I-AM-MERLIN

Mason's favorite new toy right now is Merlin. Remember the red talking toy with buttons back in the 70's or 80's? My dad got me one for Christmas and Mason loves it. Each night he plays a few rounds of Tic Tac Toe or Blackjack before drifting off to sleep. In the morning I am often awakened with the sound of "I-AM-MERLIN.-SELECT-GAME". He's getting pretty good at Tic Tac Toe and he seems to win most of the time on BlackJack.

i think Mason is getting ready for this whole big brother thing. The other day he swaddled up his two teddy bears....he just figured out how to do that on his own, and now the bears wear diapers that he changes throughout the day. They also take naps during the day and come shopping with us. He sings to them and rocks them. It is very sweet. Maybe he'll be a diaper-changing pro by the time the baby arrives?

We have signs posted around the house with animals drawn in circles with lines through them. Mason said it means that those animals are not in the house. So, we can be confident that we do not have tortises in our bedroom, and giraffes and rhinos are not in the dining room or on the dining room table.

In 3 days I can increase my activity, but I don't really know how that can work. When I do have contractions they are getting more intense and painful. I can only hope that will mean I will have a short labor.

On Wed, Alyssa is coming over to hang out with Mason. I can hardly wait!!! I'm not sure what I am going to do with myself. It is really windy and cold here and cloudy. They look like snow clouds, but they aren't really. I wonder what you will be wearing Aunt Janis when it starts snowing? the same little outfit on your weather pixie?

And what happened to Justin and Steve?