Kyle & Ashley Tanner: July 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

4 Months Old

Mason is 4 months old! I can't believe it. It seriously seems like yesterday we were rushing to the hospital because I was having contractions. In my eyes, Mason is still 7 lbs 8 ounces, until I hold him and then I feel like I'm holding a sack of potatoes! I can't believe how much he has grown! He honestly is huge... in a good way right? His 4 months stats are:

Weight: 16 Lbs. 12 ounces (72nd %)
Height: 26.5 inches (92nd %)Head Circumference: 17 inches (87th %)

It shocks me when I see him in his car-seat... and he's outgrowing it! When did he get this big?! I am loving watching him grow and learn new things every day. It melts my heart when he looks around the room to find me and when we make eye contact, he gets the biggest grin on his sweet little face. I can tell that he is going to be a mama's boy because no matter who he is with or what he is doing, he always has to know where mom is. He is a smart little bugger. He knows what to do to get our attention. Recently he does this fake cough thing... and he'll fake cry until we pick him up. He knows that he has mom and dad wrapped around his little finger! But Kyle and I love it! We don't go one minute without thinking about him. Here are a few things that he loves doing on a daily basis:

He loves playing with Daddy!!

He loves having his blankets up by his face!!

He loves sucking on anything! Especially his fingers!

He met President and Sister Uchtdorf (wasn't too happy at the moment!)

LOVES being outside

Loves to boat

He hates laying down... So we have found a few chairs where he can sit up in them!

Again, I can't believe that he's already 4 months old! Time sure does fly! I am so glad that I have captured little moments in his life thus far, it is so fun going back and seeing how little he was and seeing his growth! Mom and Dad love you Mace!!

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Summer time = fun time

We love summer time! It is, by far, the best season! We have a blast so far this summer and seeing Mason experience a lot of new things for the first time in his life. Most of the time, he has no idea what's even going on, but as a mother I have to capture everything:

First time touching a leaf :) definitely important to capture!!

Being in Utah, most of the days are gorgeous so we are able to do a lot of things outdoors, which Mason loves! Kyle and I are going to miss Utah.......... many of you don't know our upcoming plans, so I'll fill you in.

Kyle served his mission in Taiwan 8 years ago and since then, he has been looking for a job where he can use his Mandarin. About a month ago, he was looking on KSL and saw an ad for a teaching position in China. He decided to apply, just for the heck of it. Well that has changed our lives. We are now moving over to Shenzhen China and we will both be teaching English for one year. We are so excited, but nervous to travel on an airplane for 15 hours with a 3 month old! (Oh boy!!) Not to mention that I will be completely lost because I do not speak one word of Mandarin..... Hola? Crap! I'm in trouble! Luckily I will be with Kyle! We are scheduled to leave on July 31st! WHOA!! that's like practically tomorrow! But plans kinda got delayed when we found out that Mason had to get a passport (I guess the birth certificate wasn't enough) So now we are waiting for his passport to arrive and then we are outta here! I don't know about you guys, but when I think of China, I think of 3rd world... Ok maybe not that bad but still! But we have been researching Shenzhen and it surprisingly looks almost identical to Salt Lake. We were skyping a couple that is already over there (originally from Provo, so that made me feel better) and they were taking us around their apartment so we could kinda get an idea of what the apartments look like. They were really modern and looked a lot like the apartments in the U.S.... until we got to the bathroom. The couple then goes on to tell us that they were lucky because they actually have a toilet instead of a squatter. OK WHOA stop there! There is a chance that we would have a squatter?? OK Google help me out here: Squatter = squatting to go to the bathroom in a hole! WHAT?!? I didn't even know that was an option! Ok umm no! Definitely requesting an apartment that has a toilet, never had to do that before! Well other than that everything else was just the way it is here in the U.S. We are so excited to be able to experience this great opportunity. Mason's first steps are going to be on China's soil?? ok his first steps will be on China's asphalt! We will keep you posted on when exactly we are going to be leaving, but for now please enjoy our summer adventures we've had so far this year!