Crust-Worthy

Yesterday, after 6 days of no wheat for the daughter, and literally no change in her condition, we decide to stop depriving her. Actually we did this Friday night when we let her have the Combos she chose as a snack instead of tilting our head, clucking our tongue and saying, yet again, "No honey, that has wheat!" - Ok, i'm a sucker for my daughter's miserableness, I'm the first to admit it. So sue me.

And yes, one week is perhaps not enough time to really tell if this is a wheat allergy issue. And yes, she WAS faithful - she didn't have ANY wheat or wheat-product for the entire week. Is she still a booger factory? Pretty much.

I think we'll just go to the Allergist and let them run tests again and start officially with them. I have a recommendation of a Allergist close to our new house, so I'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, check out this conversation I had with T on the phone yesterday morning after she woke up and called me at work:

T: So I can have wheat again?

Me: Yeah, go ahead...

T: (Phone rustling as she makes a mad dash to the pantry and swings the door open): YES!!!! POP TARTS!!!!!! (I can almost feel her pumping her fist through the phone. More rustling ensues)

Me: Let me talk to your brother...

**A non-eventful conversation lasts with me and A about 3 minutes. Then I remember I gotta tell T something, so I tell the boy child to give the phone back to his sister**

T: I LUUUUUUURRVVVVVV POP TARTS (in a low, intense gurgle as she is mauling said pop tarts)

Me: *giggle*

T: (Through a mouthful of wheat-ful deliciousness that only the glorious bread family can truly give someone): I'm EVEN EATING THE CRUST!!!!!!!

This made me just guffaw right out loud, in my office, because this is a bone of contention with her. She NEVER eats the crusts. Of anything, but especially Pop Tarts. They have the devils blood in them? Perhaps. She believed my dad's old hullaballoo about crusts make your hair curly and she wants straight hair? Perhaps. She just doesn't like crust? Yeah, I guess so. (Neither do I, and I grew out of it, so it's not something I fight about with her, but it bothers her brother SO much!)

But all must be right in the world if T is eating her crusts again. Whoo hoo.