Kade's Allergic

On Sunday the 18th we had a few people over for dinner. Well after dinner Kade had a few bites of a peanut butter sandwich... HE LOVED IT... he begged for more. About an hour after he had the peanut butter his nose really started to run and he really began to cough. It was almost bedtime so I went to get his bottle. He was crying and acting miserable so I gave him some Benadryl... hoping to help with the draining from his nose and the cough. I gave him the bottle and took him into the other room to drink it. He laid down and started to drink except it was like he couldn't breathe very well so he could drink very well. We waiting another 15 min to see if it would get better.

After 15 minutes he wasn't getting better only getting worse. He was having a hard time breathing and he had scratched his ear to the point of bleeding. Mike and I were very concerned we decided to take him to the instacare right up the street. We put him immediately in the car and left.

When we drove into the parking lot of the instacare we knew it was closed. We turned around and headed for the ER. When we got to the ER I took him in and told the front nurse that I thought he was having an allergic reaction to Peanut Butter. The nurse took us immediately back and before we could sit down the doctor was in the room taking off Kade's clothes. The doctor looked and Kade and said he didn't think he was having an allergic reaction but that he thought he had a virus. I told the doctor that he had only had the symptoms for about an hour. The doctor changed his mind and started treating him for an allergic reaction. The nurse gave him some IV Benadryl and within minutes he was breathing fine and asleep.

I took Kade to Dr. Glade a few days later and he gave me a prescription for an EpiPen Jr. and referred me to an allergist. I called the allergist he referred me to and found out they were scheduling to May. I really didn't want to wait... I felt like I needed to know if he was allergic to something that could be so dangerous. I called Gayla and she said to call an allergist down in Provo. I called his office and they got me appointment for today the 28th.

Kade and I just got back from the doctor where they tested him for several different things. We found out today that Kade is allergic to Peanuts and Eggs. This means no NUTS of any kind and nothing that is made with these products. He has also asked us to watch for things that are made that may have come in contacts with Peanuts.

I feel a bit stressed out... am I not the one that has to really deal with it for the rest of my life.

The doctor did say that there is nothing that we could have done differently... that should make me feel better but it doesn't really. He also said to get him retested in a few years that he may grow out of some of the allergy...

I guess we will see.

Laughing

Last night we were watching TV, I was lying next to Mike on the floor and Kade was climbing all over us. Kade sat on my head and out came a TOOT. It was pretty funny... Mike and I started to laugh... soon after Kade started to laugh. Kade kept laughing and all of a sudden he snorted... that made me laugh harder and in turn Kade laughed harder and then came snort after snort. It was really funny. Its like he couldn't help himself.

Happy Birthday Mike!!!

Mike's Birthday was on Wednesday (7th) and I decided to surprise him by taking him out to dinner. I took him to his favorite restaurant ... Olive Garden. We took Kade over to my parents house and they watched him while we went out... it was very nice to just have Mike and I there... Thanks Mom & Dad!!

I tried to talk Mike into going to the movie but he didn't want to because he had to be to work so early the next morning (5:00 am). After dinner we went and picked up Kade and then came home for presents and brownies. Kade picked out Mike's favorite candy bar... all by himself... well he chose from 3 different ones. We also got Mike a U of U sweatshirt, t-shirt and track pants. Mike was very happy and said that he can now wear a different U of U shirt everyday for almost 2 weeks.

Today we are celebrating his birthday with his parents. They are bringing pizza and I made a cake. I was very proud of the cake... even though it looks sorta funny. Here are some pictures...

I tried my best to make it look like a football... not as good as the cake we made for Kade's birthday... but still good.

I am so glad to have such a great husband. He works so hard to support our family which allows me to stay home and be with Kade. He his such a great example to both Kade and I. We both love him very much.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!

Little Helper

The other day Mike and I were cleaning the house and to our surprise when we turned on the vacuum it made the most horrible noise. We looked quickly and saw a paperclip that had been sucked up and been stuck. It didn't take us long to pull the paperclip out but we quickly saw that we needed to de-hair the vacuum. I know it sounds gross... but it happens... look at your vacuum if you don't believe me. It took us about 30 minutes to get everything out.



Kade decided to help us out and held the vacuum down for us.

Christmas

On Christmas Eve Kade and I went and picked up Mike from work and then went to visit Mike's Dad in the Hospital. We were there for about 2 hours and in that time Kade learned a new trick... spitting on purpose. He was standing on one of the chairs and was drooling a bit (teething). When he saw the drool hit the chair he instantly knew it would be fun to play in. Wet just like the dogs water. He then continued to spit all he had onto the chair.

We left the hospital and went to Grandma's house. Kade dressed up like a Sheppard... he didn't like the outfit so much screamed the entire time just to take it off. I was able to get one picture before that.

By the time that Santa came it was already 15 minutes past Kade's bedtime and with the lack of good nap for the day he was very tired.

Christmas morning we woke up just like every other morning. When it was time to see what Santa had brought we let Kade discover for himself. Kade walked out of our bedroom and saw the trike that his Grandma and Grandpa Konopka gave him. I never seen him move so fast... he ran to the trike and proceeding to climb on. All morning that's all he wanted to do... sit on the trike. He opened his presents, played with his new toy cars and even ate breakfast sitting on it.