20 Months Old!

Whew, what a month!  Not to make excuses for not posting, but this month was busy.  Shawn Thomas had   obligations every Saturday of the month which bit into our family time. :(  Mason was sick with a nasty cold virus that really knocked him down.  Then, he so lovingly shared with us!  Geez, kid, could you not be so good at sharing?!?  So, with that and teeth coming in all over the place, we stayed busy cuddling and playing mostly at the house.  We did get to the park a few times, though which made Mason Man very happy.  He has all of his bottom teeth back to his first molars.  His top molars are about done coming down and his canines are on their way.  He won't let me look but ever so often!

Mason has begun to really communicate with us.  He answers questions, takes commands, and is better at expressing himself every day.  The best story to show how he is becoming such a toddler:  Thursday, he woke up just a bit early and kept saying, "Hot, hot, hot!"  After snuggling for 5 minutes, he signed and said, "Hurt, hurt."  We asked, "What hurts, Mason?"  He quickly held his ears.  We instantly knew he had an ear infection--his first one at 20 months. (So thankful for that!)  The doctor said we made her job very easy since he told us what was going on.  I was on proud Mama.  Mason communicated how he felt!  He also made us laugh the other day when he got in the car to go to Mrs. Wendy's.  After being in the car a few minutes, he said, "Bus, bus...are you?"  We spent the rest of the car ride on a bus hunt.   At the bottom is a video of Mason singing the alphabet (he usually does it a little better), reading a book, and saying Amen at the end of his prayers.
What fun it is to be the Mommy to such a fun big boy!