#Microblog Mondays - A boy and his books

M loves his books, one of his new favorite activities is getting all of them off the shelf as fast as possible. Every once in a while a particular book will catch his eye, so he will stop and take a look at a page or two before getting more off the shelf. :) We read to M every night before bed, he is now getting to the point where he picks which book is read first. He also has favorite pages of particular books. I absolutely love watching M's love of books and reading develop right before my eyes.

#Microblog Mondays - Doctors Appointments

It seems our life lately has been one doctor appointment after an other...we had two (supposed to be three but I missed one!) last week and another three this week...it's been for all three of us...eyes, teeth, thyroid, gastro...you name it!

Last week M saw a gastroenterologist regarding his health/nutrition and the food allergies. We need to start him on probiotics and a multivitamin. She also suggested seeing the dermatologist again...she did not like the look of his eczema at all. Best part of that appointment was waiting in the exam room for 50 minutes! M had a great time pulling open the drawers and cabinet drawers! He also broke out while we were waiting in the room...no idea what allergen was present!

Today I see my endocrinologist...not really looking forward to it. Hoping I don't get "yelled" at. I was supposed to lose 20lbs before this appointment...I only lost 10. She is now treating me as if I am diabetic. She tested my blood sugars for my appt in August and she did not like the results at all. She said I am not truly diabetic but she is going to stop it before it happens. That means meds...I've been poking myself in the belly once a week for the last 7 weeks. :(

Wow - I sound like quite the Debbie Downer...sorry!! Just too many appointments all at once.

#Microblog Mondays - Our weekend

We bought some bins to store M's toys in...he LOVED playing in them. :) Getting in and out was sometimes a challenge but with a little help from Mom or Dad he was in and out at least 20 times. :)

 

Loves playing with his new Mickey car (although Mom still needs to put the stickers on)!

We tried oatmeal this weekend...another FAIL! This spot here is where a grain of the steel cut oats sat on his cheek for about 5 minutes.  No hives or coughing this time around but his eczema was irritated and it popped up on his tummy, just like it did when he was an infant. Only two more foods to try (soy and banana) and we are done trying the foods he tested positive to...I am not looking forward to it at all.

Daddy found M a new puppy while grocery shopping...M was excited about the tag and hoped we wouldn't notice him trying to eat it. :)

#Microblog Mondays - Update on Milk

It took us two full weeks to really test the dairy/cow's milk allergy for M but it's now complete and it went poorly. We tried yogurt, a cheese stick, provolone cheese and cream cheese. Why I thought provolone cheese was a good idea is beyond me. lol. It was the only cheese in the house and I really wanted one more attempt of dairy under our belt. Considering M took a bite and then wiped it out of his mouth before swallowing any we needed to try one more time. He didn't love the taste of the cream cheese but he got enough in him for us to realize it was a horrible fail. His lips got  hives, his face turned red wherever the cheese touched his skin and he started itching his cheeks within five minutes of eating the cheese. We gave M his prescription antihistamine and within an hour he was back to normal, but it really scared J and I.  It made us realize that there is a possibility that cheese/dairy could cause M an anaphylactic reaction. I am calling the allergist today. Both J and I  want an epi pen in the house.

#Microblog Mondays - Fun at the Park

We took M to the park on Saturday morning and a fun time was had by all! We started off on the swings and then took him to the fields. He loved the freedom of the field...unfortunately, our yard at home does not give that to him. J and I had a blast watching him run from us and then turn around and make his way back. :)

On Sunday we bought him sneakers. :)

#Microblog Mondays - milk

We are continuing to work through our list of foods on the allergen list. I forgot to update that corn did not work out for M. I think it was on day 5 of the two week trial period he broke out. I was so bummed, he really enjoyed the corn but his face did not.

Yesterday we attempted "cow's milk"...our pedi suggested trying yogurt or cheese rather than straight milk. We tried some plain yogurt with breakfast. M had a few spoonfuls plain and a few with mango. He seemed to tolerate it but not love it. Later in the morning he tried a few bites of my mango greek yogurt from Trad.er Joe's...now that he loved. :) J did not agree with my decision to let him try it but I thought it would be okay. Um, yeah, I think I should have listened to J. M's face broke out. :( We are going to go three days without any dairy and try again later this week.

#Microblog Mondays - A "normal" sick visit

We had to take M into the pediatrician's office today for a sick visit. We seem to only do this for an issue with his skin and today was no different. Friday night M came down with a rash and it was not a normal reaction to an allergen so both J and I were concerned. We were even more concerned because we were traveling at the time and no where near home. We watched him over the weekend and the rash was worse yesterday but he had no other symptoms. We went to see Dr. W this morning and it turns out M had a NORMAL childhood illness...roseola. Dr. W was pretty funny when she said she was glad she could help this time because usually when it comes to M and his skin she has to refer us to a specialist!

M had a fever last Tuesday through Thursday but nothing that made me overly nervous and it reacted well to the Ty.lenol. Both J and I assumed it was teething as M has been chewing on everything lately. Turns out we were wrong. Thankfully, we did not have the high fever that can be associated with the illness. So our blotchy boy is a normal blotchy boy this time. :)

(I tried to attach a picture but had issues...will upload one when I can.)