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So being the “awesome” Mama that I am. I decided to just bring one can of Regan’s formula down with us for the weekend. I had an internal debate, a can lasts 3 days and we were only going to be gone for 2 1/2. Well we of course we ran out! Of course!

So I swung by the grocery store on my way back from shopping with My Mom and Kaylee (fun times). They only had the really big $30 cans of soy formula. Soy was the plan to try next. I really didn’t feel like spending $30 on something he may only use once or twice depending on his reaction to it. So I decided to bite the bullet and try Goats milk.

Lately I have felt like “EVERYONE” has been telling us to try goats milk. Well lovely people goats milk is NOT good. I mean it tastes fine. However five minutes after Regan had his one and only bottle (6 oz) he started making a funny face and a noise with his throat (like a cat with a hair ball situation). Then we noticed his hivey lips. And then splotchy skin and the swelling started! Uggggggg! He was scratching everywhere by this point.

I of course forgot the benadryl! Really!? Double uggggg! So Jon did the math and cut one of Mom’s benadryl pills. Regan ate it up concealed nicely in a spoonful of rice cereal. We kept a close eye on him for a while. (yes I cried about it all) He is still splotchy, but otherwise seems fine. Unless you count the puking and extra Butt vomit.

Oh, and Kaylee’s body does not like goats milk either! We decided to use goats milk when making corn bread muffins. Well itching and puffy lips for her too. Happy birthday to me!

My gifts included: Regan taking a nap in my arms (very rare & much loved). And Kaylee giving me a mani/pedi. Jon gave me cash!!! So I went shopping! I am in LOVE with what I got. I’ll share pictures later. I also got spoiled by everyone else. It was a great Birthday weekend. You know, minus the allergies.

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the verdict is in…

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(Kaylee on her way to the mailbox, after meeting her surgeon.)

We met with the surgeon (a lovely man) and Kaylee will indeed be having Surgery. It is scheduled for the morning of Friday the 14th. We are nervous. We also got the results from her allergy test back. She is (YEA!) growing out of her food allergies! We are to keep her away from egg yolk, and peanuts. But hey a list of 2 is better than a list of 8. It also came back clean for Celiac disease, and glutton allergy. We did get some bad news from the test. Her biggest allergy (came back as severe) is HOUSE DUST! So I need to deep clean more than twice a month. And dust more than once a week. A girlfriend of mine said it’s a good thing she got sent to me with my compulsive need to keep a dust free and clean house. Guess I just need to up my game. Jon got me a new vacuum that I have been having fun with. We would LOVE to eventually get rid of the old yucky carpet, but need to save up the money first. So for now just more of the same. 🙂

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HOLEY BUCKET!!!!!!!

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So Kaylee was due to try something new. I couldn’t decide between beans or eggs. So I had Jon pick. He said to give her eggs. Then I was debating whether or not to give her a whole egg or just the yolk to try first. I decided to give her the whole thing. So I got her all set up with her dinner, then started on dinner for Jon and me. I wasn’t really focused on her as I was cooking. I kept looking at her and telling her to try the eggs. She finally decided that she would. Well just a couple of minutes later Jon was home and she was really starting to fuss. I still hadn’t REALLY looked at her. Usually the first five minutes of Kaylee eating dinner are pretty quiet as she stuffs her face, then when she’s not starving anymore she gets really chatty as she finishes. So I wasn’t really thinking anything of her carrying on until Jon got sick of and told her if she didn’t stop he’d give her a reason to fuss. Well that comment made me REALLY look at Kaylee. I felt soooo bad she was so puffy around her eyes and lips! I told Jon to get her cleaned and out so we could give her some benedryl, and he said she can not be allergic to EVERYTHING! He got her out and they played for a bit, and I watched as she got puffier while I finished making dinner for us. Jon finally admitted that she was indeed having an allergic reaction (after she sneezed lots in his hair during a shoulder ride hehe) to the eggs and we gave her some benedryl. She started to deflate over the next few hours, and by the next day was looking pretty normal. Just a little red around the eyes and lips. She’s all back to normal now, Thank heaven! It’s by far been the worst food reaction we have had so far. And the only one Jon’s been sad about. He doesn’t like broccoli or asparagus so he didn’t mind that her body reacted bad to those two. But he really likes eggs, and her little body REALLY doesn’t. So here are a couple of photos of Kaylee all puffy, and one where she’s all back to normal so you can really SEE the difference. This is the reason why we only do one new food a week. I’ve given her just egg yolk the past couple of days and at first thought she was doing o.k., but she’s starting to get a rash around her mouth so maybe not? We will see…

Right after Benedryl. 1/2 of it got on her instead of in her because of her super puffy lips.

About 5-10 min. after the Benedryl, and already starting to feel better. Look at the hive on her lip!

Two days latter all deflated and back to “normal”.