This blog will chronicle the life of our toddler, Sophia, for 365 days. It will lend to the cause of Food Allergy Awareness by creating a birds eye view into the common struggles and victories in the lives of our family. Our intention is to spread awareness that "yes" you can help! I am happy to watch our journey unfold in a way that can be helpful or inspiring to others. Today the seed has been planted. Each day I will write something until we have chronicled a full year in our lives.
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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