Oh Glorious Peanut Butter!

Our appointment with the gastroenterologist yesterday went great! He was very helpful and very thorough in explaining more about food allergies in children. One concern that I had was his stools are still pretty mucousy but he said that is all part of the healing process. Once the blood is gone, you'll see mucous and then finally a normal stool. It was great to hear that Sawyer is on the mend! And more exciting news was that he recommended I start slowly adding some foods back into my diet!

The doctor gave me an order to add foods, first starting with fish and shellfish. Well, I'm not a big fish fan and I haven't had any fish, except tilapia which is one type that is fine to eat on the elimination diet. So I made the executive decision to skip to the next food group, peanuts and tree nut. Let me just tell you, I have REALLY missed peanut butter! It has always been a staple in my diet; peanut butter and crackers or celery for a quick snack is my favorite! So you can image the joy I felt as I dug into this delicious plate full of celery and peanut butter, oh my... 

    

I will be adding peanuts and tree nuts to my diet for two weeks and monitoring any changes in his stool then hopefully work my way to the next food group. The doctor said most allergies he deals with in children end up being a dairy allergy. We'll see what happens as we work through the list! 

Sawyer's second little buddy, Abel entered the world yesterday! Here's a picture of the two little guys and the mamas when we went to visit them last night.