Been A Long Time

Alright, alright.....wow, it's been a busy, busy month.

First, I am STILL sick. I have had this sinus infection since Thanksgiving and have been on 3 antibiotics, none have worked. I have tried everything and now resorted to good ol' fashioned Vitamin C and Echinacea for the immune system. We'll see.

Yeah, we just got back from Georgia/South Carolina and IT WAS ROUGH. But it was fun at the same time. Let's just say I'm glad to be back. I will have an update on that on a later blog.

This blog is solely dedicated to the reunion of the Masdon children back at the beginning of December. For all of you out there that don't know, my maiden name is Masdon and I have 5 brothers and sisters- 4 of them twins. Yeah, 2 sets of twins. We haven't all been together in Texas in like years. The main reason being that my brother, Nate, is in the Air Force and his schedule doesn't usually fit with everyone else's. So having everyone together was amazing and we loved it. The first night that Nate got in we went out to eat at Uncle Julio's (YUMMY) and met his now FIANCE--yay!! She is a great girl and we really love her!! The next day we went to get family portraits done at Portrait Innovations, which I'm not a huge fan of, but I also wasn't paying ;) After I scan those pics, I will definitely be sharing those. Then we had our Thanksgiving dinner since everyone was out of town for the real Thanksgiving. It was a short weekend packed with activity but we had a great time. And, yes, Tristan was the center of attention. Not just because he’s the only grandchild right now but because Aunt Tamarah and Uncle Nate had never met him before. So, he definitely wasn’t short on attention…..or presents. ;)

Here are the pictures I could gather. Not the best quality but when I feel like crap and Tristan is teething, along with trying to walk (yes, walking--already done with crawling), I don't have time to take pics---sorry.

The Fam

Uncle Nate


Aunt Tamarah

Uncle David

In the middle of being thrown into the air

Blurry--theme of the night

Looking for sources of entertainment

Why does my baby look so huge in this pic??

My dad is tickling Tristan, not choking him and/or punching him

Is Tristan waving at the camera?

(Schweet bib- it's a present, with a bow and everything!)

Not much

So I don't have any pictures to show for the weekend when all the Masdons were together because I am in the processing of retrieving them from someone else. So this post is super boring.

Today we leave for my grandparents in Atlanta, GA. I'm so excited. I'm nervous to see how Tristan will behave on the plane but other than that I'm excited. I will definitely be taking pictures of our time there so I will definitely be posting from that, at least.

Also, I am so excited about the wrap that I discovered. My brother got me a baby sling for Christmas but it didn't fit and then they didn't have the one in my size so I was forced to look at other options. Well my babysitter recommended this website that has slings and she says they're amazing. It's called Maya Wraps and they're seriously the best thing I've ever gotten. I LOVE mine and so does Tristan! It's going to be perfect for carrying him around the airport and on the plane. If you know someone that has small children, tell them about this. They will thank you!!

Also, I posted a video on Facebook of Tristan crawling and he has definitely learned fast. He is already improved a lot since the video. And last night, for the first time, he stood up in his crib and tried to climb over the side. YIKES! Our crib is unique and that about a quarter from the top, it detaches. We've had it down since he was born but it has officially gone up. Luckily we just happened to see him on the baby monitor as he pulled himself up and almost over. Vincent ran up there to catch him which Tristan responded with giggles. Grrrreeeaaattt. This next phase is going to be trouble.

Sorry this is so short and sweet but I have lots of small stuff to take care of before we leave. I hope everyone has a great Christmas!!!

Yikes!

We found these pictures of Vincent as a baby and they look exactly like Tristan. I don't know if you can tell because the they were scanned and that takes away from the pic. It's kinda scary because I did not want my child to look so much like Vincent but equally like us both but I guess that's what happens when you marry someone of ethnicity....(sigh).

Once again, we are super busy. It's like nonstop activity at our house. Thanksgiving we spent the day with my parents because we are having our real Thanksgiving next week. All of my siblings will be in town next week and it will be AWESOME!! But because it was only us and my parents, we had a yummy steak dinner instead of turkey. Still good :) Very early Thanksgiving morning Tristan got really really sick. He was screaming badly and wouldn't eat and wouldn't sleep and wouldn't stop crying. It went on like that all day. We even debated going to the ER because I was scared that he had an ear infection but right as we debated he fell asleep and didn't wake up for 12 hours. When he did wake up, he was back to his smiling self. But when I woke up on Black Friday, my throat was so swollen I couldn't talk. And when I swallowed it felt like I was swallowing giant rocks. The next day my throat stopped hurting but my nose has been a faucet and I can't stop coughing. Yuck. And I am still feeling like crap. But someone at work told me about Neti Pot-- a little too late, might I add--but this thing is amazing!! It cleans out your entire sinus system. You're supposed to do it before you get as bad as me but it still helped me with my faucet problem. I did it last night and didn't have to blow my nose the rest of the night. It says it's really good for people with bad allergies. I like it.

Also I started reading 2 new books (on top of books for school-grrrr): the Percy Jackson series and The Lovely Bones. Both of which I saw the previews for and loved the story lines. The Percy Jackson books were a little embarrassing to get because I had to go to the kids section to get it. I'm talking a 5 year old child reached out for the same book (I think mistakenly though) and I totally walked away, ashamed. When I walked back to get it again I told myself that if I got any funny stares I would just say it's for my son. I just wouldn't mention that my son is 6 months old. But I'm telling you the Percy Jackson book is great- I love it. It's easy to read but entertaining. I love Greek mythology so the story line hooked me from the beginning.

The Lovely Bones is a great book because there are not a lot of books told from the murdered girl's perspective. Neat angle. Oh and the movie has Marky Mark playing the dad. YUM. Enough said.

I still have to finish Christmas shopping for our Christmas exchange next week, cook for our little potluck this weekend and oh, did I mention it's final exam time??? This week will definitely be exhausting but I am definitely counting down until the Masdon clan reunites next week. The six siblings together always equal good conversations and good times. Not to mention that my brother is seeing a very special woman that he is rumored to be taking the next big step with and I get to meet her for the first time. Oh and Tristan finally gets to meet Uncle Nate and Aunt Tamarah for the first time!! So, as you can see, I'm focusing on that and not this week. Ugh. I assume that this blog will not see action again until at least next week.

Anyone want to take my exams???