Jayden and His Fall

Jayden has had an interesting last month. We took Jayden to two different doctors this past month because of issues with his breathing and allergies. Their was some good news and bad news.

Jayden has food allergies. The allergies are in the Nuts arena. He has severe reactions to Tree Nuts and also has some reactions to peanuts as well. We have had to learn to use an eppe pin. We have had to leave them all over the place, at his school, his grandparents, anywhere he frequents a lot.

It is hard for a parent to see a child limited in what he can do or what he can eat. It is also something that you have to think about all the time. When Jayden gets older and understands this allergy it will get easier, but for now we always have to be on guard to make sure that Jayden is fine. The good news is that many of the schools and churches are aware of the severity on the allergy. The school has him sit with another person at lunch with a similar allergy and at church he is designated with special tag to show people his allergy.


The other issue for poor Jayden is that he is attracted to viruses and gets ill very easily. He got sick the first week in September and was down and out for a while.

When Jayden gets sick he rarely shows an outward appearance of being sick. We have to watch for the signs. This time the big sign is when he projectile vomited all over the family room at my parents. Not very subtle, but effective. He had weezing an coughing the next night and could not sleep. His breathing gets so labored and he chest fills with fluids very quickly. We had to get him a Nebulizer Machine and he has been prescribed steroids take for his lungs.

But with Jayden, something like this will not slow him down. He will not be upset by it or be affected by it. He will just go on living life as a happy little boy.

I do know that he is enjoying his day at school a lot more this year. He loves playing with the Legos and he seems to be transitioning into the standards set by the teachers well. At least I hope that is true.

As for playing, which of course is Jayden's favorite thing to do. He loves riding his bikes, he enjoys playing with his trains and he is starting to want Kallee around him so that he can play with her too.... They are starting to become quite a little pair.