Mason is 2 months old!

Happy 2 month birthday to Mason!  Hard to believe that he's already 2 months old. 

Mason had a well baby doctor visit today. Daddy told the doctor that Mason is broken because he cries a lot and needs to be held when he sleeps. The doctor said that mommy and daddy should start sleep training him now. She acknowledged that it's on the early side, but based on what mommy and daddy said to her she thinks it's probably better to start now rather than wait. Of course, it's ultimately up to mommy and daddy on if/when to start sleep training. Physiologically, Mason'll be okay. I don't think mommy will be okay though. They didn't need to sleep train me because I inherited the Tang family sleep anywhere gene. Mommy really wishes Mason inherited that gene, but so far it doesn't look like it.  Maybe Mason'll surprise everyone and become a better sleeper as he gets older. 

Mason also got 3 shots and an oral immunization.  He did great with the shots! And so did mommy. Good thing I broke her in for him. Here're his stats:

• Weight: 12 lbs 8.5 oz (72nd percentile)
• Height: 24.25 in (91st percentile)
• Head circumference: 39.5 cm (39th percentile)

When I was Mason's age, I weighed more than him and was slightly longer than him.

Here's what Mason's into these days:

• Being held when he naps and in the evenings
• Crying when daddy takes him. Daddy's convinced that Mason hates him. I don't think Mason hates him...he's too little to understand hate. 
• Smiling and cooing
• Better head control, but he seems to favor his right side. Doc says that lots of tummy time will help balance out his left side. 
• Tracking an object with his eyes
• Grabbing mommy's necklace

Happy 1st Birthday Ethan!

Yesterday was cousin Ethan's first birthday.  He had a party today at Fenton's in Vacaville. After visiting Sierra, we piled into the swagger wagon for a little road trip.  When we arrived at the parking lot, I saw a carousel and train.  I wanted to go ride it, but mommy and daddy said we needed to go to the party first. Fine, but I won't forget that you said I could check it out later.

Ethan sure does have a lot of friends. There were lots of adults and quite a few kids. Most of them were Ethan's cousins...at least those are the ones I played with. I got to see Kimora and meet her new baby brother, Kyle. We both got sunglasses in our party favor bag.  See, here we are modeling our new shades.

Don't we look hip?  Mommy says my new shades are perfect because she was planning to get me a pair this summer.

After lunch, we sang happy birthday to Ethan. He did pretty good smashing his cake.

After cake, I *finally* got to ride the carousel and the train. As soon as I walked into the play area with the carousel and the train, I exclaimed, "Oh my goodness!" and ran around riding all the rides.

We stopped at Ethan's new house on our way home. It sure is big!  He's got lots of room to run around and play and ride his new police car cozy coupe we got him for his birthday.  Happy Birthday Ethan!  Thanks for inviting me to your party.

Older women are cool!

Sierra was in town this weekend, so we went to visit her at her Gong-gong's house. The last time I saw her was when we were at Disneyland. We had a blast dancing and playing the maracas.  And we were both soon-to-be big sibs.  This time we were actually big sibs. Sierra has a new baby sister, Sofia!  She was born one week after Mason.

We both do a really good job taking care of our baby siblings. One of the most important jobs is holding your baby sister/brother for pics, like this one.

I was trying to impress Sierra by holding Mason with one arm  Although I don't think she was too impressed because she's holding Sofia with one arm too.  Oh well.

Sierra and I had a great time hanging out.  Mommy and daddy got to catch up with Sierra's mommy and daddy.  Mason and Sofia mostly hung out with the adults.  After breakfast, Sierra and I played with her toy Holiday Inn and puzzles.  The best part though was pretending to be frogs "hopping" up and down the stairs.

Spirit week

This week was spirit week at CFC. We had a different theme each day:  Monday was hat day. Daddy let me choose between the panda hat mommy got for me at the Giant's game or the hat Po-Po's friend gave to Mason (it's too big for Mason).  I chose the hat that Po-Po's friend gave us. It came all the way from China and has shiny sequins. It's unique. I bet no one else at CFC has the same hat.

Tuesday was sports day. I wore a basketball sweatshirt, sweatpants and my space boots (aka Air Jordan high tops from uncle Mike).

Wednesday was mismatch day. Daddy dressed me in a skeleton shirt, seersucker pants, mismatched socks and my space boots. I think he could've done a better job. What do you think?

Thursday was crazy hair day. Everyone talks about how much hair I have. Well, daddy tried to spike it up and make it look extra crazy. He even used a hairdryer and styling products. It's definitely crazier than usual hair style, but it kept falling down. Maybe next year, daddy can give me a mohawk.

Today was pajama day. I got to wear my PJ's to school. I couldn't wear the ones with feet though. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to play outside. My teachers really like pajama day because they can go to work in the PJs too!

Weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's

To celebrate daddy's birthday, mommy and daddy went out to a dinner without me and Mason. It's the first time they went out without us kids. Daddy made a reservation at Morimoto's in Napa. I guess it's an adult only kind of place because we weren't allowed to go. Instead, we got to hang out with grandma and grandpa. Yay!  Who wants to go to a fancy restaurant where you have to sit at the table for hours when you can play and run around all evening?  I bet I had more fun than mommy and daddy did. This was also our first family get away.

I haven't spent the night at grandma and grandpa's house in a long time.  The last time was my first Christmas. That was such a long time ago. I wasn't as mobile as I am now.  Mommy and daddy were worried that I wouldn't go to bed because I didn't know where I was or that I'd wake up in the middle of the night, try to go downstairs and fall.  Sheesh!  They need to give me more credit. I went to bed just fine, but I did wake up in the middle of the night. It's okay, daddy came to my room and slept the rest of the night with me.

This was Mason's first time spending the night at grandma & grandpa's house. So he got to sleep in their room. They were so nice and took the middle of the night feedings so mommy and daddy could get some extra sleep. Too bad I ruined it for them. Mason did great at grandma & grandpa's (after his evening crying jag)!

The next day Uncle Jeff and Ethan came over to play.  That was a lot of fun. Grandpa showed me how to fly like a bird on the TV (sorry, no one was with it enough to get a video...maybe next time). Ethan got a real kick out of watching me fly. Maybe next time, he can fly too!

I had so much fun. When does grandma & grandpa camp open so all us grand kids can spend the week at your house? 

Thanks for everything grandma and grandpa!