Our Boys

Well, Mason is 2 weeks old now and life is starting to settle into a routine. Ethan is a GREAT big brother so far! At first, he didn't know how to be gentle, but he is quickly learning and is so sweet, always wanting to "hold him" and give him kisses. He was a little jealous at first but he's getting used to having Mason around the house now.

Mason seems to be a pretty easy-going baby, besides not wanting to take a bottle. We will have to work on that!!

We are pretty bored around the house but hopefully soon I will feel brave enough to venture out with both boys and won't worry about all those germs.

Enjoy the pics!
Awwe!
My sleepy head
Fun in the backyard

Sweet boy


First trip to the doctor

Mason Laurence Gobar

Mason arrived on Monday, May 30th at 6:35 pm, weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and 19 1/4 inches. It was definitely a surprise, as I was scheduled for an induction on June 6th!

Since it was Memorial Day, we had the day off so we were out and about running errands that morning. We had stopped to eat lunch at Double Daves and then went home so Ethan could take a nap. I decided to lie down too, and it was then that the contractions started. I had been having them on and off for a few weeks, so I didn't think much of it. I took a bath to see if that would help. They were getting more intense, so I called my doctor to see what she thought. She said I needed to get to the hospital right away to get checked out. Jake took Ethan to his parents' house and then we were on our way. We half-expected to be sent home, but sure enough, I was in labor!

About 2 hours later, my sweet Mason was born! Thank goodness for a short labor, because the epidural didn't work on my left side and I felt EVERYTHING! We are so blessed with 2 healthy, beautiful boys. Ethan is already in love with baby brother. He wants to kiss and hold him all the time....he's not very gentle, so we will be working on that! :)

Here I am with my mittens so I don't scratch my face

My big brother loves me!

Coming home from the hospital

Mommy and all her boys

My sweet little guy!

Baby Sprinkle

My amazing third grade team threw me a baby sprinkle for Baby Mason a few weeks ago. I got lots of diapers and gift cards to Babies R Us for the stuff we still needed.

It was a baseball theme, of course and they did a GREAT job. I am really going to miss teaching with these girls next year but I know we will remain good friends. We have become so close in just 2 years; I think opening up a new school really made us rely on each other so much.


The whole gang...

Yay for diapers! Need to get Ethan potty trained soon!

All the yummy food

Adorable cake

Mason's Room

Finally, we are done! Still a few things to do, like possibly moving the rocker from Ethan's room. Not sure though, since reading books before bed is such a special time. Maybe when Mason gets older.

I used the bookshelves from my classroom since I won't be needing them for a while-they don't match but they were free! :)

We are pretty happy with it-now we just need Mason to get here

Lots of little brother onesies!
New Vera Bradley diaper bag, a gift from my awesome teammates!

Overflow books from Ethan's room-still need lots more! We may put the rocker in this corner...

One of my teammates helped me decopage these letters with scrapbook paper, super easy!

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Big Boy Bed!

Well, we finally made the transition! Jake got Ethan's old crib disassembled this morning and put back together in Mason's room. Thank you, Daddy!

Here's Ethan's new big boy bed!! We got some doorknob covers in case he gets out in the middle of the night. We tried nap time today and it was a success! Hope tonight goes just as well too!

TA-DA!
Success!! :)

Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful 3-day weekend with our favorite little boy! We ventured to Schlitterbahn in Galveston with Kelly, Adam, and Aiden on Friday and Ethan had a BLAST! We were worried he might not be quite old enough but they had a little toddler area so we camped out there for most of the day. Jake and Adam got to do the big boy slides too. I even braved 1 ride but was afraid I might get stuck in the inner tube so I only did that once-haha!

We took my parents and in-laws to a really nice Easter Brunch in Fulshear on Sunday. Ethan had fun dying and hunting eggs. Note to self: 2 years old is not old enough to dye eggs!! Ethan was THROWING them in the cups and making the dye splash all over. Maybe next year will be better! :) He really enjoyed hunting eggs though!

Playing in my new pool in the backyard!
Dying eggs with Daddy
Eating on the run!

33 Weeks

Here I am before work this morning-33 weeks! 7 more to go and I. Am. READY!! When I was pregnant with Ethan, I felt great the whole time, all the way up until I had him. This time around, I am so uncomfortable. My legs have started swelling and ache by about 9 am. The only thing that helps is to lie down, which I can't really do in my classroom. :( Probably adding to the problem is just keeping up with our active 2 year old! I can't take naps or relax as much this time around and carrying him is not the best idea either.

So I am definitely ready for Mason to make his debut but there's still so much to do! We have his room painted, bedding picked out, and Ethan's old dresser moved to his room. We bought Ethan a new toddler bed but have yet to make the transition. In order to get the crib out of Ethan's room and into Mason's room, we have to take it apart-so we have been procrastinating. I still need to get the bins of newborn clothes from the attic and wash them. We should probably get everything else out too (swing, carseat, bouncy seat, etc). Hopefully I will find the motivation for all of that in the next few weeks!

On with the countdown!