All is still going well with this pregnancy. I had my last appointment with my OB/GYN this past week. We have decided to deliver at the Austin Area Birthing Center if everything goes as planned. So from here on out I will be seeing a midwife there. Surprisingly, my doctor was very supportive of our plan. I was a little nervous to tell her that I didn't plan on delivering in the hospital. But as usual she was great.
Baby #3 at 16 weeks
So, on to Jack. I'm sure by now all 3 of our readers know about Jack's nut allergies. Several months back we gave him a trail mix that included cashews in it and he broke out in huge hives and went into anaphylactic shock. His mouth started swelling up and he was having major trouble breathing. So, I had to call 911. Luckily before I called 911 I was able to give him some Benadryl and by the time the paramedics (and about 15 firemen) got here he was just wheezing a little. It was so scary. We now keep an Epi Pen Jr on hand just in case. Recently we had another scare with Peanut Butter. Again he broke out in hives but this time I was able to get the medicine to him sooner and he was fine. We had some more allergy testing done on him about two weeks ago because I suspected that he had more than just nut allergies(the last Dr. would only test him for nuts for some crazy reason). We found out that he is allergic to peanuts, cashews, eggs, wheat, and soy. So, my latest dilemma is figuring out what the heck to feed him.
We also found out a couple of months ago that Jack will need eye surgery in the next two months or so. He is having problems focusing his right eye with his left eye when he looks at things at a distance. I had been noticing that when he was in his high chair and would stare off at things his right eye looked a little lazy and sure enough it is. Oh, Jack what a mess you are. But you sure are cute.
Jack with a patch over his eye before his last visit to the opthalmologist
Jack kept pulling the patch off so I had to put band aids all around it. It worked. The Dr. had a hard time getting it off.
Oh, one last thing, I promise. We put Allie and Jack in the same room to sleep (Allie's room) for the first time tonight. We'll see how that goes. Jack was very upset when he first realized that we were leaving him in there. But by the time we closed the door they were having a grand time. Allie has been being a little mother in there. It is hilarious to hear the things she tells him. She's been reading to him to help Jack to feel better abut things. It's 8:15 and they are still playing. Maybe they'll sleep in tomorrow. Not likely. We'll let you know how this goes on our next blog posting sometime next month.
3 comments:
We will of course be interested to hear how the first night of togetherness went. As for Allie, I know another 3yr old whose potty attitude is exactly the same. His parents also have high hopes for peer pressure to do the trick.
Ugh, potty training... I am still shuttering from it and am scared that it is about to start all over again. It took a year start to finish for us. She would go in waves where she was great at it and then would regress when she got around others who were in diapers. Thankfully, we are better now. Owen is so huge that I feel like if I don't start him when he turns two, he is going to look like a 5 year old in diapers. Miss you guys.
Seriously, what do you feed Jack? I thought no dairy was bad and no soy while I breastfed, but I could do eggs and wheat. Mindy Rawlinson has one allergic to eggs and dairy and the other soy, that's gotta be tough too. Good luck. And I can't believe you're already 17 weeks!
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