…aka “A Weekend at the Farm”, or “30 Hours WITHOUT the Kiddos!” A few weeks ago, Darrel suggested something that I instantly vetoed. “Why not let your parents take the boys one night? We could actually SLEEP! And they could test out keeping both boys for when you go back … Continue reading
Jed, as you may know, has fructose malabsorption. Trying to find foods that are safe for him is quite a challenge – particularly things like sausages, hot dogs, bacon…and condiments. All of those things are typically chock-full of fructose, not to mention fun things like “natural flavors” and “seasonings”. We … Continue reading
As a Flight Attendant, I’m well-versed in the concept of “take care of yourself first, then take care of everyone else”. It’s taught to us from our first day of training on: we can’t take care of the passengers unless we’ve taken care of ourselves. This is specifically in reference … Continue reading
Now that April is here, many Mama’s are getting their decorations up and plans made for Easter. That’s not so easy for a food allergy Mama. After all, most of what I remember as traditional Easter “stuff” from my childhood revolves around food. Sugar eggs. Peanut butter eggs. Chocolate bunny … Continue reading
It’s a common complaint in the food allergy world: people don’t get it. They don’t understand, they don’t help, they don’t care. That is true in a lot of cases, but one of the greatest joys of food allergic living is when you encounter the opposite. You’re going about your … Continue reading
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
Earlier this month, when we learned Jed is still allergic to egg, we received a new prescription for Epi-pen, Jr.’s for him. In fact, I requested 3 packages of the Epi-pens: one for our house, one for my parents house, and one to stay in his Thomas the Train backpack … Continue reading
I have a toddler who has lately been refusing to go to sleep at night. He also refuses to play happily in the living room during the time between when his brother goes to sleep and when he is finally ready to go to sleep. So I’ve been forced to … Continue reading
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
Today marks Day 6 of Zac’s egg trial, and all I can say is: I wish every food trial was like the last 6 days. Zac is up to eating one to two full eggs per day, and there are absolutely NO signs of an FPIES problem at all. Zero. … Continue reading
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