Well in this post, I am switching gears quite a bit compared to my previous posts. I am taking a break from talking about our house, projects and current kitchen renovation (which is about 80% done at this point) in order to update you on our eldest son. I thought that it was a good time to update you all on Little Man in regards to his G.I. and urinary reflux (kidney functions).
First, we are truly blessed that Little Man has been successfully weened from Prevacid! Excluding one dose needed a few weeks ago, he has been off the medicine for several weeks now. He has had no problem eating and such since being weened from the meds. He did come down with a G.I. bug at the beginning of this summer that took him a while to rebound from, but that seems to be how his body will handle such illnesses so that seems to be the norm for him. He also has become an extremely picky eater since that virus, but he is healthy and eating just the same.
As far as his kidney functions go, he will be having his next renal scan on September 12th at 1:30PM and we will be given the results at his appointment with his urologist the following day. Little Man is a strong-willed as well as a physically strong two-year-old toddler. We were hoping that we would be able to have him sedated for this upcoming test, due to how things went the last go round and the tears and such that were shed. Unfortunately, the local hospitals in our area for which Little Man's urologist has access to, have denied such requests and have refused performing such tests on children that include sedation. The closest hospital that was able and willing to provide sedation, was an hour away from our location; therefore, we did decline and decided to continue to use the same hospital and staff that we have grown familiar with for now. We would love prayers in regards to how we will help ease Little Man's anxieties over the test, and how we will be able to keep him quite and contained for the 55 minute test, not including the prep time that is also associated with such a procedure.
My OBGYN has also been keeping an eye out for A Mac, as she said that sometimes conditions like Little Man's kidneys, can be hereditary. As of the last ultra sound, his kidneys were functioning well! We will look again on our final ultra sound as A Mac's birth draws closer.
This is merely a place of self-reflection for me. After recent events in my life, I have learned that although some doors of life open that we may prefer stay closed nice and tight while others close that we prefer stay wide open, God is there every step of the way and He can use anything for His glory and blessing!
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