Okay, now before you groan and think to yourselves "oh no, a political post" I assure you, this is not one of those. I save my political discussions for.... well no one, with the occasional blurp to Avery. (In fact, I bet very few of my friends actually have a clue about my political leanings...I like to keep people guessing.) No, this post is about actual allergies.
I suffered from seasonal allergies for a number of years when I was growing up in the Midwest. However most over the counter stuff took care of it. Then in college, my doctors prescribed some medications to help me get through the fall and spring time allergy seasons. Once I moved to Hawaii, my allergies got progressively worse. To the point where I was taking medication full time everyday and they kept adding to my arsenal of medication while I was there. When we moved to Washington, I had very high hopes that my allergies would improve here. Well unfortunately I was wrong. My allergies are so under-controlled here that they have added even more medication and are now sending me to see an Allergist. To be able to see her, I have to wean off all my allergy meds. By the time I see her this Thursday, I'll be on nothing and look a hot mess (we're talking red & puffy eyes, drippy nose etc.) My PCM thinks it's time for me to go to allergy shots. We'll see how Thursday goes....
Cars: We've been a one car family the entire time we've been married. It's been annoying at times, but otherwise fairly tolerable. Once we had Matthew we knew we'd want to get a second vehicle, we had just planned to wait until I was working again in the fall. Well....that isn't going to happen. Our car is having issues again, so we've decided to get another car soon...very soon in fact. As for our current car, we'll probably fix it once more, but I am done putting tons of work into it beyond that.
Solid Foods: Matthew turns 6 months next week Monday, can you believe it?? His first half year of life has flown past me quickly!! I decided to wait and introduce solid foods at 6 months and our pediatrician agreed with me especially as we've been dealing with his medical issues. Next weekend we are going to introduce solids though. I am pretty excited for this. We've been getting him used to the high chair, so he'll be ready. I plan to make most of his baby food, but did buy some pre-made stuff for when we're traveling in August.
School: I did all the work for third week of my last class yesterday, so today Matthew and I are having fun together. I cannot believe I only have 2 more weeks left. I am almost there. It's surreal after all this time.
Matthew is demanding fun...toodles friends!
I did allergy shots for about 9 months last year. The shots are not that bad (given you've already done IVF). It's just lots of appointments. Each time I went I did two of mixed basic allergies (cat, dog, tree, grass, dust, etc.) and then one for mold. That was twice a week at times, so about six shots a week. Like I said pain wise it's fine, just a lot of appointments. And you can't miss them for weeks on end or else you have to start over again. I should call up and make myself a new appointment with allergy here, at some point.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice posting! well done, keep it up!!I've been using OVULATION TEST KIT for a long time and I still get butterflies when that little smiley shows his face. :) I got one from the internet by searching on Google HOME CHECK Ovulation Kit it was great!
ReplyDeleteAllergies are killing you out west? I think you would die if you lived in the southeast! Best of luck with that. Also, your baby was born on my due date! We also have been getting our baby ready by just putting her in the high chair during meal times and letting her play with whatever.
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