Cuteness

Not even out of the driveway yet and he was asleep! He did wake up on the way home and looked around for a while.

We're getting some good use out of the Chariot. Mason stays nice and warm and now we're just hoping that volcano doesn't erupt so we can keep going for our walks!

Mason is SUCH a morning baby! (he did not get this from me) We have so much fun in the morning, and get so many smiles from him!

Happy little man!

And in this corner.....

Mason went in for his 2 month appointment (and shots) today. He is a healthy boy, weighing 12 lbs 12 oz! He did pretty good with his shots (and so did I) and now he's a sleepy boy. I can't believe it's already been two months since he was born! Time has flown by so fast. I'm going back to work in just a few weeks, and I'm really not ready. I'm lucky though, I'm only going back part-time and between my dad and Todd, Mason won't have to go to daycare!

We also went for our first walk in the Chariot today. Todd, Mason, Sierra and I all walked up to City Market (we left Duncan at home). Mason stayed nice and warm in his Chariot and enjoyed looking around. I'll post pictures soon!

Walk with me

The 2009 Walk MS is coming soon! April 18th is just around the corner!!! Todd, Mason, and I will all be there again this year (Mason was there last year technically, I just hadn't really told anyone he was there yet).

PLEASE join our team and walk with us. If you can't be there, you can make a donation that will help raise funds to find a cure for MS! Team Hope, as well as me individually, were top fundraisers last year...and I would love to do it again this year! Your help would be greatly appreciated.

For more information on MS or to find out more about the walk, go here or just ask me!

Home Again

This week Todd had to go to Seattle for work, so on Tuesday after Mason and I took him to the airport we packed some bags and headed for my parents house. We had a good week, although with this crazy weather we didn't get out like we had planned on. As great as it was to have my parents help out, Mason and I were both so happy to pick Todd up last night! Now we're all home for a few days before Todd goes back to work.

P.S. For those of you watching the news...our house didn't flood. We did get a few drips of water in the unfinished part of our basement, but luckily nothing more. Who knew living one block further south would make that big of a difference!

Baby, it's cold outside!

It has been so cold in Anchorage lately. We haven't been above zero since December 30th! It's not fun to be outside at all, so other than trips to my parent's house, Mason and I have holed up at home a lot. I hate feeling so stuck inside, but hopefully it will warm up soon. When we do venture out, I think Mason stays warmer than I do...and manages to look pretty darn cute, too!

Mason in one of his many snowsuits. This one is a little bear suit, which just cracks me up.

He still loves going in the car. The carseat cover helps keep him warm, and covers his face when we're outside.

Dinosaur brains

I got big ol' brains! Dinosaur brains! Ok, most of you won't understand this reference, but I know at least one person is probably laughing out loud (hi, Mariah). Anyway, the point is, my 'brains' is not working well lately. I'm so forgetful! I'm sure this has something to do with fatigue, but it's so frustrating. I usually consider myself a fairly smart, together person......but ever since Mason was born I can't seem to remember what I was doing 5 minutes ago!

Anyway, speaking of little M, he's doing much better. I have become a little OCD about taking his temperature, but other than that we have all recovered from our ER experience. And whatever virus or bug Mason had seems to have gone away, leaving us with a happy baby for most of the day. I say most because around 7 or 8pm every night he gets super fussy, which lasts until around 10pm most nights (sometimes longer).

It has been too cold here lately for us to do much outside of the house, but we did manage to go over to my parents yesterday for the afternoon. Todd's first day back at work was yesterday, and Mason and I both survived. Todd only worked half of his shift (12 hours instead of 24) so he was home at night with us. I was really looking forward to 9pm! I've definitely gotten used to having Todd home with me these last 6 weeks, it's going to take some adjusting having to do everything myself. He goes back tomorrow for the full shift, and I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure we will all do just fine.

Our proofs from our pictures we had done when Mason was 3 weeks old are ready. If you want to see them send me an email and I'll give you the password. They all turned out so great, it was hard to decide which ones we wanted to order!

That's about all for now, Mason is calling for me again :)

Worst Night Ever

Mason has been having a low-grade temp on and off since last weekend. I think I mentioned in a previous post that we took him in to the pediatrician and were told it could either be a little cold or that he has colic. In the meantime, to add to my stress level, my mom had surgery, I had my MRI, the results from my MRI were pretty bad (a lot of new, active spots) which makes me have to do some serious decision making...all added to a fussy, possibly colicky 5 week old. Anyway, last night, Todd thought he should take Mason's temp, which we discovered was 101! I called the pediatrician's office, to be told to go to the ER. Ugh. So, we gave Mason some Tylenol and headed to the hospital. It was hard to believe he was sick because he was so perfectly happy. Laying on the gurney kicking and cooing away. From there, Mason got the full septic work-up. Nasal wash for influenza and RSV, blood drawn (which I had to do), cathed urine, chest x-ray (which I had to shoot)...all which were essentially normal. Then came the lumbar puncture. I had fought against this procedure, but after he was looked at by 3 ER docs and the on-call peds was consulted, they all said it was necessary. Luckily, his spinal fluid looked normal too (no meningitis). So, after all this, his fever was back down and he was exhausted, they figured it must be a virus, gave him two big antibiotic shots and sent us home.

I have never in my life been so stressed out, worried, scared...you name it! Add to that I fact that I had to switch back and forth between mom-mode and work-mode and back. Basically, I'm done! Poor Mason was so tired all night, and even still today...and so are Todd and I. I do have to say, it does pay sometimes to know people...between Todd and I, the whole ER, lab and x-ray departments knew us and Mason was treated extremely well. We follow up with the pediatrician tomorrow, but for now Mason's temp is still normal and he's busy catching up on some sleep.