Author Archives: Mason Shoma

I’m making a lot of progress during tummy time. I’m pretty stable and can hold my head up for nearly the entire tummy time session. I’m starting to explore how to use my limbs in tummy time and it looks like I’m ready for crawling. I still haven’t mastered it yet, but I’m always lookingContinue reading “Tummy time: forward”

I think my sea otter friend is my favorite friend on my playmat right now. He lights up and plays music for me, and he is very lickable. Yes, that’s right, “lickable”. That’s not a typo for “likeable”. He can be licked and is very good at being licked. Unfortunately, I don’t treat him veryContinue reading “Sea otter batting”

I just love being carried! Of course, I enjoy my playmat, am comfortable in my carseat and stroller, tolerate my crib, and am okay wherever I’m plopped down, but nothing beats being carried by Mommy or Daddy! It’s the best! You should try it sometime. I guarantee you’ll love it.

I claim this seat in the name of Mason Shoma! It shall now and forever be my seat! Well, unless Daddy is sitting here, then I’ll just sit in his lap.

Mommy and I had a nice chat today. I especially enjoyed it because she was tickling me at the same time, which made me laugh. But I was still able to listen to her and respond properly. I love this kind of interaction! I feel comfortable and can be interactive at the same time.

Just popping in to say, “Hi there!”

I’ve been working towards being able to roll over from my back to my tummy. I still haven’t got the knack for it. Oddly, the closest I get is when I’m getting my diaper change. Recently, I arch my back and twist. It almost looks as if I can turn over, but my head isContinue reading “Diaper change arching”

I may be a big baby, but I have relatively small batteries. I seem to run out of juice quickly when I’m active. Tummy time and interactive play drain my batteries very quickly. The result is groggy and lethargic movement with very tired grunting. But you can tell that I’m growing up because I don’tContinue reading “Low energy”

Mommy’s cousin kindly and generously gave us some of her daughter’s baby goods. We used the baby bath a lot during my first couple of months and we are using the high-low chair more and more. We tried to use the mobile that she gave us early on, but I didn’t take to it. WeContinue reading “Mobile”

We went for our usual morning walk to the park, and I fell asleep on the way there. But I woke up when we got there and was well rested and bright eyed. The moment we got home I had to shed a layer of clothes. It is so hot and humid that even withContinue reading “To the park and back”

I’ve been surprising Mommy and Daddy with my laughing. They know a few things that always makes me laugh, but every so often a new laughter trigger accidentally appears. They may do something randomly and then all of a sudden I’m laughing. They quickly pounce on the opportunity and make me roll with laughter. ThisContinue reading “Lazy Morning Peekaboo”

Time is still beyond my understanding. I don’t know what time of the day it is, I just know that it gets dark at night and light during the day. So with know understanding of time, it is hard for me to grasp “bedtime”. As part of my routine I botcha (take a bath), getContinue reading “Bedtime”

My playmat is really cool! It is quite versatile and I can use it a lot of different ways. First of all, it is a mat for me to lie on. It is quite comfy, but I’m starting to think it is a bit small for me nowadays. I tend to kick my way offContinue reading “Plenty of playmat play”

I think I’m getting the hang of this teething ring. I still need someone to help me get a good grip on it, but once I have a hold of it I know exactly where it goes. It is quite soothing, but you should see the drool that comes out of me. Time to startContinue reading “Teething ring”

Today we had the traditional meal for kuizome. As I mentioned before, is a food related ritual on a baby’s 100th day. Mommy placed a special order for the ceremonial food just for me! Well, it was for me, but since I couldn’t actually eat anything, it was for Mommy and Daddy too. (They seemedContinue reading “Kuizome”

I’m still having a lot of fun on my play mat, looking up at my mirror, playing with my animal friends, and enjoying interacting with Mommy and Daddy. This is how I spend most of my day, often with a lot of smiles. Tummy time is coming along well. There are less smiles, but quiteContinue reading “Back and Tummy”

We went for a walk again and visited the park again this morning. Or so I’ve been told. I drifted off to dreamland again. I enjoy looking at things when on our strolls, but until I can get out of my stroller and run around, I don’t think the park is going to be aContinue reading “Napping at the park”

Mommy and Daddy decided to get me a teething ring. I’ve been chewing on my hand and fingers for a while now, but it suddenly escalated to a whole new level of fist chewing. So they thought it might be time for a teething ring. I love it! I chew on it a bit, butContinue reading “Teething ring”