Scary Little Devil

15 Months - Golfing

Mason got a new golf set from his grandma and he loves playing with it. If we try to put it up, he screams. He is 15 months old now, and learning new things every day. I am always amazed at how he picks things up.

He can say several words now. His favorites are hi, uh oh, bye bye, dodi (doggie), ba (ball), and baby. He is also saying "mine", which we did NOT teach him. He picks up a lot from the kids at day care. He says "hi daddy", "bye bye daddy" and "night night daddy", but he will not say these phrases with mommy. Maybe in a few more months.

I also find it neat that he is able to generalize things now. For example, a few weeks ago, we were walking down the street and Mason saw a dog, and pointed and said "dodi". I just think it is cool that he is able to know that it is a dog even though it doesn't look anything like his doggie. Also, he calls everything that is round a ball. He will pick up hickory nuts from the ground and say ball and throw them.

Mason is now able to go get things that we ask for. I can tell him to go get his lion or his ball or other specific objects and he will go get them. Also, he brought me his sheep the other day and I asked him what a sheep says and he said "baaaaaaaa".

If he is playing with something that he really likes, I say "Let mommy see it", and hold out my hand. He will start taking steps backwards! It is hilarious. It looks like he is trying to be really sneaky so that I don't notice him moving. He just slowly inches away from me.

Mason still loves talking on the phone. He grabs our phone and says "hiiiieeeee!!!" It is very funny. He also loves having his feet massaged. At night, he will grab my hand and put it on his foot until I massage his foot.

Belly Update

Mason went in to the gastroenterologist for a follow-up appointment yesterday. The prevacid is really helping quite a bit! Now that the reflux is under control, Mason is sleeping better. He is also eating better! It is so nice to actually see him eat a good portion of food.

Even though the medicine is helping him sleep better, he has still been acting like his belly was hurting. It is not the same way he was acting with the reflux though. With the reflux, he would sit up in bed, throw his head back and cry. He isn't doing that any more. Now, he is just pulling his knees up to his chest, like abdominal cramps. So, we told them that at his appointment. They did an xray to check for constipation, and found that Mason is severely constipated. The nurse said that he was bordering "fecal impaction", which I think means stuff was almost completely backed up (heh). It is good that we caught it. They prescribed some stool softeners for Mason to start taking daily for a while. We are hoping that this will get him all fixed up and he will have relief at night.

The best news is that all of Mason's other tests came back good. He has reflux and constipation, but that is all. No food allergies or weird diseases, so we are very happy about that. Also, now that Mason is on the reflux medicine, we are hoping that he will be able to tolerate dairy products. It will be so nice if he can eat this stuff because then he can eat the normal menu at day care and we won't have to cook him special meals at home.