The past week has been totally crazy around here (to say the very least). I'm writing at the speed of light because the boys are temporarily distracted by tv. Some days I wish they liked tv so that I could leave them for 10 minutes without them getting into something. They learned how to open the baby gates and get in the kitchen. That means they get into lots of drawers and this morning, while I was upstairs getting their clothes, they ate out of the garbage. (sigh) The things that happen in our house are sometimes unbelievable.
I'll start with the appointment to the allergist. It was long. The Dr. stressed how severe Noah's allergy is. He said that he should never be around anything peanut related. He had his blood tested to see if he is allergic to tree nuts as well, but advised us to just stay away from them. Peanuts and tree nuts are usually around each other at some point in their "life" and it's just not worth the risk. He also gave us a prescription for a new type of epipen that just came out. It's an epipen that talks to you through what to do should you have to use it. He promised me that if I ever have to use it I will panic. :) I'm sure he's right! It also makes it easier for someone else who is babysitting him to use. He told us that Noah cannot go into the church nursery. It's too much of a risk. So, sorry to everyone at our church. Ha! He is so loud! The past 2 weeks we walked about with him and just walked around. He also said that Noah would qualify as a kid who has asthma and we may need to treat the asthma regularly and not just when he has an episode. He has some excema on his cheeks as well. Poor kid. At the end he sent us upstairs for blood work. It stunk. They took blood from both arms and still didn't get enough. They decided they could work with what they did get. I left feeling thankful though, and here's why. The allergy and immunology department is on the same floor as oncology ( which is behind closed doors). I could have sat and wept thinking about the parents on the other side of the door. I sat and prayed for them and thanked God that it's not us. Our problems are so manageable.
I also had to take Noah to the eye Dr. on Monday. That was a LONG appointment. We were there for 2 1/2 hours. This Dr. is awesome, but you wait a long time. He only sees kids and kids don't always cooperate. He said Noah's eyes still look good and we can come in a year for a re-check. I mentioned that we were making an appointment for Reese because our pediatrician thinks he has clogged tear ducts. When I explained what was going on he agreed that they probably are clogged. He said he will most likely need a little surgery to fix that. We got an appointment for next month. This morning they called and asked if we could come tomorrow. They had a cancellation and Dr. Khammar wants to see him sooner than a month so we can take care of this. Thankfully my sister-in-law can watch Noah and Aiden so I can take Reese.
Now for some exciting news. We had an ultrasound last Friday. The baby looks great. The tech. said she was 95% sure of the gender, but couldn't get good picture because a foot was in the way. She said she knows what she saw though. So, it's time for some more changes in the Brouwer house. It's a GIRL!! :) Change has certainly become the new normal for us! We are excited to welcome a little girl into this crazy house.
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