The Mystery of the Allergies

Since Emma is sound asleep, I decided to do this post to update everyone on the saga of Emma's allergies. Larry and I took her to a pediatric allergist last week to finally found out what Emma was allergic to. After yet ANOTHER visit to the doctor for a double ear infection, it was suspected that Emma might be allergic to something environmental, causing her to be more congested, causing more ear infections, and so on...... So at the appointment, the put the allergens on the ends of these little pins that were on a board. They took each board and pushed two different ones into Emma's back. She let out a very small yelp, but was very good waiting the 15 minutes before they could clean off her back. After testing for all of the foods that Emma used to have problems with while she was nursing (soy, dairy, wheat, eggs) and corn, peanuts, strawberries, pineapple, dust, and cats, the results showed her only food allergy to be to pineapple! This was quite the relief to me. I was so excited that she could eat some more food like a real kid! =) Unfortunately, the other two red flare ups on her back were from cats and dust. We are trying a few things at home before shipping Chloe off. Sad to say that now that I am paying more attention, Emma is considerably more congested when she is around the kitty. I would be so sad if Chloe had to go away, but I do have to consider Emma's health. We go back to the doctor on Monday to make sure the ears are A-okay.