Finally a chill in the air with Christmas lights to make our holidays bright in Florida. We made it through a morning at the park with no contact allergic reactions! I LOVE cooler weather when it's essential to be covered from head to toe. It is built in allergy protection at its finest. After an evening watching the manatees swim into a canal to find some warmth, we walked a neighborhood adorned with epic Christmas lights. We had diligent plans to keep everything milk protein allergen free, all while having some fun. The evening was beautiful, well thought out and executed just as planned, until Sophia touched another's stroller while eating a cracker and her lips swelled. The swelling happened so fast that it warranted a wash down AND a Benedryl. There is always a hidden agenda with food allergies.
Three years ago, we walked into our local Claires Store. My ,then, 4 year old had accomplished the scholastic feat of learning all of her continents, oceans, and the entire milky way! I had been prodding her growth with promises of something from the store, as a sort of reward. Claires ( http://www.claires.com) is such a fun store for girls, and the girlie side of us women! My daughters made their way through the sparkle and frills and back to the Disney princess lip-glosses for kids. I bought one and thought "it worked! The knowledge and the bribe were complete!" But, as she ripped off the wrapping to her new lipgloss in the car and applied her new sparkly, "fun" lip gloss--our worlds changed! Her face began to swell with hives. I was driving and looking back on her telling me something was wrong and what I saw made me grow scared, really, really scared. I pulled over and jumped out of my vehicle and got to her. I wiped off the lipgloss and washed her face with
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