My (unwanted) Self Appointed Award

I'm (finally) back!  We got a new computer so I can finally use all my fingers to type - it's a lot easier than trying to write anything from the Kindle Fire. 

I'm super excited to start blogging again, but for now, I just have an announcement.

I've officially earned the not-so-prestigious award of Bad Mom of the Month.

I totally wasn't thinking while preparing lunch today.  I know Samuel's peanut allergy means we have to be wary of all nuts, because he's susceptible to developing allergies to them as well.

But I still decided to serve pesto. 

Even when Samuel told me his tongue was hurting, I made him eat his lunch, and after that when he said his tummy hurt, I thought he might have had a slight reaction to the pine nuts.  But that was it.

Three hours later, after dragging him to the store and back (we left early because I thought he was going to throw up from an upset stomach), I finally put my thinking cap back on and checked under his clothes.

I should have caught on much sooner.  But I didn't.

He was covered from his feet all the way up to his neck and behind his ears in hives.  Poor, sweet boy. 

Bad Mom of the Month it is.

I'm bribing him with ice cream and tv during naptime and really hoping the Benadryl kicks in soon so the hives go away.  I'm so thankful that this time his asthmatic symptoms didn't follow his itchies!