We have egg-cellent news! Gwendoline's blood work came back negative for egg allergy, showing that she has outgrown her egg allergy! As a final precaution, the allergist would like to do one final straight egg challenge in his office, where Gwendoline is slowly fed scrambled egg and observed over a period of several hours. However, we haven't decided if we're going to go through this formality or not, for a couple reason. First, it was pretty miserable to spend four hours in a small exam room six months ago for the baked egg challenge. I can only imagine it that would be even more difficult now that Gwendoline is older and that much more active. Second, egg is a new food to her at this point. She is a picky eater as it is, so I feel fairly confident that she's not going to eat large amounts of scrambled eggs on cue in a doctor's office. We'll think about it for a few more days, but right now we're leaning toward slowly introducing egg at home over a period of a few days, rather than subjecting everyone- doctors, nurses, and parents included- to a day of misery. Of course we wouldn't do this if her blood work showed even a slight trace of egg allergy.
Gwendoline also has some new stats from her 18 month well check:
Weight: 22 pounds, 7 ounces (48th percentile)
Height: 33 inches (84th percentile)
Negative for anemia
Development: A+
We were excited to learn that she didn't need any shots at her last appointment and has a full six months off until her 2 year appointment and next round of vaccinations!
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| A beautiful early spring day at the Dallas Arboretum |
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| Feeding birds at the Dallas Zoo (first zoo experience) |
