Has it really been two weeks since I've posted. I guess that means we've been busy! Gracie has been learning so much and has been using the word "yes" alot. I love that. Jeff traveled to Chicago for work for 4 days earlier this week and Gracie definitely misses him when he is gone. Her favorite phrase when he is away is "I want to see Daddy!" On the final day of him being gone, she was asking for him alot. Very nicely I said to her "Can I have a different word?" And very sweetly she looked up at me and said "Please!"
On Sunday, I took Gracie to her school for a fundraising event for a new playground. They had inflatables and a big bounce house. Much to my amazement, Gracie ran right up to it and wanted to go in. She has always been scared of them. I was so proud of her bravery, but it about broke my heart to see her in it. She never could gain enough strength and balance to stand up. Every time she would just about get up, another child would bounce and she would lose her balance and fall. Then we headed to the Zumba dance instructors who were awesome with Gracie. So she danced for quite a while. Then she got to meet Chuck E. Cheese. Another great highlight for her.
On Monday, Gracie had helped out in the daycare garden and when I picked her up her cheeks were blaze red with a definite allergic reaction and some blistery welty type marks on her cheeks. They were definitely swollen too. We suspect her allergy to mold might be the culprit. I took her home, washed her up and gave her some Claritin. By morning, she was looking much better.
On Tuesday, I took her to daycare and she got on the bus as usual, by the end of her bus ride she started going into an anaphylaxis allergic reaction. Gracie's emergency plan was followed, an epi pen was administered, the ambulance called, and by the time she made it to the E.R. she was cool and calm and doing well. We'll never know for sure what caused the anaphylaxis, but we suspect it was a delayed reaction from the garden mold the day before. Or she could be sensitive to a plant that she touched too...she breaks out from both dandelions and mums, so it would stand to reason that there are more plants that cause problems for her.
So Gracie and spent the next 6 hours in the E.R. - which is standard practice as allergic reactions many times go in waves. She was given some steroids that help with that and we actually got to leave a little bit earlier because she needed seizure meds and they didn't have what she needed. I stayed home with Gracie on Wednesday just to monitor for any allergy returns. We still see a little bit in her cheeks, but have a prescription for another dose of steroids should we need it.
Gracie was thrilled that daddy returned home on Wednesday. He brought her a stuffed Goofy from Mickey Mouse. I wish I would have had the video camera handy...I've never seen her so excited. She LOVES Goofy!!!!
Gracie had a great day at school yesterday and was in the best of moods this morning. I'm looking forward to the weekend.
Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie
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