Hats Off

I'm not really sure which Branna likes better: shoes or hats. From previous posts, you know that Branna loves trying on Daddy's and Mama's shoes. She also daily enjoys trying on shoes from her collection. The same goes for hats.

Impressive... 2 Hats at Once!

She's Been Caught!

I Don't Think She Was Fully Awake

What A Silly Girl!

Who Stole the Cookies From the Cookie Jar?

Branna has figured out that food is kept in the pantry... Even more exciting is that she can now open the boxes and eat her cookies. I think we'll have to move them to the top shelf... :)

Just Plain Cute!

I don't really have a theme for this blog, but I have a smattering of pictures from the last few weeks that I wanted to post. As you can see from these pictures, Branna has LOTS of personality. She's really starting to talk alot, too, and verbalize things.
A few days ago, she was looking at the planets in one of our astronomy books. She came across a picture of Venus and pointed it out to Branyon, who told her what it was. Branna looked at him and said, "No, it's a ball!". We were both quite surprised since she hasn't really strung many words together, yet, but she was going to make sure that Daddy knew what he was actually pointing out!

The Noodle Aftermath
Creating Works of Art
Just Being Silly!

Vesicoureteral Reflux

We got the news that we didn't want to hear... Branna's VCUG came back with a positive result for vesicoureteral reflux. (That's pronounced VESS-ih-koh-yoo-REE-ter-ul.) The degree of the reflux is broken into grades, I being the lowest, V being the worst. Branna's scan showed that she has a grade II, borderline grade III. From my reading about the reflux, 80% of children with lower grades, outgrow it by age 5 or 6. I hope that this is our case.
For now, the doctor has recommended Branna be on a prophylactic (low-dose) antibiotic for 6 months. (The antibiotic will not correct the reflux, but will keep the urine free from infection. This will ensure that her kidneys are not damaged as the reflux happens.) At the end of the 6 months, we'll need to repeat the VCUG to determine if she still has the reflux.
Our prayer will continue to be that Branna will outgrow this soon. We appreciate your thoughts and concerns for us.