Scratch my back

A wicked game of tic-tac-toe.

Lily usually loves to have her back scratched, but I don't think an allergy scratch test is what she meant. We took her in for some testing this afternoon after she had some concerning allergic symptoms last week--namely, puffy, swollen lips. The good news is that she isn't allergic to California (we don't have to move) or any types of food (she can continue to eat all the things she loves). Just a bit of a reaction to mold, likely due to DC humidity exposure. There's nothing saying she won't develop something after she's exposed to the West Coast trees, pollens, and grasses, but for now we're pretty happy. And while the puffy lips remain a mystery, at least they're a benign mystery, as the allergist put it.

Two funny related Amalia anecdotes:

• Today as we were picking the girls up from camp to take Lily to the allergist, Amalia complained that she too wanted to be tested, saying, "I'm way more allergic than Lily!" Everything's a competition. 
• Last week, when were first trying to figure out the allergic root of Lily's symptoms, I asked Amalia if there was anything she was allergic to (just to include her in the conversation). Immediately she replied, "Yes. I'm allergic to Poland." Which I thought was very humorous--and odd, especially given she's never been there. But as she explained further, she clarified that she was allergic to "pollen, not the country." Oh, that makes more sense.