Food Allergies!

I took Lily to the Allergist yesterday. I was debating on doing it because I really thought that she was fine. I am very glad that I took her. She has never had a severe reaction to food, but after eating a few different foods she sometimes breaks out into hives around her mouth. So I thought that maybe she needed to go.

She had to have a skin prick test. Which I was really nervous about because I had no clue how I was going to get her to hold still. She did just fine with the that part it was after when her skin started to react to the different foods. Her back itched so bad. But there was nothing that we could do.

The test showed that she is allergic to Peanuts, Cashews, Pistachios, and Eggs. I thought that she might have a nut allergy. But the Egg allergy was a huge surprise. The doctor decided to check her for eggs because she has eczema, and sure enough that was one of the worst ones.

So now we get to carry an Epipen and check the labels of food. The doctor think that there is a chance that Lily will grow out of the egg allergy and that the peanut allergy may get better. She says that she doesn't think that she will ever have a severe reaction to the food, so the Epipen is just a precaution. Man am I glad that I took her.

Lily is going to be a big sister!

 

For those of you who don't know already, Brock and I are expecting our second child. I am due March 24th. Which will put them just under two years apart. We are very excited. Lily is not sure what is going on, but I think that she will be a good helper when the time comes.

I have tried and tried to see the sex of the baby, but it does not want to cooperate and keeps its legs crossed all of the time. So maybe one day we will know what it is going to be. But for now I am just glad that I finally got an okay picture to post.