I love my hugs from Victor. He loves to hug and I love to receive them. His hugs are getting so much better now too. His little hands will warp around your head completely or he'll take your face in his hands look at you and then hug. It's so cute & I am so thankful for them.
I made the Red Mill GF pancakes with the suggested apple compote for breakfast yesterday. score. Victor loved them.
Yesterday we went to each lunch at another family's house. I didn't bring any special food for Victor hoping that there would be something Victor could eat. I did have to ask the hostess about a chicken meat roll (which did turn out to have flour in it) but she had some chicken & lots of salad he could eat. I didn't go into it with them and only said that he might have a wheat intolerance.
In the evening, after a hotdog & some string beans for dinner, we went to a housewarming party and he did good there. They have a 4 year old boy who loves Victor so he kept taking his hand and leading him around the yard. It was super cute. They had lots of snacks little man munched on. All in all yesterday was a good day. Oh before lunch I took him to Tumbling Tykes - an indoor play area that some mom groups rent for 2 hours every now & then. He didn't play with the other kids but he seemed to have a good time.
His poop is back to normal!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
No new meals
Last night Victor had hot dogs & potato nuggets (and pears for dessert) so nothing new there and eggs for breakfast (again nothing new). I was hoping the pears would make him poop but still no poop. My DH is worried that its worms or something. ewww.
Once thing Victor has been doing all day yesterday & this morning is sticking out his tongue. He opens his mouth pretty wide open & sticks his tongue out - or he'll move his tongue all around. weird.
Once thing Victor has been doing all day yesterday & this morning is sticking out his tongue. He opens his mouth pretty wide open & sticks his tongue out - or he'll move his tongue all around. weird.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Really weird poop today
So today when I changed his diaper he has these white balls in his poop. I am so confused and have no idea what it is. They were all uniform in size and were about 1/16 of an inch around and very white. The rest of the poop looked normal. I didn't notice him easting anything weird yesterday that would have caused this. Anyone have any ideas? could this be related to being GF?
Last night for dinner he had his pasta and lamb again which he ate fine. Today for breakfast he had a GF cereal bar which he also enjoyed and some gorilla munch. for snack he had the EnerG pretzels with the sesame seeds on them for the first time - he didn't notice a difference at all & ate a bunch of them (the poop came before the pretzels so I am sure it wasn't the sesame seeds). for lunch he had Red Kidney Beans (for the first time) mixed in with rice and a tomato/pepper salad. He ate about half of it enthusiastically but then didn't want anymore. He doesn't usually eat a big lunch so I am not surprised but I am happy he liked the beans & rice!
Last night for dinner he had his pasta and lamb again which he ate fine. Today for breakfast he had a GF cereal bar which he also enjoyed and some gorilla munch. for snack he had the EnerG pretzels with the sesame seeds on them for the first time - he didn't notice a difference at all & ate a bunch of them (the poop came before the pretzels so I am sure it wasn't the sesame seeds). for lunch he had Red Kidney Beans (for the first time) mixed in with rice and a tomato/pepper salad. He ate about half of it enthusiastically but then didn't want anymore. He doesn't usually eat a big lunch so I am not surprised but I am happy he liked the beans & rice!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Yesterday
When I picked victor up from daycare they told me he was less whiny yesterday. I wasn't even aware that he was being whiny there but I guess he would whine or cry during transitions from the playground into class. I don't know if this is due to GF or due to him just getting more comfortable with his class.
He ate a couple pieces of his sunshine burger but not much but he also didn't eat much of his pasta which he had gobbled up the night before. Maybe he just wasn't hungry?
For snack we gave him gorilla munch & he loves it. Its a little sweet so I'm not surprised!
Last night Victor had Ian's GF fish sticks. He gobbled them right up - he really liked them. He also had some leftover Annie's GF mac n cheese & pepper slices. He has really started to love peppers lately. Just a couple weeks ago he refused to eat vegetables & then one day poof! we were at a restaurant & he wanted my salad! I'm not complaining - its awesome. I have noticed that he has been eating up all his dinner but not so much lunch. hmm. Today I sent him in with the fish sticks again to see if he'll eat them.
Oh he did throw a tantrum yesterday again when DH opened the door but not the glass door in front. Victor had wanted to go out and DH was about to take him to Lowe's but realized he forgot something so he went to get it. victor freaked because he really wanted to go out. He finally stopped crying when we opened up the glass door.
He ate a couple pieces of his sunshine burger but not much but he also didn't eat much of his pasta which he had gobbled up the night before. Maybe he just wasn't hungry?
For snack we gave him gorilla munch & he loves it. Its a little sweet so I'm not surprised!
Last night Victor had Ian's GF fish sticks. He gobbled them right up - he really liked them. He also had some leftover Annie's GF mac n cheese & pepper slices. He has really started to love peppers lately. Just a couple weeks ago he refused to eat vegetables & then one day poof! we were at a restaurant & he wanted my salad! I'm not complaining - its awesome. I have noticed that he has been eating up all his dinner but not so much lunch. hmm. Today I sent him in with the fish sticks again to see if he'll eat them.
Oh he did throw a tantrum yesterday again when DH opened the door but not the glass door in front. Victor had wanted to go out and DH was about to take him to Lowe's but realized he forgot something so he went to get it. victor freaked because he really wanted to go out. He finally stopped crying when we opened up the glass door.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Yesterday's shopping & dinner
For Dinner last night I made these Quinoa Pasta twirls I bought at the Food Co-op with tomato sauce & bits of lamb which he loved. I realized I was getting low on food so I went to Hannaford - a grocery chain that has a pretty decent Natural section. I bought Victor some Gorilla Munch, a Sunshine burgers, Ian's Fish Sticks, Red Mill pancake mix, Red Mill all purpose GF flour, macaroons, and EnerG Pretzels (which I am particularly psyched about because they're round with sesame seeds on them & look exactly like the pretzels I was giving him before!). I didn't find a better bread - they had a tapioca bread there but it looked as hard as the rice one I bought him a few days ago. I also did not find any veggie dogs which I though was weird. Victor is not a vegetarian but his daycare is meat free so I must prepare him vegetarian meals (but fish is allowed) for lunch every day. This is another reason we haven't gone CF yet! I sent him to school with the pasta I made yesterday (minus the lamb) and half a sunshine burger - we'll see if he likes it! I also sent him with some grapes & Bamba. I love Bamba & I'm so happy its wheat free. It doesn't say gluten free on the package but the only ingredients are peanuts, corn, and a whole slew of Vitamins. This is a favorite snack Israelis give their Toddlers. they're like cheese doodles but they're made with peanuts and they are not bad for you (unless you have a peanut allergy).
This morning he had a Van's GF waffle again with some peanut butter and banana slices. He seemed to be less responsive to his name then usual. He just wouldn't turn around no matter what tome we said it in. Usually if we raise our voice or whisper we can get his attention.
This morning he had a Van's GF waffle again with some peanut butter and banana slices. He seemed to be less responsive to his name then usual. He just wouldn't turn around no matter what tome we said it in. Usually if we raise our voice or whisper we can get his attention.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Intro
I am keeping this blog in an attempt to see what works & what doesn't. First a little background:
My son Victor is almost 23 months. He does not talk, rarely waives or claps (but has done it sporadically), does not point to show me something but will point when prompted or on his own at various things, and does not always turn around to the call of his name. His receptive language is spotty - sometimes he understands commands, sometimes no. He flaps his arms (a stim) when he is excited. He does make great eye contact, has joint attention, laughs, smiles, loves to be hugged & tickled, plays with his toys, and loves books. At 15 months I called EI and he started Speech therapy (ST) at 16 months. At 19 months Occupational (OT) and SpecialEd was added. We also started to send him to an integrated daycare half day every day this summer. He gets each therapist twice a week but more often then not one of them is canceling at least one session that week. I have seen improvements in his behavior with other people but not so much with his communication. At 22 months we started Nordic Naturals Children's DHA Cod Liver Oil (CLO). We gave it to him at different times of the day but his sleeping had become difficult and his stims more violent and we did not notice any improvement in speech. We stopped the CLO last week.
OK now on to the present. On September 20th we decided to go GF. We will see how this goes for awhile before deciding to introduce CF.
Victor is having more tantrums lately and he never had them before and I am wondering if this is due to the gluten withdrawal. I heard this could happen. For instance 2 days ago he started to cry when his DVD ended and then when I was holding him he bit me! Now this could also be because his teeth were hurting but I'm not sure. Today when we pulled into the driveway of the house after picking him up from daycare, he smiled as usual but then when I went to get him out he started to turn around to stay in the car. He picked up a DVD case that was on the floor and was playing with it, when I took it & put it back in the car he started to cry hysterically so I gave it him to play with & closed the car door. He cried and refused to walk into the house even though he had the DVD case so I picked him up & brought him inside where he continued to cry until I took him to his bed and gave him his pacifier.
On the plus side yesterday for the first time ever he took my hand and was leading me somewhere. He was leading me to the door of my brother's apartment because I think he wanted to go.
My son Victor is almost 23 months. He does not talk, rarely waives or claps (but has done it sporadically), does not point to show me something but will point when prompted or on his own at various things, and does not always turn around to the call of his name. His receptive language is spotty - sometimes he understands commands, sometimes no. He flaps his arms (a stim) when he is excited. He does make great eye contact, has joint attention, laughs, smiles, loves to be hugged & tickled, plays with his toys, and loves books. At 15 months I called EI and he started Speech therapy (ST) at 16 months. At 19 months Occupational (OT) and SpecialEd was added. We also started to send him to an integrated daycare half day every day this summer. He gets each therapist twice a week but more often then not one of them is canceling at least one session that week. I have seen improvements in his behavior with other people but not so much with his communication. At 22 months we started Nordic Naturals Children's DHA Cod Liver Oil (CLO). We gave it to him at different times of the day but his sleeping had become difficult and his stims more violent and we did not notice any improvement in speech. We stopped the CLO last week.
OK now on to the present. On September 20th we decided to go GF. We will see how this goes for awhile before deciding to introduce CF.
Victor is having more tantrums lately and he never had them before and I am wondering if this is due to the gluten withdrawal. I heard this could happen. For instance 2 days ago he started to cry when his DVD ended and then when I was holding him he bit me! Now this could also be because his teeth were hurting but I'm not sure. Today when we pulled into the driveway of the house after picking him up from daycare, he smiled as usual but then when I went to get him out he started to turn around to stay in the car. He picked up a DVD case that was on the floor and was playing with it, when I took it & put it back in the car he started to cry hysterically so I gave it him to play with & closed the car door. He cried and refused to walk into the house even though he had the DVD case so I picked him up & brought him inside where he continued to cry until I took him to his bed and gave him his pacifier.
On the plus side yesterday for the first time ever he took my hand and was leading me somewhere. He was leading me to the door of my brother's apartment because I think he wanted to go.
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