Success!

No more peanut allergy!

It was quite the process to get that result though. First off, the doctor re-performed the skin test from last month. For some reason, Lucas was scared at first even though he remembered that it didn't hurt when he got it last month. Thankfully, I didn't have to hold him down this time as my mom (who is visiting) helped him come to his senses.

After that, the doctor had him eat 1 peanut M&M. We were supposed to wait 10 minutes, but because the doctor had other appointments, he didn't get back to us for about 20 minutes. We then repeated the process with 2 M&Ms, 4 M&Ms, and finally 8 M&Ms. The doctor was busier as the morning went on so the time between checking in with us kept increasing so in the end, we were there for almost 3 hours. It was all worth it though since the peanut allergy is now behind us.

That said, there is a small chance (~10% or so) these types of allergies can come back, but the doctor said that we can decrease that chance by making sure he eats peanuts at least once a month. Trust me, I'll make sure he hits that quota.

Allergy Test

Lucas has his follow-up peanut allergy test this morning. We'll be going into the doctor's office around 8:20, and then he'll proceed to eat one peanut M&M every 10 minutes for about 2 hours, all under the supervision of the allergist. Hopefully, there will be no problems and at the end of the 2 hours, he'll be declared allergy free. I'll update later today to let you know, but in the meantime, keep your fingers crossed!

Olympics

Lucas shows his allegiance in the US-Russia men's hockey game. Close game!

All we were missing was Noah

Last night, we had a finished basement. This afternoon, this is what the entry hallway to it looked like:

I was woken this morning to Marilu telling me there was water in the basement. I ran downstairs to discover water streaming down in at least 3 different locations in our laundry room. I ran upstairs, and lo and behold, the main floor toilet had overflown. I suspect Lucas may have put too much toilet paper in it at some point last night, but who knows? Whatever the case, we stopped the overflow with a single pump of the plunger, but the damage had already been done.

We called the insurance company and they sent out an emergency contractor. Four guys worked on our basement and upstairs bathroom/entryway almost all day, and the above picture gives you an idea of what they accomplished. 

They put anything that had been water damaged in our garage, and based on what I've seen, we didn't lose anything of importance. I thought three boxes of comic books I had from the 80s and early 90s were destroyed since they were sitting in the water, but miraculously, the water didn't soak through the cardboard. Go figure.

The insurance adjuster is visiting tomorrow along with a guy from the contractor who will provide an estimate for the work that needs to be done. Hopefully, we'll be back to normal sooner rather than later. That said, it blows my mind that one little toilet can wreck a home so thoroughly.