Eggs

So, now that we have had to monitor all of Carissa's food since she was about 1 1/2 years old for her allergies to eggs and walnuts we hopefully have good news. Since the beg. we were told by the doctor that a lot of kids will out grow the egg allergy by the time they are 5 years old, so as her birthday got close I started counting the days and hoping. It is just so sad to tell your child that they can't have cake at their friends birthdays or other similar events. We tried to still make things nice for her, but it wasn't the same as actually getting to eat what everyone else was eating. So, this past weekend we decided to start experimenting. We rubbed egg on her skin and nothing happened. Then we let her eat pancakes made with eggs, and she was fine. Since then she has tried a doughnut, a toaster strudel, a Twinkie, ice cream at Applebee's, and I made her birthday cake with eggs this time. So far she hasn't had any reactions, and she is so excited to get to try all the new foods. She now knows that she doesn't like toaster strudels or Twinkies, but at least this way it is her own preference. We still have to watch out for walnuts, but that is a lot easier than eggs. And for now I'm still want to wait a little while before telling her school that eggs are okay.