i have held off giving declan peanuts or peanut butter for a long time just to be on the safe side with the prevalence of peanut allergies. our pediatrician has always maintained that since he was about a year old he can eat anything we eat and encouraged us to provide a wide range of foods to develop his palate.
on saturday i decided it was time to try peanut butter & jelly. i made him a sandwich on wheat bread and cut it into mini squares. he made the funniest prune face (wish i had captured that on camera)but then continued to gingerly pick at the pieces until i noticed he was devouring them as fast as i could put them on his plate.
because our friends the stewarts found out the hard way about how severe peanut allergies can be, i watched declan very carefully for any adverse reaction, hives, swelling, difficulty breathing. it appears we are in the clear and for that i am grateful.
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hurray for no peanut allergy-just makes life a little easier.
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