Alyssa was recently diagnosed with a level 4 peanut allergy. Her pediatrician has recommended removing ALL nuts (peanuts AND tree nuts), any nut products (e.g. butters, sauces, oils), and anything potentially containing nuts (e.g. M&Ms, chocolate chips, yogurt covered raisins) from the house. Additionally, she/we need to carry EpiPens everywhere she goes. Furthermore, we can't eat at places like Chick-Fil-A that cook in peanut oil. For Alyssa, the impact of this is minimal since most of these things she hasn't ever had or become accustomed to. For LeMar and I, this is terrible news! At least we are not with her 24/7, so we can still enjoy these things when she is elsewhere as long as we wash hands and brush teeth before seeing her again.
My maternity leave is over; today is my second Monday back at work. Titus adjusted quickly to day care. He does not mind the bottle at all; he, like Alyssa, is easily motivated by food.
My parents visited for two weeks before and briefly overlapping my return to work. It was great to have them visit, and we really appreciated all the help they gave while here. We put them to work fixing leaks above ceilings, installing a recessed light, stripping wallpaper and painting in a bathroom, solving leaky toilet issues, typical household upkeep, cooking and cleaning. Thanks again for all the help!
Titus is growing very nicely. He even rolled over this weekend from tummy to back. It was pretty cool because I was able to watch the whole thing happen from start to finish. Alyssa's first roll happened when neither LeMar nor I where watching.
LeMar's sister Ayrielle and two friends paid us a brief but lovely visit Saturday into yesterday. They were on their way to Orlando for spring break, but we were happy to host them for a night en route. It was great to visit and for Alyssa to spend a bit of memorable time with her only biological Aunt.
Here a few pictures before I get back to work:
Sorry to hear about Alyssa's nut allergy. Something must have happened between Titus's baptism when we were talking about it and now?
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Nothing happened except a routine doctors appoint where I asked about getting her tested for food and environmental allergies. They drew blood that day, called back the next day with the results and requested we come back in for a consultation and to get EpiPens.
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