Oh Nuts!

Addison's blood work came back with a positive result for a peanut allergy. I really felt Addison had an allergy of some sort. I was however quite shocked that it ended up being peanuts. Since she is only 1 year old she has not had much direct contact with peanuts. I guess it's a blessing that it was found before she had a bad reaction to them. The allergist appointment was very informative for me. Here are some things I found out:

• Addison has ~20% chance of out growing her allergy
• Addison has ~20% chance of having more allergies
• Addison should avoid high allergy foods (eggs, nuts, fish etc.)
• Addison will have allergy tests done once a year
• At 2 years old the allergy test will include all environmental factors (pets and outdoor)
• We will carry an EPIPEN JR. with us at all times
• If Addison has a reaction requiring the Epipen then we call 911 immediately following the administer of the medicine
• If Addison has a reaction to of any sort between now and next year we will visit the allergist early

Outside of the above information nothing will really change with Addison. We will watch out for signs of reaction and make sure people around her are aware of the allergy. She was weighed in at 19lbs 8oz. Not sure if their scale was accurate or not. If it is then she gained a lot of weight 19 days.