Tuesday, December 19, 2006 by Amy
Blogger's being a turd about uploading photos, so I'll post some pictures later...
Well, I've noticed a huge difference in Avery's allergies now that she is eating more table food. I can usually cheat just a little bit and it doesn't come through the breastmilk, but if I give it to her directly, she breaks out in a big way. For instance, I made rice and put in a tablespoon of margarine for the whole pot. Avery ate less than 1/4 cup of the rice and broke out with a horrible rash. The bad part is that she is old enough now to scratch with her nails and can do a lot of damage. It used to be that she would rub her face on me or on the bedsheets. Let me do the math...so she ate approximately 1/10th of a tablespoon of margarine.
We took a break and went to Borders. We were having fun until Riley threw up in the kids section. Twice. Fun. Then she threw up on herself in the car. And then in the bathroom sink when I was cleaning her off when we got home. It seems that the two whole bowls of pineapples that she ate before leaving didn't agree with her. Once she was done throwing up, she was done, no sickness. By the way, second-time-around pineapples have got to be one of the worst smells on earth. I don't wish it on anyone. She went to bed with a bowl and a towel, but nothing happened. When I asked her this morning if she was getting better, she replied "actually I'm already better." I love it when she uses words like "actually" and "otherwise" correctly. So cute.
Riley has become quite fascinated with the process of teeth falling out. She keeps telling me that she has a wobbly tooth. Kid, you've got years to wait...
We discovered an interesting game. We found some paintbrushes and I pretend that I'm painting Riley to be a tiger and then say that an animal is taking a piggy-back ride on her and I paint an animal on her back (like a snake) and she guesses what it is. Nice quiet sensory exercise.
Well, I've noticed a huge difference in Avery's allergies now that she is eating more table food. I can usually cheat just a little bit and it doesn't come through the breastmilk, but if I give it to her directly, she breaks out in a big way. For instance, I made rice and put in a tablespoon of margarine for the whole pot. Avery ate less than 1/4 cup of the rice and broke out with a horrible rash. The bad part is that she is old enough now to scratch with her nails and can do a lot of damage. It used to be that she would rub her face on me or on the bedsheets. Let me do the math...so she ate approximately 1/10th of a tablespoon of margarine.
We took a break and went to Borders. We were having fun until Riley threw up in the kids section. Twice. Fun. Then she threw up on herself in the car. And then in the bathroom sink when I was cleaning her off when we got home. It seems that the two whole bowls of pineapples that she ate before leaving didn't agree with her. Once she was done throwing up, she was done, no sickness. By the way, second-time-around pineapples have got to be one of the worst smells on earth. I don't wish it on anyone. She went to bed with a bowl and a towel, but nothing happened. When I asked her this morning if she was getting better, she replied "actually I'm already better." I love it when she uses words like "actually" and "otherwise" correctly. So cute.
Riley has become quite fascinated with the process of teeth falling out. She keeps telling me that she has a wobbly tooth. Kid, you've got years to wait...
We discovered an interesting game. We found some paintbrushes and I pretend that I'm painting Riley to be a tiger and then say that an animal is taking a piggy-back ride on her and I paint an animal on her back (like a snake) and she guesses what it is. Nice quiet sensory exercise.
