I lost my voice on Tuesday night. At 6:00 p.m., I was chatting away on the phone, and by 10:00 p.m., I could hardly eke out a whisper. Don’t know why – my throat was sore and it felt like fire when I swallowed, but I didn’t have any other … Continue reading
I’ll take “duh” for $1000, Alex! So, I mentioned how Mr. Charm was begging for a vitamin last week, and how I had to say no because it had sugar in it. Well, I decided that, since it was Thanksgiving, I’d work on a few ‘treats’ for Mr. Charm to … Continue reading
Recently I shared some ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures of my amazing weight loss with my online Mommy friends (from the Parenting Weekly monthly birth club group I joined when I was pregnant with Mr. Charm – yes, three years later and we’re still an active group!) and they were impressed … Continue reading
Last weekend Mr. Charm had a poopy diaper that looked a little odd. I couldn’t quite tell if it was mucous or blood. Or both. So, I pulled out our handy-dandy stool testing kit and put it to use. Yup. Blood. Nothing has ever caused Mr. Charm to have blood … Continue reading
On Thanksgiving, Mr. Charm snuck into the kitchen, pulled the trash can over to the counter, used it to climb onto the counter, opened the cabinet and grabbed the multi-vitamin gummy chews we used to give him, closed the cabinet, climbed down, and brought the bottle to me. What ensued … Continue reading
Today is Thanksgiving Eve, and I’m going to be taking the rest of the week off from blogging to spend time with my family, finish getting life in order from two weeks away from home, and (attempting to) rest. Before I go, though, a Thanksgiving post is in order. Every … Continue reading
I often get asked questions about traveling with children and traveling with food allergies because traveling is my job. So just in time for our holiday travel season I thought I would write a complete post with my best tips and advice on the matter. Yes, you can bring food. … Continue reading
The kids and I are home again, thank goodness! Walking in the front door felt like wrapping up in a cozy quilt on a cold day…HOME. The kids were happy, too. Mr. Charm had to explore every inch of ‘his’ terrain to make sure all his toys (tupperware, pots and … Continue reading
That’s the million dollar question, folks! A couple weeks ago, I was looking for a vegan muffin recipe to try out for Mr. Charm. As a reminder, he now must avoid dairy, egg, and fructose…I have muffin recipes but they all call for large quantities of sugar, maple syrup, honey, … Continue reading
When Mr. Charm turned one, I made him a dairy and egg free chocolate smush/eat cake and some homemade chocolate ice cream. He wouldn’t eat any of it. In fact, his face was straight up “UGH!” That winter, I found a dairy free hot cocoa recipe that tasted AMAZING. He … Continue reading
