The Brody, Addie and Ryder Blog: I'm ONE!

Sorry for the delay in updating everyone on what happened at the allergist. My parents came on Wednesday night so that they could assist at the 4 HOUR visit to the allergist! Jim left for Pennsylvania that morning so we were on our own! At the beginning of the visit the doctor was already prepping me for getting rid of my cats (which for those of you who know me will know that would be impossible! They were my babies before Brody). I tried to not focus on that as we began the testing on Brody - he was such a CHAMP! He barely cried as they did about 15 spot tests on his back and then had to lay on me for another 10 minutes so his skin had time to react to the allergen...to my surprise they all came back NEGATIVE! They wanted to be sure about the cat and dust allergy so they then had to give him a TB like test where they injected the allergens right under his skin - he once again was very brave! These also came back negative so the doctor made the conclusion that the majority of his symptoms are caused by Asthma - which is likely due to the RSV he had back in April. I was relieved to have some answers and that we changed his regimen a lot which made me feel like we were doing something to make him better. He is now on two inhalers (using a spacer, which decreases our treatments from 20 minutes to about 2 minutes!), singulair (for asthma/allergies) and zyrtec as needed. The doctor said that although he did not react to any of the allergens he could still have some mild allergies and that during his time of distress the zyrtec may still help him. I think that he is actually getting better...it is a little hard to tell because this is also prime cold season so he has a slight cough but he no longer makes noises while he is breathing. I think we may finally be on to something!!!

While Jim was gone for the weekend Brody and I went to visit my friend Barb and her family. Brody had a great time playing with all of their toys and interacting with Skylar (3) and Sydney (6 months). It was nice to get to catch up with her.

Brody enjoyed the DVD player on our 3 hour ride to Barb's House

We thought we would torment Jim with a picture on Saturday before the game!

Big Sister Skylar

This is Sydney - isn't she so cute?? Maybe she will be our future daughter-in-law!

Barb gave Brody a drum set for his birthday and it was a hit!!

Since Brody has turned one it seems like he is already starting to enter the terrible twos! He has started having a definite mind of his own and thinks that it is very unfair if he cannot do what he wants to do. On Sunday I took some pictures of him during his off moments so that Jim could see the joyful time I had as a single parent! Just when you think you can't take any more he goes and does something really cute or comes and gives you a hug and your heart just melts and you realize things are just not that bad!