Well, this has been interesting. Two days ago, we received the results of the allergy test, and it turns out that Ezra’s got a few minor things to keep an eye on: eggs, milk, wheat, walnuts, and peanuts. All of the possible allergies came back very minor to minor, and we weren’t told to completely avoid any of those….just to perhaps do them in smaller amounts than before. We have started to attempt some small dietary changes (rice milk was completely unsuccessful) and will see where those take us. The Doctor thinks that he might grow out of them as he gets older, but just in case something happens before then, she gave us an epi-pen to have for “when you go someplace like camping and are a long way from anyone else.”

The next unexpected post-doctor event has been the development of what we think are a few pox. He got the chickenpox vaccine last week, and apparently getting a small outbreak is uncommon but not rare. We aren’t convinced that they are in fact pox, but we also don’t have a reasonable other explanation for the red lesion-type things that have shown up on his inner right knee. We spoke with the nurse this morning over the phone, and she wasn’t too worried about them – especially since he isn’t bothered by them and doesn’t have any other symptoms. In fact, she even said that he would be fine around other kids and they wouldn’t get anything from him. Even though, we are going to keep his exposure to other kids limited for the time being until we can either figure them out for sure or they go away. Anyone else have any experience with this happening?

ed note: family in town, Ezra’s birthday, Ahna’s birthday, our anniversary, Oren testing at work, end of the school year…all have lead to slower postings. There are stories about each, and we’ll get them to you as soon as feasible. Thanks for sticking with us!

Since we have moved on to the once-a-year doctor’s visits (sickness excluded), we don’t really get to report to frequently about Ezra’s health and stats – which I suppose is a good thing. This morning brought us the three year visit and a morning filled with Ezra having to be poked and prodded. He passed his first vision test with flying colors, looked very healthy, and responded well to the progress questionnaire that we had to fill out. He did end up with two shots today (we are following a version of the Dr. Sears schedule): his first MMR and a Chickenpox one; both in anticipation of his upcoming enrollment in pre-school. We also spoke with the Dr. about the fact that Ezra has been mostly nasally congested for the better part of the spring, and as a rule-out/potential identifier, we went for a blood screen for allergies. So, on top of two shots, Ezra had to donate some blood for research. He, of course, cried at each of the intrusions, but nearly immediately was back to his normal cheerful self. So now we wait for the results to see if we can’t figure out why the long-term congestion.

Here’s the stats: Height: 39.25″ (90%), Weight: 33.2 lbs (75%), Vision: great.