Poor Jaeden

Those of you who know Jaeden know that he LOVES animals. His clear favorite has come out in the last couple of months however; Jaeden loves cats. Any time we show him pictures of animals, he'll humor us with saying their name, and then will immediately say "No, more cat! Meow!" Every time he sees anything even remotely resembling a cat, he'll start yelling "Cat! MEOW!" at the top of his lungs. So, after much thought and consideration, Renee and I seriously considered getting a cat in a couple of months (a couple of months because our good friends the Wilson's have mild cat allergies, but they're moving away in a couple of months). We finally committed enough that for Jaeden's birthday we took him to the pet store to see (and test ride) a few different cats. Well, poor Jaeden, he will probably never get to own a cat. He was in heaven for a while, but after 10 mintues of being with the cat, Jaeden began to have severe allergic reactions. His face got red and splotchy, he developed hives, and his eyes were swollen and watery. You can see from the pictures that he looked absolutely miserable. What made things even worse, however, is that he is not even slightly less interested in cats. Even as we left the pet store, he started begging for more cats. Poor kid. Never even considered that he might be allergic to his favorite animal. So, if any of you have suggestions, please let us know what we could do!