Jaelyn is such a good baby that...

...when we had to wake her up because we forgot to give her her antibiotics before she went to sleep for the night, she went right back to sleep after she took them. She is such a good baby :).

Another Jacob Quote

"I gave Jaelyn some of my "flat taco" and she ate it." His "flat taco" is also known as a tortilla. 

Some Kid We Have

This is Jacob wearing James' tux that James wore to his baptism/our wedding when he was 9 months old. 

Vote for Jaely to be the New Gerber Baby!

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Jacob's Quotes of the Week

Mommy I can't do anything on your computer right now because it's not working for me.

Jesus said I am hungry.

Regarding James not wanting to do swim lessons anymore: Why James? You are so good at it!

So You Think You Can Dance

Jaely, 9 months, dances to the music of So You Think you Can Dance.

Pictures of Jaelyn on Her Big Day at PCH

This is Jaely girl on her big day at the hospital. She had just finished her ultrasound and we just arrived at radiology for her VCUG.

Jaelyn is making a sad face after I put on her hospital gown.

Here is Jaelyn after the VCUG looking at me thinking, "Mommy, why did you let them do that to me?"

I can't believe I forgot her pacifier! Luckily the hospital supplied me with one of theirs.

After screaming through the whole procedure she was beat! She quickly fell asleep before we got to the car.

Her appointment with the Pediatric Urologist is scheduled for August 12th.

Vesicoureteral Reflux

Jaely was diagnosed with Vesicoureteral Reflux (Grade II) yesterday at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Basically this means that some of the urine that travels from her kidneys down the ureters to her bladder back-flows (has a reflux) and travels back up the ureters and possibly her kidneys. This makes her more prone to urinary tract infections and any infected urine could enter her kidneys and cause them to become infected. If her kidneys become infected they could cause damage and scaring effecting its ability to function in the future.  Jaelyn will begin to see a specialist, a Pediatric Urologist starting Aug. 12th, to determine her plan of action. She will go on prophylactic antibiotics for a period of time depending on what the urologist decides for  her. It varies depending on the child from 3 months to a year and then we head back to PCH to repeat the procedures she had yesterday (VCUG and ultrasounds) to see if she has outgrown it or if things have remained unchanged. If unchanged she will continue daily antibiotics until she is tested again and the cycle continues until she outgrows it or surgery is deemed necessary. 

The tests yesterday were awful and I never wanted to have to go through that again. Unfortunately we know that we will have to go through it at least once more. Until the problem is corrected.  There is nothing worse in the world than holding your child while they are in pain and knowing there is nothing you can do to take it away from them. 

I found this website that explains her reflux very well and has great pictures to go with it. 

http://www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/Vesicoureteral_Reflux.htm