Elizabeth's Handy Work

Rather, this should be titled "Elizabeth's Teethie Work." Isn't she so proud? And she's done this on both sides of her crib; not the front because it slants out, so she couldn't get her teeth on it. Oh, she tried, but failed.

And here's the new toy shelves in her room. We're hoping it'll encourage her to play in there so the front room doesn't have to be the playroom much longer.

Allergy Test Results

We finally had Elizabeth tested to see exactly what she's allergic to. They put dots on her back with black marker to show where each item is. Then they put a drop of fluid per item next to the dot. Then, they do a little scratch over each fluid and then we just watch to see what happens.

Here's a picture of her back about 5 minutes after scratching.

She reacted to everything they tested her for: eggs, milk, all nuts (even coconut!), soy, wheat, rice, cats and dogs. Here's her back about 15 minutes after.

The biggest welt on her upper back is eggs. The other big one in the middle is cashews. I can't remember all the rest.

They couldn't tell how severe the wheat & rice were so we had to have her blood drawn that same day. We got the results from the blood test and the wheat is pretty severe and the rice is questionable. We're supposed to go in for a "oral test" next month to see how she reacts to rice milk as we give it to her over a couple hours.

Poor little baby can't even have her favorite puffs and crackers anymore. Hopefully she'll outgrow all of this like I've heard some kids do.

Hiatus to Vegas 2010

The house.

The strip.

The dam.

The 3 of us.

The kids (Elizabeth & Londyn.)

The preserve.

The gang.

The show.

The end.

I like snacks