New Home

We are moved into our new apartment. Now we are just trying to unpack. Landen has been doing really well with the move. He is a little overwhelmed with everything being packed up and not being able to touch anything. Dade has been having a hard time. He hasn't been sleeping very well. He just wants to be held all the time. I haven't been able to get very much done because I have been trying to hold Dade and spend time with Landen. Drew has been in school for a week now and is liking most of his classes. He will be on vacation for 2 weeks starting tomorrow. It will be nice having him home and his help with unpacking and to help with the kids.

Dade had is Doctors appointment last Friday with the specialist. He has Vesicoureteral Reflux in both kidneys. There are 5 stages of Reflux. 1 being very minor and 5 being serious where he would need surgery. Dade is a level 3. The Doctor said that Dade should grow out of Reflux by the time he is 5 or 6. We are starting him on antibiotics which he will probably have to stay on until the Reflux is gone. The goal of the antibiotics is to prevent a UTI and kidney damage, while growth and development allow reflux to disappear with time. Dade will have to get an ultrasound every 6 months to check up on it. We also found out that Dade has a possibility of a blockage in his left urethra. One of the tests they did counts how long the medication they give him takes to pass from the kidney to the bladder. Up to 10 minutes is good, 10-20 minutes is a gray area and more then 20 minutes means there is a blockage. His right side took 7 minutes, which is good, and his left side took 13 minutes so we don't know for sure. But that would explain his left side being dilated. Because he has reflux and the possibility of a blockage Dade will have to get an ultrasound in 3 months and if everything looks good we will start going every 6 months. If there is anything wrong then we will have to do the test again. I will keep you updated. Once we have more put away and organized I will take some pictures of the apartment and post them.