jay and mason

4 weeks later and we're back with another update on mason.  there is not anything new to say this week, except that the doctor thinks everything looks good.  the ventricles in the brain look normal.  as far as he can tell, the heart looks good and everything looks to be on track for a 31 week baby.  of course, more will be told when he is born and has an echocardiogram done.  this was a pretty short doctor's visit and we go back in 4 more weeks for probably the last ultrasound at 35 weeks.  we wanted to leave you with 2 3-d photos from the visit today.

today was also jay's birthday!!  he turned 3 today.  this morning we don't think it had set in that it was his birthday.  he just knew it was water day at school and that was what he was looking forward to.  when he got to school, his teacher, Ms. Sue, from when he was an infant was ready for him to come into her room so she could give him balloons, a cake and a card.  she always does something special for him on his birthday.  we sent cookies and capri suns for the afternoon snack at school and we believe he liked that.  when i picked him up from school, his teacher, Ms. Mary really wanted him to open his gift from her.  she had bought him a watch.  he's been wearing that watch all night and is even sleeping with it on.  jay and i made our way to the kitchen so my mom could see him and the all the ladies were ready to sing happy birthday and give him a brownie with candles to blow out.  i think jay really got the special treatment today!!  by the time he went to bed, he knew it was his birthday.

here's Ms. Sue's cake.

jay's ready to blow out the candles.

uncle chip and aunt kim gave jay a bike for his birthday.  he's getting good at it.  don't worry, he has a helmet coming from someone else for his birthday.