Yesterday I took Noah to see Dr. Wolf, his allergist. It was really a follow-up for his asthma. He put him on a new medication twice a day. It seems like it's helping, which is great. We went over the results of his blood test he had done last time we were there. Tree nuts showed up mildly allergic, but he had already told us to avoid them anyways. So, no change there. He said that somehow sesame seeds didn't show up on the results, but that he shouldn't have them because the body sometimes mistakes them for peanuts (some sort of cross-reaction that happens). My response was, "Oops. He had them in a meal last week". He was glad there was no reaction and said to just avoid them from now on. He told me to be thankful this wasn't a soy allergy. I am. I am also thankful it's not wheat, milk or any of those other ingredients that seem to be in everything. We reviewed when to use the epipen (pretty much if I have any suspicions that he's having a reaction). He also did some skin testing for environmental allergies that could be triggering his asthma. They all came back negatvie. Hooray!! No need to do daily allergy meds at this point. He also looked at his tummy and back, which was a bit "bumpy". He said it was his excema. We need to stop using baby wash because the additives irritate his skin. Sorry buddy, you got your mom's skin. We have to wash him using unscented dove bar soap. Yes, that was his specific recommendation. All in all it was a great appointment.
On an allergy related note we decided to try to go out to eat somewhere other than a fast food place Friday night as a family. This would be a first...going out to eat just the 5 of us. After 20 minutes of researching where we could eat with Noah we came down to Chili's. So, we loaded the boys into the van and got to Chili's. It was a 20 minutes wait. Nope. Not happening. There was no chance on earth we were waiting 20 minutes with 3 toddlers. So, we went across the parking lot to McDonald's. Sigh. It was a good try. This was the first time the boys at McDonald's. They clearly thought this was the greatest thing ever. I remembered why we eat healthy and felt like junk for a day or so. Noah 's stomach didn't agree with it either. Ugh. Lesson learned.
We had a great Easter. We spent time with Nate's family after church and just relaxed. We couldn't go to a good Friday service because they started too late. I'll have to post a picture of the boys in their Easter outfits. Hilarious. That's all I can say.
Finally, I am looking forward to and dreading this coming Monday. It's Reese's eye surgery to unclog his tear ducts. It's not the surgery that bothers me, it's the anethesia. He had a hard time waking up last time. Granted he was 5 weeks old and 6 pounds, but still. I have been doing a lot of praying for peace and would appreciate all the prayers I can get for this. He has a pre-surgery physical Friday afternoon and then Monday we have to be at the hospital at 7:15. I'm not a morning person, but I'm glad we're getting it done right away. I'll be sure to post about the surgery as soon as I can.
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