Armed with a batch of double-egged Jiffy corn muffins, we sent Liam into Dr. Wodell's office to begin his test. Dr. Wodell told us that based on Liam's blood test results, he would be really surprised if Liam didn't pass with flying colors. We all breathed a sigh of relief (especially Liam- he was nervous!) and got the challenge underway.
The challenge started with a nurse giving Liam a small sliver of one of the corn muffins and setting a timer for 15 minutes. When the timer went off, the nurse would ask him a few questions, check his skin and mouth for any negative reactions, and administer another sliver of muffin. Repeat process until either a) he has consumed an entire muffin, and therefore passes the test, or b) he has a negative reaction, at which point the test ends and that is that.
Now, we knew that the longer the test took, the closer he would be to passing. Dad had taken the day off work to be with Liam, and let's just say it was a day indeed! Not that he was complaining! (Although he may have been tempted. But thank heavens for an iPad, iPhone, books, magazines, and good old conversation to help pass the time.)
And after all that, who has two thumbs and passed that baked egg challenge?!
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| This guy! |
The next night, while winding down and getting ready for bed one night, Liam started yelling from his top bunk. I ran in, and there he was, holding a tooth in his hand. It literally just fell out into his mouth! Given that his adult tooth was already pushing through, it was really no wonder. Bedtime, shmedtime-- that kid was excited!!
And a day or two later, out came that other bottom tooth in much the same way. It was a busy couple of days for the tooth fairy! Not to mention Kindergarten Orientation this week, and his big first way coming up fast!
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