Good News

Wednesday we received great news. Mason no longer needs to sleep with oxygen! His oxygen trial looked good to his Pulmonologist. We are hoping to have the equipment picked up soon.

Mason received a new feeding pump last Friday. It is a smaller and more modern version of what he previously had. This new pump does not depend on gravity so hopefully the the messy part of his tube feeds will be greatly reduced. It also comes with a small backpack so that when he begins to walk, he can wear it on his back. Getting adjusted to the new pump has been a bit of a struggle as it seems to pump the food in faster than the old one. We are still in the process of readjusting the settings to see what works best for him.

Mason is also switching over to a big boy formula. He will get a new formula called Nutren Jr. (the Nestle version of Pediasure). We should be receiving a two week supply sometime today. The formula comes pre-mixed so it should save us some extra time.

Physically Mason is making some progress, slow and steady. He has a huge drive to become mobile but his body has not caught up yet. This proves to be very frustrating for him. He has become very good at staying up on all fours and rocking back and forth, but is still working on the balance and coordination necessary to begin crawling. As always, he loves to stand and jump so it is pretty hard to get him to want to crawl. He is getting pretty good at climbing. We will build him some "stairs" out of the couch cushions and he has lots of fun trying to climb them.

I can't believe how fast babies learn at this age. Mason has learned to wave hi and bye-bye. I actually think his next word might be hi. He even waves to the dog every day :) He is also trying to mimic sounds from some of his toys. Yesterday he was trying to meow like a kitty (wish I could have gotten that on video). Just last weekend, he learned how to smack his lips and does it all the time now.

Looking for his partner in crime

Attemping to scale Mt. Stairway