Shout Out to My Church Nursery & Crusty Mouth

I want to start by recognizing my church nursery program, and how considerate they are of Owen. The nursery director called me up on Wednesday, and let me know that they are planning to have a party on Sunday with the kids, and she wants me to plan accordingly. See, in the past, Owen would regularly break out in hives when in the nursery during the church service. In order to address this problem, we not only bring in a snack for Owen, but all the kids, so that we don't have to worry about Owen coming into contact with the other kids snacks. My church is a big church, and there are many volunteers in the nursery. All the volunteers know about Owen, and his unique needs. And I am so happy that they let me know about this party, so I can plan ahead, and bring in special food. The proactive nature of their actions mean so much to me.

In other news, Owen has red, crustyness on the left side of his mouth. I have been putting antibiotic cream on it, and it is turning more brown than red. Also, his bum is all red, so we have been using the antifungal cream for that. He has had both of these problems since Friday.

Garlic Allergy

Garlic allergies make we want to scream and curse!!!

All of these specialty, allergy free foods are available. But it seems like garlic is always the last item listed. It makes me angry.

Food Allergy Reaction- don't know to what

I have not recorded a food allergy reaction since April 08, which is an eternity for me. But all that ended today. Owen came to the dinner table with redness under both eyes. He played in the basement before dinner. And he has had a stomach virus yesterday, so his eczema was bothering him. Owen ate applesauce, black beans, corn, and strawberry jello. Doug's fingers were "contaminated" and he touched Owen's spoon. While Owen was eating, many little hives developed around his eyes and cheeks. I gave him a 1.5 teaspoons of benadryl. The itching finally went away. When I put Owen to bed, there was no more bumps on his face, but his face was still red and splotchy.

It has been a long time since his last reaction. Even though the reaction was not that bad, it felt awful to feel vulnerable to whatever his immune system was going to do. That is the most stressful part, is not knowing when the reaction is going to end, and what the peak of the reaction will be. With Owen, his reactions have always just involved his skin, and I thank God that it has never affected his breathing.

Oh well. We almost got to 1 year with no food reactions.