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Babysitting.

Today is the first time since he was diagnosed with food allergies that Gabe is gonna go to the babysitters. Normally IF we have to get a babysitter they come here and I give them the whole run down or where safe food is etc. Today hubs and I are going to a wedding and the boys are gonna be watched by my very very brave friend. She has 2 little boys of her own so I know that they will have a blast, but I worry about the foods. Even more worried is my poor friend! LOL! She's terrified of him having a bad reaction to something. :( Poor lady. So I've packed bananas and sunbutter and jelly sandwiches for Gabe. It's his favorite so I'm hoping he won't mind being around others who are eating different things. I dunno. It's hard for everyone involved. But hopefully thanks to a little planning on my part it will be fine. :)

hrm....

Okay so I thought Gabe might be allergic to Duck eggs, now I'm wondering if it could be raspberries or perhaps the pectin I use to make jam? He had a big of a red spot (not as bad as the last time though) last night after having oatmeal with raspberry jam and he may have had the jam the same days he had the duck eggs, so I need to do a test on him. :( Also today he's got little red spots all over his face. I have to check his belly too. :(

Grrrr. I think that's the hardest part of this. Not always knowing will drive you freaking nuts. It could be technically anything, even the oats that I made. Grrrr!

I wish there was a way to test for every food and additive and such that is out there, but there just isn't. Maybe someday we will figure out a better method of testing that is more accurate. Sigh. They have done more research on boobjobs, viagra etc, than they have for real diseases. That's so sad. I know that food allergies have had a lot of research done, but it's just not enough. We need to know more! And fast! The numbers are growing too quickly! Our children's lives are in danger! We need to know what is causing this!

I had a dream last night that it was Gabe's first day of school and he was being picked up at the corner, but there was a parade on our street. They were throwing candy and food and just before the bus came I realized I didn't have his emergency kit on me and that his face was swelling shut! I had to run up 6 flights of stairs (don't ask me why, but we suddenly lived on the 6th floor of a very tall building) and find his kit and then run back down to get it to him before he got on the bus (my neighbor watched him while I ran) It was scary. I worry that someday some of that will happen. :(

The Allergy Mom Prayer by Niccie Jackel
Please let my child outgrow this
Please let my child be able to be a normal kid
Please let my child outgrow this
Please let him be able to enjoy his food.
Please let my child outgrow this
Please don't make me ever need the epi pen
Please let my child outgrow this
Please don't let this get any worse
Please let my child outgrow this
please God don't let him develop anymore allergies.
Please let my child outgrow this

Namaste Cake Review.

So today my little Lincoln is turning two! Wow time flies! So for his bday I made the chocolate namaste cake mix with chocolate fudge frosting. MMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! That's my review for you. Easy to make and Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

neat.

Today was really cool. I met a dietician who is corn intolerant and I made her smile by telling her I had a corn free recipe for marshmallows. :) I have to admit that is one cool thing that has come from all of Gabe's allergies. The things I have learned about what we eat, the things I've been able to share with people AND the people I've met and the conversations that we have about allergies or intollerances. It's so nice to know we are not alone. :) And it's always great to be able to share recipes or things we have learned.

Anywho that is my allergy related thought for the day. :)

Mmm

Close your eyes and imagine....

Chicken that has been marinading in lime juice, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and a touch of honey for 20 hours.

With potatoes slow cooked in olive oil and fresh garlic for about 3 hours.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! And guess what? It's totally Gabe ok! How cool is that?!

I can not wait to eat this. It smells sooo good.

I forgot

I forgot to post that Gabe did NOT have a reaction to the plain grilled chicken at KFC! Woot!!!! So now we have a fast food snack he can have other than McDonald's Apples and applejuice. BurgerKing apples too. Other than that we reallly haven't tried eating out at fast food places. When we go out to eat (very rare) I get Gabe a hamburger with no bread and I ask for extra lettuce and tomatoes. Or I get him a salad no dressing (or plain yogurt if they have it) and plain grilled chicken. Also fruit (no strawberries) or any plain veggies they have. It's not much but it's something. :)

Sorry no post lately.

I'm just hugely pregnant and slacking off on news worthy baking stuff. LOL!

So I sat down and did all my math conversions last night to figure out how much applesauce and olive oil I need for my 3 months worth of Namaste supple. 3 jars applesauce, and 2 101 oz tins of olive oil. NOT BAD!

Also I am attempting my hand at gardening somewhat. I got 9 free cherry tomato plants the other day from my sister in law. Soooo I put them in the topsy turvy planter. (I got a rip off at biglots for 7 something) I put 2 plants in each. At first they looked AWFUL, but after I watered them they perked right up and look AWESOME! As of today 1 planter has 21 tomatoes on it already! WOOT! I also received all my canning stuff which is cool because I plan on canning ALL I can from the harvest of these things! (If hubby and the boys don't eat them all on me)

So I know this is supposed to be an allergy blog, but it's also a me blog. I'm now 30 weeks and having some false labor contractions that are making me take it slow, thus why I've not been posting daily like I was. But anyways I have not forgotten about you all and I promise to post as much as I can!

Sale!

If you buy a lot of Namaste foods check this out! www.amazon.com search for Namaste in the grocery section. If you buy in packs of 6 you get a good deal (owner of the company put me onto that!) AND anything over 30 is free shipping :O I just bought litterally over 3 months worth of mixes from them (286.95) but that's 12 pizza mixes, 12 bread mixes, 12 mac & cheeses, 6 brownie mixes, 12 muffin mixes and 6 pancake mixes!!!! WOW! LOL! Should last us for a good while!! Next I get to sit down and figure out how much applesauce and oil and veggies and fruits and meat I need to get at our wholesale club. Blah. That's gonna take forever! LOL! Then I can spend an entire day just baking pizzas, making soups, baking muffins, pancakes, and breads! :O That will be crazy, but will make life sooo much easier!

COOL

So we are waiting to see, BUT we may have found a little bit of fast food for Gabe! Grilled chicken at KFC. The seasoning they add has soy, but they were willing to cook it up with out. (6 min wait, but it's worth it) So we are hoping that he doesn't have any cross contamination. They were really cool about it though, and very helpful. It was great. So fingers crossed and maybe we have a place we can just run to on those nights when I just can't cook anymore! LOL!