My mom came to visit this week, and we had a wonderful time with her. When Mason was born she had to fly home the day that he came home from the NICU, so she really didn't get to see him. She also saw him briefly the day of my uncle's funeral because a lot of people wanted to see him and hold him. I think my mom really enjoyed her visit, and her time with Mason. She played, and "talked", and fed him every bottle while she was here.
She also made us some of our favorite foods, like Cocoa and biscuits for breakfast, and southern fried potatos for dinner. Everyone else besides myself got to enjoy banana pudding, and chocolate pie. I'm still eating dairy free, so no deserts for me. :(
I REALLY love this picture of my mom. Her smile here is so genuine and loving. It was nice that Mason turned his coo's into "talking" this week so my mom would be a part of it. He just loves it when he's talked to, and will get fussy if you stop talking to him.
My mom took this picture of Mason with her hand. She likes to show "size" since it is so hard to see in pictures. You can tell that he is still tiny, but he is getting bigger.
This picture of Anna and Mason is just breathtaking to me. There is a love and bond there already!
Trinity helped me make lactation cookies this week. They tasted really good, and helped my supply, so I will be making them again very soon! I am so grateful to be able to eat some normal foods this time around. When I nursed Trin she was allergic/sensitive to everything. I ate pork and rice for a year! So far Mason shows no real sign of an allergy, but he is sooo good, that I don't even want to add in dairy. My guess is that he would have a reaction since all three other kiddos could not tolerate it.
Mason normally takes a short afternoon nap on my chest. I know these days are limited, so I'm taking every advantage of it now.
Did I mention that Mason loves to talk and smile at his Nana? There is a video at the end of the post that melts my heart. He just talks and talks with her.
The girls like to get in on the Mason love and play too. They are constantly kissing on him. This week they started rubbing there face on his hair (fuzz). They think it is so soft, and I have to agree.
Normally for the 4th of July we really go all out. We buy a lot of fireworks, and have our own production in the front yard. This year was an exception though. There have been so many wildfires all around us this summer. Some as little as an hour away from us. I can't remember the last time it rained. We didn't want to start any fires ourselves, so Nana bought the kids "pop its", and sparklers. The kids had just as much fun with those as they would have the big fireworks we normally do.
Afterwards we went on our balcony to watch the fireworks go off at Balloon Fiesta Park, and then out front to watch the ones at the end of our street. Overall we had a great time. Please pray that we get rain, and that all the fires in Arizona, and New Mexico stop burning soon.
Here's the video of Mister talking to Nana!
