Answered Prayers

We got great news from our Doctor on Friday! Sally has outgrown her kidney reflux.  Let me repeat that, Sally has outgrown her kidney reflux! AMEN!!

We like our Urologist, Dr. Aliabodi. He has that sparkle in his eyes like Santa Claus.  From the first time we met him (July 2009), he's been very positive and encouraging.  He does a great job of putting his patients at ease.  Sally loves to repeat his name over and over.  When he walked in the room he had a big grin and said "It's gone, no more." He said he couldn't believe it himself.  He had to check and double check before he came to see us.  We "dodged his knife!"

Sally had reflux on both sides.  It's graded from 1-5, 5 being the worst.  Sally had a grade 2 on the right side and a 4 on the left side.  She's had this since I was 12 weeks pregnant (that is when these organs develop).  Last year, when there was no change, the likelihood of this being gone in a year was very slim.  The likelihood of someone outgrowing a grade 4 is very slim.  Needless to say, our prayers have been answered.

She finished her last dose of antibiotics yesterday.  I think she's going to be a little sad.  As I stated before, she loved to take her medicine.  Whenever I'd open the closet where her medicine is located she'd shout "Meddddacininine, Sit down!" She knew she would always need to sit down before I gave it to her.  Maybe I'll have to give her a dose of water in the little syringe each day =)

Here are a few pictures of the "easy" part of our day at the doctor.  She started with just an ultrasound to get some pictures of her kidneys.  We then moved to another room where she had to get a catheter, fill up her bladder, pee on the table, all the while being held down so they could get x-rays of the whole process.  She got her sucker, she didn't cry the entire time and by the time we walked out of the doors, she hadn't even remembered what had happened.  She was focused on making sure we were headed to Grandma's house next.

They had a TV perfectly positioned with "Sid the Science Kid" on

Getting her gown on, proud of her bracelet on her left arm!

Dumb snow shortened our trip home this weekend.  We decided to come back Saturday night to avoid getting stuck in the snow, or having a 4 hour trip back.

Girl's Week this week, Daddy is flying out to Tucson this morning...if it's not delayed...