Another Birthday Boy

Yikes, Josh is 12! The teenage years are fast approaching! We celebrated the occasion with a milk, egg and nut free cookie-cake.

If I Had An Allergic Reaction...

Click the link below to watch a very informative video of Dr. Robert Wood, MD, talk about what to do if your child has an allergic reaction.

http://www.insidermedicine.ca/archives/If_I_Had_-_An_Allergic_Reaction_-_Dr_Robert_Wood_MD_1951.aspx

Christmas Concert

Brody's school presented a Christmas Concert last night titled "Christmas In America". All the children did a great job, but I still haven't figured out how the cowboy hats and bandannas fit into the theme?! =)

A Special Video from Trace Adkins and The Doctors

Trace Adkins has been a wonderful advocate for children with food allergies. His little girl, Brianna, is allergic to nuts, dairy and eggs.

The Birthday Boy Is 9 Years Old!

Today is Brody's birthday! Hard to believe that we've been handling food allergies for 9 whole years. Wow! I can definitely say that although the fear of a possible allergic reaction is always on my mind, day to day life certainly does get easier compared to back when we were very first starting this journey and not having any idea what we could possibly feed our little allergic boy!

Since both Josh and Brody were born in December, we celebrated both of their birthdays with their friends yesterday. December is just too busy of a month to try to fit 2 separate parties in! The boys love Pokemon, so I made dairy-free, egg-free, and nut-free PokeBall cupcakes and cookies.

And since Brody's really not that big of a fan of cake, we celebrated Brody's actual birthday today with a huge plate of homemade powdered sugar and cinnamon sugar donuts! Happy Birthday Brody! We love you!!

Anaphylaxis More Common Than Previously Thought

According to a Mayo Clinic study published this month, Anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction, is twice as common as has been previously reported.

"Based on the new study, it’s estimated that food allergies cause 50,000 emergency room visits per year, with overall anaphylaxis cases approaching 150,000 annually."

http://www.foodallergy.org/media/press_releases/anaphylaxisstudy.html

Wyatt Decker, M.D., the lead author of the study, discusses anaphylaxis and the study findings in the video below.

Snow Day!!

No school today due to having a foot of snow dumped on us last night! The boys couldn't wait to get outside to dig a snow tunnel after the plows went by.