Life Goes On...

Wow! I can not believe baby A is almost one. OK, it is still over a month away until his birthday but...
In this last year we have been learning and dealing with some major food allergies. He is having a hard time with milk, wheat, peanuts, and egg. So over the 6 months I have taken all of that out of my diet. He is still nursing so I can not have any of that stuff. It is amazing to see the difference it has made. He is still having some allergy problems. So much so we were given an epipen-jr.
Well, I am not one for the "woe-is-me" stuff. Although it has been hard I have found ways to eat. I have also done a good job of finding things for him to eat. Now I can tell you I miss milk. I can not stand soy or rice milk! And I can tell you to stay far way from soy cheese. YUCK! However, rice milk it a good substitute in cook with, It doesn't flavor the food as much. I am loving the fact I get to eat potatoes more.
This morning we had to take baby A in to see an allergist to do the back pick and arm skin test. (my baby had to get 6 shots and 15 picks! ) It basically told us the same stuff we already knew from the blood work we did 6+ months ago. We also had to do more blood work. The doctor is hoping we will be able to challenge his wheat and maybe his milk allergy. Which means we will give him orally small amounts of the wheat (and maybe milk) in the office over the course of 4 hours. Part of me wants to say, "that is ok. We have a diet that is mostly working." Yes, I am afraid it will not work and he will have a major reaction. The other part of me thinks, "If this works I can have pasta!" The wimp in me will let it happen and pray he will be find. Afterall, the doctor knows what he is doing. Right?!
So that brings me around to some of my family. They have tried to be supportive. They will make things for me to eat (salad) when we eat together. But they do not quite get it. A) You can get very sick of salad when you can not eat cheese, any kind of nuts, or wheat (ie. the crutons and such). B) It's not very fair to watch other people eat things like pasta, pancakes, steak, or really anything I can not have but really like. C) Going and not being able to eat anything and watching everyone else eat sucks! I have to get ingredient list before we go out to eat. I am not really complaining. I know it sounds like it. I am just make a point. My family tries but doesn't see all that goes into planning a very strange diet. So when my cousin's baby is showing signs of some allergies. (they are testing her this week) My mom in particular makes it sound harder than it has to be. My cousin C. is upset and afraid that she will not be able to eat or be able to feed her baby. So I need to talk to the ever busy C. to tell her it is possible and at first the effort seems great but as with all things it becomes much easier. We just have to jump in with both feet and never look back.
ok I need to go. I am looking at my son who is covered in his lunch and making a huge mess.
~Nif