The past few times we've had dinner with the Joiner's, Adam and I have noticed Sarah breaking out in hives. The first time it was just red welts on her face. This last time there were a lot more and they were also on her arms. He and I both thought it had to be the adorable hypoallergenic dog, Chloe Grace. Chris and Laura were trying to figure out if I had switched laundry detergent, or if it was the clorox wipes used to clean the high chair. But we use the same type of cleaning products at home so it couldn't be that. Of course it didn't make sense that Sarah was breaking out only at dinner. She was fine when we come over to play and food isn't involved. What was for dinner? Well, some of Sarah's favorites grilled cheese, or mac and cheese, and of course some veggies for a well rounded meal. Elsie Tate's favorite veggie is peas. Sarah seemed to love them too. She's had them before, but since Chris and I don't LOVE peas we don't buy cans of them, Sarah gets them when they are in other veggie medley mixes but she has had them before. And she does love them when we are at the Joiners.

So I guess Sarah has her first official food allergy: peas. We didn't discover it when she was on baby food because she hated them and would spit them out, I guess that should have been a clue.
And before the question is asked: does Sarah always eat naked? No, but we have learned that no bib can protect you from Chef Boyardee. She somehow manages to get it on her somewhere even if we are the ones feeding her. So yes, for any pasta based meal, we do strip her down and have the tub waiting. (Sorry Mom, I know you're tired of seeing naked pictures of Sarah.)
If she has a legume allergy, be real careful with peanuts and peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteThere is a connection between peas and peanut allergies. Don't freak out, just be careful when you introduce peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteShe's also still young and her body is getting used to all this new stuff. Strawberries used to make kid #4 break out horrible, now she eats them all the time no problems.
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