Juggling, Kickball & Goat Milk Trials

The concept of life being a juggling act is so well known it has become part of our vernacular. Why else would we say we “dropped the ball” on something? For the most part, I agree with the analogy. I do often feel like I have all my little “balls” … Continue reading

Goat’s Milk: Our First Double Food Trial

Well. We decided to trial BOTH boys on goat milk. At the same time. I can hear you all thinking it: Why would they do something so crazy? Well, Jed has MSPI, and has been kept away from dairy products since he was 5 weeks old. However, he’s had infrequent … Continue reading

After the Egg Break

My poor little boys had a mildly  rough time last week. Because of the egg trial, I’ve been even more paranoid than normal about keeping the floors in my kitchen and dining room cleaned. If Zac gets a crumb, it’s not good…but if Jed gets a bit of egg, it’s … Continue reading

How to Help FPIES Families Without Giving A Dime

Before I get started with today’s post, I have a small update on Zac. When I shared the wonderful success of the egg trial, I gave a great big shout-out to the fact that we haven’t had any accidental ingestions through the whole first week. I spoke too soon. Yesterday … Continue reading

The Egg Trial Begins

Tuesday I picked up a dozen eggs from my parents. Yesterday morning I cooked the first egg that’s been cooked in our house in over a year. I was trying to make a custard-type egg dish for Zac, for a few reasons. For starters, it would be a relatively new … Continue reading

Shelving Sunflower

Would you like to take a trip into an FPIES parents brain for a bit? Good. Then let me share with you what Darrel and I have been thinking and doing the last few days. We started Zac on sunflower products Thursday a week ago. We’ve been using Spectrum sunflower oil … Continue reading

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I know you’re all on pins and needles, anxiously awaiting news of how the sunbutter trial is going for Zac. (Right?) Well, so far, so good. Sort of. With caveats. Ready for a story? About a month ago, a lovely young lady from our church began advertising for a fund-raiser. … Continue reading