Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Skyler's Allergy

Yesterday we found out that Skyler is allergic to peanuts. We took him to an allergist after dealing with almost 2 years of eczema and mild hive outbreaks. I thought he probably had a lot of seasonal allergies and was totally unprepared for the news I received. I have never given him peanuts or peanut butter, so all of his exposures to peanuts have been unintentional. After all my tears yesterday and a phone call from Steve's sister (her son is allergic to peanuts AND eggs), I feel a lot better that we will be able to manage this. (Mom, I appreciate your phone call too.) Anyone who is interested can go to http://www.foodallergy.org/ for more information about peanut allergies.