My Poor Neglected Blog

Wow. I didn't realize it'd been nearly a year since I published anything! I realize that I have been missing writing, so I hope to start this up again regularly.

On an allergy note, Caden is not allergic to treenuts, fish or shellfish, so we have added that back into our diets. Our new allergist also suggested that we try using eggs in baked goods, so long as it is baked at at least 350 for 15 minutes. I tried a dairy free chocolate tart earlier this year on him, but I think the egg content was too high or something because he promptly up chucked (lovely word, eh?) about 30 minutes after eating it. He's safely eaten cake and cookies though. We're supposed to trial peanut soon, since he's never actually eaten them and his blood test results showed that he is on the cusp of being in the "clear" zone. Its actually my hope to test sesame soon too, because I'd love for him to be able to eat Kashi products. Although, I hear Lara bars are dairy free, so maybe we'll try that for a breakfast bar substitute. He stopped liking Enjoy Life snack bars when they changed their recipe :(

Jon seems to have outgrown his intolerance to egg. I haven't tried getting him to eat it yet, but he tolerates my eating it just fine. I'm starting to suspect he may have an allergy to cow's milk though. He had a bit of blood in his diaper and mucusy stools after drinking a large cup of milk two days ago. He had milk again tonight since I didn't make the connection, so we'll see what tomorrow brings forth. He doesn't seem bothered though, so I'm not convinced. Not to mention his negative allergy tests last year, but I fully admit I may just not want to face the reality of another dairy allergic kiddo. Come what may though if it is apparent it is a dairy allergy, I will cut it out of our diets.
On a dorm mom note, I have an awesome group this year.