As most of you know, Reagan is allergic to artificial red dye and a natural red dye called annatto. Eating foods that contain these, or using products on her skin, hair or teeth that contain them causes her to break out in major hives and itch severely! We avoid them at all costs, but keep dye free Benadryl on hand just in case! Alexander is SUPER to help us read labels and watch for it as Annatto is harder to predict and is in most cereals, processed cheesy foods, and pastas, none of which are obviously RED! Well, Reagan has heard so much discussion about it in her lifetime that she is beginning to talk about it, too. When I cook something that she tastes and doesn't like, she pushes her plate back and says, "I can't hab dat...it has red dye in it!" HA!
Well, she stretched it this week, to her advantage!
Those little wheels in her head are ALWAYS turning!
As I was folding laundry this week, Reagan appeared in the laundry room (my shadow!) and stood looking up at me, as if waiting for me to say something. She loves music, so I began to sing the ABC song. When I got to E, she said, "No, mama, don't sing dat!" to which I replied, "You sing it then!". She cocked her sweet little head to the side and said, very dramatically as if sad, "I can't...it has red dye in it!" HAHAHAHAHA
Gotta love her! :)
Well, she stretched it this week, to her advantage!
Those little wheels in her head are ALWAYS turning!
As I was folding laundry this week, Reagan appeared in the laundry room (my shadow!) and stood looking up at me, as if waiting for me to say something. She loves music, so I began to sing the ABC song. When I got to E, she said, "No, mama, don't sing dat!" to which I replied, "You sing it then!". She cocked her sweet little head to the side and said, very dramatically as if sad, "I can't...it has red dye in it!" HAHAHAHAHA
Gotta love her! :)
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