Thursday, September 1, 2011

Perinatologist




Here are a few pictures of our lil munchkin aka Kerrick JR...I think he/she looks just like Kerrick. But then again maybe all ultrasound pictures of babies look the same. And he/she was very cooperative despite the sugar I had ingested for my glucose test before the appointment. They smiled a bit when she was taking the 4d pictures - too cute!!
I went this morning to meet with the Perinatologist for the first time so he can check out lil munchkins kidneys and just an overall check up for the baby. So long story short, the kidneys are still dilated and have dilated a bit more than the last ultrasound we had 2 weeks ago. One kidney is 7mm and the other is 12mm. They should be 5mm or less. When they hit 12mm, that is the "majic" number to start monitoring them more. And if the kidneys hit 20mm then we will go see a Pediatric urologist to get a plan in motion for when the baby is born. So we will go back in 3 weeks for another ultrasound to see if they are dilating more or have slowed down.
I am not saying I do not have a slight worry in the far back of my mind, but overall I am not too concerned at this point as I have said before, this is a very common diagnosis for fetuses. So we will keep you all posted.
And on another note....Kerrick is doing well despite a few bumps still there, but is back to his normal, silly self! I still can not believe he did not complain about the pain of the bumps or bother the bumps at all as they looked oh so painful.
Jason is doing well too. They finished up the regular season of softball with a winning game. So onto the playoffs they will go. I am not quite sure when the playoffs start. But hopefully this weekend he and another guy can get out and see some sites around there. So I might get some pictures to post on here if he is able to get out. I know he is glad they will be able to wear shorts again and drink water in public!!
May you all have a Wonderful Labor Day weekend!

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