What time do you wake up?

For the past eleven days Mason has slept through the night. I can't even begin to express my happiness on the subject. Each morning I am so grateful I feel like I immediately need to say a prayer of thanks. Those of you out there who have had a baby who was not a good sleeper can relate. The past eight months I haven't slept and then to be sleeping... well it's nothing short of a miracle. With that said, I don't want to sound like I am complaining, but we have a little bit of an "early to bed, early to rise" situation on our hands, except it is not making me "healthy, wealthy, and wise" like the primary song promises.

Mason's bedtime is 8:00 pm. He is averaging about 10 hours of sleep at night, which is pretty good, but that puts his wake up time at 6:00 am. Now, sometimes he doesn't quite make it to 6:00 am and we hear him pounding on his crib at around 5:30 am. That is just too early! Thinking I am so smart, I put toys in his crib to entertain him in the morning while I pretend not to hear him and sleep. This works sometimes, but basically I get up every morning at 6:00 am.

For some reason, 6:00 am just seems so dang early! Maybe it is because the world doesn't really start until 8:00 am so I have two full hours trying to entertain Mason on my own. Whatever the reason, I just want to know what time other mothers or non-mothers are getting up in the morning. Maybe there are some of you who get up for the day earlier than me. While that is terrible for you, it would make me feel better. Or, those of you who sleep late because you can't get the bed off of your child's back, I will secretly be jealous and hate you just a little bit.

So the question is... what time do you wake up every morning?

What's Been Happening...

Here is the latest at the Keisel household...

Since Mason learned to crawl things have been crazy! I can't keep my house clean. There are different sets of toys in every room so that when he goes in that room he has something to play with. Right now his favorite room is our bathroom. I used to set him outside the door when I was getting ready. Now he loves the fact that he can come on in. Seeing him crawl around on my bathroom floor and around my toilet bowl has really motivated me to deep clean things every few days! He has taken over the bottom drawer and loves to play with Tampons.

Bath time is so much fun! Mason has a "bath buddy" that he can't get enough of. He will be crawling around the tub playing and then all of a sudden he will catch a glimpse of himself and just giggle. He then crawls towards his "bath buddy" and either has a stare down or gives him a kiss.

We broke out the bubbles the other day and I think they were a hit. Mason doesn't really like to have them blown in his face because then they pop on him and he gets all wet, but he does like to sit and watch them float around. This has been a good activity to fill a unit of time during the day.

Kurt and I went to game 3 of the Jazz and Lakers series. We had a blast! It was a great game and nice to get out for awhile without Mason. I always have to laugh at sporting events though. Human beings are so funny. We stand and yell and make noise just because a screen is telling us to. And I am the worst. I completely lose control, yelling at the refs and booing Kobe Bryant. It's great! (And Kurt got a summer buzz. I am not sure if I am a big fan of it)

Mother's Day was great. Kurt did an awesome job taking care of Mason all day so that I could have a break. He also was a sweetheart and gave me a "day at the spa" on Monday. I had a massage and a facial, both of which were amazing! It was kind of funny being there in my robe with cucumbers over my eyes because I am so low maintenance, but it was fun to actually experience "spa" treatment. Now I know what it is like.

Tag time

Here are the rules. Post these rules on your blog. List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

3 Joys -

1. Kurt and Mason
2. Hanging out with my family
3. Food

3 Fears -

1. Failing at motherhood
2. The death of a loved one
3. Getting raped (sorry this one is kind of weird, but I am so stinkin scared of it happening!)

3 Goals -

1. Losing 10 more pounds. It seems like I have been on a diet forever, but so far I have lost 17 pounds! YEAH!
2. Finish sewing a "crazy quilt" baby blanket
3. Get caught up on Mason's scrapbook

3 Obsessions

1. The Molten Lava Brownie at Chili's
2. The Bachelor, American Idol, Survivor, The Office, and Grey's Anatomy
3. Chips and Salsa

3 Random Facts

1. Instead of Chap stick, I use Mentholatum on my lips. Kurt hates it!
2. I have the worst toes... first off they are webbed! And secondly, I have a serious problem with ingrown toenails.
3. I listen to the dorkiest music ever. I am not hip at all in this department. I love oldies, ABBA, disco, the 80's of course, and bands from England. I am always about a year behind on anything current. I just barely got acquainted with that "Bubbly" song if you can imagine that. However, I am a library of cheesy songs that they play at wedding dances. Celebrate Good Times, woo hoo!

Red Knees

At exactly 7 1/2 months, Mason has learned to crawl. He has been close now for about a month and I have been wondering when and how he would finally do it. Tuesday I was sitting at the computer, blogging of course, and he just took off. Then, treating him like a dog playing fetch, I put his favorite toys in front of him and called him to me. I even found myself patting my leg and saying "Go get it." I guess old habits die hard. If he really wants the toy bad enough, he will find a way to it, whether by crawling or by using his legs to scoot his tummy forward.

After his initial break through, I thought for sure he would be following me around the house everywhere I went - my little crawling buddy. However, that is not happening just yet. I don't think he knows how mobile he can be. So, for now we will just play fetch with him until he realizes he can actually use his crawling skills to explore the house.

I thought it was really cool to see him learn to crawl. The entire process fascinated me. Aren't human beings amazing!?! Being a parent is the best. We have been loving every minute of Mason lately. His personality is so DANG cute. I am constantly cracking up at his playfulness and his sense of humor. It is so fun to see him comprehend things. I think Baby Sign Language is awesome. He can't make any signs yet, but I can see he is beginning to understand them.

It is crazy to look at my baby and see the beginnings of a little boy. We just love him to death!