More on Mason...

Mason was moved from the ICU into the IMC ward on 12/31. He was eating from a bottle and they had removed the bandages from his head. He was doing very well...and continued to progress rapidly!

By that evening, he was sitting up in bed! In this picture, you can see the 4 distractors that are sticking out of his head. These will be turned to open up space in the skull for the next 3 weeks.

The next day, they removed all tubes, drains, and the catheter. He still had to be connected to a monitor, but Mommy & Daddy finally got to hold him! It was a great start to a Happy New Year!

By Saturday, Jan 2nd, he really seemed to be back to himself. He was being playful, sticking out his tongue, and smiling a bunch.

By that evening, he was moved into a regular room, and all IV's and tethers were removed. The word they had at that point was that he was pretty much ready to be released, but they were needing to order some sort of head gear. Due to the holiday, they weren't able to get anything this weekend.

By Monday, Jan 4th, they were expecting to be released "any day now..." The doctors had decided that they wouldn't wait on the head gear, as it would take too long. Also, when they took out his central IV, a blood clot had formed and was affecting his left leg - which they found and were treating with medication. That was clearing up quickly.

With everything that this little guy has been through in the past 6 days, you wouldn't know it to be around him. He is full of life, happy, and spreads that joy to everyone he sees!