Random pictures

Mary Reilly has a new play kitchen!

Stairs

I knew these were going to be a problem, I just didn't think it was going to be this soon! I wasn't fast enough to take the picture of her on the first step. I guess it's off to Ikea tomorrow for a baby gate. They have the best prices in town!

Mary Reilly Easter 2009

Look how much she has changed!

Egg Hunt

Five kids and not one was looking at the camera!
Clockwise: James, Eliana, Mary Reilly, Kendall, Anna Grace.
All the kids on our row.

Edgewood had an Easter egg hunt last Wednesday.

YMCA

That's right I just didn't join the Y but the whole family joined the Y! My neighbor down the street told me if you have someone in your family who is active duty you get 6 months free. Yes free no contracts no commitments. Ladson wasn't excited as I was. He response was "who cares, I get a free gym on post." Yeah that free gym doesn't have FREE CHILDCARE!
The lady who signed me up asked me what machines I like to workout on. My response was "I haven't worked out since high school." Was that not the right answer? I know what all of you are thinking...no she did not just say that? It's true I don't gain weight unless I am pregnant. Since I have birthed 2 (most wonderful, beautiful girls) but momma's stomach is not flat as it used to be. Now the true test is to see if I really go!

Sick child one day happy child the next

Thursday night we had another seizure. This makes a total of 4. This time I called 911. When we arrived at the ER Mary Reilly's temp was 104.8! She was one hot tamale! We did all kinds of test and her white blood count was high indicating an infection. Her ear is still infected.
Earlier that day we were at the doctors and the doctor said it was all cleared up...The explanation I received from the doctor was it could be fine one minute and 3 hours later be infected. I don't know if I really believe that. We will be looking for a new doctor at Johns Hopkins when she is fully healed.

We will be getting a MRI and a EEG at John Hopkins hopefully soon. When I called after the third seizure they didn't have anything until July! My doctor called for me and requested to be sooner.

No fever in 2 days! What a difference!

Sick Mary Reilly

I need to find a way to move these pictures in the order I wanted...oh well....I took a picture of her rash because I know when I take her to the doctor's she wont have it.

Mary Reilly came in from playing in the yard yesterday when I noticed she was feeling hotter than normal. I took her temp and it was 101.3...Not so bad you would say, but Mary Reilly gets febrile seizures. Her body doesn't take fevers well. After I took her temp I gave her Tylenol and she started shaking. -The last time I took Mary Reilly to the ER (the day Anna Grace came home from the hospital) the doctor at MUSC told me I didn't need to take her every time she had one. She only needed to go if it lasted more than 30 minutes. 30 minutes is a LONG TIME! 15 minutes is a LONG TIME! That's how long MR's usually last.

What made me kinda mad was this morning I called our clinic and told them what was going on and they told me she should have gone to the ER! What??!!? Am I a bad mom for not taking her to the ER? I try to do what the doctors tell me then I move to go a different health clinic and they tell me something different. Who is right? Why didn't they tell Ladson that on the phone when he called the emergency line yesterday? All I can conclude from this is whenever I do will be wrong to a different doctor. I just can't win!

I am taking her back to the doctor this morning. The rash is most likely a reaction to the antibiotic. (Remember she is allergic to penicillin) Who knows. I will report back when I know.