction to emergency c-section. We quickly found out we were having a boy and that he had a full head of hair. I got to meet the most precious gift ever.
I will say in the first month of having Mason was full of mixed emotions. I was recovering from major surgery, my blood pressure was still through the roof and we were trying everything to get it under control. We were adjusting to a new person in our once simple life. I do believe my husband utter the words, we are never having another baby again…he is going to be our only child on more than one occasion. But those things calmed down and we all got used to each other. My blood pressure normalized after about 2-3 weeks of changing meds. We learned that BF was not going to get to happen for us after about a month of trying everything. Thanks Blood Pressure Meds! Mason started becoming a baby and no longer a newborn and life became fun!
We have gone through a fun year of firsts. First smile, laugh, roll, walk, word, boat ride, baseball game, summer, Easter bunny, Santa, Halloween…etc etc etc. I loved every single minute. We have many more firsts to experience. Now that he is turning into a toddler overnight. I know that my baby is going to be graduating high school in no time. I look at kids I have known since babies and know times flies and we should enjoy every second together.
Mason’s 1st Birthday Party is this weekend and I can’t wait to celebrate with friends and family…look for pictures next week. In the meantime, enjoy the recap of our monthly shots and look for his 12 month shots on Wednesday.
First Christmas…what what! It was soooo much more fun this year with Mason. I think my family would just like to buy and watch Mason open his presents. He was so fun. It being his first experience with presents I really didn’t think he would care. In fact, I thought the box and paper would be more interesting to him then the toys. WRONG. Boy was I ever wrong. It was hard to get him to move from the first gift to the next one. He would find a button or noise and done. And he would say I LOVE IT with a big smile. I am so glad I have the happiest baby on earth.
Each year, we spend Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas night was spent with M’s family. We spent Christmas morning and day together as a family. It was so much fun. I will probably say that 10 more times. Be prepared for picture over load. I restricted myself here.
My parents and Michael and I took Mason to see the lights at the park in my hometown. He was sleepy, but he liked the light.
