It Happens Again

Today was a good day overall. Paige had two friends for a playdate. Will went to cousin Riley's for a playdate. I was only concerned that Cole's cold seem to be coming on a bit more heavily. Then things got much worse.

Because Cole wasn't eating the best due to his cold, I was searching for something that he would enjoy. I had some Asiago bread that was soft and I read the label and noticed that milk was not under the allergen warnings, only wheat and soy. This was certainly odd, I knew, since it was asiago cheese bread, but the part of me that knew how much he would love it believed the label. He had 3 pieces. He had started coughing a little, but this was maybe due to his cold. I did give him a nebulizer treatment, though, when he seemed to be getting worse. He went down for a nap great and slept great.

When he woke at near 4pm I lost my breath when I walked in and saw him. He was beat red, swollen and radiating heat from at least 2 feet away. Thankfully, he seemed to be breathing just fine. So, after a call to Rich and a rush into his doctor, he got a steroid shot, Benedryl, and another neb treatment and at bedtime tonight seemed to be doing much better. Here he is trying to have some dinner with a little of the redness gone down, but you can still tell:

Moral of the story: trust instincts; don't trust allergy warnings only on food labels - bummer, because I've become very dependent on these.