Hola, All! Today Kim took baby Austin to a pediatric allergist (please see previous blog). Since he has several drugs in his system, he could not be tested for certain allergies the conventional way of pricking the skin on his back. She had to take him to the hospital where they drew blood out of his arm. They will test it for allergies to dairy, nuts, shellfish, soy, wheat and something else. Thankfully, the allergist told Kim that she could feed Austin the breastmilk in the freezer; that's a relief since it's packed in there! And, my freezer has at least 16 bags from when Kim was here in December. He gave her some formula that she can try to give to the baby but warned her that it wasn't very tasty. Knowing Austin, he isn't about to drink something that tastes nasty. We will find out in the next couple of weeks what the little booger can or can't eat. I think this should also help his excema also. Kim's been dealing with that almost since he was born. I guess we didn't think of it before but these problems abound in my family, but just not to the degree that Austin has them. For one thing, Ed can generally eat or drink anything, and not be bothered. But, he can't use anti-persperant. Since I've been buying his deodorant for years, I think he forgot a couple of years ago when he bought 3 sticks of deodorant/anti-persperant. When he used it the next day, he broke out all the way from his armpit to almost his waist! Also, there's been certain detergents that have caused him to break out. On the other hand, I started having problems with dairy when I was in my 30's. Kerri and Kim started having problems in their late teens, and Brandy was born with an allergy to milk. It seems as if all these problems have been multiplied in Austin. But, I'm thankful that soon we are going to find out what he can and can not have.
Be thankful every day of your life for something,
Dawnie
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