update on Mary Reilly

Before I start I have two things I would like to say...

1) Mary Reilly's name is Mary Reilly. If you call her Mary She will not answer you nor will I. So to all the people at the hospital there is a reason why when I filled out the sheet I put Mary Reilly for her first name. People people people!

2) There are appointment times for a reason. Doctor's, when I rush downtown Baltimore and pay to park in a parking garage I don't want to wait in the exam room for one hour and 15 minutes. (was that a run on sentence?) It's hard to entertain both kids in an exam room for that long.

Ok sorry. I just had to get that out!

When we finally saw the doctor she said Mary Reilly will need an MRI. They want to see what her liver looks like. So that's where we are right now. They scheduling department hasn't call me on when we are doing the MRI.

A tale of Mary Reilly's tummy take 2

We had Mary Reilly's sweat test this morning. They wrapped her up in this blanket with a heater blowing on us for 30 minutes. (The warm blanket lasted 2 mins) Mary Reilly said "No thank you Mommy" to the blanket!

Her test came back NEGATIVE! (Which we knew it would)

This weeks recap

Last night I made shrimp and grits for dinner. Anna Grace insist she has to feed herself. Grits were EVERYWHERE!

Last week I had a playdate over and the 2 Hannah's joined us. The girls loved dressing up.

This is why we go through so much "TP."

A tale of Mary Reilly's tummy take 1

A few months ago Mary Reilly has been complaining about her tummy hurting and she was tired. -When a 2 year old tells you she is tired and wants to go to bed....that's not normal! Along with that she has been having diarrhea off and on for about a year...about 2 to 3 times a month....When she was staying at my parents house while Ladson and I were in Puerto Rico my mom noticed she was having white poop (I know it's gross) After I got back from vacation I took her to the doctor's. They told me she might be constipated and gave me something for that. The doctor told me every kid goes through spouts of diarrhea. I gave her the laxative and we were sick for 3 days after. They told me she needed to be on the laxative for 3 months...I only gave it to her once. There is no way this girl is constipated if she goes everyday at the same time. When I was going to South Carolina the last time she started to have the same thing. Diarrhea, white poop, and now vomiting. I knew this was not normal so I took her to the doctor's down there and they told me it needs to run it's course and not to worry.

I didn't like what the doctor said in SC so when we got back to Maryland I took her to her normal doctor. I told them I wasn't leaving until we looked into this further. She ordered a blood test, stool sample, and ultrasound of her abdomen. We did everything that day except the ultrasound. The ultrasound we did last Saturday. Mary Reilly was excellent! She stayed so still while the lady looked at her belly. We even got to listen to all the noises her tummy makes.
This past Thursday I received a call from her doctor. All the test came back normal except her ultrasound. The radiologist said she has mobile gallstones. The doctor is concerned because usually a 2 year old doesn't get gallstones. She then told me she this is a symptom of cystic fibrosis! WHAT?!? No one in my family or Ladson's has this disease. She is not having any breathing problems and only had bronchitis once or maybe twice.
I am waiting on the lady to call me back about making an appointment for a sweat chloride test. (That's the cystic fibrosis test) When we get this test back I will write more. (I KNOW this test will be normal!) We see the ped GI doctor on Nov 18.

The Wheel of fortune

My roommate in college was on Wheel of Fortune last night. Even though she didn't win she played the game well! (Katie is in the middle)

Katy Perry and Elmo

That's what Ladson and I were for Halloween. (If you don't know Katy Perry is a singer and she was kicked off Sesame Street for wearing "unflattering" clothes.)

Halloween 2010

(we didn't cooperate with the drawing of the face)

Anna Grace (kitty cat) Mary Reilly (Tinker Bell)
We did our Trick or Treating tonight. The neighborhood kids all get together and go door to door. After all the kids full their bags we all go to a neighbor's house for a party. On the menu was Pumpkin soup (which I never had and I really liked) and chili. A costume is required. -My picture of my costume will be posted later-
I hope everyone will have a great and safe Halloween!