Ethan was born on August 13, 2008. He weighed 7lb, 4oz. and was 20" long. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me besides my sweet husband. I will just post some photos because to me, there are no words to describe the miracle of this precious little boy.
Ethan is a healthy baby and he is really good too. He only gets us up twice during the night. We had some difficulty with him in the beginning because he could not tolerate his formula. We went through two formula changes in the first two days he was home. He is doing 100% better now though.
He has a kidney problem on the left side. That kidney is partially blocked. They found this out during one of my prenatal ultrasounds. The pediatrician says it is a fairly common problem especially in boys. He may need to have it removed. The dr. would send us to St. Louis to a pediatric urologist. He may need to have a stent to keep the ureter open or they may need to go in and surgically remove the blockage. We had a test done at the hospital to see the extent of the blockage. It is not a problem at all for him now but as he gets older and the kidney grows, it can cause pressure on the kidney and he can suffer kidney damage when he gets older. So now is the time to fix it. But say a little prayer that we don't have to go at all. That is a possibility too.
Well, my little guy is asking that I feed him now so I better go.
Thanks for all your prayers and support.
Kelley
7 comments:
Congrats and what a beautiful post!!! Someone sent me to your blog a while ago and its just wonderful.
Hope everything turns out okay
He's beautiful, Kelly!
Thanks so much for sharing pics of your little guy!
Hope everything turns out o.k.
Congrats Kelley! Ethan is beautiful!!!!!
Julie (& Chris)
oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. I have been so behind on my emails and blogs....Ethan is BEAUTIFUL!!!! And you look fantasitc by the way!!! Congrats to you and Dwaine!!!!
Thanks for sharing those incredible pictures. Ethan is beautiful. I hope his health problem clears up.
Congrats to all of you. Ethan is beautiful! I hope you are lucky and the kidney issue will clear itself up.
I know this is late but CONGRATS on the arrival of your beautiful baby boy, Ethan! He really is a cutie-pie and I know that you're probably a bit tired but enjoying mommyhood. I have no doubt that the docs will look after his kidney issue and everything will work out great.
Nancy(CCAI Jan./Feb. yahoo group)
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