And she's been so healthy overall, but she has been having some blood issues. I took her in to the doctor & they did some stool samples. It came back positive for an allergen of some sort. First, I cut out dairy, the number one allergen. Sad, sad day. No more cream drizzled on my oatmeal, no more late night cold glass of milk, no more yogurt for a midmorning snack. But the problem didn't resolve. So I have an appointment with a specialist in June. Until then, I've also cut out eggs & soy, the other top two allergens for breastfed infants. It's taking some creativity & serious willpower to eat like that. But there are lots of options out there these days due to all the fad diets & awareness of food sensitivities.
To be honest, I feel like such a poser with almond milk, imitation cheese shreds (never ever again! Think, velveeta meets poster tac.), & coconut milk in my grocery cart. But it must be done.
And there are lots of dairy free recipes out there: I made some almond date breakfast bars to snack on because my usual go to snack, granola bars, all have soy in them. Actually they were sunflower seed craisin bars because I had neither almonds or dates around. It works.
And who knew you could whip coconut cream? And it's sooo good!
The grill has become my best friend for dinner. Dar's eyes lit up when I lamented that I'd just have to do all plain ol' meat cuts instead of casseroles.
But it could be so much worse. Fiona is doing so well. She's started to get chubby little cheeks that I can't resist nibbling. She's outgrown her newborn diapers. (I almost saved one just so I could remember how tiny they were!)
I got a little teary when I put these sweetest of little dresses away. I probably wore them too long on her anyway.
She's cooing & batting at toys & soaking up the world around her. I put her in a bumbo seat today, & she fit it!! Where has my little 6# newborn gone? She weighs a whopping 9#8 ounces now. My biceps realize this even if my heart doesn't.
So we are thankful for her health & normalness. This blood thing is okay. It reminds me to pray for her & dedicate her to God for His protection.
Whatever it is, it will be okay.
And there are lots of dairy free recipes out there: I made some almond date breakfast bars to snack on because my usual go to snack, granola bars, all have soy in them. Actually they were sunflower seed craisin bars because I had neither almonds or dates around. It works.
And who knew you could whip coconut cream? And it's sooo good!
The grill has become my best friend for dinner. Dar's eyes lit up when I lamented that I'd just have to do all plain ol' meat cuts instead of casseroles.
But it could be so much worse. Fiona is doing so well. She's started to get chubby little cheeks that I can't resist nibbling. She's outgrown her newborn diapers. (I almost saved one just so I could remember how tiny they were!)
I got a little teary when I put these sweetest of little dresses away. I probably wore them too long on her anyway.
She's cooing & batting at toys & soaking up the world around her. I put her in a bumbo seat today, & she fit it!! Where has my little 6# newborn gone? She weighs a whopping 9#8 ounces now. My biceps realize this even if my heart doesn't.
So we are thankful for her health & normalness. This blood thing is okay. It reminds me to pray for her & dedicate her to God for His protection.
Whatever it is, it will be okay.
I love whipped coconut cream, even though I'm not dairy free!
ReplyDeleteAlso, where are the farm fresh eggs to artfully arrange in your yellow egg carton?
ReplyDelete@wendy *smirk*
ReplyDeleteThey're coming someday! We actually do have farm fresh eggs, they're just all white...not the kind of eggs to artfully arrange in ceramic egg cartons!
You're right. It will be okay. =)
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