It's Been A While...

So, it's been a while since I've posted...We've been pretty busy over the past few weeks. The weather here is finally nice, so we've been playing outside and enjoying the warm sun...ITS ABOUT TIME! My grandparents pulled their camper up this way last week, so we went to see them at their campsite a couple days. They had a really good time, especially because Nolan spent the night with them. They said he was really good, and only asked about us once. He's always so good around them...until we show up. It's crazy how kids know from such an early age that you mind your grandparents...it's mommy & daddy who you sass!

Natalie had to go see an allergist yesterday. She had a reaction to egg back in October. Our pediatrician back in Hurricane said that it's probably something she would grow out of, and to try again in 6 months. Well, I began to notice that every time I would feed her cheese, milk, or chocolate, that she tended to spit up more. She also didn't really enjoy these foods...and trust me, that girl likes to eat, so this was a little unusual to me. When I told our new pediatrician about the eggs, and the spitting up after dairy, she referred us to an allergist. At first, I thought it was a little extreme, because she only got hives the one time in October, and she's eaten lots of food since then that contained egg, just not in high concentrate. Well, I was shocked to learn from her appointment yesterday that she is indeed allergic to eggs, milk, and peanuts. The peanut thing really threw me for a loop, cause she's had PB&J sandwiches, and bites of peanut butter off a spoon! So now we have to limit her diet. WOW!!! I don't know how to feed her now. I could handle the eggs alone, or maybe even the milk alone, but to be allergic to eggs & milk is quite something. I've been scanning labels this evening looking for something to feed her for breakfast, but I'm not having much luck. The info the doctor gave us says on the MILK-FREE diet to avoid foods with "calcium, potassium, and sodium". The stuff I have looked at have at least one of those. I wish the list would include things they CAN eat in addition to the things the can't eat.

Enough rambling for tonight. Nolan is all over me right now trying to get to the computer. I guess it's his turn ;)