HOTTT!

Oh the weather outside is frightful! It is a blistering 105 degrees so says my temperature gage in my car. Seriously! It is only June and we are already blistering hot! I can't even imagine what August will bring... Little Mason bug isn't enjoying the heat either. We have a swamp cooler in our house and I have been told that sometimes swamp coolers don't work well in weather over 90 degrees. Ours works fairly well but I honestly don't think it matters all that much when it is 105 degrees outside. It is hot no matter where you go. Last night Mason was being extremely fussy. I had taken his clothes off to cool him down and that didn't seem to help. Well, I got this crazy idea that he might like to chill in the water. I figured, we like to go swimming when it's hot outside and I used to like to play in the sprinklers on a nice summer day so maybe Mason would like to play in the cool water. I set him up on the counter and turned on the faucet to cool water and guess what happened!? Mason started kicking his feet in the faucet. He stopped crying and whinning and started smiling and cooing. It was sweet to see my little bug already love to play in the water. I told Jeff that this was only the beginning. Next year we would probably need to buy a little pool or something he could splash in in the back yard. :)

Mason is growing like crazy! That little kid is already wanting to sit (but he hasn't figured out how to do it on his own). I lay him on the floor and he will get fussy at me cause he wants see! I put the toys on his little chair and he has been sitting in that. His hand-eye coordination isn't the greatest so playing with the little toys is still a bit difficult but he is starting to get the hang of it. It amazes me how quickly he grows and how quickly he figures things out. Last week sometime, he wasn't sure what his tongue was but this week I have a feeling that he has discovered it. He is also starting to mimick the things we do!

I just love watching Mason grow and I am seriously so blessed to be his mom. He teaches me more patience then I would ever ask for but I am growing as a person and a mom and that brings joy to both of us!

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A Long Week

This has been such a long week! I can't say that it has been a bad week, it has just been extremely long. Jeff started his new job on Monday at Jean Brown Research in South Salt Lake. This is such a great thing! He was able to find a job doing clinical research but now he is closer to home and the atmosphere is a lot better. I am so glad that he has a job again. :)

Mason is learning to sit in his little chair

Mason is growing so much! This week he discovered his taggies. They are really cute, small blankets that have ribbon around the outside. Mason has 2 or 3 of them. He has a baseball taggie and a very colorful one. He is starting to put the ribbons in his mouth all by himself. It makes me giggle because he will get that "ewe" look on his face and then smile at me. It is rather entertaining. He is getting better at rolling over too. I think shortly he will be a little rolly-polly. :)

Thursday night Jeff and I decided to trade in our Jeep and get a new car. I have been driving the Jeep for almost a year; ever since we traded in my SUV to get him the Nissan (we needed better gas mileage). Well, I liked the Jeep for Jeff but I didn't particularly like driving it, nor did I really feel like it was MY car.
I hadn't really felt like I had a car since we traded in my 2000 Chevy Cavalier. I honestly don't know what I expected when we went to trade in the Jeep but I certainly didn't think that I would LOVE the new car. Well I do! We bought a 2007 Saturn Aura. It is totally MY car! We were even able to lower our monthly car payment by $50 so that is totally a plus! I am glad to finally have a car that I enjoy.

Even though this week has felt extremely long, I had a great weekend and I am looking forward to next week. I am SOO excited for next weekend because Mom, Derek and Brooklyn will be coming to Utah for a visit (and so Derek & Brooklyn can go to Warp Tour).

Playing with his toys after Church today

I have found that Mason helps get me through these long weeks. Being his mom is the most rewarding experience I have ever found. I just love being a mom!