Bringing you up to date on our life

So 2008 has been a pretty eventful year for us. As you probably know, we had our second baby boy, Asher Bryan on July 1, 2008. He weighed in at 9 lbs 7 oz and 22 inches long. He is now 8 weeks old and weighs 14 lbs 8 oz. What can I say, my boys like to eat. It has been an adventure getting Asher here. It all started in March when a family friend was doing an ultra sound for me for fun and we found a "bubble" in Asher's stomach. I was 24 weeks pregnant. So we were just supposed to watch it and at 30 weeks we did not see it, but Asher had turned to the breech position. At 34 weeks my life kind of fell apart for a little bit. We lost our beloved Pa Pa. I still have a hard time with it once in awhile, he was such a big part of our life, I miss him every day. My mom was also scheduled to have a hysterectomy for cancer cells found in her uterus exactly one week from loosing Pa Pa. This was a big deal because last year my mom became septic and nearly died. She had complications from anesthesia in surgery and had to remain on the ventilator for a day. So needless to say, we don't like for her to have surgery. The same day that mom had her surgery, we found out Asher's bubble was indeed still there, but we had no idea what it was. So the next week I went for a high risk ultra sound and we discovered it involved the left kidney, but we still couldn't give it an exact diagnosis. Now that he is here, we have had 3 ultra sounds, a VCUG, and a dye study in nuclear medicine. We know he has a UPJ obstruction where the kidney and ureter meet. So basically the "bubble" we saw was his kidney filled with fluid and it can not drain well if at all due to the blockage. We will know what to do about that next Tuesday. So actually, even though I have 2 kids now, life is much calmer! Did I mention that my husband was working out of town from the time I was 27 weeks pregnant until I was 37 weeks pregnant? I about lost my mind, but I made it through. Sawyer is great, Asher arrived safe and sound and is doing well, my mom is healthy and retired in May and my husband is finally home! God is good.