Clik here to view.
This Little Piggy
After writing about our Anniversary and saying that we wouldn’t be able to go out on a date, we got a big surprise! My parents and I spoke early Friday morning, and Mom mentioned they were planning to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pork Trial Update
Last week I missed sharing a lot of things, so here’s a little update on how the kiddos are doing. When I left off, we discovered I had inadvertently corned Zac with dishwashing soap. That put the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Easter Baskets for Food Allergic Kids
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fructose-free “French’s”-style Yellow Mustard
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Histamine Intolerance Too?
Last week I was inspired to try something new for Zac. On one of the message boards, someone had mentioned making meringue and piping it into shapes for a safe Easter “cookie” for their FPIES kiddo,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We Can NEVER Eat Out Again
Well, it’s official. There are no restaurants at which it is safe for my family to eat. We can never eat out again. (At least, not unless my kids suddenly outgrow at least half of their food...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fabulous, Fun-Filled Easter Weekend
One thing about living with FPIES (and MSPI, Fructose Malabsorption, and IgE allergies), is that often your kids don’t really get to BE kids. Either you can’t go to things that most kids do, like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Hate Food Intolerances
I’m going to say something that will probably really raise the hackles of Food Allergy Mama’s everywhere: in a straight comparison, I love food allergies and I hate food intolerances. Of course I’d...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Salt Shaking
This weekend, Zac reached another milestone: sweet potatos are safe!! I. Am. Ecstatic! Sweet potatos are SO yummy and nutritious! After slightly over a week of sweet potatos, Zac’s weekly weigh in was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bananas: Take 2
Even though Zac hadn’t returned to 100% baseline, on Saturday, we started re-trialing bananas. He’d gotten increasingly picky, and I was worried about his weight. Hey, it worked for quinoa, right? So...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Kids Are Prescribed Drugs
My son Jed is four and a half years old. He’s bright, funny, charming, sweet, helpful, brave, and all around a very cool kid. He also has Fructose Malabsorption and Salicylate Sensitivity (among...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas Stories
The end of the year was so busy around here I didn’t write much. Just to keep the story-telling flow going, I figured I’d fill in the gaps for the last few weeks. When I last updated about the boys,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Controlling the Meanies
It’s been a long couple of weeks. We’ve been busily trying to get the homeschool classroom put together, since Jed has announced that he can only go to school IN a classroom. (Love opinionated...
View Article
