Cooper and Kortlyn started school yesterday. Cooper went into 2nd grade and Kortlyn into first. They were very excited. Their new school is in our backyard..literally! If we hope the fence we are on the play ground..it's so nice to be able to walk to school in 5 minutes. The are gonna start riding their bikes next week when we figure out our routine.

Cooper came home yesterday and said he had a great time..he met new friends and got to see old friends..he even made a new girlfriend! Kortlyn, had a good day too. She likes going so far and has all new friends to play with(i dread the girl drama that comes with this age) I'm just hoping it stays easy all year.

They did not want me to take pictures..so these are the best I could do!

Last Thursday I took the girls to their 15 month appt. They both received 3 shots and we found out that Kyn is lactose intolerant and Kay may have a sensitive stomach to cows milk. The Dr suggested I try soy milk or rice milk and then if those don't work try goats milk. So on Friday I introduced soy milk. It was fine, it didn't seem to bother them and they didn't complain of taste or texture.

On Saturday morning Kay woke up with a red ring around her injection site on her right arm. I thought it was strange and asked my mom what she thought..and we came to the conclusion its probably nothing, those shots can sometimes stay swollen or bruised for a few days afterwards.

Saturday night the ring got spotted, kinda like it was a solid red ring then on the outside of the ring there was red spots...so strange.

Sunday she woke up with hives on her cheeks, shoulders and arms above the elbow. It was Sunday and she wasn't running a fever or acting like it was bothering her so I thought I will wait until Monday to call.

(here are the pictures i took this morning, it looks calm and not as severe as i explain it to be..but these pictures do no justice)you can kinda see the red ring around her injection..that spot is hard and discolored.. she was too busy and wouldn't sit still long enough for me to take a decent picture.

Monday morning She woke with the same hives and it was worse and spreading to her tummy and the tops of her legs on her thighs. So we walked the kids to school and we called when we got home. They wanted us to come immediately and we got there I got to thinking maybe its the soy she is allergic too? The Dr came in and was very concerned about the way she was looking. At that point the hives were every where all down her arms, bottom, feet, back..and so on. He got to looking at her chart and said he didn't believe it to be the soy..because the hives started at the injection site. He came to the conclusion that she is having a severe allergic reaction to the Dtap vaccine. He said this is very rare..as in never happens! He wanted to know if she was having any trouble breathing, or swallowing. I didn't think she had been but I wasn't paying that close of attention..he did his best to listen to her because she was screaming(she doesn't like the drs office). He is contacting an allergist for more information..I have to have her blood drawn and he said..watch her carefully..if the hives are still their then that means her body is still reacting to the vaccine and she could go into anaphylactic shock! He said if we notice anything like that to call 911, do not call the office. We are kinda scared..but I know she will be fine.

I did some research online..it said this happens one every million! It's extremely rare. The online site also said that if allergic reactions to occur, they don't typically occur until the 4th or 5th in the Dtap series..Kay had received her 4th in the series. The Dr. said we won't be giving her the 5th at kindergarten for fear of what might happen.