Steinberg Family

...but only because I was in my PJ's. Jadyn and I had a "Pajama Party" playgroup this morning. When we first got to the playgroup, I noticed a quarter-sized raised welt below her knee. I thought it was strange and had some of the other moms look at it to make sure it didn't look like something contagious. I thought a bug must have bitten her and skin swells like mine does.

Well, when we were leaving I noticed it had gotten larger. I still was just going to keep an eye on it. When I was putting Jadyn in her carseat, I noticed that her other leg in the thigh area was totally broken out. I called Nathan (okay, I do use my cell phone occasionally :) to have him call the doctor's office to set-up an appointment. Even though we were on the side of town where the doctor was, I had to go home to change out of our party clothes (PJ's would have looked interesting at the doctor's office).

Nathan called back and said the nurse said it was most likely a contact rash and to get some benadryl and cortisone cream. So, I stopped at Wal-mart on the way home and picked those items up (it is not as sketchy to go into Wal-mart in PJ's because it is likely you will run into someone else in them too!).

When we got home, the rash was all over half of one of Jadyn's legs and almost completely covering the other. I gave her the medicine and decided that if it didn't look better after I fed her lunch, I was going to call the doctor back. Luckily, as I checked after lunch, it was almost completely gone. I was so worried. Jadyn is now asleep on my bed for her nap because I still didn't want to let her out of my sight. I know I am protective, but I like it that way!

The only thing I can think of that may have caused it: silicone. I was packing up some kitchen boxes and Jadyn was playing with some flower cupcake silicone baking pans. That is the only thing I can think of that she had contact with that was out of the norm. So, she might be allergic to silicone.

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