Trying again after HLHS: July 2014

I can't believe Jack is 7 months old. So much has happened these past few months. After his last hospital visit he was doing well. He'd returned to normal then suddenly June 6th he got another high fever. We were able to control the fever with medication but it kept coming back. By Monday he was lethargic and dehydrated. I made an appointment with my family doctor who immediately sent us to the hospital with a consult with the paediatrician. He was again admitted to the hospital for a few days. This time we were able to find the cause. He had a kidney infection. They gave him IV antibitics for 5 days and we were then discharged and given oral antibiotics for him to take. Since the last time he was sick the official diagnosis was UTI that means he's now had 2 in just under 2 months. They ordered a VCUG and he will have another test to check for kidney damage after he's been infection free for 6-8 months.
He had the VCUG (voiding cysto-urethrogram) on July 10th nearly 1 month after being released from hospital. They test showed he has vesicoureteral reflux. Grade 1 and 3 on different sides. Grade 1 means that when he pees some urine travels from the bladder up to the kidney. On the other side (grade 3) some urine travels up the bladder into the kidney before peeing. This is the cause of his kidney infections and will likely lead to more. We were given 2 options:
1- Prevent infections with daily antibiotics. He'd stay on them for years and we would keep an eye to see if it corrects itself as he gets older
2- Try natural ways to prevent and hope he doesn't get another infection. If he does we risk kidney damage from the infection

We've decided to try the natural way first without risking too much damage. I'm giving him 3ml 100% pure cranberry juice once a day plus probiotics. The cranberry juice is concentrated so you should mix it 1/5. Basically that 3ml really equals 15ml of juice if I had added water without the extra sugar in a normal juice. We're checking his urine every 2 weeks. Wednesday morning I did the test and his PH was 7. It'll be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks and see if it actually makes a difference.

He is still the happy easy going baby that he's always been. He's still a tiny little guy. He had his 6 month shots (a month late since the 3 month was done at 4) so we found out he weighs 15.0lbs and 65.5cm. His weight has decreased and the doctors are keeping an eye on that because........ he's started crawling!!!!!!! When Lauren started walking she stopped gaining weight. That first month she started walking she gained 100g. He's not been interested in solids really so they are concerned that he'll start to lose weight now that he's moving around.

My weight wise I'm doing really well. My current weight is 149lbs. Last time at 7 months I was 155lbs so I'm doing well. I did a half triathlon in June and will be doing another one in a few weeks then I'm doing a full one mid September. I'm hoping and expecting my weight to continue to come off.
Here's some pics of the 2 kids. I can't believe Lauren will be 3 next weekend! These 2 absolutely adore each other.