The Results Are In

We've had a couple of busy weeks around my house lately. Last weekend was bookended by allergist appointments, one for Liam on Friday, and Evie went on Monday. Liam's appointment was for the results of the blood test we've been waiting for, and the news was good and bad. Shellfish we definitely need to be cautious of an anaphylactic reaction with. Soy might not be so bad. We're going to be doing a food challenge at the hospital, as soon as a bed opens up, to test Liam's reaction to soy. This means we basically give him soy milk and see what happens. It will be wonderful if we only need to seriously watch one food. If he doesn't have a severe reaction, it means the soy is feeding into the eczema, but will not cause anaphylaxis. We will continue to cut it out at home since it helps his skin so much, but can worry less about outside exposure.

Th results of Evie's test were fantastic. They did a skin prick test to check her for milk, soy , pets, mold, and a few other things. She came back as negative across the board. We are going to be doing the IgE blood test to completely clear the milk allergy, because it was so severe. Evie looks like she may have completely outgrown it since she started with the allergy so young. We'll know for sure in a couple of weeks. 

I hate to not post recipes two weeks running, but we've had a crazy week and weekend again. Evie, Little Miss Mayhem, is turning one year on Monday. My mother in law's birthday was on Friday. I'll  finish with a shout out to the birthday girls in my life, and be back to the stove with stuff for next week. Over the next few weeks I'll be posting my clever ideas for a dairy-free, soy-free Easter basket.

Happy Birthday Evie and Deb!