Mason Shoma

With all the toys and teething goods that I have to chew on, I choose the tag on my play mat. Go figure.

I find the weirdest places comfortable. I don’t really like being put down in my crib to sleep, but I’ll fall asleep on my changing mat after a morning diaper change. I guess I enjoy having more room on the floor than being cramped in my crib.

Most nights when I finish my late night bottle I’m quite sleepy and drift right off to sleep. But sometimes that bottle reenergizes me and wakes me up. I don’t know why. It’s not like bottle is filled with coffee or Red Bull or anything. It’s strange, but quite entertaining.

I’ve been getting better at sitting on my own. Mommy and Daddy still have to watch me carefully and be ready to catch me if I topple over. But recently when I do topple over it has been slower as if I’m trying to rebalance myself. I’m making progress.

There is a Japanese pastry called cream bread that has a very particular shape. Mommy often comments on how my hand looks like cream bread. I’m not sure I see the resemblance. Can you?

Remember I mentioned how I always try to reach my diaper storage box? Here is a picture of me in action trying to get to it. Just ignore the fact that Daddy is trying to get some pants on me.

It is that time of day again where I get quite fussy and cranky. It is common thing with many babies. Mommy and Daddy try to keep me comfortable and entertained to try and push past the witching hour. So sometimes the key thing is to keep me distracted. Thus “Mason Sandwich” was born. I’m not in a cheerful laughing mood, after all it is the witching hour. But I appreciate the effort to keep me distracted.

Did you notice how often I have my legs crossed? It’s weird. I haven’t heard of babies doing this a lot. Is it just me? It makes me wonder. What else do I do that might only be a Mason thing. Hmmm. Let me ponder this.

We had another nice visit from Obachan today! She wanted to see me and to bring me some half-birthday gifts. (I celebrate my half birthday in a couple of days.). It was nice to catch up. She was surprised to see how big I got and how much more I can do. She enjoyed seeing me interact more with the world around me. As always we had a great time together!

Just a nice day at the park with Mommy and Daddy and some swings.

Now this is a peaceful sleep. So quiet and content. Waking from such a nice sleep can be a tricky thing. But every so often I wake up on the right side of the bed.

Daddy can still make me laugh just by making funny faces and funny noises. He is a great entertainer…mostly because he has an adoring audience.

It’s nice having Daddy around on his days off. Not only does he play with me, he is also there for all the daily routine stuff, like feeding me and putting me down for my nap. If only every day could be like this. I’m not sure I like the idea of Daddy having to work. I wish every day was his day off.

Even with so many things changing in my life, I still like my car rides. As long as it’s not past my nap time or feeding time, I happily let Mommy and Daddy strap me into my car seat and take me to all kinds of different places.

I am an expert roller-over now. I do it easily and smoothly without much thought. But sometimes my arm gets pinned under me when I roll over. Most of the time I reposition myself and wriggle it free. But sometimes I’m too lazy to bother. So I just continue playing with only one hand.

My diaper storage box is an appealing target for me. If I can manage to get to it, there are all sorts of mischievous things that I can do. Most of them are related to pulling things out from their compartment or pocket and making a mess. Sometimes when I am being changed on my mat, all I need to do is roll over and it is within my reach. But Mommy and Daddy caught on and try to remember to push it out of my reach. That doesn’t stop me from trying to get to it. But my inability to crawl prevents me from reaching my target. *sigh*. I had better figure out this crawling thing soon.