Mason's CT Scan

Mason had his CT scan performed on 9/20/13 at CHOA.  When the appointment was scheduled for 9:30am, the girl on the phone told me that he couldn't eat past 6:00am - this had me VERY nervous, since my chunky monkey eats every 3 hours like clockwork during the day.  How are you supposed to tell a newborn that he isn't allowed to eat?!  This is done in case they have to be sedated, which I understand.  I made sure to wake up and feed him right at 6:00am and prayed he would be able to hold off until 9:30.

We arrived at the hospital at our scheduled appointment time and got all checked in and waited to be registered.  Mason of course woke up and started acting hungry.  Thankfully, I had grabbed my Baby K'Tan Sling before we left the car.  I put him in it, gave him his pacifier, and he thankfully zonked out.  I was able to keep him asleep the whole time - praise God!

We were finally called around 10:15am.  The nurses and radiology staff were super nice and caring of our sweet baby.  We walked into the CT scan room and quietly and carefully took him out of the sling.  He was laid on the CT scan, wrapped in warm blankets, and covered with a protection vest thing.  He thankfully stayed asleep the entire time.  They had to redo the scan due to him moving his head a little, but the entire thing was painless and easy.

After it was all over, we woke him up and fed the hungry little guy out in the lobby.  As we sat there, I was reflecting on what an amazing place CHOA is, and how neat it is that it is geared towards kids.  There is a cool fish tank with "Nemo", bright colors everywhere, and kid-oriented decor.  There were 2 clowns that were going around to the kids that were in the area.  What a great place and a blessing to us parents to know we have this place nearby!

It really pulled at my heart strings to see our little newborn in that machine.  The reality of his condition came out all too clear, as did the fact that he is going to be around all of this medical equipment and operated on.  I knew all this prior to the CT scan, of course, but seeing him there made it even more real.  I had to fight hard to not cry and be strong.  I know that is something I am going to have to learn to do through all this.  Please pray for our strength through this.


This is a picture of the CT scan machine at CHOA that Mason was in.  Obviously Mason doesn't benefit from the projection on the ceiling, but so neat that they have that for the bigger kids!