Whitney has had a major dietary breakthrough over the past 2 weeks...she can tolerate dairy now!! After her GI specialist diagnosed her with a milk protein allergy last summer, he recommended a strict 6 months with no form of milk or milk protein. We just reached the "trial" period this month, in which I was preparing for another afternoon-long barf-fest, when much to my delight, she tolerated her trials of Pediasure with no ill-effects! We then went on to try regular yogurt, foods prepared with milk, cheese, etc. So far, so good! Whitney's gut appears to have received the additional healing it needed! Having to monitor her diet so closely certainly opened my eyes, as a nutrition professional and parent, to how stressful this can be for families and kiddos. And, we only had one food category to deal with. Our nephew, and a growing number of children, have multiple food allergies to contend with. We are definitely grateful for Whitney's outcome.
Whitney even got to sample her first taste of "real" cake and ice cream at her friend Lizzie's birthday party last weekend! I was slightly disappointed that she didn't want to devour it like her mother, but maybe she's going to be a popcorn girl like her daddy. That's another thing she got to enjoy this week...buttery popcorn! While strolling through the aisles of Rural King...and she loved it!
It's been kind of a crazy week! First nasty cold/cough of 2011 has plagued Whit's little body (and our restful nights), which led to some delirious behaviors. The cold (and NyQuil) has hit me over the last couple of days, so who knows if I even wore (or needed) this bra!
And, well, who doesn't like to eat a little Play-Doh from time to time. The only problem is that Skylar is on a strict diet, due to some potential food allergies (go figure!) that might be causing her persistent itching and Whitney has already helped her blow the diet when they both decided to eat Play-Doh!
LOVE the bra picture!
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