With everything that Mason has been going through, I have decided that this kid is going to have to learn to be a hat boy if he wants to be able to spend any time out in the sun during the summer time. At the beginning I thought it was going to be a SUPER big challenge to get him to cooperate, but so far he's been a pretty good sport! And now I find myself buying a total outfit around the hats I find! (any excuse to shop, is good enough for me!)
One of my favorite finds for this summer is this surfboard Hat & T-shirt combo that he just loves to wear!
He REALLY wanted me to buy THIS hat (the Mad Hatter Hat at Disneyland from the New Alice in Wonderland!) but there was no way this hat was going to find it's way to MY house! Still cute enough to take a picture in!
And of course I couldn't say no to this cute Straw Fedora hat that he's wearing in the below pic! You can't see much of it, but the hat really does make a darling little summer outfit out of something pretty plain! We are still excitely waiting to see the rest of our Tiffany Portraits Photo session! So far we've only seen the 3, and we are SUPER excited to see the rest!
Mason has been doing okay these last few months. He's adjusting well to receiving his shots at home from "Nurse Mommy" and his blood count seems to be holding its own.. although we think it could always be much better. We have had to stop giving him the shots for a few weeks and wait for his blood count to get better. That was bitter sweat. Fun for him not to get shots, but sad that he wasn't well enough for them. Now his blood count is back to good and he's back to getting his shots.I'm starting to adjust to my new role as Nurse Mommy. Mason is still receiving Interferon 3x a week at home via shots by none other than Yours Truly. I have NEVER liked this new role and in the beginning I often questioned how crazy I thought the Doctors were for entrusting me to poke needles into my wiggly little 4 year olds body on a regular basis. But now that we've been doing it for over a month, I will say that I am starting to feel like a pro, and last night Mason even commented "WOW MOMMY! It didn't even hurt me AT ALL!" It's amazing to me what that kid is capable of! I feel bad that he even has to go through it all. He still goes to the Dr once a week for check ups and blood draws. It's all starting to become routine for everyone! And he doesn't even bat an eye when they stick the needle into his port to do his blood draws. In fact he often is asking if he can "Help" the nurse but his own blood in the tubes! Lol! He's going to grow up to be one strong kid when he gets through this! He often says he's going to be a Doctor and help other little kids get through what he's going! I say GO FOR IT MASON! He could be the best ever since he's been through it already!
We are trying HARD to bring back a little normal into our lives. We have taken the kids to the beach for an hour or so, and also spent a few different days at Disneyland. We also are frequent park goers, and I'm hoping to get him back to regular play dates with some of his buddies that he so desperately misses!
All in all Mason is a good little 4 year old. And still as typical of a little boy and 4 year old as they come. Right now I'm listening to him play a combo of Star Wars and Buzz Lightyear. So cute! I love the imagination in that kid!
