Numbers and thanks

Tonight I am borrowing a post from my mom that she put on facebook because I think it really sums up all of what Mason (and us) have been through in the past almost 5 months. He officially turned 1 month old on Tues. (adjusted age). It is hard to imagine he is only supposed to be about 1 month old and how much he has already been! He is doing really well and we are blessed and thankful! They decided today to change his feeds to continuous (even though he was tolerating the bolus so far) in an effort to get him back to his max feeds quicker. They are going to increase him by 1 ml every 3 hours so he should be back to max feeds by the end of the weekend. Then they will condense down to bolus feeds. He continues to recover well from his surgery and he is breathing great! We are so thankful for the numerous prayers and how many people are supporting us in any way possible (by prayers or organizing fundraisers). Several friends of ours have organized events such as www.indiegogo.com/babymason, the Masquerade for Mason (on Oct. 26th), and the Mason Matthews benefit fly in (on Nov. 10th). If you are interested in any of these events please click on the link or look at the flyers below that are attached in this post. We have been touched by how many people have reached out and sent messages of encouragement. Although people say our sweet boy and family have touched their lives just KNOW that you have also touched our lives as well. We continue to pray every day for the health of our child, the healing of his complete body, and we greatly look forward to the day that he will come home.
Written by my mom:

Numbers...to reflect on.
23 weeks...4 days. That was Mason's gestational age when he was born.
1 lb 5 oz...that was Mason's birth weight.
27-40%: That is the odds we were given that Mason would survive. This was prior to any complications. Mason's complications include (bilateral cranial bleeds grade 3 and grade 4, PDA valve, perforated intestines, retinopathy of prematurity, meningitis, pulmonary hypertension, chronic lung disease, ruptured central line causing life threatening fluid in abdominal cavity, UTI, sepsis, peritonitis, meningitis again, hydrocephalus).

80%: That is the odds we were given that Mason would have significant neurological deficits if he did survive. This was prior to any of the above complications.
4: The Number of surgeries Mason has already had in his short life. This does not include other procedures (such as EVD insertions x2 done at bedside, placement of central lines and PICC lines).
150 days: That is how old Mason is today.

1000's: The number of prayers that I know have been spoken for this special child.

We would love to meet you all that have spoken prayers for our sweet child. We humbly thank you for all the prayers that have been spoken each and every day.