It was such a gorgeous day out today! I cant believe it's just a few days into February and the temperature was in the mid 60's...AND we aren't even in South Carolina! Such a tease...but a nice one. If anyone can't wait until the Spring time, its me!! It was definitely flip flop weather today if you ask me and I totally would have worn mine if Mattison would have let me go back in the house to change my shoes. I'm in love with my flip flops. If it were up to me I'd wear them all day, every day. Usually I wear them up until the 1st day of December. Sadly, that's a true story. ;)
Had a great time with Mattie today--just the two of us. I asked her what she wanted to do and she wanted to do nothing but ride her bike around the block, so that's just what we did. I don't blame her...we needed to get out. Being cooped up in the house staring at the four walls gets boring and drives you nuts after awhile.
She hopped on her bike with her baby on her back (can't forget baby!) and went whipping around the block with me walking as fast as I could to catch up with her. Man, that girl is fast! She amazes me. Don't ever doubt her...she may be 3 but she will do just about anything anyone else can do...and most of the time she CAN do it. I was thinking back at the day she literally just hopped on her bike and just pedaled away. For weeks I had been teaching Mason how to pedal...showing him that if he pushed as hard as he could, his feet would go 'round and 'round and his bike would move. It was tough for him though because it just wasn't clicking with him and his legs just weren't strong enough to push the pedals.I was in shock with Mattie though. She was two and a half at time time! Mommy or Daddy is supposed to teach you how to ride a bike first, isnt that how it works? Well, I guess there is always teaching her how to ride without her training wheels then...
On our walk, I think I almost had a heart attack as she was pedaling around that one sharp turn on the sidewalk closer to our house. I was yelling at her to slow down and I hear her cute little voice in the distance yelling at me - "Its OK Mom, I'm fine. Catch up Mommy!" She had me cracking up, yet cringing at the same time thinking that she was going to wipe out at any second, BUT she made it. Of course she did, that's Mattison for ya.
On our second trip around the block, she jumped off her bike and found a ton of rocks..."Here Mommy these are for you". She's so thoughtful. :) My thoughts were-i love it, but where am I going to put these now? I hate throwing out anything that my kids thoughtfully picked up just for me. I have a ton of dead dandelions just sitting in a bag that Mason picked just for me in the summer time. What the heck is wrong with me? Lol.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Orthopedic doctors appt.
Hello Blog! :) It's been awhile. I have to say that I'm really disappointed in myself that I haven't set aside an hour every few days just to write away. I feel like there is no time in the day and when I finally get a minute to myself when the kids are in bed...I like to catch up on my favorite TV shows since I feel like Dora and Bubble guppies are on half my life! Hopefully I'll get better at this writing stuff.
Today was Mason's Orthopedic doctor's appointment at Dupont. It was SUCH a nice day out so I was hoping it was going to be a great appointment. I RARELY look forward to his Dupont appointments that's for sure. I was looking forward to seeing what the doctor was going to say about his leg braces--how he felt that he was doing with them on and when he thought that mason wouldn't have to wear them anymore. I'm in no rush to get them off because although it feels like it has been forever that he has had them on, February 15th will only be a year. Mason never complains about them either. Since they have batman printed all over them (thank goodness for batman!), he thinks that he is a superhero and it gives him superpowers. Little does he know, he is MY little superhero! I'll never forget when he was in regular Pre-K, his teacher told me that Mason said that his braces protected him. :)
I see such an improvement with the way Mason is walking and running! He isn't dragging his leg so much anymore and because he isn't working so hard to drag his leg, he doesn't get so tired all of the time WHICH MEANS I don't have to pick him up (man is he getting heavy!) and he doesn't have to sit in the stroller if we are out and about. Sounds silly to some, but for the most part he has been able to walk long distances without telling me that he is tired and needs a break which then makes us break out with the stroller. I hope that means that him being in the heat in the summer will be better for him too. We shall see.
The doctor said that everything looked great! Mason weighs 48 lbs (gee, no wonder why I'm having a hard time picking him up) and he wants him to continue physical & occupational therapy of course and continue stretching him after shower time. He also said that in a few months Mason is going to outgrow his braces so starting in the summer, Mason can start wearing regular shoes without the braces on and see how he does. We can always order bigger ones of course and put them back on if we feel it would be necessary. Yes...progress! I always remind myself...the (mild) Cerebral Palsy will never go away, it can only improve in time if we keep doing what we are doing with Mason. Sometimes I wish he was old enough to understand why he gets therapy at school, why I travel 45 minutes to take him to outpatient therapy all of the time, why he gets medicine twice a day, why gets poked and praded (is that even a word?) constantly, why he has to get this test and that test done...the list could go on and on. I try to explain to him, but he just doesn't get it and I don't expect him to right now. It makes me sad to think about it sometimes...he probably thinks that he is never left alone and that is when the anger and frustration from him comes out. I recently realized that most likely the reason he is not a big fan of talking on the phone is because a lot of the time, the person on the other end doesn't understand him. His speech has definitely been improving though which makes me so happy! When he is old enough to understand, I hope he knows that I am doing all of this because I love him so much and I want nothing but the best for him. I once had a neurologist (who I don't go to anymore!) say to me in conversation...WELL he won't be the star player on the football team or anything....I wanted to cry and smack her at the same time. How dare you crush a mother's dream! Eat your words lady. I'll show you. :)
Today was Mason's Orthopedic doctor's appointment at Dupont. It was SUCH a nice day out so I was hoping it was going to be a great appointment. I RARELY look forward to his Dupont appointments that's for sure. I was looking forward to seeing what the doctor was going to say about his leg braces--how he felt that he was doing with them on and when he thought that mason wouldn't have to wear them anymore. I'm in no rush to get them off because although it feels like it has been forever that he has had them on, February 15th will only be a year. Mason never complains about them either. Since they have batman printed all over them (thank goodness for batman!), he thinks that he is a superhero and it gives him superpowers. Little does he know, he is MY little superhero! I'll never forget when he was in regular Pre-K, his teacher told me that Mason said that his braces protected him. :)
I see such an improvement with the way Mason is walking and running! He isn't dragging his leg so much anymore and because he isn't working so hard to drag his leg, he doesn't get so tired all of the time WHICH MEANS I don't have to pick him up (man is he getting heavy!) and he doesn't have to sit in the stroller if we are out and about. Sounds silly to some, but for the most part he has been able to walk long distances without telling me that he is tired and needs a break which then makes us break out with the stroller. I hope that means that him being in the heat in the summer will be better for him too. We shall see.
The doctor said that everything looked great! Mason weighs 48 lbs (gee, no wonder why I'm having a hard time picking him up) and he wants him to continue physical & occupational therapy of course and continue stretching him after shower time. He also said that in a few months Mason is going to outgrow his braces so starting in the summer, Mason can start wearing regular shoes without the braces on and see how he does. We can always order bigger ones of course and put them back on if we feel it would be necessary. Yes...progress! I always remind myself...the (mild) Cerebral Palsy will never go away, it can only improve in time if we keep doing what we are doing with Mason. Sometimes I wish he was old enough to understand why he gets therapy at school, why I travel 45 minutes to take him to outpatient therapy all of the time, why he gets medicine twice a day, why gets poked and praded (is that even a word?) constantly, why he has to get this test and that test done...the list could go on and on. I try to explain to him, but he just doesn't get it and I don't expect him to right now. It makes me sad to think about it sometimes...he probably thinks that he is never left alone and that is when the anger and frustration from him comes out. I recently realized that most likely the reason he is not a big fan of talking on the phone is because a lot of the time, the person on the other end doesn't understand him. His speech has definitely been improving though which makes me so happy! When he is old enough to understand, I hope he knows that I am doing all of this because I love him so much and I want nothing but the best for him. I once had a neurologist (who I don't go to anymore!) say to me in conversation...WELL he won't be the star player on the football team or anything....I wanted to cry and smack her at the same time. How dare you crush a mother's dream! Eat your words lady. I'll show you. :)
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| Of course Mommy thought a photo shoot would be fun while waiting for the Doctor. "The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend." |
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| Mason and his other best friend "Doggie" checking out the construction. |
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| Having fun on Dupont's playground. Racing down the slide! Mommy didn't realize there was a puddle of water waiting for us at the end....oops! |
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| Loving the swings! |
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| Momma's girl |
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| He was laughing so hard that he had a hard time laughing! :) |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had such a nice Thanksgiving on Thursday! My Mom and Dad came to NJ to spend Thanksgiving with us. We were so happy to be able to spend time with them because we miss them a lot. They were here in NJ the day before and were able to come over for a visit. The kids just couldn't wait to see them! Especially Mason...he says he misses his Pop-Pop all of the time and talks about doing the things that only him and Pop-Pop do. Fishing and working on trucks is #1 on his list. :)
That night they decided to take the kids out to get some pizza so that I could get some grocery shopping done by myself. I love pizza but the thought of shopping by myself is like music to my ears. Yes please!
Mom was planning on cooking here (thank you!) and Matt's mom was cooking too of course, so Matt and I decided that he would take Mattie with him to his moms and I would stay here and spend time with my mom since I don't get to see them a lot. My dad took Mason with him early Thanksgiving morning to pick up a truck. Of course Mason wanted to go--he loves anything with the word truck, although I don't think it would matter where he went with Pop-Pop, as long as they were together. The night before, Mason packed a small back pack with snacks, some cars (for him and pop-pop to play with together, lol), his toy tools, and some gloves so that he could work on a truck too. He cracks me up when he packs his "bag" because he always knows to grab his tools when he goes anywhere with his Pop-Pop.
Mattie looked like such a big girl on Thanksgiving. I put her in a dress that Mom-Mom gave her last year that she never wore. It was pink and brown (my fav). She looked too cute! I'm surprised she left it on...she hates dresses! She even let G braid her hair which made her look like an even bigger girl.
While my mom was cooking, I was able to run to CVS...again another yay! A few minutes out by myself. I had looked at the ad's the night before and CVS was having a buy one get one free toy deal, so I figured I would just stop in and see what kind of stuff they had for the kids for Christmas. I ended up leaving with $40 worth of stuff. Oops.
Matt & Mattie got back home before my mom even finished dinner. Matt was out the door again and off to work and wouldn't be home until the morning. I was sad that he had to go because I wasn't able to see him all day, but Im glad that he got to spend the day with his Mom and brothers.
My brother and the kids came over for a quick visit before dinner and then right before dinner was done my dad and Mason came home. I couldn't wait to see my little man! I had missed him. He had a great time though and wouldn't stop talking about his fun day out with Pop-Pop.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you had as great of a Thanksgiving as I did. I have a lot to be thankful for!
That night they decided to take the kids out to get some pizza so that I could get some grocery shopping done by myself. I love pizza but the thought of shopping by myself is like music to my ears. Yes please!
Mom was planning on cooking here (thank you!) and Matt's mom was cooking too of course, so Matt and I decided that he would take Mattie with him to his moms and I would stay here and spend time with my mom since I don't get to see them a lot. My dad took Mason with him early Thanksgiving morning to pick up a truck. Of course Mason wanted to go--he loves anything with the word truck, although I don't think it would matter where he went with Pop-Pop, as long as they were together. The night before, Mason packed a small back pack with snacks, some cars (for him and pop-pop to play with together, lol), his toy tools, and some gloves so that he could work on a truck too. He cracks me up when he packs his "bag" because he always knows to grab his tools when he goes anywhere with his Pop-Pop.
Mattie looked like such a big girl on Thanksgiving. I put her in a dress that Mom-Mom gave her last year that she never wore. It was pink and brown (my fav). She looked too cute! I'm surprised she left it on...she hates dresses! She even let G braid her hair which made her look like an even bigger girl.
While my mom was cooking, I was able to run to CVS...again another yay! A few minutes out by myself. I had looked at the ad's the night before and CVS was having a buy one get one free toy deal, so I figured I would just stop in and see what kind of stuff they had for the kids for Christmas. I ended up leaving with $40 worth of stuff. Oops.
Matt & Mattie got back home before my mom even finished dinner. Matt was out the door again and off to work and wouldn't be home until the morning. I was sad that he had to go because I wasn't able to see him all day, but Im glad that he got to spend the day with his Mom and brothers.
My brother and the kids came over for a quick visit before dinner and then right before dinner was done my dad and Mason came home. I couldn't wait to see my little man! I had missed him. He had a great time though and wouldn't stop talking about his fun day out with Pop-Pop.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you had as great of a Thanksgiving as I did. I have a lot to be thankful for!
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