Our kids are such stinkers.
As many of you know, Avery has been having episodes with hives. We got her bloodwork done and today we went to see the allergist. After a skin prick test, they confirmed that she is indeed allergic to eggs, both egg whites and yolk. The good news is that her primary doctor believed she could potentially be allergic to dairy, wheat, soy and peanuts based on the blood results. But the allergist said this is not true. YEAH!!
Just a point of reference: Carter's blood test for peanuts at one year was a 10, and at 2.5 years was a 100. Avery's blood test showed a 1 point 16. The allergist believes that she will grow out of this allergy in the next 2 years.
So where do we go from here? Obviously no eggs or french toast. The allergist said that many children can tolerate items like bread, certain cookies and crackers that contain small amounts of eggs. We will have to watch cookies closely because some cookies have given her a reaction while others have not. Avery obviously can because we have been feeding her these items without a reaction for months. We do not need to take these items out of her diet.
Oh, and she also needs an epi-pen! It looks like Benadryl and epi-pen(s) are going to be a staple of my diaper bag/purse for many years to come.
It is just so crazy to me that my kids have these allergies. I'm just so lucky that these are just minor irritations in my everyday life.
Seriously, my kids are huge stinkers. I think I'll keep them though.
Just an FYI, the gluten-free wedding cake is not egg-free. In fact it takes 3 eggs for each bag of mix, which is a lot for a cake.
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