Jake's 5th Birthday

Well, there were many reasons to celebrate, being home, Jake feeling better and of course the boys birthdays.  Today was a happy day as the boys were excited to be able to finally say they are now 5 years old.  We hung out and played most of the morning and headed out for a late brunch with the family.  Both boys put on one of their gifts, superman and batman shirts complete with velcro capes.  Jake didn't really eat but was feeling okay.  We returned home to prep for an informal get together with the family to celebrate the bday and have some pizza and cake.  Everyone was having fun until we noticed Jake's left hand blow up around the knuckle area.  Our heats sank as we worried about a return of another allergic reaction.  We called the Dr. and gave him some benadryl but before long more and more hives appeared on his body.  We just gave him the steroid and he is sleeping in our bed so we can keep our eyes on him.  We will keep the epi-pen close and be on alert tonight to make sure it doesn't get more serious.  We are starting to really wonder the source of these allergic reactions.  A few weeks before the surgery Jake had a slight reaction after his vaccinations and his upper lip blew up but then went away pretty quickly.  With the confusing developments in the operating room and now this will keep us on guard to figure out if they are isolated incidents or all connected.  Unfortunately, we have to wait a number of weeks to be off the medicines before we can see an allergist.  Here's hoping the allergic reaction is controlled from the medicine.