The next step was to go to a pediatric G.I. (Gastro-Intestinal) Doctor. Every time we need to see a specialist, we have to get a referral from Kanyon's regular Doctor. His Dr. informed us that the nearest Pediatric GI Dr. is in Salt Lake City. Because of the distance, it was decided that we would go to an allergist in Idaho Falls first to determine if he has any major allergies that could be causing his symptoms. So the appointment was made to see the allergist in February.
It was a long appointment (2 1/2 hours), because we visited with the Allergist Doctor, Kanyon had the allergy prick tests done, and then Doctor discussed the results with us. I was nervous how Kanyon would do with all of it, so I took him to a store first and bought him a prize (a new train, yay!) so he could play with it while we were at the doctor's office for so long.
He did so well during the testing! He was poked 7 times with 56 needles total. Each needle is dipped in chemicals from different foods, grasses, trees, molds, animals, etc. before being inserted into the back. He was uncomfortable and only cried just a little bit, and then he wanted to itch his back like crazy, which I had to keep him from doing. After 20 minutes, each area that was poked was examined to see if there was an irritable response from the skin on his back. Only one of the 56 showed signs of an allergy--the tobacco one (the swollen, irritated spot towards the base of his back).
We believe that he's been allergic to milk from his infancy. But it's not a strong enough allergy in his body to show up on his back in the test. The Doctor said he could still be allergic to milk, but the only way to know for certain is to remove all milk products from his diet for 3 weeks to see if there are any differences.
I'm glad that he doesn't have several allergies, and I'm grateful that his only prominent allergy is to tobacco (the Doctor said it's a common allergy--and I promise nobody in our home smokes), but I'm also disappointed that we'll have to continue to medically pursue this endeavor to discover the cause of his ailments, because I'm not satisfied with the Pediatric Neurologist's diagnosis of PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified on the Autistic Spectrum).
So, back to the Doctor we'll go...
Because the boys are on a 4-day school week, they have long school days. They get home from the bus at 5:10, we have dinner, and we usually have different activities and homework and downtime in the evenings, so I don't make them do chores until Friday.
But this year was different. Since my husband is a Saints Man, 
At that point, it was over for the Colts! The Saints won the game 31-17!!!
This was the first time the Saints had ever been to a Superbowl, so their win was a first in franchise history!!! Drew Brees and his team were spectacular to watch! 
Usually, we like to have a little party with friends for the SuperBowl, but this year I was in Utah during it. I watched the game with my two sisters, my mom listened to the game from the kitchen, and my dad checked in on us from down the hall whenever he heard us laughing hysterically or whooping loudly! I was sad because I wanted to be with Josh as he was celebrating for his team! I could just imagine him jumping up and down during the whole thing! We discussed the game as it happened via facebook, but it just wasn't the same. Ammon reported to me after I got home that he's never seen his dad so excited during a football game!!!
The boys didn't come away with a single bite despite all their hours of sitting on the ice, but they did enjoy being outside on the cool Saturday morning! The older three boys left their poles on the frozen pond with the fish line dangling in the water several times to go sledding, while dad stayed stationary and kept watch for them.
Kanyon never abandoned his pole like the other boys. He kept looking at the worm on the end of his line, repeatedly saying that it was a "big fish, big fish". He had so much fun, but got tired and cold within an hour! 
