Monday, January 26, 2009

Back from Annie's Appointment at U of I Hospital

Well we made it to Annie's appointment at the Pediatric Urology Clinic at U of I today. We left home around 7:30 and the trip went uneventfull. It was pretty slick in Des Moines this morning but once we got to around Mitchellville it was normal driving. Nothing to unexpected came from her visit. It was confirmed that she has an ectopic ureter. This means that her left kidney developed with 2 ureters, one of which does not fully go into the bladder. She also continues to have urinary reflux which will be monitored. Annie will most likely have surgery when she is around 6 months old, unless she developes a number of infections before then, which the surgery would then come sooner. The surgery would reconnect the ectopic ureter, and depending if her reflux has not improved, would correct that as well.

So now atleast we now have a game plan as to what needs to be done. We continue to pray that all goes well and are thankful for the Dr's and Nurses who have helped us through this.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Almost 7 weeks old

Here are some new pics of Annie from the past few weeks. She is definately growing and changing. As of a week ago Friday, she weighed 11.5 lbs and was 22.5 inches long. So she had gained almost 3 lbs and grown 2 inches. We will be heading to Iowa City this Monday to meet with a pediatric urologist to see what they think needs to be done if anything about her kidney and urinary reflux. Hopefully the trip goes well and we get some answers.
Annie after taking a bath


Annie with neighbor Isabelle (01/04/09)

Hanging out in her new swing (01/17/09)

Annie 01/22/09


Annie 01/23/09

Friday, January 9, 2009

More Christmas Pics

Well it has been over 5 weeks since Annie was born. Carol and I are getting a little more sleep but it seems like Annie does something different all the time. She is becoming more alert and aware of her surroundings. We are enjoying being parents, through the good times when she almost cracks a smile to you, and the bad times when the smile is followed by screaming in my ear.

It's been a while since I posted an updated blog so here are some pictures from Christmas's on Carols side of the family.

Annie with Great Grandma Ver Ploeg


Ver Ploeg Christmas at Megan and Brad's



Annie with her Aunt Jaclyn



Annie with her Aunt Brenda



Ready for some sleep