Egg Allergies

Have you ever heard someone tell you, "I gave my babies all kinds of things to eat and they never had a problem"? Well, now you can tell them that you know someone who did have a reaction. A severe reaction. I scrabbled an egg this morning for Aydri to try. It is her 11 month birthday. She absolutely loved the egg and ate the whole thing. Within minutes she threw up. It seemed like she had a lot of air in her stomach so I didn't want to jump to conclusions, but I didn't put her down for a nap so I could keep an eye on her. A little while later, I heard her bump her head and cry a little. I checked her out and I noticed she had a red mark on her nose and forehead. I thought about the eggs, but still didn't want to jump to conclusions. I had given Aydri things with eggs in them before so I thought that I already knew she wouldn't be allergic. A few minutes later, a friend knocked on my door. Aydri came crawling to see who it was. That's when I noticed a lot more redness, splotches and hives. I asked my friend what she thought, but it was obvious to both of us. I stood there thinking about what I needed to do next and my friend was probably thinking, "Hello, get her some help!" Allergic reactions are common for us. We usually take some benadryl and keep an eye on it. In fact, Jared just had one a few days ago. Either blueberries or laundry detergent. I told Jared to get home as soon as possible and then I called the doctor to see how much benadryl to give her. I was going to take her to insta-care, but he suggested the ER. That's when I realized things could get bad fast. I had to put her on the bathroom scale to see if she weighed enough to get the benadryl. Jared came flying through the door and I told him we were going to the ER. When I handed Aydri to him her face and ears had started to swell. Will Smith on Hitch was no exaggeration. Kendi was hiding as usual, but when she realized the seriousness of everything she became very adult-like and was an angel through the whole ordeal. I searched the cupboards for a medicine dropper, but couldn't find any so I grabbed a teaspoon and my purse and ran out the door in my PJ's without my hair being combed. I squeezed between the car seats and gave Aydri the dose. The sploches had turned into hives and she was miserable. She started rubbing her eyes and sounded like she was sucking in air. I didn't want to make Jared panic while he was driving so I just told him that he needed to take Aydri in while I parked the car and got Kendi out. They got her admitted right away and put her on oxygen, gave her a shot of benadryl and put tagament (sp?) in an IV drip. They told me they wouldn't let kids in the ER so i sat in the waiting room with Kendi for what seemed like FOREVER! Kendi was so good that the nurse let us both go in. I could tell Aydri was doing better, but it was hard to see her wrapped in bandages and monitors with tubes coming out of her. I immediately felt relieved though. She reached for me and babbled and whined like she was telling me what was going on. She got fussier and tired and fell asleep on Jared. They monitored her for a little longer while Kendi watched cartoons. The doctor came in and told us not to give her anything with eggs until she was eighteen even though she has had small amounts before she would have another severe reaction because of the whole egg she ate today. Hopefully she'll outgrow it sooner than that. Right now I'm trying not to cry about her not getting cake and ice cream on her birthday. I know there are worse things out there than this, but at first it's going to be hard to get used to.

Busy Girls

We're only one week into March and with the weather sometimes warmer we've been getting busy. I can't wait for spring this year. It will be so fun to take both girls out.

Here is a picture of the second mess Aydri made while I was cleaning the bedrooms. She also pulled everything off the changing table just after I had reorganized it. Two steps forward, one step back.
Jared was taking pictures of Kendi to paint. He likes contrast. I thought this one was cute.
Aydri was helping me figure out my camera some more.
Kendi is still enjoying ballet. I'm surprised at how much she remembers every week. It's really sinking in and I can ask her to show me different moves and she knows them.




Here are some more of Kendi's friends from the Hiking Group.

I like to overexpose my pictures a little. The only problem is it can easily go too far and some of the best pictures are ruined. This is my Dad at the Upper Cabin at the Ranch. We snowmobiled in on Saturday.


Jared tried to dig to the bottom of the snow, but didn't make it. It was more than four feet deep here.
Kendi had a blast. She enjoyed the whole trip until we told her we were heading back. She was disappointed that she didn't get to build a snowman. Jared offered to make a quick little one, but she wanted to make a Mommy one and a Daddy one and a baby one and a sister one.
Another overexposed picture. Kendi was cute in her over-sized helmet. It made her bobble like a bobble-head. At one point she fell forward and hit the kill switch.
I was surprised at the lack of other snowmobilers. I think everyone is as tired of the snow as I am. I'm kind of a party-pooper when it comes to snowmobiling. I like to go with Kendi and Jared because they still enjoy it, but after a long winter, I've had enough of the snow. My Dad made me go because they needed another driver. I know all too well how dangerous it can be without enough snowmobiles. I know I sound like a brat, but I always enjoy myself once I get out there. Because there hadn't been a lot of other snowmobilers, there was still a lot of fresh snow. I like not having to follow a trail everywhere. The mountain is a whole new place in the winter. Very peaceful and beautiful.
Lovin' the moon-boots! We came the back way down to the cabin. It's not even a road and hardly even a fourwheeler trail. Luckily, our machine are small because they were built in the 70's! I'm a little sore today. Thanks, Dad! LOL!

Friends, Neighbors, Everyone

Some friends and I want to get to together and have a repurposing party. We want to make some fun stuff out of items we already have. No money spent out of pocket. We want to know who would like to join us. We got our ideas from other bloggers. Here are a few ideas that we're thinking about repurposing.

This bag is made from a pair of cargo pants and a cotton button up shirt. The tutorials comes from noodleheads.blogspot.com

Rufflesandstuff.com figured out how to take a clock and an old book and turn it into this:
A tutorial on how to make these boots comes from craftster.org. She made them from a sweater and a pair of flats. I think I'll be using some old house slippers.
These are just a few ideas that we may or may not use. If you would like to be part of our "Ladies Night" please email me at leannbarnes@mail.com or leave a comment with your email. I moderate my comments and I will not post your email for everyone to see. If you have other repurposing ideas please let us know. There is going to be a swap meet for the three wards in my neighborhood in April. You could find stuff there to repurpose from that as well. I will not be posting any more info about this on my blog so if you want information please get me your email.