Mommy Moment | Branson Pees in a Cup

On Tuesday, Branson had an ultrasound which showed bilateral hydronephrosis of the kidneys. Basically that is fluid pooling in the kidney vs flushing. We’ve known since I was around 6 months pg for B that he had bilateral dilated renal pelvis (kidneys were dilated). His scan back in March of 2010 showed no pooling – but things change and now there is significant fluid in both kidneys, especially his right. So, this could be part of the unexplained fevers. His pediatrician is sending him back to the pediatric urologist at U of M and we’ll go from there. We know everything his gonna be just fine. Branson’s in good hands, afterall, God’s got this!

In addition to the ultrasound, they needed to run a urinalysis.  So, this is what went down:

Yes, Branson, you have to pee in a cup!!! Why? So the doctor can study your pee. OKAY!! Here we go, now don’t pee on my hand – pee in the cup! You’d think all the Cheerios he had sunk during his potty training days would certainly qualify him as a gold star expert aimer. Nope, not B. When it was all said and done and hands (and faces) were washed, he struts his stuff walking out of the lab, looks up at me with those baby blues and says “that was fun!” Boys!

Branson and his new little puppy from the ultrasound tech gave him for being such an awesome patient!  With help from Avery, B named the puppy "Slimer" after the slimy gel that was all over his tummy.

Meet the Merrows

The Merrow Family

November 2010

(photos by Beth Andreski at Charleigh Kade Studios)

Brian, Victoria, Avery, and Branson

The Merrow Boyz

Avery James

Branson Guyles

My Baby (AKA The Hubster)