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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Gluten/Dairy/Soy Free Pumpkin Spice cake
1 box betty crocker yellow cake mix (gluten free)
1 can pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
pumpkin pie spice
cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350. Put pumpkin, cake mix and spices in a mixing bowl and beat on high for 2 minutes. The batter should be lighter and fluffier. Pour batter into a greased pan and bake for 30-45 minutes or until a knife or cake tester comes clean when inserted into the cake.
Not everything has a price tag :0)
1 pint coconut bliss dark chocolate ice cream (dairy/soy and gluten free) $4.99 on sale,
one 12 pack gluten/dairy/soy free ice cream cones $3.99,
Seeing your gluten/soy/mostly dairy free child eating this combination
with a huge smile on his face, knowing he won't get sick from it
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Seeing your gluten/soy/mostly dairy free child eating this combination
with a huge smile on his face, knowing he won't get sick from it
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PRICELESS
PRICELESS
I just had to post this tonight as it was really uplifting seeing the little guy so happy. Lately he has realized how much different his diet is from everybody elses. And if there are things that he can't eat or have, his first response is "it's not fair". How do you explain to a 4 1/2yr old that certain things just make him sick and he'll be miserable, when everybody else gets to enjoy it. I already dread the day he starts school and has to sit at a different table as well because of all his food issues.
So if anybody with food allergic/sensitive children have been there just leave me some ideas on how to explain it to him in the comments box. Thank you :0)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
GI appointment and another diagnosis added...
Well we saw the new GI specialist today and he was really, really nice . We went over everything pretty much and how the Gastrocrom has made a huge difference in Owen and he was happy to hear that. So we won't be making any medicine changes at all for him and he only needs to go see the GI every 6 months as long as all goes so well .
On to Owen's strange vomitting episodes that he has from time to time. The GI asked how often the episodes come and how long they last, upon answering it all he diagnosed Owen with CVS (cyclic vomitting syndrome). So on top of the Masto diagnosis he has CVS now too. We won't medicate him yet for it as his episodes are spread further apart since starting the Gastrocrom and only typically last for about 5-6hrs. He said if he has them more often or they last longer we will start him on meds for that, but we hope we don't have to.
He is now 41 1/4 inches tall, woohoo and weighs 36.7lbs which is over 1lb down from his peditrician appointment. But it seems like his eating strike is finally over and he has been eating well again, so I'm sure he gains that pound back soon.
On to Owen's strange vomitting episodes that he has from time to time. The GI asked how often the episodes come and how long they last, upon answering it all he diagnosed Owen with CVS (cyclic vomitting syndrome). So on top of the Masto diagnosis he has CVS now too. We won't medicate him yet for it as his episodes are spread further apart since starting the Gastrocrom and only typically last for about 5-6hrs. He said if he has them more often or they last longer we will start him on meds for that, but we hope we don't have to.
He is now 41 1/4 inches tall, woohoo and weighs 36.7lbs which is over 1lb down from his peditrician appointment. But it seems like his eating strike is finally over and he has been eating well again, so I'm sure he gains that pound back soon.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
First week of doctors appointments....
So monday Owen go to see his doc at the optometry clinic. They played fun little games to check his eyes with glasses on and without glasses on. He also had his is dilated to check how his right eye is doing.
The verdict is that his prescription has changed, his right eye is a bit better. He went from 6.25 to a 6.0 and his left eye stayed the same at 4.5. The doctor isn't too happy though about his right eye and we have to come back again in 2 months. If things are still the same we have to start patching his left eye to make his right eye stronger.
We already talked to Owen about it and made it sound more like fun by telling him he can pretend to be a pirate ;0). He gets to pick the patches he wants to wear and hopefully that will help and he will co-operate.
He goes and sees the GI specialist on Tuesday next week and I can't wait to tell them how well he has been doing on the gastrocrom. Jon has an appointment at the asthma clinic as well next week. So keep checking in for those updates as well.
Tuesday I had my OB appointment and all is well, baby girl is doing good and her heartrate was in the 140's. I have to go back again in 2 weeks and they will do the strep B test, since my kids tend to come earlier than their due dates. Today I'm 33 weeks and I can say that I'm at the point of pregnancy were I'm glad when baby is finally with us. I wake several times at night and have had a horrible time with heartburn lately.
One thing I have noticed is that I can't eat any fast food anymore, it messes with my poor GI tract so badly that it's just not worth it. Not that we eat it a lot anyways, so I won't be missing anything :0).
Oh and while we were there I put Owen on the scale and he has lost a pound from the almost 3 that he had gained. He is right now on a eating strike and I'm glad that we found carnation instant breakfast chocolate that he likes to drink. So hopefully it likes him back and he'll be up to the pound lost in no time again. I will probably update on that one as well next week, since he always seems to have delayed reactions to things.
And talking of delayed reactions, he had one to the eye drops they used to dilate his eyes. He got up the next morning and his eyes were all crusty and the white was bright red, ack. He still has some issues now but it has gotten a lot better already. I'll just have to tell the doctor next time we see him.
The verdict is that his prescription has changed, his right eye is a bit better. He went from 6.25 to a 6.0 and his left eye stayed the same at 4.5. The doctor isn't too happy though about his right eye and we have to come back again in 2 months. If things are still the same we have to start patching his left eye to make his right eye stronger.
We already talked to Owen about it and made it sound more like fun by telling him he can pretend to be a pirate ;0). He gets to pick the patches he wants to wear and hopefully that will help and he will co-operate.
He goes and sees the GI specialist on Tuesday next week and I can't wait to tell them how well he has been doing on the gastrocrom. Jon has an appointment at the asthma clinic as well next week. So keep checking in for those updates as well.
Tuesday I had my OB appointment and all is well, baby girl is doing good and her heartrate was in the 140's. I have to go back again in 2 weeks and they will do the strep B test, since my kids tend to come earlier than their due dates. Today I'm 33 weeks and I can say that I'm at the point of pregnancy were I'm glad when baby is finally with us. I wake several times at night and have had a horrible time with heartburn lately.
One thing I have noticed is that I can't eat any fast food anymore, it messes with my poor GI tract so badly that it's just not worth it. Not that we eat it a lot anyways, so I won't be missing anything :0).
Oh and while we were there I put Owen on the scale and he has lost a pound from the almost 3 that he had gained. He is right now on a eating strike and I'm glad that we found carnation instant breakfast chocolate that he likes to drink. So hopefully it likes him back and he'll be up to the pound lost in no time again. I will probably update on that one as well next week, since he always seems to have delayed reactions to things.
And talking of delayed reactions, he had one to the eye drops they used to dilate his eyes. He got up the next morning and his eyes were all crusty and the white was bright red, ack. He still has some issues now but it has gotten a lot better already. I'll just have to tell the doctor next time we see him.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
All things have to come to an end eventually....
And so has the visit with my parents and brother too :0(. We had a great time and so much fun together but it went by way to fast. Hard to believe that we won't see them again until June next year, ack.
They really liked the area here and we did see quite a few things. We celebrated my mom's 50th Birthday in NY City, which had been her big birthday wish :0). It was a very busy weekend but it was worth it as well.
Down here in VA we took them to the beach, and it was fantastic. My mom, dad and brother were in the water only up to about the knees and a dolphin swam by so close they could have touch him :0). So that was definitly a once in a lifetime kind of thing, of course this happens after my brother had put his camera down, lol. We got a few shots of the dolphins that were a little further out though.
We also did a lot of shopping as things in the states are way cheaper than in Germany. We also went to dh's workplace and checked out all the helicopters he works on. And we took them to the Army Transportation Museum that same day.
Another nice trip one morning while Jon was in school was Historical Yorktown. We walked along the River Walk and went to a few stores there. Sadly the day that we picked to go the museum was closed, ack. But we all still had a fun time walking around and seeing all the old historic buildings.
And we took them to the Norfolk Zoo on the weekend before they had to fly back home again.
My brother was only able to stay for 1 1/2 weeks but my parents were still here for the big ultrasound :0). They really enjoyed that a lot, especially my dad (step-dad) since he has never been to an ultrasound at all before. The boys enjoyed it as well and Owen is really excited to finally meet his little sister.
The goodbye was again the hardest thing and of course Owen has to turn everything into a tear jerker, lol. We had said our goodbyes and there were already quite a few tears. My parents went up the escalator as we were getting ready to go back to our van. They already had checked in all their luggage and were ready to go to the gate, Owen kept yelling for them. And his last words really brougth tears to my eyes, he said Oma and Opa (grandma and grandpa in german) I love you so much. It was the sweetest but also most heartbreaking thing to hear from him, he had such an affection in his voice that just brought you to tears.
My parents made it home safely by Wednesday with a little unplanned stop in Amsterdam. Their original flight was gonna take them from Detroit directly to Frankfurt but it was changed and they had to switch in Amsterdam before flying to Frankfurt.
Things have calmed down a bit but we have lots of appointments in the next couple of weeks. Owen goes and sees the optomatrist tomorrow and I have my OB appointment Tuesday. Then next week Tuesday Owen sees the GI specialist and on Thursday Jonathan has to see his doctor for his asthma. That doesn't count in the dentist appointments I have to make for the boys and I have to call tomorrow for Owen's allergist appointment as well. And in between all this my friend from Germany arrives this coming Saturday and will be staying with us for 2 weeks. I'm really looking forward to seeing her and can't wait to take her places, between appointments that is of course, lol.
So I'll leave this post with a few pictures of the past couple of weeks during my parents visit :0).
They really liked the area here and we did see quite a few things. We celebrated my mom's 50th Birthday in NY City, which had been her big birthday wish :0). It was a very busy weekend but it was worth it as well.
Down here in VA we took them to the beach, and it was fantastic. My mom, dad and brother were in the water only up to about the knees and a dolphin swam by so close they could have touch him :0). So that was definitly a once in a lifetime kind of thing, of course this happens after my brother had put his camera down, lol. We got a few shots of the dolphins that were a little further out though.
We also did a lot of shopping as things in the states are way cheaper than in Germany. We also went to dh's workplace and checked out all the helicopters he works on. And we took them to the Army Transportation Museum that same day.
Another nice trip one morning while Jon was in school was Historical Yorktown. We walked along the River Walk and went to a few stores there. Sadly the day that we picked to go the museum was closed, ack. But we all still had a fun time walking around and seeing all the old historic buildings.
And we took them to the Norfolk Zoo on the weekend before they had to fly back home again.
My brother was only able to stay for 1 1/2 weeks but my parents were still here for the big ultrasound :0). They really enjoyed that a lot, especially my dad (step-dad) since he has never been to an ultrasound at all before. The boys enjoyed it as well and Owen is really excited to finally meet his little sister.
The goodbye was again the hardest thing and of course Owen has to turn everything into a tear jerker, lol. We had said our goodbyes and there were already quite a few tears. My parents went up the escalator as we were getting ready to go back to our van. They already had checked in all their luggage and were ready to go to the gate, Owen kept yelling for them. And his last words really brougth tears to my eyes, he said Oma and Opa (grandma and grandpa in german) I love you so much. It was the sweetest but also most heartbreaking thing to hear from him, he had such an affection in his voice that just brought you to tears.
My parents made it home safely by Wednesday with a little unplanned stop in Amsterdam. Their original flight was gonna take them from Detroit directly to Frankfurt but it was changed and they had to switch in Amsterdam before flying to Frankfurt.
Things have calmed down a bit but we have lots of appointments in the next couple of weeks. Owen goes and sees the optomatrist tomorrow and I have my OB appointment Tuesday. Then next week Tuesday Owen sees the GI specialist and on Thursday Jonathan has to see his doctor for his asthma. That doesn't count in the dentist appointments I have to make for the boys and I have to call tomorrow for Owen's allergist appointment as well. And in between all this my friend from Germany arrives this coming Saturday and will be staying with us for 2 weeks. I'm really looking forward to seeing her and can't wait to take her places, between appointments that is of course, lol.
So I'll leave this post with a few pictures of the past couple of weeks during my parents visit :0).
The whole gang minus dh in front of the statue of Liberty
Us in front of the NYC skyline, my brother took this picture
My parents at the beach
Exploring the treasures they have found
Dolphins at Virginia Beach
Saying Goodbye to my brother
My brother and me
The boys with a fireman in front of Norfolk Zoo
The whole gang at the Zoo
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Won't keep you waiting any longer :0)
Here are some pics of our little girl from the 3D/4D ultrasound today. It was just the cutest thing and I'm glad we went ahead and did it. We also have a video of the whole ultrasound and saw her yawning, sticking her tongue out and pucking her lips like she was blowing kisses :0).
Smiling
Her foot :0)
Already sticking her tongue out at us, lol
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