Just a week ago baby Joseph had a very bad day! Since before he was born we knew there was a blockage of some type in his kidneys. I had to have extra ultrasounds to make sure they were not getting worse and he would be delivered early. They stayed pretty much the same so we waited until after he was born to do anything else. About a week after he was born we took Joseph to get an ultrasound done. They were a bit swollen the right side more than the left, but were okay for now. They had us return 3 months later to have another ultrasound. This one showed that the right side was better, the left side was now getting worse. Now it had gotten worse so quickly that Josephs doctor wanted the kidneys checked to see where the blockage was and what we would do about it. That brings us to last week. I know Joseph will not remember this and that is the only comfort I have. I was under the impression that he would be put under for all the tests, but I was wrong!! He had to have a catheter and an I.V. placed with no anesthetic of any kind. Then they had to pin his arms and legs down so he couldn't move for 45 minutes. I was a mess! The last test they had to fill his bladder up and see if any fluid was going the wrong way. Not a good day. Finally the Dr. told us that the right kidneys was doing really well and was normal. The left was still not so good. They wanted us to wait for 3 more months and do an ultrasound to see if it changes at all. His urethra has a kink in it, sometimes as the kid gets bigger it will correct itself. If it corrects itself we will just have to do ultrasounds every once in awhile to make sure it stays OK. If it still looks bad we wait another 3 months and do the horrible tests again. If it is still bad Joseph will have surgery.
It was kind of frustrating because James and I still don't know what he is going to have to go through. I feel like we are still in the same boat we were in and don't really have any better answers as to what to expect. Not fun for any of us! He is doing well though, This week I have been trying to get him to sleep in his own bed. That's a whole other fun day! So far he sleeps really well at night. No problems there. It's the naps during the say! He refuses to take morning naps even though he is exhausted! He will scream for an hour if I put him in his bed. Unless I hold him and bounce him, he won't sleep. He is getting so big now that bouncing him isn't much of an option. Afternoon is better. He will fall asleep, but will only sleep for an hour at most. Even when I wait and see if he will fall back to sleep it doesn't work. Hopefully that will get a bit better!
He has finally gotten his wish! I started giving Joseph rice cereal and oh how he loves it! He isn't sure how much he really likes it, but he likes doing something different. He also likes to have food fights with me already. He wins all the time.
I have some good news for me! One of my good friends got me a stay at home job for me! I now get to work for the swim squad! I take phone calls, help register and do anything else I can help with. It's nice to be doing something a little different and still get to be with Joseph. Hopefully Joseph will keep being a good boy and let me work!
