First off, I have to say that I do not miss having to go to a job. I LOVE being at home and being my own boss. There is plenty of things to be done, especially with three kiddos at home. My stress level has decreased because all of my energy is spent on those I love rather than trying to balance it with work and home. Home is my work now!
Homeschooling is going well. We've tweaked our routine to fit our lifestyle too, the flexibility it provides is so nice! For example, this Monday my oldest woke up complaining about school and how she wished everyday could be a weekend where she could play all day. Instead of pushing her into our normal schedule of starting right away with breakfast and school, we had a lazy morning. I let them watch a show on TV, we ate breakfast as we watched, and then she and her sister went outside to play for a good half hour. After that, she was in better spirits and ready to start school.
We do a daily devotion, sometimes following the curriculum and sometimes we do something simpler. I've been teaching my girls the books of the Bible in song, and they have already memorized the Old Testament! As we read our Bible, we are noticing many things: the promises of God, and how He keeps His promises by noticing prophecy fulfilled. :)
My home isn't as neat and organized as I wish it were being home all the time, but I suppose I have to give myself grace because we do have a two month old in the house who takes up a lot of time!
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Continued Food Intolerance Issues
The struggle continues with our Little Mister. After 5 weeks on a soy/dairy free diet, we were referred to see a GI Specialist. The soonest appointment we could get was nearly 4 weeks out...I wasn't comfortable waiting that long while my son continued to have blood in his stools. Surely that is proof that something is not right in his body and I didn't want 4 more weeks of potential damage to simply continue.
I polled both sides of our family for their problematic foods. The list was so incredibly long! I spent hours researching his potential diagnosis of FPIES (Food Protein Induced Entercolitis Syndrome) and other related diagnosis like Allergy Proctocolitis and MSPI (Milk Soy Protein Intolerance). It brought on some stress my hubby felt was unnecessary (he told me to stop internet-diagnosing), but in the long run, I'm glad because now I feel better equipped and more understanding of what issues we have and what they could be later down the road.
I also researched many different ways to do a "Total Elimination Diet" or TED. The typical TED doesn't work for most FPIES babies since rice and oats are the most common triggers. My family has dairy and gluten issues as well as poultry intolerances. So I came up with my own TED and am on day 6 of it.
My diet has been trimmed down to the mere basics of: Quinoa, Apples, Bananas, Pork, Kale, Squash and Coconut. I haven't been purely strict to those, I have allowed myself maple sugar, cinnamon, garlic, onion, thyme and rosemary so that I can have some different flavors at least!
Day 4 saw my son's bloody stools disappear. His diapers look more and more normal every day. Prior to this diet, he had symptoms of "Silent Reflux", now it seems to be more pronounced reflux with more frequent spit ups. I don't know if that is part of his body adjusting to the diet changes, or if the doctor might suggest I swap out one of my TED foods for something else.
I polled both sides of our family for their problematic foods. The list was so incredibly long! I spent hours researching his potential diagnosis of FPIES (Food Protein Induced Entercolitis Syndrome) and other related diagnosis like Allergy Proctocolitis and MSPI (Milk Soy Protein Intolerance). It brought on some stress my hubby felt was unnecessary (he told me to stop internet-diagnosing), but in the long run, I'm glad because now I feel better equipped and more understanding of what issues we have and what they could be later down the road.
I also researched many different ways to do a "Total Elimination Diet" or TED. The typical TED doesn't work for most FPIES babies since rice and oats are the most common triggers. My family has dairy and gluten issues as well as poultry intolerances. So I came up with my own TED and am on day 6 of it.
My diet has been trimmed down to the mere basics of: Quinoa, Apples, Bananas, Pork, Kale, Squash and Coconut. I haven't been purely strict to those, I have allowed myself maple sugar, cinnamon, garlic, onion, thyme and rosemary so that I can have some different flavors at least!
Day 4 saw my son's bloody stools disappear. His diapers look more and more normal every day. Prior to this diet, he had symptoms of "Silent Reflux", now it seems to be more pronounced reflux with more frequent spit ups. I don't know if that is part of his body adjusting to the diet changes, or if the doctor might suggest I swap out one of my TED foods for something else.
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