First, Eric went to the ER about a week ago. He had a 104 temp, and we found out that his white blood cell count was at 26 and rising. Normal is about 15. After about 9 hours at the Duncan ER, we found out that baby Eric has a bladder infection. This is not very normal in baby boys, however slightly normal and alarming for babies with kidney disease/failure. We got an IV of high powered antibiotic and fluids in the ER and they sent us home that night with more antibiotics that we are still taking. As a result of this infection, on Wednesday, we have to do testing to make sure that Eric does not have reflux in his urinary tract. This means that urine goes to his bladder but backs up and goes back into his kidneys. IF he has this, we will be giving him an antibiotic every night for as long as they tell us to. :0)
Eric stats:
Weight: 8 pounds 8 ounces (as of ER)- 3rd percentile(not on chart)
Length: 20 inches-3rd percentile
Kidney function: 15% out of 100% but still no Dialysis!!
Eric has started playing with his hands much more!! He is getting more alert everyday! He is still resisting tummy time and not lifting up his head, but he is doing well in other areas!
He is also in the very beginning stages of teething we think!! He is chewing on everything and is way slobbery!
Eric has also started trying to laugh out loud! He doen't do it very often, but when he does, it is pretty cute! He plays with us and we are finding out that he is VERY onery!!
We are moving to San Antonio on Thursday. This is both happy and sad for us. We are excited about our new house and all the fun things to go do, and happy about the great doctors we keep hearing about for Eric. However, we will be moving out of mom and dad's house and farther away from family and friends.....again!
Our new address is 1410 Arrow Hill San Antonio, TX 78258
We have lots of room for visitors and a pool in the back yard!!! We hope to see all of you soon!!
Ok, now for some pictures!!
Eric was playing peek-a-boo with his Papa Joe!
Eric's cousin Layton came to see us from College Station, TX!! Layton was so excited to hold baby Eric and ran to wash his hands and sit on the couch! We miss you Layton and Aaron!!
Here is Eric wishing his daddy a Happy Birthday! This was the day after the ER visit, so Eric was not a very happy baby.
Eric talked his Uncle Jesse into feeding him when Jesse and Lyndsey came home to visit from Stillwater. We miss ya'll too!!!
Well, that is all for now, I will post some pictures of the new house soon.
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