Our SWEET little Jackson has had quite the Battle with so many allergies. We took him to the Allergist this last week for some testing. Backing up a little.... When Jackson was 7 months old we found out that he was allergic to Eggs, all Dairy, Peanut, Dog, and had many other environmental allergies. Last year we did some tests at Primary Children's in Milwaukee to see how his allergies were doing, and if he was still allergic to all these things. He passed the Dairy test. YEAH! We went for more testing this last week and he has now out grown his Dog allergy, and has become tolerant of Eggs. However, he is now allergic to CATS! Weird, I know.
Our kids have wanted a dog for a long time, and NO I don't think we will ever be getting one. I know, I'm kinda mean! When Jackson came home from the Doctor he was so excited to tell "The Kids" his great news. He walked in the door, and said." Hey KIDS, ( this is what he calls Taylor, and Kenzie) I'm not allergic to Dogs anymore"! His eyes started to water because of his joy. It was so precious! This has been our excuse for not having a dog for the past 5 years, I guess I just need to find a new excuse. HELP!!!
One of Jackson's environmental allergies is Maple Trees. 3 or 4 years ago our kids planted one of those ( we call them Helicopters) seeds. A little while later a tree started to grow. We have moved this plant with us the last couple of years from house to house. Jackson loves to water it everyday. However, he is soooo allergic to it. He gets all puffy, and itchy when he waters.
Poor little Jackson, he's just so fragile.
This is the plant the kids have watched grow, and will be in our van with us, all the way to Utah. Jackson is going to have to be loaded up on meds for the trip.
Here's a picture of Jackson this past week at his appointment.
The doctor gave him an allergy panel test. This is when a pallet filled with small levels of different allergens are poked into his back. The puffy little spots on his back show us that he is still pretty allergic to a certain something. It also shows the level of how allergic he is to that item. The hard part with this test is that his back gets REALLY, REALLY, itchy, and he CAN'T touch it. I was trying everything I could to keep his hands off his back. This next picture is a pretty bad one. Can you guess what song we're singing.......? YIP! " A Tooty- Tot" I know we look ridiculous. I think Jackson enjoyed laughing at me even more then he enjoyed the song it's self. Go a head, have a good laugh!!! I know, I know, Mother of The Year!
( Brian snapped this most ridiculous picture, I had no idea. I was just trying to keep the poor little kid from touching his back). And NO we don't always ALL go to the Doctor together. It was just a really important visit.
I had my final piano recital for my students about a week ago. It was a pretty sad deal with it being the last time. I have 18 students, all but four were able to make it to the recital. I've been teaching some of these students for a long time. I will really miss them, and their cute personalities. I really enjoyed teaching lessons, and seeing them develop new skills. However, I'm excited to be done for a while. I've had so much time on my hands the past week with no lessons. I don't know what to do with myself. My family has also enjoyed me being done as well. "NO MORE CROCK POT DINNERS" for a while! My family has been such a great support to me, my kids have been pretty obedient. We have a schedule that they stick to after school and it has worked well. 
