Long Overdue Updates

Who knew just how crazy one little baby could make life! I know I keep promising to be better about updating...so I won't promise that anymore...but I really will try.

Mason is growing up so fast. I can't believe he will be 16 months on the 25th! He is ALL boy, and such a jabberbox. He is really picking up words and signs every day, our latest sign we're working on is "please". He's pretty good at it, but I'm afraid that he's also learning what a sucker I am when he asks nicely. He's been going to daycare twice a week since the beginning of the year. I was nervous about how he would react to it, but like everyone said it would be, it was a lot harder on mommy and daddy than it was on him. Most days when we get in the parking lot of Beth Shalom he starts clapping, and when we get into his classroom he can't get his coat off fast enough and wave me bye-bye.

One thing about daycare, Mason definitely brought home some bugs! He had a runny nose and really horrible cough...which he shared with both Todd and I as well as with Papa. His poor cough would not go away, so when he went in for his 15 month well-baby we talked to the pediatrician about it. She heard some wheezing when she listened to him, and coupled with the eczema he gets, she was concerned about the possibility of asthma (just like his mama). We gave him nebulizer treatments for a few days, and also put a humidifier in his room...and the cough is better. The eczema was treated with hydrocortisone cream and Aveeno and so far hasn't come back. He doesn't have the official asthma diagnosis, but it's something we'll need to watch for as he gets older. As for the nebulizer...he loved it! I've never seen a kid his age just sit and hold the mask themselves, especially the first time they get a treatment, but he did great!

I did hear about my insurance for the Chicago trial...they approved me! I was in total shock when the nurse called me from Northwestern to tell me. I was really expecting it to be a much longer battle! Now I'm waiting until they can bring me back down for more testing and to be randomized. It's looking like it will be in July, but there is a possibility it may happen as early as May.

Here are some pictures of life lately to catch everyone up :)