Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!!!!

I feel like all I have been doing for the past few months is make DECISIONS!!! Some have been more fun than others. Most of you know that Matt and I have decided to build a house. We love the location and it will be perfect for us!!! BUT, this has totally consumed our lives. Matt has been working on other jobs and working on the house on nights and weekends. We rarely see each other anymore and it has been a lot harder than I ever thought. We hope to close on the house by March 1st and hope that the house we are in will sell by then. We are keeping our fingers crossed!!!

One thing I know about myself is that I procrastinate more than the average person. It drives Matt crazy!!!! So, while building this house my procrastination has gotten the best of me. I have learned that I can not wait until tomorrow to pick out the flooring, because if we wait to long then we will have our kitchen cabinets just sitting there. I may be able to put an outfit together with nothing in my closet, but a house is not the same!! My outfits are me and who I am, a house is very hard to do that in. The house we are in is very small and each room is a different color. Do I care, NO!! But, if we want to sell the house we are building, most people won't like that ;). So, I have tried to pick things out that other people might like vs ME! That is so hard to do!!! The decisions on this house are almost finished and I can not wait to be in a house that was built by my HUSBAND!! It means so much to me :).

More decisions have been made about daycare for Mason. Right now I have the ideal situation for Mason, but she is having another baby in May and will not be watching him anymore :(. Mason has loved going over there and loves hanging out with her little boy. So, today was the first day at Mason's new daycare. I dropped him off for a few hours and just hung around town and ran a TON of errands. I went and picked him up and he greeted me with the biggest smile!! She said he did awesome!!! I only work one day a week, which I know is not much and Mason should be able to adjust as well as his mommy, but it is hard leaving him in the care of someone who you barely know. I really enjoy being able to stay home with Mason but I also need some time out of the house!!! I need the interaction with other adults other than a one year old ;). Mason is so wonderful and such a good boy. I am really hoping that this lady works out for us as it is hard to find someone to watch your child just ONE day a week.

I will be able to rest easy once these decisions in my life are taken care of. Nobody ever said life was easy, but I sure wish it was ;).

Here is a picture of the outside of the house. Since the frigid temps and snow Matt has been unable to finish the siding, but the inside is coming along great!!!

Mason's First Haircut

Today was a big day for Mason and I. I finally got his haircut for the first time!!! To some people, cutting their baby's hair was no big deal, for me it was. This first year of Mason's life has just flown by. I thought that I wouldn't have to get his hair cut for a long time. Boy, was I wrong. He needed his hair trimmed when he was 6 months old but there was no way you were gonna get me to take him to get it cut. I really don't know what the big deal is to me. It could be the fact that now that it is done he looks like a little young man. My "baby" is now a toddler. It could be the fact that he has such beautiful curls like I did when I was little that I wanted to keep the one thing that he got from me. It is a given, this child looks exactly like my husband!!! Whatever the reason, I finally broke down and did it. It was a bittersweet moment for me. Mason was such a ham the entire time the lady was cutting his hair. He would frown at her, then smile, then frown again. He was a little afraid of the cape which I thought was hilarious but he survived. (and so did I) Like my mom told me today, it is time to move forward in Mason's life. SO TRUE!!! He is finally taking steps and practically walking across the living room. It is so amazing to watch them take those first steps. He was almost 13 months old before he did it, but he finally took the plunge. I have realized through all of this that I can not freeze time nor do I want to. Mason is doing so many things and I look forward to each day with him. He entertains himself so well and even finds himself hilarious!!! He is always laughing at himself which in return makes me laugh. Here are some pictures of Mason before and after. He was a smile bug today so I got some good shots!!