Since the last post in March we've had two more dr. appointments for Carter... one to follow-up on his ultrasound with his urologist and the second with his regular doctor for his 4 month well child check and immunizations.

For all that don't already know, Carter only has one kidney now. The left one has inploded upon itself and is basically no more. His right kidney has increased in size to help compensate for the lack of his second one. Even though we wished the cysts would've just gone away, we are happy to report that his kidney function is wonderful with normal urine output! He will have to be a little more careful than other kids with sports, but other than that he should be fine. He will follow-up again with his urologist in September along with another ultrasound just to track the sole kidney's status. His urologist is also working with a pediatric urologist from Seattle to meet with us just for a second look and educate us with anymore current information regarding his disease. We look forward to learning all we can to help our son be the healthiest as possible!

On April 14th, Carter had his 4 month well child check complete with immunizations. This round of shots went much more smooth for all involved. For instance, mom didn't cry this time and Carter only cried for a few seconds and then was all smiles- he also didn't hate dad for the subsequent few days! He's growing well at a husky 13lbs. 13oz at measures in at 26 inches long. He's meeting all his major milestones with rolling over, babbling and recongnizing his name. We were also informed that we can start him on some rice cereal for the next three weeks and then at 5 months we can start on yellow and orange veggies and then at 6 moths we can start some fruits. So far with the rice cereal he's doing very well.

The next appointment up for us is his 6 month well child check in June.