We found out Zac is allergic to peanuts. He's eaten it before and been OK. But last Sunday we made him a PB sandwich for lunch. He'd eaten almost all of it, and his face got hives, especially by his eyes. He didn't get sick and was breathing OK. So Ryan called the pediatrician and said to give him Benedryl to reduce the swelling. On Thursday I took him to get his blood drawn (which was very traumatic for us both!) and Friday the pediatrician confirmed Zac has a peanut allergy. The nurse called in a prescription for an Epinephrine Pen (EpiPen) in case of an emergency. Poor guy. We've never really read the labels of what we buy/eat. Looking through our cabinets, a LOT of it contains peanuts/tree nuts or was processed in a facility that contains peanuts. It's kind of scary, if he happens to eat something and has a reaction, we have to jab his thigh with the pen and then call 911. He will always have to carry that pen with him. We have to inform all family and friends to ask us if the food they feed him is peanut-free and show them how to use the pen. My baby likes almost all foods, and now is limited on what he can eat :(
Sunday, January 18, 2009
My Baby Boy
I love my son, but really enjoyed the time away from him! Of course all Ryan could do was talk about how much he missed him. He didn't sleep too well at Grandma B's, and she was ready for a break! We visited there for awhile before heading over to Grandma Linda's for dinner. It's Grandpa Mike's 57th birthday! We had a yummy meatloaf dinner with baked potatoes and chocolate cake for dessert.
We found out Zac is allergic to peanuts. He's eaten it before and been OK. But last Sunday we made him a PB sandwich for lunch. He'd eaten almost all of it, and his face got hives, especially by his eyes. He didn't get sick and was breathing OK. So Ryan called the pediatrician and said to give him Benedryl to reduce the swelling. On Thursday I took him to get his blood drawn (which was very traumatic for us both!) and Friday the pediatrician confirmed Zac has a peanut allergy. The nurse called in a prescription for an Epinephrine Pen (EpiPen) in case of an emergency. Poor guy. We've never really read the labels of what we buy/eat. Looking through our cabinets, a LOT of it contains peanuts/tree nuts or was processed in a facility that contains peanuts. It's kind of scary, if he happens to eat something and has a reaction, we have to jab his thigh with the pen and then call 911. He will always have to carry that pen with him. We have to inform all family and friends to ask us if the food they feed him is peanut-free and show them how to use the pen. My baby likes almost all foods, and now is limited on what he can eat :(
We found out Zac is allergic to peanuts. He's eaten it before and been OK. But last Sunday we made him a PB sandwich for lunch. He'd eaten almost all of it, and his face got hives, especially by his eyes. He didn't get sick and was breathing OK. So Ryan called the pediatrician and said to give him Benedryl to reduce the swelling. On Thursday I took him to get his blood drawn (which was very traumatic for us both!) and Friday the pediatrician confirmed Zac has a peanut allergy. The nurse called in a prescription for an Epinephrine Pen (EpiPen) in case of an emergency. Poor guy. We've never really read the labels of what we buy/eat. Looking through our cabinets, a LOT of it contains peanuts/tree nuts or was processed in a facility that contains peanuts. It's kind of scary, if he happens to eat something and has a reaction, we have to jab his thigh with the pen and then call 911. He will always have to carry that pen with him. We have to inform all family and friends to ask us if the food they feed him is peanut-free and show them how to use the pen. My baby likes almost all foods, and now is limited on what he can eat :(
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Zac is such a sweet boy!
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