Awww Nuts!

After several weeks and pretty much an unlimited dairy diet we have continued successes. Mason doesn't really care for the taste of cows milk, so we continue to provide him with Soy. Convenient since I regularly use it for my mild dairy allergy and school keeps it on hand for several other children.

Cheeses are hit & miss. Some days the texture suits him fine, others he can't stand the stuff and even says, "yecko mommy". But as far as reactions, there haven't been any.

For a treat a weekend ago, Mr suggested we go out for dessert. I, despite my allergy, LOVE gelato and there just so happens to be a Gelato shop in town. So we all packed up & ordered a cup, 'er three.

Mr chose the Chocolate Peanut Butter, I chose the Pitsachio and Mason opted for the Watermelon sorbet.

Mason of course wanted to try our flavors to which we decided against sharing the Mr's flavor. We haven't challenged peanuts or peanut butter yet and aren't really anxious to try. We thought and discussed for a bit about the Pitstachio. It's a tree nut. Mason has never tested positive for tree nuts and that we know of hasn't had any reactions to cross contaminations. So I offered him one bite.

By the time we wrapped up, buckled in the car and turned the ignition, Mason was complaining that his tongue was itchy. Thankfully, we were just around the corner & administered the anti-histamine right away. There were no signs of long term affects, no rashes, no swelling, no breathing problems and no complaints come the next day. So while it wasn't as bad as his previous milk reactions, I don't think we'll be trying any nuts until he's at least age 5, and even then it will be under Dr. H's watchful eye.

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