seriously, where did July go? and now it is Aug 20? COME ON!
I need to figure out what we did all summer, because it was not spent outside or the beach or the park.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
allergy update
we saw the allergist yesterday and it is definitely oas. they were surprised to see a kid as young as noah. he had skin testing done. all indoor stuff was neg. + for grass, weeds and very much pollen, she was impressed; the bump for the tree pollen was bigger than the control (histamine). that is the apple and peas he gets reactions to. also pear, plum, cherry, almond, hazlenut and apricot are on that list but no issues so far. w/ the grass allergy, future food allergies could be to parsley, cukes, potatoes, carrots and cellary. she said allergy shots could be possible in future, but only work half the time.
thanks to my friend kate for giving me the heads-up on oas. i went in there prepared and knew what to expect and what to ask.
it could be worse, he could be allergic to nuts and have anaphylaxis. i can deal with half a year and having to peel or cook the fruit.
he got a bunch of samples of eye drops and nasonex. he is back on singulair at night b/c he also wheezes when he gets really bad. he is on zyrtec or claratin during the day. preferably zyrtec but i still have a new box of claratin. (here is something interesting: in the drs office they had an emergency instruction sheet if they are doing allergy testing and the patient becomes anaphylactic. besides giving the epi pen and starting an iv and calling 911 and doing cpr, before it gets that bad, one of the steps after givng epi is to rinse mouth and gargle with either liquid benadryl or liquid zyrtec. interesting. i should get some liquid generic benadryl on hand.) since the stupid recall, i can't get the liquid zyrtec, but i cut an adult one in half.
he will continue using the albuterol as needed and hydrocortisone for his eczema. it clears up nicely with it. and just otc one. i slather him with aveno once or twice a day. she also said to shower him at night to get all the pollen off him and if we can't, at least wash his face before bed (we do anyway).
and she said no attic fan., which stinks b/c we love using it. we have to use the central air more often, and not open windows. i am not sure i will be as extreme as that. if i can maintain him on his meds and control his symptoms, I will still use the attic fan and open windows. especially yesterday, it was gorgeous mid 70's with very low humidity. perfect weather!!
she said from now on, he has to be on his meds from st patricks day to 4th of july. good rule of thumb. she said to keep eye drops in fridge for him for a cooling effect and keep a moist wash cloth in bag in fridge that he can use on his eyes when they get really bad.
he goes back in sept for a follow up. i was pleased with the office.
as for the skin testing.. the nurse was quick and you can tell she has done this a 1000 times and explained it to parents and kids the same way. she called the two testing trays her catipillars and their feet were going to tickle noah. then she jammed a tray on each arm, giving 8 pricks on each arm. he freaked b/c it hurt, it surprised him.. since when does tickles feel like that? and then he got wicked itchy. so that really bothered him that he could not scratch. but we distracted him w/ joe's i phone watching a cartoon. after 7 min she came back in and measured the bumps and then washed it all off and applied benadryl cream.
he now officially hates catapilliers. as we were leaving he got to pick a sticker. why would this office choose to have catapillar stickers? that is dumb.
thanks to my friend kate for giving me the heads-up on oas. i went in there prepared and knew what to expect and what to ask.
it could be worse, he could be allergic to nuts and have anaphylaxis. i can deal with half a year and having to peel or cook the fruit.
he got a bunch of samples of eye drops and nasonex. he is back on singulair at night b/c he also wheezes when he gets really bad. he is on zyrtec or claratin during the day. preferably zyrtec but i still have a new box of claratin. (here is something interesting: in the drs office they had an emergency instruction sheet if they are doing allergy testing and the patient becomes anaphylactic. besides giving the epi pen and starting an iv and calling 911 and doing cpr, before it gets that bad, one of the steps after givng epi is to rinse mouth and gargle with either liquid benadryl or liquid zyrtec. interesting. i should get some liquid generic benadryl on hand.) since the stupid recall, i can't get the liquid zyrtec, but i cut an adult one in half.
he will continue using the albuterol as needed and hydrocortisone for his eczema. it clears up nicely with it. and just otc one. i slather him with aveno once or twice a day. she also said to shower him at night to get all the pollen off him and if we can't, at least wash his face before bed (we do anyway).
and she said no attic fan., which stinks b/c we love using it. we have to use the central air more often, and not open windows. i am not sure i will be as extreme as that. if i can maintain him on his meds and control his symptoms, I will still use the attic fan and open windows. especially yesterday, it was gorgeous mid 70's with very low humidity. perfect weather!!
she said from now on, he has to be on his meds from st patricks day to 4th of july. good rule of thumb. she said to keep eye drops in fridge for him for a cooling effect and keep a moist wash cloth in bag in fridge that he can use on his eyes when they get really bad.
he goes back in sept for a follow up. i was pleased with the office.
as for the skin testing.. the nurse was quick and you can tell she has done this a 1000 times and explained it to parents and kids the same way. she called the two testing trays her catipillars and their feet were going to tickle noah. then she jammed a tray on each arm, giving 8 pricks on each arm. he freaked b/c it hurt, it surprised him.. since when does tickles feel like that? and then he got wicked itchy. so that really bothered him that he could not scratch. but we distracted him w/ joe's i phone watching a cartoon. after 7 min she came back in and measured the bumps and then washed it all off and applied benadryl cream.
he now officially hates catapilliers. as we were leaving he got to pick a sticker. why would this office choose to have catapillar stickers? that is dumb.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
june10
going to the pedi allergist tomorrow, which i am happy about. his face got all red and hivey last night after eating an apple and today after eating watermellon.
his eczema has gotten the worst it has ever been and he is scratching like mad. i trimmed his nails pretty good and keep applying hydrocort and aveno. he has been off the antihistamines for a few days and benadryl, too, in order for him to be tested tomorrow. it is definitely making a difference in how itchy he is. especially his scalp. i have liquid hydrocort that works well.
joe and i don't have allergies so it is so baffling where this is coming from. his grandpa had the fruit thing as a child but recently grew out of it.
i really need to start working with him for school work. he is craving knowledge. he is alwys asking me how to spell something or how much something is added up. today he said that he found how to make a different 7. so i said how? he said 4 and 3. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. seriously?? he amazes me. a lot.
he is forever telling me how much he loves me. a bazzillion times a day. he is a sweet kid. god blessed us abundantly!!
his eczema has gotten the worst it has ever been and he is scratching like mad. i trimmed his nails pretty good and keep applying hydrocort and aveno. he has been off the antihistamines for a few days and benadryl, too, in order for him to be tested tomorrow. it is definitely making a difference in how itchy he is. especially his scalp. i have liquid hydrocort that works well.
joe and i don't have allergies so it is so baffling where this is coming from. his grandpa had the fruit thing as a child but recently grew out of it.
i really need to start working with him for school work. he is craving knowledge. he is alwys asking me how to spell something or how much something is added up. today he said that he found how to make a different 7. so i said how? he said 4 and 3. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. seriously?? he amazes me. a lot.
he is forever telling me how much he loves me. a bazzillion times a day. he is a sweet kid. god blessed us abundantly!!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
OAS
thanks to my friend Kate, I think I found an answer to noah's issue the other day.
he has had a tough time with season allergies this year and now this. there is a correlation between seasonal allergies and allergies to fresh fruits and vegetables that share the same or similar biologic structure of protein. this is called Oral allergy syndrome. so if this is the case for him, he can't eat certain fresh fruits or veggies which stinks, but he can eat denatured fruits.. like cooked apples or apple sauce or canned veggies (ewww). so we'll see what the allergist says on june 7th.
he has had a tough time with season allergies this year and now this. there is a correlation between seasonal allergies and allergies to fresh fruits and vegetables that share the same or similar biologic structure of protein. this is called Oral allergy syndrome. so if this is the case for him, he can't eat certain fresh fruits or veggies which stinks, but he can eat denatured fruits.. like cooked apples or apple sauce or canned veggies (ewww). so we'll see what the allergist says on june 7th.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
bad week
earlier this week, paris snapped at noah in the face, i saw the whole thing. noah did nothing wrong. paris was not feeling well that day, vomiting and walking funny, b/c he rehurt his back by jumping on and off the couch again. so yes, he was not feeling well. paris has been getting more crotchety and snippy especially with other small dogs. so while he tolerated noah's abuse when he was younger, i am afraid he won't of ryan. so my mom offered to take him. we will pay all expenses and of course noah can visit. noah cried at first-- got really panicked that we were giving away his dog, but he is happy he is going to nana b's house at least.
and then yesterday, we were eating lunch--turkey sandwhich left over from subway, watermellon and then at the end i washed and gave him some store bought raw sugar snap peas. so that is why i say it was the peas, it was at the end of lunch. now he has had those s s peas many times. we planted it in our garden last year and noah ate them raw, right off the vine every day. it is a legume family and he always eats peanuts, peanut butter and beans and peas. i know allergies can develop at any time. while we were eating lunch he started making a face about the peas and said he did not like them anymore, they are rough on his throat. then he said he needed a break and went to lay on the couch. odd...
he came back and said his throat hurt, and he had hives all around his mouth. so i gave him 12.5 of benadryl and called joe.. i listened to his breathing, which was fine, as he has reactive airway and getting on albuterol more often now when he gets sick. and he is on singulair for his allergies now. and his eczema is getting worse, too. (yes, i know the triad of allergies, asthma and eczema. never diagnosed with asthma though). so i looked in his throat and he had tons of bumps all on the inside along the side on the back of his throat and his tonsils were huge. so i am thinking crap.. either swollen airway or you have strep and are not symptomatic..(no fever, malaise or other complaints).
so i called the dr and gave him another 12.5 and the dr called back and said to bring him to the er b/c there is throat involvement and she was worried about delayed anaphylaxis. let me preface that he was in no distress and playing and asking to watch tv. so i gathered him and the baby and went to the er. i was very happy with the dr and how he treated me and noah. joe met us there. no meds were given, as in no distress, although i think he could have started the prelone there. but we got a rx for two epi pens and prelone.
so i am baffled. i looked in his throat wth the er dr, and the bumps were gone, but i wonder if i did not look well enough b/c last night after he ate an apple, he started complainig that his mouth was itchy and was rubbing his eyes and face like crazy. so he got another dose of benadryl, already had the prelone on board and i made him sleep with us. and those bumps are here and the swollen tonsils. i just looked again, too. so is he sick? i dont know. but in the er, on his own, he said his throat was itchy and pointed right to the base of his throat between the two collar bones. he said it was the peas, on his own. so i do believe it was a true allergic reaction, but i am confused why those bumps are there...
back from pedi. the swelling and bump are called cobblestones from chronic postnasal drip from his seasonal allergies. but based on the er presentation and my reports and picture, we are seeing an allergist on june 7th. probably skin and blood tests....
and then yesterday, we were eating lunch--turkey sandwhich left over from subway, watermellon and then at the end i washed and gave him some store bought raw sugar snap peas. so that is why i say it was the peas, it was at the end of lunch. now he has had those s s peas many times. we planted it in our garden last year and noah ate them raw, right off the vine every day. it is a legume family and he always eats peanuts, peanut butter and beans and peas. i know allergies can develop at any time. while we were eating lunch he started making a face about the peas and said he did not like them anymore, they are rough on his throat. then he said he needed a break and went to lay on the couch. odd...
he came back and said his throat hurt, and he had hives all around his mouth. so i gave him 12.5 of benadryl and called joe.. i listened to his breathing, which was fine, as he has reactive airway and getting on albuterol more often now when he gets sick. and he is on singulair for his allergies now. and his eczema is getting worse, too. (yes, i know the triad of allergies, asthma and eczema. never diagnosed with asthma though). so i looked in his throat and he had tons of bumps all on the inside along the side on the back of his throat and his tonsils were huge. so i am thinking crap.. either swollen airway or you have strep and are not symptomatic..(no fever, malaise or other complaints).
so i called the dr and gave him another 12.5 and the dr called back and said to bring him to the er b/c there is throat involvement and she was worried about delayed anaphylaxis. let me preface that he was in no distress and playing and asking to watch tv. so i gathered him and the baby and went to the er. i was very happy with the dr and how he treated me and noah. joe met us there. no meds were given, as in no distress, although i think he could have started the prelone there. but we got a rx for two epi pens and prelone.
so i am baffled. i looked in his throat wth the er dr, and the bumps were gone, but i wonder if i did not look well enough b/c last night after he ate an apple, he started complainig that his mouth was itchy and was rubbing his eyes and face like crazy. so he got another dose of benadryl, already had the prelone on board and i made him sleep with us. and those bumps are here and the swollen tonsils. i just looked again, too. so is he sick? i dont know. but in the er, on his own, he said his throat was itchy and pointed right to the base of his throat between the two collar bones. he said it was the peas, on his own. so i do believe it was a true allergic reaction, but i am confused why those bumps are there...
back from pedi. the swelling and bump are called cobblestones from chronic postnasal drip from his seasonal allergies. but based on the er presentation and my reports and picture, we are seeing an allergist on june 7th. probably skin and blood tests....
Sunday, May 23, 2010
may 2010
noah is going to be an engineer some day. He is always building really cool lego cars, boats, helicopters, and even an ambulance. this is a "jack boat and costs $13," he said. (I have no idea what that is.)
He has such a knack for problem solving too. he has a wonderful and very creative imagination and a thirst for knowledge. he is always asking me what blank plus blank is and how to spell such and such. i really need to work with him this summer.
and of course, he is being a fabulous big brother. he is so sweet and loving, I am really happy!
may is a good month because it is mothers day and my bday. noah and daddy made it very special for me on both occasions. noah made a beautiful gardening hat for me with nana's help and picked out a "beautiful" necklace as he said. nana said he looked for a long time until finding the perfect one. and he made a beautiful card with daddy too complete with finger prints from all 3 boys. noah wished me a happy mothers day several times, very lovingly. mothers day is special to me b/c he was convieved on md.
for my bday, noah was wishing me a happy bday all day, very sweet and endearing. serioulsy, he is going to make some girl fall head over heals in love with him. he and daddy made me something at the pottery place and will pick it up this weekend. and my bday is very special as well because 5 years ago today I found out I was pregnant with noah. such a blessing!
He has such a knack for problem solving too. he has a wonderful and very creative imagination and a thirst for knowledge. he is always asking me what blank plus blank is and how to spell such and such. i really need to work with him this summer.
and of course, he is being a fabulous big brother. he is so sweet and loving, I am really happy!
may is a good month because it is mothers day and my bday. noah and daddy made it very special for me on both occasions. noah made a beautiful gardening hat for me with nana's help and picked out a "beautiful" necklace as he said. nana said he looked for a long time until finding the perfect one. and he made a beautiful card with daddy too complete with finger prints from all 3 boys. noah wished me a happy mothers day several times, very lovingly. mothers day is special to me b/c he was convieved on md.
for my bday, noah was wishing me a happy bday all day, very sweet and endearing. serioulsy, he is going to make some girl fall head over heals in love with him. he and daddy made me something at the pottery place and will pick it up this weekend. and my bday is very special as well because 5 years ago today I found out I was pregnant with noah. such a blessing!
Monday, May 17, 2010
mystic
auntie and nana took noah and leo to mystic for the day yesterday. the boys had such a great time!
noah is still being such a great big brother. he is now taking care of his own baby doll. he sleeps with him and asks me to nurse the doll! he tells me the rules to take care of him, "step 1. hold him, step 2. feed him, step 3. use the little green thing (play tweezers) to get the eye yucks out. step 4. put him to bed and give the pacifier. step 5. leave him alone."
he also gives nana a set of rules to care for ryan, when noah and i are leaving for church. he is so sweet and caring. he now prays for "baby out mommy's belly."
noah got weighed at the dr... he is 35 lbs and about 39 inches.
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