A Few Firsts

Since finding out Allie is no longer allergic to peanuts and eggs, we have let her try some foods she has never had before. The first treat she enjoyed was a real chocolate chip cookie. Even though she liked them, I think she still prefers Oreo's. She also had Ego Waffles (I think she prefers her egg less organic waffles instead), miracle whip on her sandwich (she liked!), Reese's Peanut Butter Egg (still doesn't like peanut butter) and I think her favorite new treat are donuts. Before Sunday school at church, they put out donuts and Allie looks forward to eating them.

One day last week, she and I went to Kroger and she told me that she wanted eggs for dinner. We got to the aisle with the eggs and she was so excited when she saw them. She shouted, "Look mommy eggs. I can have eggs for dinner. They won't hurt my tummy!" I'm sure the people around us were very confused and thought we were really strange. When we got home I fixed her one egg. She seemed to like it okay. Every time she eats something that contains egg or peanut I still worry that she will get sick. I'm hoping that feeling goes away soon.



Allie investigating her eggs.

Can't decide if she likes them or not

I think she likes them!

First bite of her first real chocolate chip cookie!

Yum-O!

She would not give us a good smile. She was acting like a goof ball.

Eggs and Peanuts

Many of you know that Allie is allergic to both peanuts and eggs. We found out right before her 1st birthday that she had a mild allergy to both. We were then told to exclude anything that could contain either one from her diet hoping that one day she would out grow her allergy. After we found out, Jarod and I both made sure that she never had anything even manufactured in a facility that processed foods with eggs or peanuts. It was a hard adjustment at first, but we learned to go on with life. Luckily her allergy was not severe enough to need an epipen and we just carried Benadryl with us.
We were told that when she turned 3, we could retest her. With her birthday being a month away (crazy that she is almost 3; I'm in such denial) I decided to go ahead and have her tested. I was just hoping that she wasn't allergic to eggs (eggs are in so many things). When we got to the doctor, they decided to test her for other things too. I thought we were just doing eggs and peanuts. Allie did so well and we were so proud of her. After 15 min. of waiting, we found out that all tests were NEGATIVE!!! Praise God! Jarod and I were so thrilled. I don't think she quiet grasps the importance of this but we sure do. Now, we don't have to worry about food at b-day parties, restaurants, or a kid sharing a snack with her. We did go ahead and give her a little peanut butter to see if she had a reaction. She did not like the peanut butter ( I will have to work on that one) but didn't react to it either. They suggested that we slowly introduce her to foods that have eggs (waffles, pancakes, etc.) and hopefully she will be just fine.

Allie and I celebrated with a slush at Sonic. When I go to the store tomorrow I will buy some items with eggs and hopefully she will do just fine. Hopefully I won't go over board on the buying. I am so excited about all of the things she has never had b/c of her allergy. Now she gets to have the Cinderella cake that she wants for her birthday!

Going Bonkers or Something Like It

On Thursday, Jarod and I took Allie to an indoor play center called Going Bonkers in Lewisville. We have wanted to take Allie there for a while now. We don't usually go out during the week, but Jarod wanted to do something fun with Allie before he left for D.C the next morning. It turned out to be a great time to go because it was pretty empty being a school night. GB reminds me of the old Discovery Zones but it doesn't hurt your knees to crawl around and you can see inside where the kids are crawling. Allie had so much fun. I played with her at first and Jarod and I were both surprised at how much she loved climbing. She's never been much of a climber or risk taker. After about 20 min. or so, she started playing with another group of kids. She just followed them wherever they went, forgetting all about me. I took that as my cue to get out and just let her adventure on her own. For the last 20 min. she met a 9 year old girl and played with her. She was so sweet to Allie and acted like a big sister to her. I can't wait to take her again!


I decided to share several pictures because for once, my child was in the mood to smile!

Bitten by the Running Bug

Last Saturday, my brother Scott and his wife Kelly ran in their first 5K (Ft. Worth Cow Town)! Of course Jarod was ecstatic when he found out they wanted to start running. They both did so well and we are so proud of both of them. Jarod had originally planned to run in the race, but he has hurt his knee. He did end up running with Kelly for some moral support. The weather that day was freezing! If you live in the Dallas area, I'm sure you remember how cold it was that day. It was honestly the coldest weather I've ever endured at a race. It came as quite a shock because two days earlier it was over 80 degrees! All of the kiddos were freezing except sweet Annie. She was very bundled up and asleep. Allie told me that she was freezing and wanted to go home. Luckily by the finish line there was a Starbucks and we waited in there until it was time to see them come across.

I didn't get any pictures of my brother. But, they plan to run in another race so hopefully I will get one at that race.

Scott and Kelly we are so proud of you. Keep up the good work.


Kelly and Greer at the finish line.

Waiting outside against Starbucks.

Two of my favorite girls! Allie was so excited to see her cousin Karlie.

Kelly, her dad Dean, her mom Susan and Greer.

Where is Annie? Can you find her? I promise she is there. She is warm and toasty!