Mason Update

We're still in the hospital but will probably check out later this afternoon. Mason had an ultrasound and his left kidney is still slightly dilated but it is also still considered a mild case. The urologist that our pediatrician consulted said that it would be fine to wait 3-6 months to do a follow up ultrasound to monitor whether the kidney's size had gone down to normal at that point. This what we expected and still seems to be a non-issue for the most part. Praise Father!

Another issue that came up was that Mason could have a rare blood condition that Micah and some of his family members have called Von Willibrands. For Micah, it is very mild and has never been a problem, but it means that his blood might not clot properly when cut or during surgery. For some reason this did not concern the doctors with Reister and he was circumcises at two days old. But with Mason they want to test him for the factor and the results take two weeks to get back. If we are still here (for passport/visa reasons), and the results are negative/mild, we'll go ahead and get him circumcised before we leave. Otherwise, we'll have to wait to a later date when we're back in Thailand again - like next January - to get it done. I feel sorry for him if he has to get it done when he's older because I know it would be more traumatic. Again, just another thing to lift up - ask for Father's perfect timing on this issue as well as our return to the Shining City.

Here is Reister and Mason - meeting for the first time!