Emily had a very "liberalized" weekend. Her grandparents, aunt, and cousins visited us, and we all had a great time. Emily kept raiding her baby cousin's stash of Cheerios, and she did not seem to be symptomatic. Today I gave her a small handful of Cheerios, most of which she tossed on the floor--new game, very funny--to Emily! Tonight, she is coughing and gagging, and the main suspect is Cheerios.

So, tomorrow, I'm giving her tummy a break and on Thursday, I'm going ahead with plain rice or rice cereal. She's been doing well on bananas and applesauce, so I plan to give her a serving of one of those as well.

We met with Emily's new allergist today--for food allergies. He is cautious and is taking a "wait and see" approach, but he listened to everything we had to say and is going to run several tests in October to further diagnose Emily's issues. For now, Emily will have to stay on Neocate. The dr wants her to start on chicken, rice, and squash in addition to the potatoes and limited fruit she is eating now. I want to say that this dr is wonderful, but I've used that label before, and I have ended up disappointed. I will say that I was impressed with this dr. Before we left, he told my husband and I to take several cards in case we needed to call for any reason-24 hrs/day. He said even if we reached one of his partners, they all loved food allergies and would very helpful.

This is a slow process, but it is teaching me patience--which I lack and need! Emily is happy, and that is such a blessing considering all she has been through.

We met with Emily's new allergist today--for food allergies. He is cautious and is taking a "wait and see" approach, but he listened to everything we had to say and is going to run several tests in October to further diagnose Emily's issues. For now, Emily will have to stay on Neocate. The dr wants her to start on chicken, rice, and squash in addition to the potatoes and limited fruit she is eating now. I want to say that this dr is wonderful, but I've used that label before, and I have ended up disappointed. I will say that I was impressed with this dr. Before we left, he told my husband and I to take several cards in case we needed to call for any reason-24 hrs/day. He said even if we reached one of his partners, they all loved food allergies and would very helpful.

This is a slow process, but it is teaching me patience--which I lack and need! Emily is happy, and that is such a blessing considering all she has been through.