I am not an optimistic person by nature.  The glass is never half-full.  There is no silver lining.  I generally don’t like to rely on hope. It often just leads to disappointment.  And, I don’t like to be disappointed.

So, I surprised everyone by feeling optimistic about the fate Peanut’s peanut allergy.  I believed that we would learn that the allergy was not that severe and that it was likely to go away with time.  In short, I had hope for good news.

We met with the pediatric allergist yesterday (Dr. Sally Bailey with Northern Virginia Hospital was wonderful) who performed a skin allergy test on Peanut.  We got great news!  Peanut showed no allergy to peanuts.  The Doctor said that we should act as though he does have a peanut allergy because the blood test was positive, but that it is a mild allergy that is likely to pass with time.  She said that if he had to have a peanut allergy, this was the type of allergy to have.  He did show an allergy to eggs, but that is common in babies and more likely to go away as he gets older than a peanut allergy.

As we left the doctor’s office, the relief and excitement evident on our face, I said to my husband, “see you I told you it would work out.”  He was incredulous, but had to agree.  I had. 

I say that I learn from my son everyday.  He is such a happy little boy who wakes up everyday with a smile.  Maybe one day I will too. Atleast, I hope to.