Perry is running around screaming at Brian, "it's not Monday! And everybody knows it!"

It's partially my fault. Virgil got me up at 5 and by 6am I was done. As I was walking Virgil downstairs to plop him in front of the TV in the hope of burying myself under a blanket on the couch (4 hours of interrupted sleep the previous night) I heard Perry ( Read more... )

Friday started with Perry refusing to get on the bus and freaking out, Brian chasing him and then when Brian realized it would just be better for Perry to stay home Perry darted onto the bus and wouldn't get off.

Brian stepped on a piece of glass that was too small to see and he limped around all day Fri despite both of us attempting to find and ( Read more... )

Quiotix Goat came over today and watched his son and Virgil so I could get dishes done. Which meant I had time to spend the whole of Virgil's 2 hour nap time dealing with the insurance company. One claim is in the mail and 3 more requests for out of network benefits have been called in and one more attempt at getting the proper receipt . I ( Read more... )

This morning I got a little frustrated about how much nursing Virgil's doing. It feels like he never eats food anymore. But I'm not loosing weight so it's probably not as much as it seems. But then today he was so tired this morning and just took a long morning nap! Yesterday, not only did he take a morning nap but a crazy long afternoon one ( Read more... )

We have a working diagnosis.
Celiac. Likely it will never be confirmed, because the tests are inaccurate if you're off gluten and I'm not interested in risking his life for a diagnosis.

I now have a much better understanding of celiac. Thanks Dr. Google and our nutritionist Kelly Dorfman. Boo, to all the docs who hemmed and hawed and didn't ( Read more... )

I knew Brian has to be out early every day this week but today. I was so tired this AM that I didn't even wake up at first when Virgil got out of bed. (two wet diapers overnight = allergy attack). When Brian brought Virgil back to me I asked if I could sleep in. Which also means giving up my shower.
When I finally got up and got Galen up ( Read more... )

Next week I am:
Taking Virgil to be screened for apraxia. I think it's just normal for my kids to talk late. Perry brought home a paper this week where on a multiple choice test he had picked the synonym for speaking as silence. I'm calling it a Freudian slip. Virgil's comprehension of spoken language is way above where I think is normal for ( Read more... )

We moved into hard liquor and expensive ice cream territory. Of course thanks to Virgil I can't have either of those. Virgil fell asleep in the car on the way to the grocery store. I came home, did laundry, dishes and ate lunch. That was nice. We played for a bit when he woke up then headed back to the grocery store.

I got home, started dinner ( Read more... )

Brian and I were in the bathroom and Virgil had wandered over to Galen's bed. We heard:
Galen singing, "Ein Kelo'henu, Ein Kelo'Virgil". thunk, ding Virgil giggling and Galen, "ow, ow, ow!
Brian was unable to disarm Virgil of his sword so he says, "Virgil, go get Mommy!"
In rushes Virgil sword held up over his head pointing backwards until he gets in ( Read more... )

1). We are much better off eggs.
2). Still reacting. Possibly oregano, carrots, coffee, or fries cooked in peanut oil. Or something else. Not sure what to cut out next. Probably carrots.
3) now the opinion poll
Someone suggested oxalate. So, having realized we can not do GAPS do we try low oxalate or low salicylate or maybe both and subsist ( Read more... )