Update on our Baby Ross

Ross had his 6 month follow up ultrasound on Tuesday for his kidney checkup. He was a really good boy. He didn't mind the probe and just laid there and smiled at the lady and played with his feet and the cord some. They also had Spongebob Squarepants on the tv so he stopped to watch it a few time.

getting the ultrasound done...

oops, hard to get a picture right now because I want to play with my feet...

hmmm... let me hold that, I know how to do this...

the tech took a break to run the pics by the dr before we left to make sure he had all the different pictures he wanted...

so while she was gone we just hung out... Ross played with his feet and watched some tv...

Yesterday (Wednesday), I took him back to meet with Dr Blowey and have the ultrasound read. They found that there was no change - the tube to Ross' left kidney is still dilated. This means that he is at a risk of there being backflow, and therefore, an elevated risk of developing kidney infections. Because he has had no issues to date, the plan is just to continue to monitor through periodic ultrasounds. We had hoped that he would have outgrown this by now but it is still not a major concern. We will watch for fevers or blood in the urine and as long as he has none of these symptoms, there is no need for surgery or additional testing beyond the ultrasound.

We will go back when Ross is one year old for another ultrasound and follow up. If there is still no change at one year old, we will most likely wait until he is two years old for his next follow up. The hope is that he outgrows this completely or that with continued monitoring the doctors become comfortable that this is not going to be an issue for him.