Sunday, December 21, 2008

Weekly Update -- 15 - 21 December 2008

Yay, I'm 102 weeks old today!

Masinja went to the doctor on Monday and thankfully he did not have an ear or sinus infection. The doctor told us that his lungs were clear and that there really wasn't much more that we could do other than what we were already doing. He said we just had to let the cold run it's course. Hopefully Masinja will feel better soon.

Masinja also went to the neurologist this week. He had a good checkup but he had to have bloodwork done to make sure he was in the therapeutic range with his phenobarbitol. He was quite upset when he got his blood drawn but he calmed down when the phlebotomist gave him some stickers. In fact, he fell asleep in the car on the way home with a sticker clutched in each hand :O)

That's all for now.

Peace,
T.M.M.

Weekly Update -- 8 - 14 December 2008

Yay, I'm 101 weeks old today!

Masinja had his 6th ECI session this week. It was a pretty eventful session too. We met his teacher at the Early Childhood Center and Masinja absolutely loved it. They have two rooms: a gross motor room which is kind of like an indoor playgound, and a reading room where children get to participate in story and music time, as well as play with a variety of toys. We spent most of our time in the gross motor room, because they have a ball pit and a slide, as well as all sorts of ride-on toys. Masinja's teacher warned me that when it was time to go he would probably get very upset. She assured me that is was a normal reaction and that all children throw fits when it's time to leave. Well, she was right because Masinja sat down on the floor and proceeded to throw a temper tantrum when it was time to go home!

Masinja got his first official cold this week also. His nose started running on Friday afternoon and he has been all stuffed up and running a low-grade fever ever since. I have been using saline spray and the bulb syringe to suction his nose several times a day, because it's the only way he gets any relief. We are planning on taking him to the doctor tomorrow just to make sure he doesn't have an ear or sinus infection and to see if there is anything else we can do for him. He also has a check-up with the neurologist on Tuesday, so we'll keep you posted on how that goes as well.

That's all for now.

Peace,
T.M.M.

Weekly Update -- 1 - 7 December 2008

Yay, I'm 100 weeks old today!

Masinja had his 5th ECI session today. His teacher came at lunch time so she could observe his eating habits and maybe give us some pointers on getting him to use his utensils and not throw his food on the floor. It went pretty well and we learned a few things that I'm anxious to try with him.

Masinja got to see his Daddy play hockey this week. T.M. has joined a Beer Hockey league and he is having a blast. He is playing center instead of goalie which is hard for me to get used to considering the fact that he played goalie in high school and all through college! Masinja and I got to "see" T.M. score his first goal last night though. I say "see" because it was kind of hard to tell that it was T.M. but I knew someone on his team had scored. He brought the puck out with him after the game and gave it to Masinja who proceeded to say, "Hockey, hockey, hockey" while trying to eat the puck :O)

That's all for now.

Peace,
T.M.M.