I'm a Big Girl!

Madalyn sat in her highchair for the first time today to eat her lunch and then again to eat her dinner. I think she enjoyed it. She was able to look outside while she ate and was up high so she could see more in the house that was going on.

We went to the allergist on Wednesday and spent about 2 hours there. We really liked our doctor. He said that Madalyn was having food allergies and for us to test her. So Friday, she went to her regular doctor and had blood drawn. She will be tested for like 20 different foods and about 10 other indoor/outdoor allergies. She has only had a reaction so far to squash and pears by breaking out in hives. They said that even if she tests positive for some foods, that it doesn't mean she will have a reaction if she eats that food, just that she has a higher chance that she might have a reaction if she does. The allergist said that the only way to know if she will have a reaction is to give her the food and see. We now have an epipen that we carry with us everywhere (which is a scary thing). He did say that most people grow out of food allergies by the time they are around 2 or 3 years old. However, peanut and shrimp allergies they don't out grow and cause the most severe reactions. The doctor also said that if we take away a food, that at her age the right nutrition is very important and we will have to replace what is missing. He will send us to a nutritionist if needed. It will be about a week or so before we learn the results of the test. So, I'll give an update on that when we know something, but until then we are just sticking with foods that she hasn't had a reaction to yet: green beans, sweet peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, peaches, and rice cereal. We do have to avoid for now the squash and pears.