Thanksgiving Recap

Kinsley had a great Thanksgiving last week. On Thursday she got to go with daddy to his family (mommy stayed home with strep) and on Saturday everyone went to mommy's family. Of course Kinsley loved all the attention and getting to go out and about!! She loved getting to try all the new foods and especially liked the pumpkin bread and pie.

The cold spell came finally came today and we got our first flurries. We are planning to do the Christmas decorating this weekend and hopefully all will go well with a tree and a toddler in the house.

In other news...if anyone is keeping track of Kinsley's allergy status. We got blood testing back from LaCrosse and she showed reactions for peanuts, eggs, wheat, soy, and milk. Long story short, with more research there was some question on the accuracy of the blood test (especially since Kinsley shows no physical reactions) so after talking to her pediatrician we are going to do skin testing in January to confirm or rule things out. It comes down to the blood testing being so new that it's not perfected yet...and skin tests are the long proven way to diagnose allergies. So for the next month we aren't further eliminating anything besides nuts (to be safe) and are holding off on starting the antigen drops for food. Hopefully after January we have clear answers, a path for treatment, and any future testing would be for progress monitoring!

Peek-a-boo!

Watching Baby-Signing Time, if you heard her sing "baby, baby" you'd give in too

Rocking her baby

Mowing-with a baby in the backpack (see a trend here?)

The view from our window

Daddy's Deer

Un-busy

We are having a calm weekend at home- and after the craziness of last week it is much needed! We are definitely hoping for the next weeks to go quickly and are looking forward to the holiday breaks and enjoying time with families.

Walking her Cabela's "oof-oof"

Not sure if she's a pig-tail girl- as soon as I got them in she said "off?"

Helping do laundry

Learning to eat with a spoon

"Can we go bye-bye please?"

LaCrosse

Tuesday night we headed up to LaCrosse to take Kinsley to the Allergy Associates Clinic. She was a good traveler and a big trooper on Wednesday during all the tests. She reacted to all of the skin tests- pollens, dust/mites, and pet dander. In two weeks we will get the results of the food tests. We came home with her first round of antigen drops and are now working hard to reduce the allergens at home. The doctor said we should see improvement in a month, and we also have a follow-up phone call with him in December, and then a return visit in March.

Going for a ride on her lion

Up and at 'em at the hotel

Waiting for the doctor

Happy (and tuckered out) to be home!