Well, after our weekend I was wishing that my hair had been burned off by a firework after what little Griffin had to go through! Thankfully he is doing great, but will have to have extensive allergy testing in the next few weeks. Charlie reacted to the food also, but threw up much sooner, so it wasn't in his system very long, and he didn't have the severe reaction that Griff did. Here he is feeling all better!
Here's what happened....9am-ate pancakes, 9.30-rash, but went away in 10 mins, 11-Charlie threw up all over inside of car and carseat, 11.30-Griff swelled up huge and wheezing, can't breathe, (we happened to be at Charlie's dermatologist, and he said go to ER, I said, oh, how about some Benadryl, and he said go to ER or I will drive you!), 11.45-Griff gets adrenaline, oxygen, epinephrine, and benadryl straight to the IV, 1-admitted to hospital (swelling better and he can breathe, but still on oxygen), monitored till 8 and he is fine (they are looking for secondary reaction), and we head home.
Charlie, Irby and his buddy Ansley checking on Griff in his hospital bed.
So, we had our friend Ansley for the morning. Her mom and I take each other's 3 year olds for one morning each week(she also has a 5 and a 2, her blog is Carpenter's Chaos listed to the right). Honestly I feel like I get such good deal with our swap. Irby and Ansley play so well together, and Ansley loves the babies, so it is like having entertainment for my 3 year old and a babysitter all in one! Having Ansley at the hospital with us sounds like it would have made things crazier, but it actually made it easier. Gave Irby a friend to pal around with, and a few hospital volunteers took them to the playroom down the hall, and I'm not sure Irby would have gone alone, so that was a HUGE help. And let's be honest, how hard is it to keep 3 year olds happy with 'Toy Story' and Oreos (thanks to some awesome nurses)!
Irby had ridden his bike to work that day, so he had to bike home, then drive out to the hospital (30 mins away) bc he needed a car to take the 3 well-kids home. They left around 5, and Griff and I stayed until about 8, and they let us go home, with Epi-pen and training under our belts, of course.
So, all you new (and old) parents out there, food allergies are a very serious thing! I didn't take them seriously enough, and I don't even want to think about what would have happened had we not been 3 blocks from the hospital. And just for your info...they ate some delicious Ricotta-Orange Pancakes (Everyday Food Magazine). We've been trying a different pancake recipe each week and last week, after our 9 month Dr. visit where he gave me the go ahead for most everything except nuts and milk, I decided that was fine for them to partake with us. Well, apparently eggs are the most common infant allergy, so that was likely it. Let's hope they outgrow it bc eggs are in everything!
Thank GOD Griffin is OK.
So the rest of our weekend was rounded out with a virus we all got at the hospital and also a case of mastitis for me! Can I just say I am married to Super Dad? Mr. Mom? I mean, he wasn't feeling too bad so he let me sleep and rest while he had some good time with all the boys. He wins a major award, I mean he always goes above and beyond, so this wasn't out of character, but he really served me hugely this weekend.
Happy 4th of July!!
