Mason had his 4 mt appt on Monday! Crazy! Stats are to the right. His weight puts him in the 55th% and his length puts him in the 45th%...he's longer than Austin was at this age. His head is 16.5in which is the 25th%...kinda has a small noggin'.

He is in some 3-6mt size clothes but mostly size 6mts. So long!! Dr. Camille wasn't worried about his development like I was. She said we will adjust for his age and that I shouldn't compare him to Austin. She said Austin was above average on most skills during his first year of life so comparing Mason to Austin just isn't fair. She did say he needs more tummy time...he is not always a fan but we will continue to do it in 5-10 minute increments several times a day with hopes that he likes it better soon. She was very happy with his head control, trunk control, tracking and weight bearing on his legs. Yay for Mason!! :) He tolerated his shots/oral rotavirus vaccine ok.

Austin is on a BIG dada kick right now. If Andy is at work its... "dada, dada" several times a day until he gets home from work. Happy that he loves to be with Andy. Less anxiety for me when I'm at work! His latest obsession is throwing ...and attempting to catch a ball! Of course Andy is thrilled about this. :) The 2 balls we got him are big...almost the size of a volleyball but much lighter.

Sorry for the complete lack of updates!! I've been very busy and when I do have downtime I am usually attempting to go to bed early or browsing Pinterest (obsessed!). Updating from work since there are currently no distractions. :)

Austin: Doing great! Never did his 21 mt post and he will be 22 mts in a couple of days. Bad momma! He likes repeating words right now...or at least attempting! Started saying "ha ha" this week. Andy said he said "no nigh nigh" the other night when he put him to bed while I was at work. He goes to bed very easily so I think he just wanted one more book read to him. Getting better and better about saying "I pee" or grabbing himself. Wonder how soon it'll be before he tells us before he actually does it?! No rush on potty training...I've heard it can backfire greatly! I am worried about his vocabulary a little bit...hence the obsession with blogging about his words and phrases. He doesn't have very many kiddos his age to interact with often so we are attempting Sunday school/nursery at church more often to see if that helps. He is a great sharer of toys (and sippy cups) so far. :) He is almost completely in size 24mts/2T (depending on how the brand does their sizing). Crazy to think his second birthday is in a couple months! We are pretty sure we are doing a Curious George theme.

Mason: Also doing great! Missed his 3mt post...gotta put blogging on my to do list I guess! His reflux is soooo much better!! He still averages 2-3 outfits a day but even then it's not massive amounts of reflux going everywhere. He coos a lot! :) Not laughing yet and not transferring objects from hand to hand yet (2 things Austin was doing by his age)...Andy keeps reminding me that we have to correct/allow time due to his early age...which I know but it's hard not to compare them. This little guy LOVES to coo though...very, very chatty! I've been trying to get it on my phone camera but as soon as he sees it he just stares at the case and stops cooing. Stinker. Drooling has started....really hope teething isn't close behind that. Tolerating the Nutramigen AA when needed.

Work: Going well. Staying steady at 6-8 babies (we can hold 12). Got my first speeding ticket on the toll road...guess I was due for one since this was the third time I've been pulled over since I started working here. ugg. I had gotten out late & needed to get home so Andy could get to work at the time he told them he would be there (he goes in late on the days where I work the night before since I don't get home until 8:45-9am). Cop was not sympathetic haha! Not looking forward to working the holidays this year. So far I'm working Thanksgiving Eve (which is fine) and Christmas Eve (sad about this one and trying to see if I can do something else!).

Misc: Manager for Parkviews NICU emailed and said she is thinking they will get approval to post a NNP position early next year. Hopefully they find room in their budget! We have decided that we are going to be building a house!! Starting in March-April of next year! We are excited...we've been talking about it for several months and have been trying to map out budget wise when would be good and that is the timeframe that we have decided upon! :) We haven't really started looking at housing additions yet...only looked at The Oaks so far. We will more than likely build in an addition since the builder pays for the lot so there is no upfront fee. We have talked with Brandon & Kelly (Andys sis & husband) since they are currently building their second house...they've had some good tips about what to look and who to talk to.

Hope to update sooner so its not such a looooong post next time!!