It Stinks...

This stinks...

1) Even though Joseph's test results came back as expected and I was somewhat prepared for it...it still stinks. After just one night in the hospital and just one IV I know that I never want to do that again. But...we went to the doctor today, and still from the looks of it, there is no function. What will happen now is they will do an ultrasound in a couple of months, and if it's gotten bigger, and chances are it will, they will have to remove it. The doctor we go to doesn't like to do a kidney removal until they are 6-8 months, so we are back to the waiting game. This means more time in the hospital and it stinks....


2) I go back to work on Monday..and it stinks. Joseph is going to a great day care and I know they will take great care of him-it still may be one of the hardest things I have to do. The last twelve weeks I have spent with him have been some of the best. He is starting to giggle, and smiles alot...what I would give to bottle his sweet giggle up. I will miss him terribly, even though I know it is for the best for us right now...but it stinks.

On a lighter note- Joseph adores bath time, and it is great to do when he is a little crabby...isn't he adorable...and this doesn't stink.

Until next time...

1st hospital visit and results!

Well if you are reading this you probably know that we took little man to the hospital on wed. morning for some tests done to his right kidney. Since he was sedated we had to stay overnight. To start the day off he had to get an iv, which was probably the worst part of the day! It took them forever to find a vein, he cried and cried, and cried until they eventually found one in his foot. They then took him in and ran radioactive liquid through his veins to watch how long the right kidney was holding fluid and if it was releasing it. They also watched the left one, just to make sure everything was ok. The rest of the day was pretty much expected...we sat, rocked, and fed the little man. He was extrememly frustrated because they left the iv in and put a "arm pillow" to keep it sturdy. He never cried but he slapped his foot down over and over again trying to get it off.


The night went ok..he slept from 10:30 til 5 this morning, and would have slept longer but they checked vitals..over and over and over! Now for the results....

I will start off by saying we are so blessed that it is little man's kidney and that it is only one of them. I know last night staying in the children's hospital that there is so many more sick kids and babies there and little man was probably one of the healthiest ones...so we have to count our blessings for that. When we spoke with the doctor we found out the right kidney has no fuction at all. We were hoping for a little function so the next step would be a little easier. What will happen next is another ultrasound. They will compare it with the first ultrasound. If the kidney has gotten any bigger it will have to be removed. If it stays the same it will be watched for some time. If it has gotten any smaller chances are we won't have to do anything, because it will get smaller and smaller until it eventually goes away.

Even though this was not the results we would have hoped for we are lucky that little man has one fuctioning kidney. God must have knew what he was doing when he gave us a spare!!!!
Enjoy the pics from our day!

How we started our day...4 oz of Pedialyte, and he loved it!

The crazy IV that had to be left it..and he hated it!

Sitting with Grandma...he was still a little drugged up at this point.
Feeding little man!

Loves to be burped by daddy!

All his little wires to monitor heart rate!

Hospital braclet and monitor.

Yes, I fit in the crib and it was somewhat comfortable. Funniest thing was when he woke up he could not figure out why I was in his bed!

While laying with Little Man this was my view. First is little man, then Joe and the sunset in the background. A good ending to a long day!

Until next time....

I turned around....

I turned around for one minute, and he went from this...

to this....oh how time flies!

Each day my little man changes, tomorrow he will be 10 weeks old, but it seems he's always been here! When we went to the doctor this week he weighed 12 lbs, and was 25 inches long...wow, 5 more inches and he will be half as tall as his mama!!

This week we go in for the Mag3 Renal Scan. I have a good mind to pick up and run away, but I'm sure someone will start looking for us soon! Please keep us in your prayers, the procedure will not last long if everything goes as planned, but they will put him to sleep which is scary..but I have faith everything will be ok! I will probably post on that day because we do have to stay overnight, and there isn't that much you can do at the hospital for that long.

When we found out about little man's kidney, we knew nothing about what we were getting in to, and were scared to death. We now understand a little more about what is going on, but being scared never goes away. I enjoy music and this song has become one of my favorite. I love the words, and it's a great reminder for this week....

When my life is like a storm

Rising waters, all I want is the shore

You say I'll be ok and Make it through the rain

You are my shelter from the storm

Everything rides on hope now

Everything rides on faith somehow

When the world has broken me down

Your love sets me free

Until next time...

we made it to two months!!

Can you believe my little man is two months old?? Yeah, neither can I!! He has grown so much since last month and changed completely. He still is not sleeping through the night, he wakes every three to four hours. Hopefully that will change soon! Over the past month he has started smiling, will make noises when you speak to him, and he is never still! When you are feeding him, holding him, or he is in his swing, he is constantly kicking his legs or moving his arms. I definitely think we are going to have a busy bee on our hands. Tomorrow we go to the doctor for our two month check up and I'm excited about getting his weight, height, etc....but not so excited about the four shots!!

He still sleeps in the room with us, but tonight I decided to put him in his crib..(not for the night)..but just to let him watch the mobile and get used to the room. I was hoping that he could start taking naps in there during the day! Well by the time Joe and I got him laid down, the mobile turned on, and the monitor set up he was already crying and it was back to the swing! Oh my...I think we may have a hard time with the crib!!

I will post more when we get back from the doctor. For now enjoy the next picture...the other night Joe laid Joseph in the middle of the bed, still awake, while we got ready for bed and washed bottles. When I walked in the room this is what I found...oh how I love my little man!

Until next time...