Allergies

This morning I took Reed to the allergist to find out if there was something that we could do about his seasonal allergies. They of course asked me a ton of questions about his family history and if we had noticed any other allergies. They ended up testing him for seasonal allergies, animals, and certain foods. He did pretty well except for the fact that he kept wanting to scratch his back where they pricked it. When the test was done we found out that he was allergic to tree and grass pollen, which we already knew. We also found out that he was allergic to dogs which was kind of a shock because I actually thought he was allergic to cats but that test actually came back negative. The biggest shock though was when the doctor said that his peanut and soy allergy test came back positive. He asked us if we had ever given him anything with peanuts in it and of course we have and he had never had any kind of reaction. The dr. said that you can sometimes get false positives but he wanted him to have some blood work done to double check the results. He also told us that his exzema could be a result of a peanut and soy allergy. We find out the results of the blood test in about 2-3 weeks. Until then we have to keep Reed off of peanuts and soy just in case that he really does have an allergy to them. After we finished at the allergist I took Reed to Toys R Us and let him pick out a toy. I figured it was only fair after getting his back scratched and then having his arm stuck, which by the way was probably one of the hardest things I had to deal with other than when he was born.

Reed's new toy

Giddy Up Horsey!

As promised here is a video of Reed being silly.

Doctors Appointment

This morning I took Braydon to the dr. for his one month well check-up. Everything went well and he is growing like a weed. Here is a comparison of how the two boys are growing.

Reed:(1 month)
weight=11 lbs.
height=23.5 in.

Braydon:(1 month)
weight=10 lbs. 6 oz.
height=22.25 in

Braydon is not to far behind Reed and he is growing at about the same rate. If Braydon wouldn't have been 3 weeks early I have a feeling that he would be just as big as Reed was at this age.

Mommy's big boy!


Whose that handsome little man?

Happy Mother's Day!

Sunday was a wonderful day! I got to celebrate being a mom of two beautiful boys. For lunch we went downtown to Mary's at Falls Cottage. Then for dinner Graham took me out to Mimi's Japanese Steakhouse. Needless to say I got spoiled for the day. I also got some pretty awesome presents. The boys got me some charms for my Pandora bracelet and Graham got me a new camcorder. It is really cool because instead of using a DVD to record onto it it records onto a SD card. It is also supposed to be user friendly which means I will be able to start putting videos of the boys on my blog.

checking out one of the fountains downtown


playing in the water with daddy


sleepy baby


hanging out with daddy before lunch


mommy and her boys


mommy's newest edition

one month

Saturday Braydon was officially one month old. It is hard to believe because it feels like I was just released from the hospital. Not much has changed since he was born. He is still not sleeping well at night. I can tell he has gotten bigger because of how he fits in his clothes but I am not sure how much he has grown. His one month well check is Friday so we will find out then.

Spider Bite

This weekend went a little differently than planned. On Fri. Graham showed me a spot on his leg that he thought was an ingrown hair. Then on Sat. morning when he woke up I noticed that he was limping. The bump on his leg was bigger and swollen. I forced him to go to the dr. Turns out he got bit by a spider. The dr. said it wasn't poisonous but that the bite had gotten infected. She gave him an antibiotic and just told him to keep an eye on it. Sunday morning when he woke up the wound had gotten bigger and was turning black. The area around the wound was bright red. We decided that he needed to go to the er to have it looked at. The dr. in the er said it looked like he had been bit by a brown recluse spider. They ended up giving him iv antibiotics and prescription for another antibiotic. Monday afternoon I had to take Graham to see a surgeon. The surgeon was able to drain a little bit of fluid from the wound. He has to go back to see the surgeon next week just to make sure it is healing okay. He has been on two different antibiotics, pain med., and ibuprofen for the swelling. He is doing much better now.