It is really amazing to watch Kayla's understanding of her allergy grow. Her knowledge and understanding has been growing before my eyes the past couple of months.

-We took the girls to an Elmo show today (pictures to come tomorrow as I'm not at home) and initially Kayla was a bit fearful of "Elmo" and said she didn't want to go. So she came up with this reason...
"Daddy, I can't got to Elmo because there will be dairy there."

-Getting out of the car this past week at Walgreens...
"Mommy. Look there is dairy, right there."

-Walking past the ticket counter at the theater today...
"Mommy. Look, that lady is eating dairy (pointing to the ticket lady)."

-After eating pineapple today at my Mom's house...
"There is no dairy in pineapple Mom. It is safe for me."

-During Elmo today, there was a big chunk of swiss cheese in the play. The first time Kayla saw it our conversation went like this...
Kayla - "Look Mommy, that is cheese."
Me - "Yes, Kayla you're right."
Kayla - "It's cheese for my Sister, Alysa."

-We are taking a trip next week to my Sister's and she has so wonderfully planned every meal dairy-free. So when I sat Kayla down yesterday to tell her that Aunt Christine is planning every meal to have no dairy, Kayla's face lit up with a big smile and said, "It will be safe for me?"