Mic-Key (M-o-u-s-e) - Well, That's Partly Right

Mason finally transitioned from the g-tube hanging from his side to his new "button" (called a Mic-Key)! We took him in to the see the surgeon today who was very impressed with how his g-tube hole and site looked. He said normally, the hole gets bigger between the time of surgery and the time that the button is placed, but we all did such a great job avoiding pulling on the tube that it actually got smaller. The good part about that is there will likely be a smaller scar, the bad part was that it was a little difficult to put the button tube in. I'll spare everyone the gory details of pulling one tube out and putting another one in, but suffice it to say, when a hole straight to the stomach is left open, a lot of stuff comes out. Thankfully, after the button was placed, no more leakage. This button basically looks like a very small disc on his skin and stands up about a centimeter or so. Mason was a little fussy tonight from having a tube pulled out and another placed, but generally is tolerating the button well. Mommy and Daddy are really happy to have 1 less tube hanging from Mason!

On another note, overall the move to Mason's own room has gone smoothly, too. Most of the time he's able to soothe himself back to sleep if he wakes up or else sleeps through the night. We are truly lucky!