14 months

I am thankful that Mason turned 14 months today because it reminded me this little guy turned 5 today! Not quite sure how that's possible, but he is such a big boy now. Unfortunately, I haven't seen him since he was 2.5 because they moved to Texas, but I miss him and hate that Aubrey and Mason can't get to know their cousin and my brother and his girlfriend.

Ok, on to Mason's milestones.

*His right bottom lateral incisor broke through March 1 and the left one finally came through March 8. I thought we might get a break from the teething misery after the left incisor, but his hand is still a constant fixture in his mouth and he has still been pretty whiny so I am guessing another tooth is starting to come through as well.
*He now loves to say bye-bye and wave. He gets the biggest thrill over using this new combination of skills.
*He will point at things and grunt at you until you acknowledge it.
*He will stand independently only for a second, but really prefers to hold on to things for dear life.
*He had a sick visit to the doctor following a 104 degree fever, but as expected it was diagnosed as just a virus that we had to just ride out.
*He can drink from straw and is constantly going after my Tervis tumbler and straw
*He has developed a love of being outside. He will stand at the backdoor and stare outside with this longing look. Luckily, we've had some nice weather and have been able to spend some time outside and he loves it.
*He was able to to see his first big snow (the big whole inch of it) but wasn't able to go outside and play because 3 of the 4 of us were sick.
*First haircut
*He has started to climb up on things, like the PBK chair or the picnic table outside.

First time drinking from a straw

I was able to catch him standing independently for a split second.