21 Weeks

Officer Nguyen

I think he had too many "donuts"

Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely....

Well early this morning I dropped off Laura and Mason at the airport.  They are traveling to New York City along with three of Laura's bridesmaids.  I miss them both so much, it hasn't even been 24 hours and I am ready for them to return back to TX.  It is different at home when the two most important people in my life leave for a few days.

They are definitely in New York

This is the first time our family has been separated from each other more than 12 hours!  Thankfully I had to work today which took my mind away from things for a good 8 hours.  Also, my brother Brian is here to visit for a few days.  So tomorrow we will do some brotherly bonding together to distract me from missing them.  I am just grateful for technology because Laura is able to send me cute little photos of my son like this....

I'm loving the shirt and cap

I can't wait until Friday morning when I go pick them up and give them both a big hug and kiss.  GN.

Dear Mason...today you visited the police station.

Dear Mason,

Today I took the day off from work to go on "baby duty."  Mom has a very important test in a few days and needs to concentrate on studying.  She needed some peace and quiet and asked me to take you out for a few hours because you are obviously distracting.  This is how our day went...

First I took you to the East Police Station where you met a few Officers, Sergeants, and Detectives.  You were a big hit and Detective Heisel, who is pregnant was finally able to meet you.  One day you will get to meet her son, Wyatt.

Next we drove to the North Police Station.  Here you were able to meet a few dispatchers which included Jaime, Cherie, and Michelle.

Finally, I took you to Kroger where we bought Salmon and other groceries.  We drove home and I cooked everyone dinner.   Mom asked me to take some photos from our father/son day out.  Thank you for behaving and not causing a ruckus.

Love,
Dad

Dressed and ready to go

Your Birth Announcement in Detective Heisel's Cubicle

Jaime

Cherie

Michelle

This is what I also do on my day off from work...

Dress my son up like his father...

‎"Dear Mommy, Today dad dressed me just like him...it made me smile" -Love, Mason

Two is better than one...

I don't know how single mothers/fathers raise a child alone.  It isn't impossible but it is definitely harder than having a child who has both parents raising him or her.

Today is the first day Laura begins her classes this fall semester.  Luckily I have 6 weeks off from work, so all I need to do is concentrate on Mason.  I am glad he is well behaved and only cries when he wants the necessities, such as feeding, diaper change, and/or sleep.

I also have the help of Shorty, however she's old and worn out...anyways that is a totally different blog post.  As I was saying I am cherishing every moment I can with Mason during my time off.  I think its very important to bond with him during these early weeks of his life.  Plus, I can dress him how I want...

Here's Shorty helping out...what a great big sister she is...

Contraction, Rubber, Wheelchair

So earlier this week Laura had her first contractions.  A few weeks ago she thought she had a contraction or two, but this time she really knew they were contractions.  They were approximately 3 minutes apart and lasted 20 minutes.  The Doctor said if the contractions are about 5 minutes apart and last approximately 2 hours then we should go to the Emergency Room.  Luckily I already packed my "Oh S#!t" bags, so I'm ready if Mason wants to come early.

Something interesting occurred today, Laura found a toy ducky at Target and it was wearing a police officer uniform!  But of course there was also one wearing a fireman uniform.  I have noticed stores sell a lot of fireman and fire trucks baby and kids items....but it is very rare to see any baby/kids items which have police uniforms on them. Its made by Munchkin and it was a limited edition, so I had to get one!