We're still in the doctor's office waiting. Another 4 hour appointment (!) and we're still waiting for our final approval, but everything looks great for us! Big things in our future. Ethan has eaten all the foods, and we just have to wait another 20 minutes and get to go home!
Here's how the oral challenge works & why it takes so long, for those who are interested: Ethan eats one bite of muffin. We wait. Ethan eats the rest of muffin. We wait. Ethan eats a bite of french toast. We wait. He eats rest of the french toast. We wait. He eats scrambled egg bite. We wait. He eats the rest. We wait.
I hope I never take
eating for granted. Since this problem came our way, I've realized that food allergies is the
Biggest, Smallest problem ever. Thank goodness, it never has to be a problem that affects one's livelihood if you work really hard at controlling what you eat. But it is a part of your life that you can never forget about. Food is a part of every social situation, and you never get a break from thinking about it. Already I feel such a load off, but I never want to forget what so many people have to deal with every day to avoid allergic reactions.
If food allergies are the reason you started coming to my blog, stay strong! It may not be easy, but hopefully your days of dealing with this are limited. I hope my story has been an encouragement to you & I'm sure it will not be the last you hear from me on the subject. If you ever want to post a question or need some encouragement, feel free to send a post my way!
Edited Note: We got home, and he was very uncomfortable, with trouble breathing, saying "I can't breathe!". I did notice his congestion a bit at the dr. after the scrambled egg, but didn't think much of it because he didn't complain. I guess we'll avoid the eggs in scrambled egg, deviled egg, etc.
Thanks to Mary Alice's clever idea, we have a very unique new lighting fixture, original to our house! Here's the before picture.
Note to Self & Other Blogger Friends: 
We've moved back in our house (yeah!) and are getting settled in. We're loving the house, and...the quilt is done! Whew! I'm so glad I did it, but that is definitely not going to become a hobby of mine anytime soon! I thought it would save a significant amount of money, but I still spent $200 on materials. I've learned that sewing is not a moneysaver.
We've had so much happening around here, that I haven't posted a picture of my sweet baby in a while! KB is nearly 7 months old & such a sweetheart!
Instead of this (blue tape all over our house marked cracks from the wreck):
We inherited the wall color, which many people loved, but was too dark for me. So I'm glad to finally have a new coat of paint on the walls as well.
This is the third year we've celebrated Valentine's day (a bit early) with our playgroup. How they've grown! Here
Current picture of our kitchen. The grout isn't on yet, so it won't be that dark between the tiles, although I did go with "Mushroom" color grout, instead of white.
We made this room larger by including some attic space & unused dormer space & made a built-in bed nook.
We love the phone nook, but had it wired so that we could put an actual phone there! Found this cordless vintage-style phone from Pottery Barn on ebay.
We are still at the doctor's office (added note: from 1:30-5pm!), but I wanted to give an update to tell everyone that ate his muffin & pizza with flying colors! He did say, "My Mouth Hurts" after eating his first bite of pizza, but quickly said, "It's Better!" and proceeded to eat 2 slices. (I don't know - maybe he bit his tongue??) He drank chocolate milk, and seems fine, but has hives on his mouth (He also had some nasal inflammation). So we've been cleared on baked goods & cheese, but have been told to wait 6 months on whole milk & try again later. We'll be keeping an eye on him tonight to see if his eczema flares up also. 
