A Little Night Terror

Stick a fork in me, y’all, ’cause I’m done. It’s been such a fun week here, why NOT cap it off with a little middle of the night terror-filled screaming for no apparent reason? Seems fitting, right? Last night Zac fought going to sleep with all he had. Finally, at … Continue reading

Zac Probiotic Trial: Update IV

Well. I know you all sit anxiously by your computers, just waiting for my latest post to arrive every Monday through Friday, so I know I’ve been letting you down for the last two weeks with my sporadic posting. <grin> There’s a good reason for my late Zac probiotic update … Continue reading

Little Boy Blues

It’s been a while since I really just wrote about what is happening with the boys, so here’s the latest: Jed is doing well on our Fructose Malabsorption diet, and we’re trialing him on different foods to see how he handles them.  So far, we’ve tried coconut shreds, coconut milk, … Continue reading

Our New Team – The Dietician

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

My Bloody Boys

Oh, blood.  I never thought Motherhood would bring so much blood into my life. Yesterday Mr. Charm’s first poopy diaper of the day had visible blood in it.  As I’ve stated before, that has only ever happened for him if he consumes dairy.  So I called the Geek at work … Continue reading

Learning to Listen

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

The Sweetest Child on Earth

Yesterday was an icky day.  Mr. Happy was cutting his first tooth, so of course he wanted to be held CONSTANTLY.  Mr. Charm was whiny in the morning.  I gave up on getting anything done besides staying alive. After their naps, both boys were in better spirits, though Mr. Happy … Continue reading

Mr. Happy’s First Month on My Elimination Diet

It’s been a whole month of nursing Mr. Happy on my elimination diet.  I’m torn between cautiously acknowledging success, and jumping up and down with ecstatic joy at the success.  (Sometimes pessimism creeps in and keeps me from getting my hopes up too high!) Seriously, though, he seems to be … Continue reading

How Mr. Happy and the Boobies Are Getting Along

It’s been two weeks and two days of nursing…how is it going? Really well, I think. I *think*. The last 4 days Mr. Happy has been showing some slight eczema on his cheeks.  (Which could just be some heat irritation or something he rubbed his cheeks on that is bothering … Continue reading

Break Out the Nursing Bras!

One month in to our family elimination diet, I am now an expert at making delicious, juicy hamburgers, pot roast to drool over, french fries you can’t wait to eat, and am now branching out into quinoa recipes! This month has brought about a 25 pound weight loss for me, … Continue reading