OU Game vs. Elmo

I'm pretty sure Elmo won.

I Smell Something Stinky

When you are potty training a child, you have to expect occasional accidents and not get upset by them. It's just part of the territory, and I know that. However I found out on the other day that there are certain accidents that are more than frustrating, they can be ultra embarassing. On Friday Mason and I went to a friends house to have lunch with some friends and their children. Mason wore his underwear as usual, and I didn't give it a second thought. When we got there the kids ran off to play, and were having so much fun. A house full of someone else's toys is a child's dream! I was caught up in talking to my friends and completely forgot about the fact that I should take Mason to the bathroom. When he is playing with other kids he tends to get very distracted and going to the bathroom is the last thing on his mind. We hadn't been there that long when we started smelling poop. My first thought was, "Oh, great! Please don't let it be Mason!" I went and felt of his pants and didn't feel anything and breathed a sigh of relief. I then decided to go ahead and take him to the bathroom. That is when I saw it...brown streaks on his underwear. Unfortunately the poop didn't stay in his underwear, but instead fell out and got tracked throughout the house. It also got on one of the little girl's shirts, and we had to check everyone's shoes. It was horrible! My friend was so sweet about it, but I seriously wanted to crawl in a hole and die. I guess every mom has to have at least one good poop story. The joys of being a mom!

Future Dr. Newberry

Just a few pictures...

"Being outside makes me want to scream!"

"I got Mommy's lip gloss. Oh, yeah!"

So Long Pacifier And Diapers

I was looking at pictures from this time last year to see how much Mason has grown. This picture stood out to me because it depicts just how much Mason has changed. Last time this year he was a pacifier addict and diaper dependent. Now he has not used a pacifier for almost 5 months and almost always wears underwear. The pacifier started driving me crazy so I decided this summer to cut the end of it off. If you asked Mason what happened to it he would say, "It's broken; it's all gone." It was pretty cute, and it ended up not being that big of deal. He still has his "B" (blanket) which softened the blow. The potty training situation is another milestone. Mason has been interested in it since this summer and would use the potty on and off. A few weeks ago I decided to do straight underwear except for at night. Going back and forth between pullups and underwear was confusing, and he has done so well since I made the change. He never has accidents at home and has even started wearing underwear at night. When we are out or he is at school we have to be careful because he seems to get distracted, but overall he is doing great. My baby is growing up!

Sleepover at Mimi and Grandad's

I unfortunately don't have any pictures, but I just wanted to say a special thank you to Jonathan's parents for keeping Mason last night. Mason had so much fun and didn't even care when we went to pick him up today. My niece Amelia was more excited to see me than Mason! When Mason and I were talking about going to spend the night with them, the first thing he said was "I want to get juice out of the refrigerator!" Jackie and Carroll have a mini fridge with drinks in it, and Mason loves to help himself to the Sesame Street juices. He had three while we were there this morning--that's what grandparents are for right? He was also adamant about reading "Miss Mary Mack" with Mimi on the couch--so cute!

Jonathan and I got to go and eat at The Porch (definitely one of our favorites) kid free! Afterward we went to Walmart to get a movie and cookie dough. Unfortunately we couldn't find a movie we wanted, and we ended up being too full to eat the cookies. Instead we went to bed at 9:30 and slept until 7:30. I guess in most people's eyes this probably seems a little boring, but we had a lot of fun. It may sound cheesy, but I really do just love being with Jonathan no matter what we are doing. He's such a wonderful husband and best friend.

When we went to pick Mason up this morning Jackie and Carroll had fixed breakfast for us as well as Brad, Cat, and Amelia. We had a great time and breakfast was yummy! I also enjoyed seeing Mason and Amelia play together. They are interacting a lot more and seem to really enjoy each other. Mason probably drives her crazy hugging and kissing on her!

No Longer The Baby

We've had so many friends that have had babies lately, and it's been really fun. The weird thing is that it doesn't seem that long ago that Mason was a baby, now he's a little boy and growing so fast. This week we had a fun visit from one of Jonathan's best friends Chad, his wife Missy, and their sweet baby Peyton. Chad had to work so Missy and I got to hang out and have fun. Mason and I loved spending time with them and especially getting to love on baby Peyton. She was pretty close to perfect the whole time she was here! I was proud of Mason because he was sweet to Peyton and didn't really act that jealous. I feel blessed that I have such a good friend because of one of Jonathan's friends. Last week I got to keep my friend Sarah's baby Riley for the day. He's a good baby, and Mason and I had lots of fun with him. Mason even got to read to him a little bit--so sweet!