H, hold the phone and sit down for this:

You do not have an almond allergy.

Of course, this fact will probably seem boring by the time you read this.

But it feels almost surreal to say right now, if you want to know the truth.

Long story short, because of a blood test, we were told you were allergic to – and we should avoid – all tree nuts.

Three to four years later, after essentially stumbling into another allergy doctor online, we have found out that was false.

See, we are in the process of starting you on a therapy regimen for food allergies called Oral Immunization Therapy (OIT).

Before we start OIT, the new doctor wants to be certain what you are allergic to and not allergic to – instead of relying completely on a blood test that is apparently wrong nearly a mind-boggling 50% of the time.

Not that the last doctor gave us that information…

I mean, I don’t even know if the last doctor was trying.

We have five or six nuts left to challenge before we start OIT.

But I am so thankful we don’t have to live in fear of almonds anymore.

Aunt Jenny kept K during our 4-hour appointment. And you and your cousins got in some great playing right before we met them at their house for dinner.

A huge thunderstorm blew in as we were leaving Midland, and after the rain finally let up, we got to see another rainbow.

It was a surreal day.

I love you.

-Dad