Ava thought the floor needed to be washed.....

So she decided to give me motivation to do so. Need I say more!

And the results are IN!!!!!

So Ava's blood work (RAST) has come back. She has NO allergy to tree nuts, peanuts or eggs!!! Dr. Sidari said that the RAST is about 92% accurate and the scratch test is about 94% so our next step is to have the scratch test done. If that also comes back negative she should be fine, although having her RAST come back negative was a great break for us! It opens up so much more food for my little one. Now she just needs to outgrow this milk allergy........

I am not very good at waiting.

God I am so impatient. Every phone call I jump thinking it is going to be from the allergist. I am just dying to know. Ava not being allergic to eggs or nuts opens up SUCH a new food network for us. And takes a huge weight off my shoulders. I just pray she has n other allergies and she outgrows this milk one. As bad as it sounds I am SO jealous of those parents that can feed their child anything. they can go to McDonalds or Burger king. the child can have cakes and cookies and brownies. I want Ava to be able to have all that. I want to go a day without reading a label, or go to someones house and not have to worry if their child was eating cheese and then touched a toy. It's awful. And it's just not fair to Ava. And now Ella.

So I wait. I wait for the good news we so need.

And so we wait....

So Ava had the much awaited allergist appointment on Friday. they called to confirm on Thursday and informed me this was just a consult and that we would be doing the testing at another appointment. As you can imagine I was not impressed as we had been waiting for SO long to have this done.

Well we get to our appointment (and I took both kids alone because they weren't going to do anything) and meet with the Dr. He talked a whole lot of nonsense and decided we should RAST test her for peanuts, tree nuts and eggs. (The RAST test is a blood test, which is also how we diagnosed Ava's milk allergy) He said pending the results, we will also back them up with skin tests to really make sure. We are PRAYING she has no more allergies. Eggs and nuts opens up a whole bunch of new foods we can introduce to her. You don't realize how many things were "processed" in a place that has these things. *Fingers Crossed*

So, I have to take Ava to the lab to have blood work done. And I have Ella with me, who the sweetest, easiest baby she is has decided at this point and time, she is going to cry. and not just cry.....scream.

I am holding poor Ava down on my lap so they can do her blood and she is screaming "No mommy no!" I have Ella screaming on the floor in her carrier. It was a nightmare.

So now we wait....we should have the results in about a week.

Here is a picture of Ava proudly displaying her "boo-boo"

16 and OH NO!

Seriously, what the hell was that? Did that really happen? Was it a bad dream? I was so hoping to wake up at some point. But it's true, my beloved Pats lost. They had the cutest cheerleader cheering them on too!

God she looked so adorable, and of course she had practiced her "touchdown" dance all day. Too bad she didn't get to use it much.....

We had Heather's birthday yesterday......the big 19. Well, she will be tomorrow. She had a special helper blow out the candles with her.

And just because.....the always adorable Miss Ella. This is my favorite picture of her!

Let's try this again

So after many people asked what happened to my blog, I thought it may be time to start it back up again. You know, because I don't have enough other things I could be doing! So here goes, we will give this another shot!

The girls are both doing well. Really, really well. It is amazing to see the two of them together and Ella can't even do anything! Ava just thinks she is the neatest thing and is such a big helper. Trying to take a picture of the two of them together though.....that's another story. Don't mind Ava's blue lips, she was eating her bride....a blue lollipop. Lollipops usually work great. Obviously not this time. *Note to self, lollipops are for AFTER picture time* And yes, they are wearing matching outfits. I am just as ashamed as you .

Poor Ella knows, this is not going to be good.

Really, not good. Why don't you just sop now mom.

Ava wants to know why I am touching "her"

baby.

And I give up. Ava has declared we are

ALL DONE!

So I promise, I am going to *try* and keep up with this. Really, I am. :)