It's a.....?

So by now you all know the Corbitt household will be bringing home a little baby boy Jan/Feb 2009. Our doctor's appt on Friday went fairly well. The baby weighs around 12ounces and has a heart rate of 154. Our ultrasound tech noticed one small problem around the right kidney and decided to let Dr. Sanford look at the pictures. We were then referred to Memphis Maternal Fetal Medicine to see Dr. Bk (long last name). So.....at 1pm Scott, myself and baby Corbitt (mostly because he doesn't have a choice) walked in their office nervous and a little afraid of what was to come. We spent about 45minutes with their ultrasound tech checking every little inch of Baby Corbitt. I am happy to report that everything besides the right kidney looks wonderful. Unfortunately, Baby Corbitt has a condition known as Hydronephrosis: distention and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces, usually caused by obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney, leading to progressive atrophy of the kidney. Dr. BK believes that eventually the right kidney will shut down. And for those of you who are wondering, the baby's right kidney is working properly. There is just some kind of obstruction that's not allowing the urine to pass through to the bladder and creating quite a bit of pressure on the right kidney. We're still in a little shock about the news and I feel as though I keep climbing the high risk pregnancy ladder more and more. We will continue to follow-up with Dr. Bk's office every four weeks until it gets closer to the due date. So....that's another doctor's appt for us to work into Scott's busy traveling schedule. Dr. Bk said there might be a chance of delivery a little earlier but we won't know anything until we get further along. So.....to make a long story short: Baby Corbitt is doing pretty well except the right kidney issue. It's not looking like Baby Corbitt will have any brothers/sisters anytime after this (We've had to handle quite a bit of stress over the last few months and Scott knows way to much about the whole pregnancy issues and complications.)
Scott has been doing research and it looks as though 1 in 800 children are born with one kidney and live productive lives. He's even been looking at athletic gear for Baby Corbitt to wear and protect the left kidney. Please keep us in your prayers. I'm sure we will work through this in a short period of time. It's just taking some getting use to.