Through out this whole project I've observed Mason on a large scale. What I've figured out about this is that he is growing at an inexplicable rate which unfortunately can't be stopped. I wish he could be a child forever. As the saying goes, "they grow up so fast" but in this case, Mason is the one growing up fast.

I've known Mason his whole life ever since he was born (4 years ago). It doesn't take much to observe that Mason is growing up. From what i remember, he used to wear diapers, not be able to walk, crawl, cry all the time, and be the cutest little thing in the world to me, and it seems like it was just yesterday when this occurred. According to Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D "Growing up is one of the facts of life. We all have to do it. We may dread it, avoid it, and delay it, but most of us eventually get around to it." Whether me, his mom, his father, his sister, his cousin, his grandma or anyone in general likes it or not,  Mason is going to grow up. 

According to an article(WHY DO THEY GROW UP SO FAST, YET MATURE SO SLOWLY?) "Psychologists and mothers agree on one thing: kids are growing up too fast these days. Just after you get her out of diapers, she is demanding mascara and eyeliner. Little girls start using makeup at seven or eight, while today's boys skip over the short pants and knickers rites of passage, moving from diapers to long pants or jeans practically overnight." From this article, it explains that children's growth is unstoppable and before you know it, they're all grown up.

Under there are a couple of photos from Mason's childhood age to what he look like now.

                                                      (Mason's first Birthday)

                                                     (Photo with his father Vincint)

                                                   (Photo of him messing around)

                                                    (Mason's size)

                                                (Present day of Mason, 4 years of age)

                                         (Photo taken  on 12/16/2014)

As this project comes to an end, it saddens me to realize that Mason is growing up so fast.To sum it up, I've noticed that throughout the whole project I found myself observing the same thing everyday. Mason's routines didn't change much besides his meals, sleep, and social activities.

Work cited

Kunst, Jennifer. "Why Grow Up?" Why Grow Up? Psychology Today, 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.

"Why Do They Grow Up So Fast, Yet Mature So Slowly?" Why Do They Grow Up So Fast, Yet Mature So Slowly? The Uncle Wisdom Papers, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.

Why do we move in our sleep?

Have you ever woken up and found yourself in a different position than what it was when you fell asleep? Have you ever found your bed sheets, comforters, or blankets on the ground; when you wake up because you kicked them off while you were asleep? Last but not least has anyone ever told you that you move a lot in your sleep? Mason has the same issues. 

From what ive observed. whenever Mason takes his mid-day napes or goes to bed at whatever time his body feels like it we all find him in a weird position.  This is not a bad thing, Every other person has the issue. No need to fear, this is not an issue. Basically, rolling over during sleep for adults and children is simply a matter of getting comfortable. Mason does this all the time. For example, the photo below shows one of his rotations. 

According to Dr Peter Roessler, a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists "We've all experienced this when sitting in one position. We can tolerate it for a certain length of time and then we have to move. I suspect it's probably a similar sort of response even when we are asleep." and this associates with maybe just kicking out a leg, or sometimes, rolling over. 

All in all, I have concluded that the reason that mason moves in his sleep alot is because if his hyperactivity. According to the article that i read, everyone has to move especially when they've been sitting in one position, Mason's inability to sit still is the cause for this. 

"Why Do We Roll over When We're Asleep?" › Ask an Expert (ABC Science). N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2014.

Mason blog post number 4

Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year. Not only do children of all ages love to dress up in one of their favorite character and eat their candy that they receive, but adults also love to hand out candy and treats, They also love to throw Halloween party get togethers, dress up along with their children and ultimately they love seeing the kids smiling.This year Mason dressed up as one favorite cartoon characters, the power rangers. He decided to dress of as the gray power ranger because he is the most interesting in his opinion since he is an extraterrestrial alien from another planet.  His sister Natalia also enjoys Halloween, she dressed up as Jasmine from Aladdin and she trick or treated with Mason

                                         (Mason :Left Natalia: Right)

Once it became night and it was getting close to their bed time, Mason's Mom and Dad decided to play a prank on the kids. The prank is called "I told my kids I ate their Halloween candy". The point of it is to record your childrens reaction when you tell them that you ate all their Halloween candy. Mason's and Natalia's reaction video almost made it to the Jimmy Kimmel Live show! Jimmy Kimmel and his staff choose the best reaction videos that people submit of their kids reaction when they say "I ate all your candy".

When Mason's mom submitted a video of Mason and his Sister's reaction though the help of a close family friend Ian. We got a surprise email! When this email was sent to us by one of the shows staff,we were all very exciting! 

Unfortunately at the end Mason and his sister didn't make the cut on live TV. But whether Mason is on live TV or not, All of his family loves him no matter what. He is very handsome young man who has a lot of potential. This was probably his most favorite Halloween's ever, Mason and his sister were relieved when they found out that their candy wasn't devoured by their parents This is a photo of him tooken with my Ipad       (Tooken Nov 16th 2014)

Mason had turned 4 years old just a couple of weeks ago. From what I've seen he gets smarter and smarter each and every day. Mason is a very smart but also shy boy, although it might take him a bit of time to adapt to an area. For example, Mason's birthday party was located at the Coconut Bowl where he had a tremendous amount of fun but like I said it took him a minuet or two to adapt to a whole new environment in which he had never been before. There were kids screaming and even crying, to Mason this is very odd and strange because he had never been around this many kids before. The ball pit was full of kids so I had to escort him around until he finally felt comfortable but Mason eventually came around and had a lot of fun in the ball pit and with all the new friends that he made.

Another example where it took Mason a bit to become comfortable was when he and family went over to one of his father's friends house. His father's friend had a pet dog named "Mojo". Before Mason met Mojo he didn't have much experience being around pets of dogs in general. At first when Mason saw Mojo he was surprised and got scared very quickly. Mojo barked a couple of times which made the situation escalate quickly.Lucky Mojo was a very calm and loving pet. Mason's fear had gotten the best of him then he soon realized that Mojo wasn't going to devour him. Once Mason started getting more comfortable around mojo he is now more willing and hopes to have a dog of his own soon.

Friday/Saturday 26-27 September


On this day I spent the night at Masons mothers house (My Sister). This was a very good way for me to spend some time with mason and observe him more. At about 9 pm he was sent to sleep. Later I found out that he unwillingly moves a lot in his sleep. His spider man bed comforter was all over the place and from this I observed that he isn't aware that moves a lot in his sleep. Later that night I saw half his body almost off of his little bed because of this.

In the morning, he woke up cranky because of his little sister. She is very loud when it comes to watching her favorite cartoon channel, Nickelodeon. Unfortunately mason woke up to her loud laughs and her loud voice. From this, mason woke up very cranky, I have observed that mason has a very different personality when he is wide awake and conscious as to when he is barely awake and very tired. When he woke up he was silent as could, he didn't even talk or even try to attempt to interact with anyone. This happens every so often when he wakes up. I'm sure this happens to all of us as well from time to time. All in all, I have observed some of his sleeping habits. And more will be soon to come.

Mason is a little 3 year old child who is composed of many different and diverse races. To begin with he is White, Mexican, African American, and even French. I plan on observing my little nephew Mason because he is currently in his development stage. When I say this, I mean he is in his little influential stage where he is learning all kinds of things that will influence the rest of his life. From this observation, I plan on observing his growth, his intelligence and his daily patterns. One other reason that I choose Mason, is because he is one of my most favorite people in the whole wide world!