"Peanut Bling"

We were so excited the other day to receive Tyler's medical alert bracelet in the mail. We told him how "cool" it is and he loves it! You can see by the picture that he is pretty proud of it. He picked out one with baseballs on it.

I debated long and hard about what to put on it. Finally I settled on "PEANUT ALLERGY: USE EPIPEN THEN CALL 911." The band is so small that it didn't leave me much room. But I wanted my message to be loud and clear. When I first ordered it I had the word "and" instead of "then." I began worrying someone might get them out of order and call first. So I contacted the company to ask for the word change. They obliged and even told me that what I finally settled on is what a lot of people choose. That made me feel much better.

Tyler has been very excited to show people his band and try to explain in 3 year old language that it means "No Peanuts."

I hope he will wear it all the time, only removing it when he bathes. My husband felt it would be sufficient only when he left the house. Then I reminded him how scatter brained I can be trying to get 2 kids in the car and how I would forget the keys if I didn't need them for the car. He agreed (he has learned something in our nearly 7 years of marriage!!).

So far Tyler has only asked to remove it a couple of times and I've reminded him that it is way too "cool" to take off. That satisfies him and he goes about his 3 year old business. Hopefully he will forget about it and it will become a permanent fixture on that tiny wrist of his.