Results......are in......

Well, it's good news and not so good news. The good news is that she had an undetectable level of turkey and blueberry. So, she has grown out of 2 of her allergies. We can start giving them to her and just watching her skin to make sure that she doesn't have a reaction. If no reaction, then she is good to go on those. I am grateful, but I just wish that she out grew different ones.....but one at a time, right.

The not so good news is nothing that we didn't already know.....it just confirms that Kayla's milk allergy is extremely bad, pretty much off the charts. Her egg allergy is also extremely bad. This bites because we were hoping that the egg allergy would be at a level that the Dr. would be comfortable giving her the MMR shot. But it is not, so she will have to wait and we will just pray that she doesn't come into contact with anyone who has measles, mumps or rubella until she can get the shot.

The other things, strawberries, and apple, were at low (but still detectible) levels while oats, beef, and nuts were at moderate or high levels. Meaning, she is still allergic to them.

The Dr. said that there was no point in testing her again for another year because the milk and egg levels were so high that she didn't think that anything would change in 6 months. So, we are planning on going back in a year.

Patiently waiting......

Kayla went to her Allergist appointment today. She had rast testing done (a blood test) which will be run against all of the foods that she is allergic too. The test will determine the level of allergen in her blood, which is supposed to tell how allergic she is to the food. They will be able to tell if her allergies are getting better by the results. It will take a week before we will get the results. So, I am patiently waiting......and as we all know.....I am soooo patient.

I do have to say that Kayla was a trooper. She didn't even cry when they took her blood. Derrek said she kind of got a weird look on her face, but she didn't make a peep. Daddy on the other hand nearly fainted. :)

I will let you know what the results are when I get them........patiently waiting.....

Kayla....Silly Kayla

Kayla has started to climb on anything and everything.


She also like to play cards and thinks she's cool when she gets to wear glasses like Grandma......So silly!

Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year. We did the traditional Christmas Eve parties at the Seeholzer's and Nyman's. At the Seeholzer's, we played the box game (of course), and a new one....Who can build the best Reindeer Rack. That was fun. Grandpa Seeholzer won. He was a really good sport for this one. We played some other fun games over at the Nyman's. Tori got stuffed with balloons. That one was fun.

Kayla was so cute. Christmas morning was fun despite the fact that Kayla didn't feel well...she had a cold...but she did ok after a long nap. Throughout the day, we spent time with both families and got spoiled by everyone. Boy we are certainly blessed. It is so great to have family around to spend the holidays with. We love you all. Hope you enjoy the pics.