A Sandy Time

In an effort to help Christopher deal with some of his sensory issues, we bought him a sand box and a water table.

He loves to play with the water table. Everyday he goes out on the deck and splashes and splashes. He pours the water from one cup to another and sends his cars down the mountain. He could spend hours playing with the water. He would have me uncover his sand box, but he didn't really want to get in it. He would also stand on the out side of it and put a couple of toys in the sand, but he wasn't ready to sit in it.

Yesterday, I asked him if he was ready to get in and he said yes. I helped him get in and he was very happy. We played together for a long time. Christopher had lots of fun using the shovel. I was so proud of him. The sand on his toes and legs didn't seem to bother him. He was quite happy to sit and pour the sand on himself. This is huge considering it took me months to get him just to put his hand on the sand.

Afterward, it was time for him to take a bath. He was really excited. He loves to splash in the tub. He had so much fun, that when I took him out of the tub he feel asleep before I could get his diaper on.

Allergy Update

We got Christopher's allergy test results. They didn't test for beef and peanuts, so for now we are going to hold off on giving those to him. However, we did find out that he is no longer allergic to tomatoes! Along with the disappearance of the tomato allergy, his egg allergy lessened. We will still be avoiding eggs along with the other 14 foods on Christopher's list, but hopefully he will be able to outgrow many of these.

We also found out more information about his seasonal and perennial allergies. Christopher is allergic to Juniper, Cottonwood, Pig weed, Perennial Rye grass, Burning Bush, cats, dogs, dust mites, and mold.

We have already taken a few measures to help reduce the allergens in our house and are taking more now. Christopher will be re-tested in a year. Until then we will still try our best to stay away from as many allergens as possible.

Traffic Jam

Tough Little Guy

Christopher hadn't been feeling well on Wednesday of last week. He was very clingy and just didn't seem like himself. Later that night he had a fever. We took him to the doctor on Thursday and it turned out that he had a double ear infection. He has been on antibiotics for a week now and is doing much better.

Even thought he wasn't feeling well on Wednesday, he was still having as much fun as he could.

I'm Not Tired

When Words Are Not Enough

Allergy Update

Christopher went to see his allergist yesterday. He did really good all the way until he was poked 43 times. I felt soooo bad for him. We re-tested all the foods and added in the outdoor allergies as well. We now know that Christopher does have outdoor allergies. We also found out that he may no longer be allergic to tomato, beef, and peanuts. We have to wait for the results of his blood test to make sure. We are all crossing our fingers and hoping that he has outgrown these allergies because that would really open up his food options. As always we will keep you posted.