Author Archives: Mason Shoma

I’m just working on the blog with Daddy. I have really good photographers who take ton of pictures and give me a lot of material to work with. Sometimes they take too many pictures. I mean, how many pictures do we need of me just laying around staring off into space? Okay, just one more.

When I lie on top of Daddy on my belly, I forage around for a good comfortable spot. Often that spot has my face right in Daddy’s armpit, erm…I mean arm nook. Mommy thinks it’s kind of gross but I find it soothing.

Recently, I have not been as colicky as before, but sometimes I just start crying uncontrollably. It is strange. After some rocking and soothing I tend to calm down, but these crying fits happen quickly and aggressively.

I’m still working on my tummy time. It is not easy, but I am working hard. You can see the effort on my face. And then you can see when I hit my limit.

I’m not sure what’s going on. I have a fresh diaper, I’ve been fed, Mommy and Daddy are here, I’m just not in a good mood. It happens sometimes. I just have to get it out of my system by crying, rocking, and squirming, then I’m usually better after.

We’ve been running errands here and there, usually to pick up things for me. By the way, you’d be surprised at the rate I’m burning through diapers. I’m only 5 weeks old and I think we went through four packs already. That’s like a hundred diapers. Anyway, sometimes we walk to the store, but onContinue reading “Easy rider”

It may look painful, awkward, or contorted, but this is comfortable to me. It’s a good thing I’m very flexible.

Getting me to sleep every night is quite a challenge. I like to be held and don’t like to be put down. So it takes a lot of effort from Mommy and Daddy every night to get me to sleep. To get me from this… …to this… …comes at a cost. Man down. I sleepContinue reading “Man down”

This blog would not exist without Daddy’s tech support. He has to work out all the computer stuff while I provide all the source material. We usually collaborate on the blog entries, but sometimes I get worn out from being the star of the blog. This leaves Daddy with posting everything online, sometimes one-handed, hisContinue reading “Tech Support”

Daddy is my adjustable chair. He adjusts to my comfort needs. I don’t have to pull any levers or anything. I just kind of wiggle and squirm and he moves to match my position. Then I let him know when I’m comfy. Once we find that sweet spot we are all happy.

I have a ball. I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to do with it. I assume that it goes in my mouth. Let me try. Nope, that’s not it. Give me some time. I’ll figure this out in a couple of months or so.

I attribute my healthy weight gain and growth to Mommy’s nutritious breast milk and my diligent eating habits. I take nursing very seriously. This is no joking matter. When it is time to eat I am very adamant and let Mommy know that I’m hungry. Then I focus on eating, not distracted by anything. NoticeContinue reading “Serious Eats”

All the data I have says that I’m a big baby. Not in a bad sense. I’m just objectively a large baby based on weight and length. But every so often I look really small. Usually it is when I’m curled into a ball on Daddy’s chest. But then when I am in Mommy’s armsContinue reading “Size perception”

Anybody who has had to deal with a crying baby understands the peace and quiet of a sleeping baby. Everyone ends up tiptoeing around the baby as not to wake it up. I don’t often wake up from loud noises, but will wake up if my sleeping position is changed. This means that Mommy andContinue reading “Don’t disturb the baby”

Mommy and Daddy noticed that I have recently been making a lot of grunting noises and have been flailing my arms and legs a lot after being fed. I also have a slightly uncomfortable face of concentration. At first they thought I was uncomfortable because I needed to burp. (I am not good at burpingContinue reading “Digesting”

You know how I mentioned that dance and pop music relaxes me? It does, but some other times I don’t want to relax and I just gotta dance! Okay, you may have noticed that I’m not really dancing on my own. Daddy helped me dance, but I did add a lot of my own movesContinue reading “Dancing Music”

Some babies like lullabies or classical music to relax them and put them to sleep. I’m not like those babies. For me, relaxing and calming music is upbeat music. If I’m fussy, I like oldies music to calm me down. Mommy or Daddy dance and sway to the rhythm and I usually stop crying orContinue reading “Relaxing music”