Baby Mason and Momma

Chase sent me this picture recently to remind me how incredibly wonderful being handed my brand new baby boy was. I can't believe it has been over 2 years and I can't believe we are about to welcome another precious baby boy into this world.
I LOVE YOU MASON!

33 Weeks

Last Tuesday I was 33 weeks and I had Chase take these pictures. I swear Charlie is sticking out a lot further than I remember Mason sticking out. I feel like I look in these pictures the same as I did when I was full term with Mason! Charlie is definitely growing daily and showing no signs of slowing down. Chase and I have made guesses on how big Charlie will be and I have said 7 lbs 6oz and Chase has said 7lbs 2oz, so we shall see who is closer. I definitely know Charlie will be bigger than Mason. I can just feel that in the weight of my belly! We are all getting super excited around here. We recently got all of our baby gear down from the attic and are getting everything cleaned up. Mason has actually been carrying around a stuffed dog in a blanket calling it baby Charlie. He puts it in the bassinet and in the baby swing. He even diapered it! It is so incredibly cute and it makes me so excited for Mason to actually meet his new baby brother. I wasn't going to post a pic of my bare belly but I had to in order to show how BIG Charlie has gotten! Oh and we officially decided on a name, Charles (charlie) Joseph Malone. Charles after one of Mason's great grandfathers and Joseph after his other great grandfather, papaw Joe (even though it isn't the exact name we tried to incorporate the Joe some how)

Finishing out the Summer

We have a great front porch on our house (one that I will miss very much!) and not too long ago I placed all of Mason's summer toys on it (why I did not do this a long time ago I have no idea). Now the only thing Mason wants to do is "play porch mamma". That is all I ever hear. So Mason and I have been spending our early evenings (while Chase is teaching at night) and weekends on the porch playing. Right now the weather is perfect with a great breeze that blows across our porch so it is so relaxing and Mason gets to get wet and dirty and have lots of fun. It has been a great way to finish out the summer and welcome the fall! We decided one evening to take our dessert (watermelon!) out to the porch to eat and here are some pictures.

Silly Mason

Mason has recently become very silly. He makes Chase and I constantly laugh. We are also amazed at his creativity and imagination. It grows daily and we are so very proud of that. In these pictures he decided to put on a pair of Charlie's newborn socks, his flip flops, and Mr. Potato head's glasses. He was so proud of himself!