Today Mason had his last appointment with the endocrinologist that he's seen since birth. In September we will be meeting a new doctor (who comes highly recommended from our current doctor). The good news is this doctor also has a clinic in Everett so we have more options of when and where we meet, which will be a nice change.
Like usual, we headed to U Village to waste some time before our appointment. Our car is still not fixed. They felt bad about how long it was taking so they gave us another rental. This time I'm rocking another piece of crap that I can't wait to get rid of. Mason, however, is loving it.
We did a little shopping today in preparation for Mason's big-kid room. I'm very excited but had to hold myself back - Land of Nod is not a place to impulse shop!!
Mason has a new issue with broken food - he can't handle it. If a granola bar or a banana breaks in half he has a few minute meltdown before he can continue. Me, being the smartest mom in the world, decided it would be a good idea to split a burger with him instead of buying him a meal that he wouldn't eat. The problem is, in order to share a burger you have to cut it in half!! Mason had a meltdown in the restaurant before calming down to finally enjoy some dinner. And a giant milkshake. This is opposite of the problem that I had with Andrew at this age - Andrew wanted two of everything and the way I fixed it for him was to break everything in half.
He does share Andrew's love of escalators.
Mason's appointment went great. We have to wait for the results of his blood draw to know if his medicine is at the right level, but regardless, he's healthy as can be!
Because Mason is at an age where he changes so much, I never know what to expect when it comes time to his blood draw. He does amazingly well every time and I keep expecting him to lose it. Today he sat on my lap, put his arm on the chair and pointed to where the needle was going to go. He cried for a few seconds while it was happening but got over it before she was even done. The lab tech was impressed - it makes me thankful I don't have to hold down flailing arms or deal with endless crying. I hope he keeps up the good work because that is definitely the hardest part for me.
How cute is he? I'm pretty sure he's Dr Tridgell's favorite patient. :) I'm so thankful that we had a great doctor to walk us through the first two years. Not only because the first two years are the most important to keep under control but also because emotionally, these two years have taken a lot out of me. It would've been a bummer to not love the doctor taking care of our little guy! More than a bummer actually, I'm pretty sure I would've been a (bigger) mess.
Like usual, we headed to U Village to waste some time before our appointment. Our car is still not fixed. They felt bad about how long it was taking so they gave us another rental. This time I'm rocking another piece of crap that I can't wait to get rid of. Mason, however, is loving it.
We did a little shopping today in preparation for Mason's big-kid room. I'm very excited but had to hold myself back - Land of Nod is not a place to impulse shop!!
Mason has a new issue with broken food - he can't handle it. If a granola bar or a banana breaks in half he has a few minute meltdown before he can continue. Me, being the smartest mom in the world, decided it would be a good idea to split a burger with him instead of buying him a meal that he wouldn't eat. The problem is, in order to share a burger you have to cut it in half!! Mason had a meltdown in the restaurant before calming down to finally enjoy some dinner. And a giant milkshake. This is opposite of the problem that I had with Andrew at this age - Andrew wanted two of everything and the way I fixed it for him was to break everything in half.
He does share Andrew's love of escalators.
Mason's appointment went great. We have to wait for the results of his blood draw to know if his medicine is at the right level, but regardless, he's healthy as can be!
Because Mason is at an age where he changes so much, I never know what to expect when it comes time to his blood draw. He does amazingly well every time and I keep expecting him to lose it. Today he sat on my lap, put his arm on the chair and pointed to where the needle was going to go. He cried for a few seconds while it was happening but got over it before she was even done. The lab tech was impressed - it makes me thankful I don't have to hold down flailing arms or deal with endless crying. I hope he keeps up the good work because that is definitely the hardest part for me.
How cute is he? I'm pretty sure he's Dr Tridgell's favorite patient. :) I'm so thankful that we had a great doctor to walk us through the first two years. Not only because the first two years are the most important to keep under control but also because emotionally, these two years have taken a lot out of me. It would've been a bummer to not love the doctor taking care of our little guy! More than a bummer actually, I'm pretty sure I would've been a (bigger) mess.
3 comments:
Really can't believe how big Mason is getting! What a big boy to take needles like that!
You are a strong momma, Lori! Mason is a strong little man, all from his mom and dad :)
Zane is the EXACT same...has a flippin' meltdown if any food breaks. Drives me nuts! But like Mason, he gets over it eventually (usually anyway)!!
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