Bye Bye Daddy

This morning Blade left for 5 days out to sea with a Det from his squadron. He will be gone Sunday through Thursday and Mason and I are already missing him. This will be the first time I will be alone with the little guy at night, so hopefully it all goes good!

We love you daddy and we can't wait for you to come home!!

XO XO XO

Alli and Mason

Saturday Night Out!

On Saturday night we attended the most beautiful wedding ever. It was the wedding of Scott, who is fellow pilot in Blades squadron, and his lovely bride Julia. We decided to pack Mason up and make it a family event, and we were so proud of how good he did! We got there at 4:30 and stayed till about 10:30pm, with a feeding and lots of holding inbetween. All the ladies, and even some of the men, went crazy over our little guy, and took turns holding him!

Everything was just so beautiful. I was so impressed with all the decorations, including the centerpieces. I had to take a picture of the table and all the glasses! There was a water glass, a wine goblet, and regular wine glass and a champagne glass...for each place setting! It was crazy!

Blade and Scott had gone of deployment together this past fall, so along with some of the other guys from deployment, they sported "Warriors" tattoos in honor of Scott! (Warriors was the name of their Det) They all looked good!

It was so nice to get out and we had such a nice time. Mason did great and it makes us excited to bring him along to other fun events!!

The Past Few Weeks....

Well The Past Few Weeks have flown by. We enjoyed our week together as a family of three until Blade had to go back to work. Now we miss him like crazy, but look forward to our nights and weekends together. Mason has continued to amaze us and is as adorable as can be. He loves to go for car rides in his carseat...he can be entertained for hours in his swing....and he can cuddle with daddy and sleep on his chest looking content as can be. His first doctors appointment went well and they said he is gaining weight and is right on track with his health. His color is looking better, and we don't have to go back until his 1 month appt.

We've had some Special Visitors these last few weeks too, and it's been really nice. The first week we were home we had some wives from the Spouses Club deliver us home cooked meals. It was so nice not to have to worry about cooking, and we thank everyone for coming over, meeting Mason, and bringing us the yummy food! Then my mom came down for a few days. We loved seeing her and spending time with her too. She was fighting off a cold when she was here, so she didn't get to love on Mason like she wished...but he still loved seeing her! I promise next time you can hold him and kiss him and spoil him rotten! Oh and I can't believe I didn't take any pictures while she was here....I am so sorry mom!

A couple days after my mom left, my sister came down for a long weekend. We had such a nice time with her, and we appreciated her help so much. She taught me so much and I love her to pieces for coming down. I love getting advice from people, but I especially loved learning from Jen, she is my best friend and an amazing mom of 2.

Mason loved spending time with his Auntie and we can't wait to introduce him to Jack and Joey...I know they are going to love playing cars together!

Here's a few pics Jen took of us....Thanks a bunch!

Last but not least!....Mason had his First Real Bath today! We had only given him sponge baths since his umbilical cord stump was intact, but since that fell off recently, we decided it would be fun to try out our new 'Whale tub'! He was a little unsure of the water at first, but in the end we think he liked it!

Welcome Baby Boy!

Blade and I want to introduce everyone to our new bundle of joy!

Mason Alan Schallenberger

He weighed in at 8lbs, 20 inches and is a healthy little boy. We went into labor Tuesday night and didn't have him unitl 12:32am Thursday. We left the hospital Friday afternoon and have been home since. We are just so in love with him and can't wait to continue the days as our new family of 3.

Blade and I are doing good, just a little tired! Blade has been amazing throughout this whole experience. He hasn't left my side, and I have never loved him more. He's such a natural dad, and has been so amazing taking care of Mason and helping me while I recover. When Mason looks up at him with his big blue eyes, it melts my heart! Daddy and son are going to have a special relationship!

We want to thank all our family and friends for thinking of us and sending us your love and congratulations. We wish everyone lived closer, but we know that you'll all get a chance to meet our little guy one day soon! It's such a special time and Blade and I are loving sharing it with each other. He has some time off and it's so nice to be able to bond as just the three of us these first few days together.

More pics will come soon, I promise!

Love you all!

Blade, Alli and baby boy Mason

New News!

Well our due date of February 9th has come and gone, and still no baby boy! We had an appointment yesterday and they scheduled us for an induction this thursday night. AHHH! (just nerves!) Our doctors told us that we could go 1 week over, so I was anticipating next Monday or Tuesday...not this Thursday. But we are excited and more than ready to meet our little guy, so Thursday it is! They said we probably won't have him until Friday, so it looks like we'll be having a Friday the 13th child!! The Car Seat is ready to go and we can't wait drive home with him in it! We'll post an update and pics as soon as we can so everyone can see him and learn the long awaited name! You'll know it soon enough mom and Jen!!

Pregnancy Photos!

Just before Christmas we went to the beach on North Island, which is the base that Blades stationed at and my brother in law, Mark, was so kind to take these photos for us! I had wanted some pregnancy/maternity photos for us to remember our little boy with, and I think they turned out pretty cute!



The weather has been really warm, despite the fact that it's winter everywhere else in the country! So we are soaking up the sun, and enjoying our last days of our pregnancy. We are due Febuary 9th, and it seems like the date is quickly approaching us. We had a wonderful Christmas in MT with our families, and now it is back to work for Blade and crunch time for getting baby ready! We'll keep you updated on any new news!