Baby M is 6 months!

I'm sad. our sweet Mas is 6 months old today!

i can't believe it!

here are some things about the man:

-he's a teensy bit BELOW average in height and weight. i never thought i'd have a kid like that. i come from a family of very large babies and kids. i actually love his small petite-ness. yes, he could be a bit chubbier, i love chubby babies. but i love little mas man. he seems younger than he is , which means he gets to be a baby longer.

-he still eats every 3 hours, anywhere from 4-6 oz. 

-we started rice cereal mixed with apple juice and he loved it! he did really well with it. jax didn't at first, so we were surprised when he caught right on!

- he spits up soooo bad. its a gross habit he needs to kick.

-his eyes have turned gray. (just like jax) we think his eyes will be hazel (just like jax)

-he loves bath time. always has.

- he loves big brother. he smiles and smiles and stares and listens to jax. its really the cutest thing ever and i'm so glad they have each other.

- he's mainly a pretty happy, smiley boy now. sometimes by just looking at someone, he'll laugh.

but usually he'll get this tired energy and start laughing. that's when we know its almost nap time because it will turn into a cry not long after.

- he has slept through the night! a few times! but only in st george. he likes to be home. he's a much better sleeper than stinky jax ever was.

- he'll usually take 2 naps a day.  a shorter one about an hour or two after he wakes up in the morning. and a longer afternoon one (up to 2 ish hours!) he goes to bed around 8 or 9. i feel like we're getting a nice routine with him.

- he is a big time mama's boy. he loves me more than anything. he's obsessed with me. he wants to be a part of my body (again). i actually kind of love it. jax never made me feel that special :( now jax is a sweetheart, but as a baby , he didn't care who had him. when mason hears my voice or sees me, he lights up. OR cries. he cries because he wants me and he knows no one can make him as happy as mama can! Until a few days ago (i'm really sad and kind of glad about this actually), he liked to be swaddled tightly and spanked hard on the bum to go to sleep. now, i guess he thinks he's getting too old for that or something , cause he likes to be put in his crib to go to sleep on his own.

- he loves people and noise and going places.

- he's not as hmmm...whats the right word for this...motivated as jax was. he's not as eager to go go go and learn. its okay with me, i'm not worried about him or anything. i  think jax was and still is maybe an over-achiever. he acts older than his age. Mason doesn't. and i'm fine with that. he reaches out and grabs things, puts everything in his mouth, and makes sweet baby noises. he's a bit more content i'd say. and maybe a bit more mellow. he's fine just watching things happen. i wonder if he'll always be like that? its interesting to see the different personalities in the boys. and to see how young they start to show their personalities. i just don't want him to have to live in jax's shadow and have "middle child syndrome". i think jax will always be bigger and more motivated. mason is "average"... hmmm we'll see. its funny the things you start to worry and think about as a parent.

we had a mini photoshoot on my mom's kitchen floor. (she has some of the yummiest window light)

i have more that i want to edit and post eventually.

he's such a beautiful little bear.

i love his sparkly eyes and his petite nose.