Ultrasounds and Bloodtests, but not the fun kind

I have heard that serious ailments can increase your popularity, so in an attempt to "one up" Emily K. I decided to go ahead and get some gallstones. Yes that's right, gallstones. And....I even get to have surgery! Woohoo! Way better than just a broken arm and a cast :).

But seriously, this week has been an interesting one. It started Sunday night when I was having really bad upper abdominal pains. I'd had the same kind a few times in the past month or two but these ones were awful. I couldn't sleep, couldn't lay down. Finally, the "attack" went away at about 2:30am and I got to sleep around 3:15am or so. Fortunately Molly slept until almost 7:30. During the time I was awake in the middle of the night I started doing some google searches and found that the symptoms really sounded like gallstones. Little did I know gallbladder issues run in the family, which my mom told me the next morning. So off to the doctor I went and was immediately sent for bloodwork and an ultrasound. The u/s confirmed the gallstones but they also wanted me to go for an MRI to check out my liver, which they thought might be fatty. Which is even worst than gallstones because it could mean no more wine...yikes! Fortunately the tests came back and the liver seems fine, I have to go in 6 months to get another MRI to double check that everything is ok but for now no worries. The MRI did confirm several gallstones so I am going forward with my appointment with the surgeon on Tuesday. Now the doctor hasn't officially said that I'm getting surgery, but that I needed to meet with a surgeon.......I'm putting 2 and 2 together.....

This has put a slight damper on my big plans for becoming a wine tasting consultant. Similar to Pampered Chef, but you get to buy wine. Way better than pots and pans if you ask me. You'll be hearing more about that soon...and for those of you who might not be able to drink wine right now...well...we'll save you a glass :).

So that's it from here. Molly is getting close to walking. She's now doing "one handed" and is getting quite fast, especially if she sees Tigger. Last weekend I said I'd give her 2 weeks, so we'll see where she is next Saturday.

Slow recovery from vacation

Why is it so much work to come home from vacation? So much unpacking, sorting, laundry....we are almost there. Finally. It hasn't helped that Molly hasn't been 100% in the health department. Hmmm...where to start...

Last Monday we headed north to camping with Molly's cousins. We had a great time. Molly did pretty well camping, until she started with runny nose and then a fever. She still slept ok until about 3 am when she'd wake up and want to sleep with us. We still had fun though, we went up the Gondola at Wildcat:





Hiking up Sabbaday Falls:





And general goofiness around the campfire:






She also went swimming with all of her cousins:


I have so more pictures to share, but Molly is awake from her nap so I'll have to get to them later.