A Quick Health Update

Had a dual doctors visit for the kids yesterday, and there was good news all around. Si is completely recovered from the pneumonia AND has gained 1.5 pounds! He's still a little guy, but he's happy and healthy. Mils is weighing in at 31.5 pounds now, for what it's worth. That's of particular interest to us since Christopher regularly takes both kids out in the jogging stroller when he goes on his training runs on the weekends. That means he's pushing 50 pounds of kids plus that heavy stroller. Superman strikes again.

And then this afternoon a real moment of truth arrived for me. Millie had peanut butter. My heart is racing right now just thinking about it. I have a really severe peanut allergy (the scary kind that has me carrying epi-pens, banning it from the house, honestly fearing for my life when I fly Southwest airlines), so we had decided to wait until Mils (and Si, for that matter) was at least 3 years old until we introduced it to her. And even then I planned to do it when my mom (a nurse) was here, and probably while sitting in the parking lot of the emergency room. See, I'm a bit of a mess about this.

Anyway, we were at the neighborhood park this afternoon and I got distracted and Mils was doing her usual 'beg food off of anyone I see' routine and next thing I know she's polishing off a peanut butter pretzel sandwich thing. OK. Stay calm. Don't freak out in front of my friends and neighbors. Don't freak Millie out. Don't cry. Intellectually, I know that because of the way allergies work, Millie won't have a reaction the first few times she ingests peanuts. If she is allergic, it will happen on the third or fourth or fifth taste. Emotionally, I can't get past the fear that I know so well...the mouth swelling, lungs closing up, the race to the hospital. Ugh.

So, in God's perfect timing, this emotional hurdle has been crossed. No hoopla, no preparation, no over-thinking it. Bam. Done. And best of all, she's totally fine, sleeping soundly in her room, oblivious to my panic. The peanut adventure begins. Here's hoping she joins Christopher's team of happy peanut butter lovers!