Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Many Faces of Mason
Here are some cute photos of Mason from his trip to Grandma and Grandpa Sennett's house. He was using his battery operated squirt gun to get everyone and everything wet! He also had a blast playing with some of Grandpa's tools.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Mason is 2!
I am so proud and happy to say that our little miracle turned 2 on May 25th. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. The NICU memories are still so fresh in my mind that sometimes it seems like yesterday. Even though the memories are still so vivid, I get to watch my toddler walk, run, talk, "read" books, give hugs and kisses, tickle his little sister, etc. There are days when it still brings tears to my eyes. He is such a happy boy.
We celebrated his birthday on Sunday the 24th with friends and family. I made him a cake in the shape of a dump truck. The minute he saw it sitting on the counter he smiled and said "dump truck!". He had so much fun at his party playing with his toys. He is such a social boy and loves parties! He is really becoming independent and will dissapear into the party crowd and mingle with everyone instead of sticking next to us.
Here is a glimpse of Mason at age 2:
* Like most 2 year olds, his favorite word is "no" :)
* He is fascinated by his little sister and loves to tickle her and try to give her a pacifier.
* Like always, he loves his books. I think he could probably sit for hours looking at all of them.
* He loves trucks!
* He is very good at entertaining himself and is able to play independently when my time is consumed with the baby.
* He loves cartoons! His favorite is Wow Wow Wubbzy. When it is on, he loves to march around saying "Wow! Wow!".
* He continues to love music. His favorite song is Wheels on the Bus. When we are in the car, he will do all of the hand motions and giggle like crazy when I play it for him.
* He loves to give hugs and kisses and is still our "snuggle bug".
* He loves to go outside and play!
We celebrated his birthday on Sunday the 24th with friends and family. I made him a cake in the shape of a dump truck. The minute he saw it sitting on the counter he smiled and said "dump truck!". He had so much fun at his party playing with his toys. He is such a social boy and loves parties! He is really becoming independent and will dissapear into the party crowd and mingle with everyone instead of sticking next to us.
Here is a glimpse of Mason at age 2:
* Like most 2 year olds, his favorite word is "no" :)
* He is fascinated by his little sister and loves to tickle her and try to give her a pacifier.
* Like always, he loves his books. I think he could probably sit for hours looking at all of them.
* He loves trucks!
* He is very good at entertaining himself and is able to play independently when my time is consumed with the baby.
* He loves cartoons! His favorite is Wow Wow Wubbzy. When it is on, he loves to march around saying "Wow! Wow!".
* He continues to love music. His favorite song is Wheels on the Bus. When we are in the car, he will do all of the hand motions and giggle like crazy when I play it for him.
* He loves to give hugs and kisses and is still our "snuggle bug".
* He loves to go outside and play!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
March For Babies Walk 4/25/09
I want to start off by saying how proud I am of my husband. He really dedicates himself to the March for Babies each year. This year he raised $2,700 and exceeded his fundraising goal by $1,200! This year was the first year he organized a team to walk to walk in honor of Mason and CDH. 15 people came out to support him and even raised an additional $890 bringing the grand total to $3,590!
The weather turned out beautiful and we were thrilled that Mason was able to join the team in the walk. Everyone had a great time, despite sore feet after such a long walk.
Thank you to everyone who donated, participated and helped raise money for such a good cause!
Team Mason
Mason petting a horse with Daddy at one of the checkpoints
The weather turned out beautiful and we were thrilled that Mason was able to join the team in the walk. Everyone had a great time, despite sore feet after such a long walk.
Thank you to everyone who donated, participated and helped raise money for such a good cause!
Team Mason
Mason petting a horse with Daddy at one of the checkpoints
Behind....
Today I decided to delete my list of other CDH blogs. Unfortunately I never had the extra moment to keep the list updated like I had originally planned. Now with adding a newborn to the mix, I think I will have even less time.
If you like to check in on some Mason's CDH buddies, please visit Sofie's blog, Nayeli's blog, or Carter's blog. All three Mom's do a wonderful job with keeping updated CDH lists.
If you like to check in on some Mason's CDH buddies, please visit Sofie's blog, Nayeli's blog, or Carter's blog. All three Mom's do a wonderful job with keeping updated CDH lists.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Big Brother!
Yikes....I have been a total blog slacker lately, but for good reason. We just recently welcomed Mason's baby sister into the world on April 17th at 11:30am. Mason is now a proud big brother!! He has adapted really well and is very curious about this new person in our house. So far he doesn't seem to mind us taking time to care for her and has even given her a couple of kisses. What a wonderful big brother!
Pictures can be found on our family update blog (see link at right).
Pictures can be found on our family update blog (see link at right).
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Spring Cold
Mason has been doing really well lately, with the exception of catching a bad cold yesterday. Actually all of us caught it. So far he seems to be handling it well, just extra tired with a runny and sneezy nose. He has a lung function test scheduled for Thursday, but we may have to reschedule due to his cold.
Over the past week he has become a full-time walker for the most part. He is still having some trouble standing up on his own without the use of a wall or object, so if he falls in the middle of a room, he will crawl to the closest thing to help him up. Mason is also going to receive some extra PT at UofM. A HUGE thanks to Jeannie and Dan for moving mountains to get us in! He had an evaluation on Thursday and since then we have been working on throwing and kicking balls, stepping over and around objects on the floor, carrying large objects while walking, core strength, balance, etc. Right now Mason's gross motor skills (according to the Peabody test) are at the 13 month old level. He is really interested in playing with the other neighborhood kids his age, but can't keep up with them yet. Six weeks of extra PT should really help him catch up to his adjusted age of 19 months.
Mason's occupational therapy has been going pretty well. He now has a few summer months off before we go back. We are at a stage where he just needs exposure to a variety of different foods and textures, something we can do at home rather than at the hospital. He is still drinking lots of water which is great. He is also starting to take some tasts of our lunch and dinner with a fork, as long as it is a sauce or gravy texture. Our next step is to get him comfortable with squishy and slimy solids like cooked veggies and fruits.
Over the past week he has become a full-time walker for the most part. He is still having some trouble standing up on his own without the use of a wall or object, so if he falls in the middle of a room, he will crawl to the closest thing to help him up. Mason is also going to receive some extra PT at UofM. A HUGE thanks to Jeannie and Dan for moving mountains to get us in! He had an evaluation on Thursday and since then we have been working on throwing and kicking balls, stepping over and around objects on the floor, carrying large objects while walking, core strength, balance, etc. Right now Mason's gross motor skills (according to the Peabody test) are at the 13 month old level. He is really interested in playing with the other neighborhood kids his age, but can't keep up with them yet. Six weeks of extra PT should really help him catch up to his adjusted age of 19 months.
Mason's occupational therapy has been going pretty well. He now has a few summer months off before we go back. We are at a stage where he just needs exposure to a variety of different foods and textures, something we can do at home rather than at the hospital. He is still drinking lots of water which is great. He is also starting to take some tasts of our lunch and dinner with a fork, as long as it is a sauce or gravy texture. Our next step is to get him comfortable with squishy and slimy solids like cooked veggies and fruits.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Update
I thought I would post a little general update on how Mason is doing.
First, the mysterious skin bump is well....still a mystery. It did pop and drain about a week after I last posted about it, and now it looks much better. Since then, we visited the Pediatrician again, tried a stronger antibiotic, and were referred to a Dermatologist. The Dermatologist said it didn't look to be bacterial or infectious which was good news. She did say it could be a number of things and we would not know for sure until we took a biopsy. She did say it does not look to be dangerous or bad and is probably a harmless growth. The biopsy will leave a scar and since Mason doesn't need any more scars we made the mutual decision to wait an additional 6 - 8 weeks to see if it will heal up on its own. If it doesn't, then we will proceed with a biopsy. The good thing is that it appears to be healing on its own, ever so slowly. We are hoping that it will be gone by the time the 8 weeks is up.
Mason is also walking around a lot lately and we have noticed that his balance is improving each day. I still stare in disbelief when I see him walking. I can't believe how fast he is growing up! Here is a video we captured over weekend.
Mason has been working with puzzles quite a bit lately. He really likes his wood stacker and is getting pretty good at putting the pieces back on after he takes them off. We also just started with a shape puzzle that has colors on it. Mason has done really well with matching up the colors which helps him find where the shape belongs. He just has a little trouble getting the puzzle pieces to fit perfectly into the hole and will become pretty frusterated. Once his fine motor skills catch up, I think he will have an easier time. He has also become really interested in his Sesame Street alphabet cards, I think mostly because there are pictures of Elmo and Cookie Monster on them :)
Here are a couple of recent pictures taken over the past couple of days:
Playing....
Watching cartoons with his snuggly blanket.
Helping with the kitchen remodel.
I thought I would end this post with a video of Mason being goofy.
First, the mysterious skin bump is well....still a mystery. It did pop and drain about a week after I last posted about it, and now it looks much better. Since then, we visited the Pediatrician again, tried a stronger antibiotic, and were referred to a Dermatologist. The Dermatologist said it didn't look to be bacterial or infectious which was good news. She did say it could be a number of things and we would not know for sure until we took a biopsy. She did say it does not look to be dangerous or bad and is probably a harmless growth. The biopsy will leave a scar and since Mason doesn't need any more scars we made the mutual decision to wait an additional 6 - 8 weeks to see if it will heal up on its own. If it doesn't, then we will proceed with a biopsy. The good thing is that it appears to be healing on its own, ever so slowly. We are hoping that it will be gone by the time the 8 weeks is up.
Mason is also walking around a lot lately and we have noticed that his balance is improving each day. I still stare in disbelief when I see him walking. I can't believe how fast he is growing up! Here is a video we captured over weekend.
Mason has been working with puzzles quite a bit lately. He really likes his wood stacker and is getting pretty good at putting the pieces back on after he takes them off. We also just started with a shape puzzle that has colors on it. Mason has done really well with matching up the colors which helps him find where the shape belongs. He just has a little trouble getting the puzzle pieces to fit perfectly into the hole and will become pretty frusterated. Once his fine motor skills catch up, I think he will have an easier time. He has also become really interested in his Sesame Street alphabet cards, I think mostly because there are pictures of Elmo and Cookie Monster on them :)
Here are a couple of recent pictures taken over the past couple of days:
Playing.... 
Watching cartoons with his snuggly blanket. 
Helping with the kitchen remodel. I thought I would end this post with a video of Mason being goofy.
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