Medical update

It sure is nice that I haven't had to have a medical update for a long time. Now I have two of them. First of all, we took Kobe in for allergy testing. We knew he couldn't drink milk, but we weren't sure if it was b/c he had a milk allergy or if he had lactose intolerance. Before dealing with this, I thought the two were the same. ;) Thankfully he doesn't have an allergy which means we are hopeful he will outgrow it. Being intolerant means his body has trouble breaking down the protein that is in milk. He will be drinking almond milk once we decide to switch. I wasn't sure when we should switch from formula to milk. I was waiting to see the cost difference b/c the two. Well..they are almost the exact same price so that doesn't help to make the decision. Almond milk does come in "shelf safe" cartons which is great b/c that means it doesn't have to be cold until it is opened. After much searching, we were able to find the single serve almond milk. We can get it at HyVee and it is almost double the cost of the bigger containers. We will see how this plays out since we don't have access to a HyVee. I just hate the thought of having to tote around a small cooler thing for his milk. Time will tell. We will go back to the allergy doctor in January to see if he can tolerate things cooked with milk. Until then...no milk and milk products. (If you look at labels at all...EVERYTHING has milk in it)

On another note, there has always been concern over Kobe's high liver enzymes. Even after being home for 5 months, they still haven't ever been within normal range. The Infectious Disease doctor is referring us on to a GI doctor. She just wants to make sure she isn't missing anything. We will be getting a call from that office and will make an appointment once we hear from them. This means another trip to Sioux Falls. So it goes. I just hope we get an answer.

Even with all of this going on, Kobe continues to be such a happy little boy that brings joy to every person he comes in contact with. We are so blessed!