Mason and a Gag Reflex

I have figured out that Mason is always going to come up with strange things. He has been this way since he was born. It wasn't 7 hours after he was born the doctors were telling us that Mason has a rare eye condition....iris coloboma. We went through weeks of tests and follow up doctor appointments and by the grace of God everything is okay!!!! Then we went through sleepless nights, ears, and then he got MRSA....REALLY?!?!? We have survived them all and hope to continue on a great path. Last month Mason started throwing up his meals. We thought that he was gagging on crackers and the vanilla wafers that we were giving him. I went to Mason's 9 month check up, told his doctor and he thought he just had a sensitive gag reflex. Since then, he has started throwing up at least 2 meals a week (which I know is still not a lot) but with just his ordinary baby food. I took him back to the doc and he said that he wanted to run a stick and sip test on him. Nothing that is going to hurt him but he wants to see if the food is getting caught somewhere. The doctor doesn't seem to have much concern because in the 2 weeks we have seen him, Mason gained another 2 pounds!!!! He is such a joy and seeing him projectile vomit after his meals breaks my heart :(. We have started to only feed him when we are home because we don't want people to freak out when we are in public at a restaurant!!!!


Mason has been through a lot already in his first year and I know that if this is something, we will get through it. He is such a tough baby and I am so thankful for his strength. He must get it from his daddy, because this mommy worries about him like crazy. I thank God everyday for the family that I have and feel so very blessed.

So Much to Say!!!!!!

It has been such a long time since we last wrote on our blog. As most of you know, we have had a long road with Mason. It all started around 6 months. Mason never was a good sleeper but things got progressively worse at this time. We were in the doctors office every 2 weeks with ear infections. Finally, the pediatrician suggested we see an ENT. Before that appointment, we were on vacation and Mason's ear drum ruptured. We were seeing the ENT the next week and he said that he definitely needed tubes. FINALLY!!!! We had tubes on August 9th. In the mean time, my great uncle passed away. We were also leaving on the Ancell vacation that week. Mason and I were in Perryville and Arkansas all in the same week. After we got home, Mason was a whiney baby again. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I noticed he had a hard red spot on his but. It progressively got worse and we ended up going to the hospital the following Thursday night. Meanwhile, that day I got news that my cousin who had been battling breast cancer passed away. So much going on, but Mason was my number one priority. We had to get it lanced and they sent us home that night. He was on antibiotics and we just had to watch him closely.

Since then, we have been doing really well. We have been doing so many fun things since then. We are going to try and stay on top of this as a lot of family have been asking about our blog. Since Mason, is sleeping so much better I am not as tired and worn out anymore. I hope that everyone will start reading again and I will keep all of our family updated on the past.

In the meant time enjoy this picture of our sweet baby!!!