Mason Shoma

Man, my hair is getting long. I’m going to need a haircut soon. It always looks pretty wild after my bath, like my hair is on fire.

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Now that I’ve mastered rolling over and using my hands, it makes it easier for me to find, grab, and use my teething ring. I really gnaw on that thing. It is so loud and squeaky sometimes that it can be distracting when Daddy is trying to do work.

I’m not much for napping in my crib, but there are those days where I am so exhausted that I can sleep anywhere. Today was one of those days.

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Yep, I’m still working on crawling. I haven’t got it yet, but the intent and posture is there.

After my walks, I need to cool down when I get home. That usually means removing a layer of clothes and letting the air conditioning cool me off. Mommy also helps by fanning me. Oooooh, that feels nice!

Even though it is October, it is still pretty hot and sunny. So when I go out for a walk, I usually wear a hat. Or sometimes the hat wears me. The end result, I end up falling asleep in my stroller.

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I was taking my nap in my crib and then I woke up in a fairly good mood. I didn’t cry or call out for Mommy or Daddy. I just stayed in my crib. I got bored and started to move around and thump my legs, but I still didn’t cry or call out. By this time Mommy and Daddy noticed and came to check on me. They opened the door a crack and spied on me. Daddy wanted to get a video of my just chilling in my crib so he crawled on the floor out of my view and then crept up behind me. He didn’t make any noise, but I just kind of sensed him and spotted him right away. It is not that easy to sneak up on me. Try again next time, Daddy.

It is already October, but it is still quite hot. About 32°C, which is nearly 90°F. In OCTOBER! I have no frame of reference, but October is supposed to be autumn and much cooler. The nice thing is that I can get more use out of my summer wardrobe which is already getting to be too small for me. Today I wore my festive fireworks jimbei.

One day I may like something, and then the next day I won’t. I used to like relaxing on Mommy and Daddy’s lap so that I could see them and talk to them. Recently, I rarely am able to relax like that. I twist and fuss a lot nowadays. I even get windmill arms. Beware my zone of terror.

Daddy has fun making me do funny things. Most of the time, I enjoy it a lot. This time I was less than amused. This is him making it look like I’m handling a steering wheel.

I would like to say that easily fall asleep at night and for my naps, but that isn’t always true. Most of the time I have a hard time sleeping on my mat and often jolt awake when I’m put down. But every so often I am in such a deep peaceful sleep that I can be moved to my mat without waking up. This is usually after feeding when I just drift off to sleep. Mommy finds it easier to move me still on the nursing cushion than trying to pick me off it without waking me.

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Peekaboo is still one of my favorite games. The nice thing about peekaboo is that we can play it anywhere and with anything. So when there isn’t a towel or blanket handy, Daddy just uses the play mat.

Daddy loves playing with me. Of course, that means that he likes to be my playmate and entertain me, but it also means that he likes to play with me for his entertainment too. Here are exhibits A and B. Exhibit A is titled “toothache” and Exhibit B is “Japanese Construction Worker”.

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This is what he was going for.

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I can roll over so easily now that I wonder why it took me so long to do it the first time. I’m rolling over several times a day, which usually makes Mommy and Daddy happy, but sometimes causes them trouble. When I’m playing on my mat, they understand that I need to roll over to change my view or reach a certain toy. But they don’t like it when I roll over when they are trying to change my diaper, especially poopy ones.

It is so easy to roll over now. When I want to roll over I just shift my weight and then do a little head flick to roll me over. Mommy and Daddy think the head flick is the cutest thing. For me, it is just a method to roll over.

I am a very talkative baby. You’ve seen the conversations that I have with Mommy and Daddy. But it is hard for them to video my talking because when I notice the camera I get camera shy and stop talking. It’s not that I don’t want to talk, I just need to be asked to repeat myself.

Oh, and that camera isn’t moving in the above video, it is me. I am kicking and flailing my arms. When I talk I like to gesture a lot.

This past month Daddy has been working from home, which I am really happy about, but it is hard for me to understand why he is at home but not spending the whole day with me. He checks on me whenever he can and we can spend his lunch hour together, but it is not the same as the weekends. He takes breaks away from the computer and picks me up and plays with me a little bit, but it is still not enough. I am very aware of where he is and sometimes I try to go see him. Keep in mind that I can’t crawl yet, but it is quite obvious that I’m trying to get to him.

I even called out for him.

He was in a meeting so he couldn’t come out right away. There was a point when I managed to slide the door open a little bit, but Mommy stopped me so that I wouldn’t bother Daddy. He came out to see me as soon as his meeting was done and I gave him the biggest smile. Still, I wish he would just stay and play with me the whole day.