Dr Kim was happy and so was mom and dad.

So daddy did what everyone tells you not to do....he looked at the test results before we talked to the doctor. The outcome of that was a sleepless night since one of the test values, BUN, had gone from normal range to above normal. So dad searched for high BUN level on the internet and that was not a good idea.

Fast forward to the visit with the Kidney doctor....The BUN value was of no concern at all. This value apparently fluctuates a lot based on what you eat, how much you drink etc. The value has to be 4x what Maya had for them to even be concerned. We were very relieved to hear this great news. Her kidneys have improved slightly but the creatinine is still a tiny bit above normal. Dr Kidney wants to see her again in 4-5 months so this time we got a further extension in the test frequency. Unfortunately (or it's probably a good thing really) they will continue to follow her up to age 18 YEARS, to monitor that all is well. So dad better get used to the idea of blood draws, worrisome test results and visits with Dr Kidney.

Maya had a great time in the doctors office and played with the ear-investigation-thing and tore up all the paper in sight.

Better late than never - New numbers are in

The same day farmor and farfar arrived, Jan 8th, we had our 4 month appointment with our beloved Swedish pediatrician, doctor Rosen. Maya weighed 5.2kg and was 55.9cm tall.

Last week we had an appointment with the kidney doctor and they took all her measurements again. Our little Swedish meatball had gained a lot of weight and now weighs 5.95kg and is 60.3cm tall. Amazing growth in just three short weeks. Maya is now within normal range for a full term baby for weight but still a bit short. However, if she's got daddy's genes this might just be par for the course.....short and fat. We are so very proud of our dear Maya. What a fighter! Do you think she loves having farmor & farfar and mormor and morfar around or what?

The short story from the kidney doctor is that her kidneys are still improving and are so very very close to normal range on all the measurements. We managed to negotiate an extra month before the next blood draw so we now have three months until next time. Again, please keep your fingers crossed/hall tummarna, pray, think good thoughts etc for Maya. We really wish that she passes all the tests next time.