Poor Little Addie Girl

I posted very little about our life from July and August

because of the move

so I'm going to try and play catch up over the next few weeks.

Back in July we decided to go ahead and get a blood test done on Addie

to verify if she had a true milk allergy or just an intolerance.

This was important to us

since she was 7 months and would begin eating table foods

in the next few months.

We went to the hospital to get her blood drawn.

I held her in my lap and had to help hold her arms still

while the tech tried first from her left arm

and then from her right

to get what she needed.

Poor Addie just cried and cried.

I had to keep telling myself it was for something good

and was necessary.

But oh, it was so hard!

When the results came back, I was really surprised to find out

that not only is she highly allergic to milk

but also to eggs.

We also found out she has a mild allergy to peanuts, fish, and wheat.

I was shocked to learn of the other allergies

because she's never had a reaction to anything other than the milk.

I felt a little overwhelmed with the information 

and the nurse I was talking with suggested

I cut out each of these foods from my diet if I wanted to continue nursing Addie.

And I did so I did.

And it was hard!

There is very little you can eat when cutting out so much.

I did the elimination diet for a week before realizing it was just too hard.

I scheduled an appointment with the pediatrician to figure out my options.

In the end, we decided to continue eliminating milk from my diet

but pretty much eat everything else and watch her closely for reactions to the other foods.

Addie can't eat these foods herself but it is fine for me to eat them.

Around her first birthday we'll have to see an allergist and do a skin test

to see exactly what she reacts to.

But the good news is that she will probably outgrow these allergies by the age of 2.

That's what we're praying for!

So here is poor little Addie Grace after getting her blood drawn.

I'm {so glad} babies are forgiving!

*taken on the cell phone.