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Last Wednesday we had a bit of a scare with Anthony. Delana fed him his morning cereal and as she was cleaning him up, he projectile vomited it back up. He then turned red and his hands and feet became swollen. His left eye, right ear and lips were also swollen. A few minutes later he had a dime size hive on his leg and his neck.

Delana has allergies and knew what was happening. She sent Dale to the store for Benedryl. But she didn't know if she should give it to him, since he had just had his shots the night before. I was in a morning meeting, so she got a hold of Eric first. He was on his way to her house, when he got a hold of me. I called the doctor in route to her house. They wanted to see him before we did anything. We are very thankful that the allergic reaction did not affect his breathing.

I arrived an hour after it all began. His fingers and a few toes were still swollen, but his face was back to normal and the hives were gone. The doctor said it was good that he expelled it so quickly. At this point we still weren't sure what caused the reaction. We were reading the ingredients in the cereal, and were wondering if it was the coconut oil or palm oil. He also had just had his shots, so maybe that was the problem.

We saw the doctor and she looked at the ingredients and immediately said, "It is the wheat." It turns out that wheat is the 3rd most likely allergen for kids. So for the time being we must read all labels and avoiding any form of wheat. Mixed baby cereal has wheat, so we are sticking to rice and oatmeal. He won't be having Cherrios anytime soon! When he turns one they will do a food allergy blood work up. At this age he is too young to be able to get accurate results. I too must watch my wheat intake, since it passes through my milk. We have been giving him Benedryl per doctor's orders, and he looks much better.