The Elimination Diet

This past week has brought a new eating regime into our home with hopes that we will be able to detail exactly what foods are triggers for W's ADHD. So, it also means that the whole family has been eating differently and it's gone extremely well! The boys and I haven't had one slice of bread all week! That's amazing.
So, for seven days eggs, sugar, corn, wheat, peanuts, oranges, chocolate, food colorings and dairy have been eliminated. It's quite entertaining to prepare hamburgers or pork chops for breakfast combined with a bowl of oatmeal (which W won't touch!) and fruit.
After seven days of this I will start adding one of the above foods a day at a time and charting behaviors each day. For example, on Tuesday eggs will be reintroduced, which is a good thing as W loves them....Bup not so much.
I'm looking forward to this week and seeing the results. Will keep you posted!
By the way, this Elimination Diet is found in a most helpful book; 12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD child: Drug-Free Alternatives for Attention-Deficit Disorders by Laura. J. Stevens, M.S. So, far I've found that it is a worthy read.

The Elimination Diet

This past week has brought a new eating regime into our home with hopes that we will be able to detail exactly what foods are triggers for W's ADHD. So, it also means that the whole family has been eating differently and it's gone extremely well! The boys and I haven't had one slice of bread all week! That's amazing.
So, for seven days eggs, sugar, corn, wheat, peanuts, oranges, chocolate, food colorings and dairy have been eliminated. It's quite entertaining to prepare hamburgers or pork chops for breakfast combined with a bowl of oatmeal (which W won't touch!) and fruit.
After seven days of this I will start adding one of the above foods a day at a time and charting behaviors each day. For example, on Tuesday eggs will be reintroduced, which is a good thing as W loves them....Bup not so much.
I'm looking forward to this week and seeing the results. Will keep you posted!
By the way, this Elimination Diet is found in a most helpful book; 12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD child: Drug-Free Alternatives for Attention-Deficit Disorders by Laura. J. Stevens, M.S. So, far I've found that it is a worthy read.

Bup-isms

Our Bup has a little to say lately. Which strikes us as rather funny & cute. Some of his most common sayings are:
"Ah mad!" with a hit of his arm against his leg.
"Are you mad, Bup?"
"Yes."
"Why are you mad?"
"Cause."
"Are you made because the Oiler's fired McTavish?" obviously he's chatting with his dad right now.
"Yes!"

"Ah bite!" then he bites his fingers usually.
"Kisses! Kisses!" give them a kiss and he's all better.
W: "Bup needs a shirt that says, "I bite!" lol...where does he get this stuff?!

And Bup sings....
"Tickel, tickel...star... up high."

"Bop, bopbbopbopbop....."
W: "Are you singing the Bop-Bop song Bup? I like that song. It's my favorite! Keep singing Bup!"
All while driving on Thursday afternoon. Too cute.

"Narner! Narner! Sing!"
"What Bup? No, you sing. Sing the Bop-Bop song."

"Mommy. Ma! Sing!"
"What do you want me to sing, Bup?"
"Pum". I wish I had never sang this song. We sing it over and over and over and it used to be one of my favorite Christmas carols, not it's just old and over-done. By the way, Pum is The Little Drummer Boy.

Bup-isms

Our Bup has a little to say lately. Which strikes us as rather funny & cute. Some of his most common sayings are:
"Ah mad!" with a hit of his arm against his leg.
"Are you mad, Bup?"
"Yes."
"Why are you mad?"
"Cause."
"Are you made because the Oiler's fired McTavish?" obviously he's chatting with his dad right now.
"Yes!"

"Ah bite!" then he bites his fingers usually.
"Kisses! Kisses!" give them a kiss and he's all better.
W: "Bup needs a shirt that says, "I bite!" lol...where does he get this stuff?!

And Bup sings....
"Tickel, tickel...star... up high."

"Bop, bopbbopbopbop....."
W: "Are you singing the Bop-Bop song Bup? I like that song. It's my favorite! Keep singing Bup!"
All while driving on Thursday afternoon. Too cute.

"Narner! Narner! Sing!"
"What Bup? No, you sing. Sing the Bop-Bop song."

"Mommy. Ma! Sing!"
"What do you want me to sing, Bup?"
"Pum". I wish I had never sang this song. We sing it over and over and over and it used to be one of my favorite Christmas carols, not it's just old and over-done. By the way, Pum is The Little Drummer Boy.

Pregnant on the Outside

Being pregnant brought once in a lifetime exeriences. I loved feeling the baby move. Did W ever move! I recall my brother-in-law and I watching TV one evening and he could see my whole stomach shift from across the room. Baby H was executing Eskimo Rolls, I'm sure. Just practicing for when he was out and old enough to Kayak on his own.

After having the babies I missed feeling the movement. However, lately I've been feeling it on the outside. I feel pregnant on the outside! How? Well, just sleep with a 2 yr old or a 3yr old and it all returns in a hurry. Little size 9 or 12 feet poking into your stomach as you slumber....over and over again. Why do they insist on sleeping sideways in the bed? Why do they insist on sleeping in our bed?! It's been one of those weeks, where a young son is up with bad dreams or a sore chin from a painful fall or just wants to be near his parents. Of course, this is all because we had such a great experience sleeping as a family in one room while on holiday. They loved it. Oh, I hope it ends soon, because I am exhausted! Not to mention the bruises from little feet!

In a recent post, I discussed W's love for his bean bag chair which he was sleeping in on his race car bed.

Well, it's gone one step further. He's cozy, snug and naked (uh, pyjamas are an absolute no-go for this little man lately.) in his "bean bag bed" within a 3man tent....when he's not traipsing into our room at 3am. It's a great spot for quiet time and sleep.

Now I just need to convince him it's the place to go when he doesn't want his sweet brother about...rather than complaining loudly that Bup is in the same room as him. (Poor Bup!)

Go to your tent!

Pregnant on the Outside

Being pregnant brought once in a lifetime exeriences. I loved feeling the baby move. Did W ever move! I recall my brother-in-law and I watching TV one evening and he could see my whole stomach shift from across the room. Baby H was executing Eskimo Rolls, I'm sure. Just practicing for when he was out and old enough to Kayak on his own.

After having the babies I missed feeling the movement. However, lately I've been feeling it on the outside. I feel pregnant on the outside! How? Well, just sleep with a 2 yr old or a 3yr old and it all returns in a hurry. Little size 9 or 12 feet poking into your stomach as you slumber....over and over again. Why do they insist on sleeping sideways in the bed? Why do they insist on sleeping in our bed?! It's been one of those weeks, where a young son is up with bad dreams or a sore chin from a painful fall or just wants to be near his parents. Of course, this is all because we had such a great experience sleeping as a family in one room while on holiday. They loved it. Oh, I hope it ends soon, because I am exhausted! Not to mention the bruises from little feet!

In a recent post, I discussed W's love for his bean bag chair which he was sleeping in on his race car bed.

Well, it's gone one step further. He's cozy, snug and naked (uh, pyjamas are an absolute no-go for this little man lately.) in his "bean bag bed" within a 3man tent....when he's not traipsing into our room at 3am. It's a great spot for quiet time and sleep.

Now I just need to convince him it's the place to go when he doesn't want his sweet brother about...rather than complaining loudly that Bup is in the same room as him. (Poor Bup!)

Go to your tent!

Book 3, Chapter 7

A new chapter. A fresh start. New beginnings.

It's Book 3, Chapter 7 of my life story.

Happy 37th Birthday to me!

It's an interesting feeling surrounding this birthday. Other years I have enjoyed celebrating with friends and family, publicly if you will, yet this birthday felt more private to me, more personal. So here I am blogging about it! That's private & personal, don't ya think?! Anyway....my sweet husband had plans to invite friends over for cake, and when I found out I asked if we could skip that. Just an immediate family celebration please...and no cake, no not even a giant cinnamon bun, thanks anyway. Not that I wanted to skip the whole birthday business, I just wanted it to be quiet and introspective.

As this year, feels like a new chapter to me. A chapter of new, improved health. One of looking inwards and seeing results on the outside. Moving forwards in a healthier, happier, not so whiny way. Let's hope I can keep the momentum up for more than a day!

So, to celebrate my sister and I went out for our traditional birthday breakfast. That's what we do. A three hour breakfast sans enfants! Now, that's a treat. Then it was home to lunch, an In-Home Parent Educator visit, naps...and oh yes, we all napped....then off to dinner with Favorite Husband...again without the children. Can a day be any more gifted than this?

Oh yes, as in the garage waiting for me is a shiny....new .... red....cruisin'....bike (no not a corvette!). A retro style of bike with a seat built for ladies' bottom, tall handle bars, and all. No white walls though*sigh*.

Can't you just see me gliding along with gerbera daisies in the basket and a bottle of something refreshing? It'll be so fun! Hopefully soon there will be a chariot to bring the Littles along too.

So, here it is the beginning of B3C7. I look forward to a year of positive change and all the rewards that come with it.