Progress!

Good news: since the last post, Mason has gone to bed (both during nap & bed) for 3 days straight with NO crying.  This is answered prayer! We ended up taking the crib completely out of his room. We are curious if he had a bad experience with a crib when in the hospital for his lip or palate repair. Also we have had Mason watch Zach go to bed, so he knows that he's not the only one going to sleep. Who knows what helped. All we know is that we prayed and so many of you have been praying for this guy to have peace in his heart at bedtime. He surely has experienced that.

We went to the pediatrician today. Mason was such a trooper! He did not cry during the blood draw or the TB test. He cried just a little with the shots. He must have a high pain tolerance like Zach. The doctor does not think he has rickets. She said he's probably just very broad chested. Great news! She took some blood work to check on his nutrition levels as well.

Zach's been wearing many hats the last few days---Excited Brother, Jealous Brother and even Boss Hog! All in all he loves having a little brother around.

Zach still loves showing Mason how to do everything....

It doesn't take Mason long to figure things out! He's quite a climber!

Another note of progress: we were able to walk around our circle in the neighborhood without Mason trying to get into anyone's car! He did go up to most all of the vehicles and touch the wheels, but no attempts to get in. This is also a huge improvement just from a few days ago!

Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers. We feel God's hand upon us as we are all adjusting, bonding, and attaching to Mason.