Warning: Bodily Fluid Topics Discussed

I was looking through my archives and looking for something about this and couldn't find anything, so I'm going to relate it all now. Last August, the day after we got back from Michigan, Claire started having diarrhea...no big deal right? That happens sometimes. Fast forward to October where it's still happening. Yes 3 months of diarrhea. After she's already expressed interest in potty training. HA! We finally get into a pediatric gastroenterology specialist and he takes one look at her and says no juice whatsoever. No dried fruits (like fruit snacks, trail mix, etc.) That's it? I've waited 3 months for this??? I was not too sure but we listened and it did clear up almost immediately! Praise the Lord! So we got back on the potty training wagon and was headed toward big girl underwear...until April. Still on a "no fruit juice" diet, the diarrhea comes back. Hmmpffff. So we schedule another appointment and she was still gaining weight, so let's just wait and see and perhaps it will just go away. Here we are in July. I have noticed it is a cycle of loose, none, and then slightly firmer stools. So last week they suggested the next step (after labs with all normal results for bacteria and viruses) would be a double scope. Today was the day of this scope. Yesterday, we had to restrict her to a clear liquid diet including a laxative to clear out her system. This is how the day went yesterday

Claire: gets up and says, "Mommy, can I have a pop-tart?"

Mommy: "No"

Claire: "Mommy, can I have cer-e-al?"

Mommy: "No"

Claire: "Mommy, can I have crackers?"

Mommy: "No, we are going to go to the doctor tomorrow and he wants us to just drink water and juice---"

Claire: "JUICE?!?!?!?"

Mommy: " --today, you want some juice?"

Claire: "JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!"

and that was it...seriously. no more asking of crackers, pudding, grapes, or any other types of food. (Once after her nap she did ask for a popsicle, but that was it, honest!)


She did sooo good yesterday which was such an answer to prayer.

Today they did the double scope and she was not very happy when she woke up (don't blame her). However, they didn't really find anything abnormal but took some biopsies and so now we are waiting for the results of those. The doctor did prescribe some medicine in the meantime and we'll go back in a month for a check up and hopefully we'll have some answers and/or results by then. He did say she can have juice again which will be a nice change for her.

Thank you to all of our friends/family who have prayed, thought of, and visited Claire. We are so appreciative of all that the Lord has blessed us with and are just looking at this as a small bump in the journey He's prepared for us. We have even been able to use this as a witnessing opportunity and we (Claire, Meemaw, Papa, Daddy, and Mommy) were singing "Everybody Ought to Know" this morning before she went back to surgery. Justin and I also met a person this morning and invited her to church and she seemed genuinely open which was an answer to prayer. Hopefully we'll see her on Sunday. We'll be looking for her!

Claire is waking up from her well-deserved nap and so I better go! Don't worry, I won't post the pictures the doctor gave us!