Such a sweet boy!

It amazes me how much my child is growing and learning every day. We are together every single day. Most days we are together from the minute we get up until the minute we go to bed. We don't have breaks from each other very often. I'm not complaining, I love spending all of this time with my kid. It is still very, very hard for me to leave him with anyone. It's not that I don't trust people, I just worry I will miss something. I know, it's silly. But, I see him make all of these changes every single day. I just don't want to miss anything.

Today we had such a busy day. With it being the week before Christmas, we had last minute gifts to buy, groceries to get, errands to run, and bills to pay. We usually eat lunch at home, but, today we had to grab something and bring it home. We decided to get a burger at our favorite place, Carl's Jr.---I know not the healthiest of options, but it's SO good! When we got home we sat down and ate lunch together. Talent is a ketchup baby....he eats it on pretty much anything and everything. I am not as big a fan of ketchup. I eat ranch with my fries instead. He has started noticing that I do things differently than he does. Today he kept offering me fries with ketchup and I kept shaking my head and saying "no thank you" and eating my own. Finally he reached for my ranch. He tried it himself first, he wasn't impressed at all. Then, he did something I didn't expect at all. He grabbed another fry, dipped it in ranch and held it out for me....he wanted to feed me.  He wanted to give me bites like I usually give him when I am eating something and am sharing with him. He really is the sweetest thing.

I have people tell me all the time that I need to socialize him because he is too spoiled and he doesn't know how to share. Well, people, he does know how to share. He shares things with me all the time. He shares his drink, food, and toys. I've seen him share with his dogs, grandparents, and great grandparents. He knows how to share. My child may be a little spoiled, but he isn't a bad kid. He is very sweet and loving.

I'm so proud to be Talent's Mommy. He is such an amazing little boy. Each day with him is a new experience and I love every minute.

I probably won't get to blog again until after Christmas. So here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Christmas time.

One of my greatest childhood memories was getting to ride around looking at all the Christmas lights in town. Tonight my parents and I took Talent to look at the lights in Marlow. There's not much to see but he sure loved it. He would whisper "wow" when we would pass a house with lots of lights. It was so wonderful to have that time with him. I'm hoping that one day next week his Daddy and I can take him to this town about 30 minutes away and drive through their park to see the lights there. They have the biggest light display I've ever seen. I love making memories with this boy. This year he's so active and wants to do so many new and fun things. It's an exciting time for us. And we are loving every single minute.

More testing....

So after a few more breakouts we had Talent tested for some new allergens. We got the results today. And he was allergic to every single thing they tested him for. Potatoes (what???), black bass, strawberries, and grapes.....so basically my kid can't eat anything. That's how it feels anyway. After we left the doctors office I did research the potato allergy. Everything that I read said that when they test for potato allergies they are testing against the enzymes in them. Well further reading shows that all them enzymes are killed when the potatoes are cooked because of the heat. So I think the potatoes can still be eaten as long as they are cooked. The strawberries and grapes were low and were also a delayed reaction. Basically that means he may never have a big hive type reaction to them. But they can turn to immediate reactions if he has them too often. So moderation. The fish is the only one that really concerns me. His hives before were directly related to fish. I have no doubt about that at all. So no more fish being cooked in my house when he's home.

Seth is concerned about whether or not he can take Talent fishing when he gets older. Everything I've read says he can but will need to avoid cleaning fish, fish blood, an will need to wear gloves when handling fish. I have also read that if he will wash his hands off frequently in the water while fishing he will be fine.

My hope and prayer is that he will outgrow most if not all of these allergies over time. His doctor is very encouraging and says that he will most likely outgrow some if not all of them by the time he's five. So here's hoping and praying that she's right.