I don't think that I mentioned this earlier, but a week or so ago, Giff took Katie to the allergist to get tested for a possible peanut and a nut allergy.  Katie had to have a blood test and she did so well - she handled the whole experience much better than I handle giving blood.  They were actually trying to take blood from her one arm and the whole thing exploded or something so they had to go in the other side too and she didn't even care.  She was just excited to get 2 bandaids! 

Anyway, I called the other day to get the results.  She had a 1 for peanut allergy and a zero for the nut allergy (they measure it on a scale from 0 to 4 with 0 being no allergy and 4 being a severe allergy).  So, although that sounds pretty good we still need to avoid peanuts and other nuts b/c there can be fase negatives, plus the allergies can fluctuate and get worse with age.  Especially if they are exposed to more peanuts or nuts.  So basically we know nothing more than we did before the blood test.  As Giff says:  "I't's good to know absolutely nothing more than we already knew!" 

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Posted by Melkhi

Yes, I like those reading trays. They also come in very handy on car trips for activities or eating. I bought them at reallygoodstuff.com and had them linked on my blog, but recently I went to that site and could no longer find them. Maybe you could email them and ask them why they discontinued the trays. I also saw them sold at a Learning Express toy store, but I don't know if they still carry them.

HTH

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Posted by littlehouseinthehills

I'm finally catching up on blogging!

Sorry about the peanut allergy. My youngest has celiac disease which is not actually an allergy, but she can't eat anything with wheat, rye, barley or oats. Shopping turns into a label reading adventure!

Glad you had such a great Easter weekend!

Melanie

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