The 2nd born, and first of the triplets. Owen is a party starter for sure. If you read back to this blog entry you will see why he's been a game changer from the beginning! He's the one that gets the first comments when we're out and about in public, it's the hair, people are drawn to the curls!! He's such a smart and loving boy, he melts my heart on a daily basis! One of his favorite things are his babies, currently he's got about 5 of them he sleeps with, and he always has one, cradled in his arms, who he kisses and cares for throughout the day. He's going to be a rock star of a dad!!
It's been a year since Owen had his reaction to peanut butter, we've spent this year completely eliminating peanuts and tree nuts and anything that might be cross contaminated with them from our lives. Right now it's quite "easy" to keep him safe from anything because he's with me all the time, and we're mostly at home or at some one's house that we know well and has taken the time to put away anything that may be harmful to him. I have a couple more years to keep him this safe...then he'll go to school...and I hope and pray the school and parents of children in his class are willing to help me keep continue to keep him safe. Until he can really understand what his food allergy means and how to advocate and check for things on his own, it's my job, and sharing that responsibility with strangers when he enters school is going to be tough for me. His allergy doesn't define him, it's part of who he is. We do things, go to the zoo, and the park and the mall, just like other kids do. And he WILL go to school one day and hopefully it'll be a safe place as school should be!
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