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