Today, Brynlee had to go to the allergy specialist to have her blood drawn. They poke you in the arm and draw blood as a toddler, just like they would an adult. They had me lay on my side...pin her one arm under my side...pin her legs between my legs...and hold her other shoulder down, while a nurse held her arm down...another poked her...and another nurse hooked up the test tubes to catch the blood. As soon as Brynlee started getting pinned down, she got scared and started crying softly. I think it hurt my heart as much as it hurt her arm! (Okay, probably not. But, it was hard for me.) After they were done, she snuggled right into me and quit crying. What a champ!!
The nurses were super nice and great. They even spoiled Brynlee after her draw by giving her bubbles, a mini stuffed animal, and a bouncy ball.
The blood draw is supposed to give us an accurate count of how bad/severe her egg allergy is. We'll find out next week sometime. If her count isn't too high, she might get to have a bite of cookie or cake occasionally...and her allergy could go away sooner! Fingers crossed for low numbers!!!!
