3 Months...... WoW.

Mason, you are three months old today. I can't believe it. Then again, it feels like you have always been in my life. You are starting to be so curious now, you figured out that you have hands and are anxious to use them. :) It is so cute to watch you pick up a rattle and play with it, at least until you get excited and hit yourself in the head with it. I had to put up all of you newborn clothes, and some of the 0-3 months stuff. I got out the 6 month clothes today, and it made me cry. You are such a sweet baby, all smiles, and yet so serious at the same time.
The saddest thing that I have see so far was your 2 month doctors appointment. You were actually 10 weeks, but it's all the same. You weighed 11.9 lbs, and were 24 and a half inches long. I was so proud. Your daddy went with us to the doctor, but he left it up to me to be in there for your immunizations. He is such a softie :). I didn't know I could give you Tylenol beforehand, or that they had to give you 3 separate shots. You were such a little trooper. You screamed your head off when the nurse stuck you, but as soon as she pulled the needle out, you were quiet. I was proud that I didn't cry. You were one of the lucky ones that didn't even run a fever. You were a little fussy, but mostly you just slept it off.
Your Pop keeps you while I'm at work. He loves you so much. You love him too. When I drop you off in the mornings as soon as you hear his voice, you start to smile and try to look for him. When I pick you up, you do the same thing for me. I just can't believe how lucky we are to have you. You are perfect!

Days with Pop

You are growing up so fast. I just can't believe it. You will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. I left you with Pop today. This is me trying to go ahead and wean myself off of you. I had an errand to run, and Pop need to get into routine with you anyway, since he will be your major babysitter. This was the excuse they cooked up. I'm having a hard time coping with being home alone. Hell, to being without you. You have been with me for the last 10 months, of course it is hard to leave you. I know you are being well cared for, but that is a small consolation to you actually being here.
It's good though. You need to be independent from me and Dad. You need to be a strong, independent person. I know that you will be. I know that you will be a good boy, a good Man. I love you so much, that I will not settle for anything less for you.

"Meet the Baby"

You had a "Meet the Baby" baby shower today thrown for you by your cousin Meghan. Mamaw Betty and a lot of Daddy's family came that I didn't really know, but they brought you presents, so it was OK. Everybody was fighting over holding you. The would get in line when they thought that someone had had you for too long :). You got some great gifts. Meghan quilted you a Winnie the Pooh baby blanket that is just amazing. Mommy's friend Amy's mom knitted you a blanket also. I will keep those for you to have forever! I got your birth announcements today, and I am so proud because I took the picture for it! You are so photogenic. Your complexion is perfect.
I'm sad today though (1-14-10). I'm sad because you were my Mom will never get to meet you. You would have been her first grandchild and she would have spoiled you beyond belief. When it warms up I am going to take you to see her grave. Maybe with you I will be strong enough with you with me. Because she was in a car accident on 8-8-08, and I haven't been to her graves since the funeral. I'm just sad that you will never know her. It isn't fair that you will be deprived of a grandmother. Kathy loves you like one of her own, but it isn't the same. Promise me you will never forget that you have an entire family who will love you no matter what!!
Even though you peed on me today after your bath!
I love you Mason!

The Great Snow Storm of 2011

You are getting so big that I can't believe it! When you lost your umbilical cord I nearly had a heart attack! I didn't get to freeze it to keep, because I was cleaning it, and when it came off in my hand, I laid it to the side of the couch and when Hunny Bunn came by to sniff you, SHE ATE IT!! EEWWW!!
You were such a trooper at your 2 week doctor appointment! (time-out for a diaper change...) (OK, back to typing, only one handed now... you are in my other one!). We had to weather the ice and snow to get you to Angie's office, and she didn't make it so you saw Dr. Montgomery since we were already out. Monday and Tuesday you spent you first nights away from home (with Mom and Dad, of course) we went to Pop's because they had gas heat, just in case the power went out. We were warm and cozy. Your Pop and Kathy love you so much!
You are such an amazing baby so far. You sleep 4-5 hours straight at night, and so far aren't the least colicky!
I love you Mason!

The Beginning :)

My water broke at 1:15 AM on 12-29-10. At 10:49 later that morning Mason Ryan Graves blessed us with his appearance... Finally. Of course, he was face up instead of face down, I had to push for 2.45 hours.Since you were in the birth canal for so long, you had a pretty severe cone head, which freaked your Dad out pretty bad. You were perfect from the first second. Daddy cut your umbilical cord. Everything went well with my recovery and by the next morning I was up and showered, feeling great. By lunch Friday we were headed home as a family! You get the hiccups a lot, just like me, and they make you so mad. You weighed 7.77 pounds, and was 20 inched long (cone head included :) ). You were a little jaundiced, but by 1-5-11 you were all better. Your Dad stayed home with me from Wed through Sunday then he went back to work. It was so hard for him. You have turned him into a big Mush ball. Today is 1-8-11 and you lost your umbilical stump! And thank goodness your circumcision is finally better. That was so hard for me. I didn't realize how much it would hurt you.... I found out today that you have my taste in music, you especially seem to like Hootie and the Blowfish! I am almost back to normal now, so I am thoroughly enjoying being at home with you. Your Dad has been amazing! He loves you more than you will ever know, and almost as much as I do! We will be such a happy family.
1-8-11

What is this?

A God box is something that I read about and thought was an amazing idea. This is going to be about my hopes and dreams. My prayers my ideas. And most of all my Son. You put in writing everything that you would want to send straight to Gods ears. This will essentially be a journal of my Son (Mason Ryan Graves) and my hopes and dreams for him. As well as a journal from my point of view about his life. I started this in a notebook, so I will post my first two...blogs? in a bit!