Scene: Mr. Charm is down for his afternoon nap. Mr. Happy is crawling around in the kitchen and dining room while I clean up the kitchen. I’m talking to my Mom on the phone. (It’s important to know that during construction last summer, we put the kitty litter boxes under … Continue reading
One of the biggest perks of my job is the free travel. With my seniority, my family and I can literally decide on a whim to hop on a plane to Paris and be there the next morning – for free. Sweet, right? (Well, it is based on availability, … Continue reading
Can you guess what I’m making? Homemade Salsa, of course! Ever since receiving the Mayo Clinic Fructose Malabsorption diet, I’ve been expanding Mr. Charm’s diet. Tomato sauces are out, but fresh tomatos are back IN. Woot! That got me thinking about snack foods: Mr. Charm LOVES chips with salsa (takes … Continue reading
Last Wednesday was Mr. Charm’s first day of speech therapy. Even before he went, he had a word explosion! He learned 8 new words the week before his first session, and started mimicking, which he had always refused to do before. At his ‘orientation’ session, his therapist said lots of … Continue reading
Earlier this week I wrote about FPIES Children With NO Safe Foods, asking for your help in spreading the story to help these children. Y’all were awesome! I hear there was a boost in Facebook “Likes” on Michael’s page, and I know several of you shared his link. Thank you! (And if … Continue reading
They say that Valentine’s Day is about Love. <snort> I disagree. Valentine’s Day is about CHOCOLATE! Until I married the Geek, I rarely had a “beau” on Valentine’s Day. Just my luck, I always either met a guy right after the Big V, or my relationship ended right before … Continue reading
ICE. Of course! We aren’t quite ready to start Mr. Happy on solid foods yet, but there is concern in the FPIES world that if you have to wait too long to begin feeding your child, feeding issues raise their ugly little heads. There are physical problems that come up: … Continue reading
Take a trip into your imagination for a minute… You are the mother (or father) of a precious little boy. He’s adorable! The light of your life. You can’t believe how lucky you are to be his parent. You snuggle with him, lovingly bathe him, tickle him and cover him … Continue reading
The Geek might start thinking I’m the most vain person on the planet soon, because I keep looking at myself in the mirror and making random exclamations about how GOOD I look now. It’s not vanity. Really. It’s shock. I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around the … Continue reading
Tuesday this week we met with the dietician. I honestly didn’t have high hopes, as – aside from one friend who is a knowledgeable dietician (and fellow FPIES Mama) – our experiences with dieticians has been lackluster. In this case, I was pleasantly thrilled! This lady knew about my kids … Continue reading
