peanut free ruby

i got to talk to ruby's allergist this evening after seeing her test results online. whatever the factor is that they test is apparently pretty low- (Positive: Peanut IgE 1.05) i don't know what that means in regards to the severity of it, but the dr seemed optimistic that she might outgrow it.  she said that they are finding more kids are outgrowing the peanut allergy then they previously thought, and some of the statements found about it being an allergy that is never outgrown might not really apply because she is so young.  obviously this is optimism and speculation, not anything guaranteed. 

she said based on the immediacy of ruby's response to being exposed to pb that avoidance is the way to go at this point.  avoiding all things peanut related, and tree nuts (those have a high risk of cross contamination). the good news in all of this is i've given up eating peanuts and ruby's eczema that we've been struggling with for months has cleared up entirely, and the dr said tree nuts are safe for me to eat.

in a year we will retest and they will do the skin test, depending on the results of that maybe another blood test and if the numbers are different then try re-exposing her. 

4 months!

Ruby was 4 months old this past Sunday. She had her well baby visit Monday and her official stats are 20 lbs, 28" (even!). Everything looked great at the docs, she has some dry skin we're going to try extra hard to moisturize. She even started rolling over Monday morning! She must have wanted to give us something to report.

Ruby at two months

Just leaving the pediatricians with news that Ruby is 26" and 16lbs 8ozs!! O_o. Holy moly!

She looked good all around so that is always nice to hear.

the doc's isn't so bad with a friend <3

Crack of dawn party

Normally mellow Ruby hollered her face off this morning until she woke up her big sister and has been smiles & gurgles since. That's when A & I realized its her two month birthday! She just wanted to party.

Happy two months little one.

Welcome new love.

Ruby Marie joined us at 9:28pm on 11.11.11. She weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds 8.6 ounces and an astonishing 22.5" long. Welcome girlie, can't wait to watch you grow.