Allergy Update

HMM-Raspberries.
So today was Keira's long awaiting allergy appointment in Boston that I made back in late July. Like I mentioned before she appears to have outgrown the food intolerances/hypersensitivities while we waited for the appointment.
I loved the Doctor ( thanks Julie!!!) She was very thorough, very nice, and didn't rush me.
She agreed with me that her issues with food seem to be over for the most part. She seemed to think the constant rash around her mouth was due to the fact that she has sensitive skin and that she obviously smears food all over her face while she eats. Hopefully that will go away as she gets neater at eating.
In regards to the asthma- she was diagnosed as a Transient Wheezer- someone who has moderate asthma type symptoms and wheezing. She said we won't really know if she has asthma or not until Keira is around 6 years old or so but in the meantime we will watch her symptoms, add an inhaler steroid IF needed through the winter ( she already has inhaled Albuterol or when she needs it) , and follow up in 3 months.
In regards to the seasonal allergies she said that Zyertec is fine to take and that we can skin prick test her for molds, pollens, dust and dander whenever we want too. We will probably do this at her next appointment or in the Spring. Overall we were very pleased with the results.
My goal now is to try to get Keira to drink at least 1 cup of soy milk a day so that I can slowly(over the next 6 months or so) wean her off of breast milk. She is hit or miss.. some days she will drink it and some days she won't.
Due to her past issues with dairy and due to the fact that Mike and I are both lactose intolerant and due to the fact that too much dairy ( while it doesn't give her a diaper rash anymore) makes her very constipated we are staying away from cows milk.

On the way home from Boston we stopped at Trader Joe's and stocked up on healthy snacks. :o) the best part? These delicious raspberries we bought there on sale. SOOOOO good!!!