AWW

I HATE ALLERGIES!!!

Just when I think I can take a deep breath.....

Kassie wakes up with this (sorry the pictures aren't the best I was trying to document the rash for the doctor & getting the light right so you can see it & getting her to "hold still" were quite the challenge):

After getting over the shock of it all - we actually thought she was the 1 kiddo without allergies - I called the doctor's office to see how much Benadryl to give her for her size. She took it like a champ - WHEW. I have to check back in with them this afternoon. That said I'm pretty sure I'll be walking away from her "well child check" next week with a referral to the allergist. Something that I'm not looking forward to at all, but with the history with the other 2 I can't afford to mess around, but allergy testing is a horrible thing & I hate having to go through it with my kids. This will be the 5 round of testing (Nate & Abbie have each gone through it twice) for us & I wouldn't be surprised if Maddie gets sent too. Thank goodness for modern medicine & that we have insurance.

Honestly it's kinda hard to be grateful in the light of this - I've got more of the "on no, not again" mindset right now, but if it is an allergy we know what to do for her, we already have an allergist we like, and I'm holding on to the promise that we won't be given more than we can handle (even if it is on our knees), and having faith that this promise is real is something I can be grateful for.