Easter 2010

Easter 2010

XBox Kid

Chelsea took Micah to her house where apparently he and Cary played video games!

Sour Face

So Micah is our little eater. He has developed an interesting pallet. For example he will eat something spicy like Washabi peas or salsa and his only reaction is his eye water. But you give him cottage cheese and he will place his hands over his eyes and spit his tongue at you.

Well all my kids loved lemons, again it's weird I know, so I we thought maybe Micah would as well. He did, but he also gave us a sour face occasionally, which by the way can bring me to tears laughing!!

LOVE IT!!!! Kristin and I were on the floor at the mall laughing so Hard!!!

People were even gathering to watch, it was hilarious!

But he kept coming back....kids crack me up!

My New Lifestyle

I went to a new doctor who was recommended by my mother n law's friend. He is an interrogative doctor, and looks at the whole picture and attempts to fix it not just treat the symptoms. So I did a WHOLE work up of tests, blood, spit, and other things! ;) Anyways this is what they determined....

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  The normal range of the Immune System is 60-25, mine was 5!!!!!


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  Normal Range for Iron 39-145; mine was 168!!!


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  Depressed Coritsol (the hormone that helps us have energy)


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  Low Liver Function


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  Only absorbing 25% of my food intake


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  Gulten Intolerant, borderline Celiac Disease


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  Have E Coli, Strep, Yeast, and other things in my gut


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  Lean more on the Hyperthyroid Side


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  Low Pancreatic Function


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  Mild Colitis

Ok, so all that to say that my small intestines, Liver and pancreas is not working at a healthy level. Here's why it is important that your gut is working, in the gut is where majority of your immune system is produced, it is where we make neurotransmitters which promote brain and mood functioning, and it is where we absorb all the food we ingest. So it is actually a really important part of our body!

With mine not working, I have symptoms like depression, fatigue, insomnia (worse than before), bloating, constipation, diarrhea, having colds, UTI's and Sinus infections often, feeling nauseous, and frequent headaches. That's quite a lot of symptoms, that often times I never thought were related.

So the treatment plan was to change my diet and go Gluten Free! UGH! I have always said that I would NEVER go on a diet that did not include bread, because I love bread. But it was a necessity and has been easier than I thought. When you go Gluten Free you have to cut out everything that has Wheat, Barley, Rye and Whey. That means bread, pastas, creamy soups, cereal , some ice cream, some soy sauces, some alcoholic drinks, etc. There is a lot of things that contain wheat, so I have to read the labels carefully. It has been a month, and I have to say that I feel so much better. No GI distress, more energy, no headaches. So overall a lot better, and worth it.

This lifestyle change has also encouraged me to research more about the food we eat, the vitamins we need and why, and have started cooking more.

Here is some of the food that I have made recently:

Power Bars.

Rolled oats, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, brown sugar, butter and honey, apple and dried cranberries.

Jalapeno Poppers with Chicken


Jalapenos. Chicken Thighs (less expensive, more tender), and low fat Cream Cheese

Veggie Taco.

Corn Tortilla; red, yellow and orange peppers, black beans, and Avocados.

I also added Turmeric, it is a natural anti-inflammatory. It turns the foods yellow but it has very little taste.

Home Made Gluten Free Bread

I'm eating a lot more fresh fruit and veggies, preparing my meals at home, and choosing meat and eggs that are grain fed, no antibiotics, and are cage free. It may cost a little more, but it is so much better for me and the kids. We have also planted a garden and have three tomato plants.

Lake Season Has Started

Though it was cold for the first part of the weekend, it finally warmed up on the day everyone left! Although it was still a good weekend. All the cousins were up, Taylor, Gracie and Drake. The neighbors who have mulitple grandkids under 11years old were also up.

Taylor was particularly awesome with the kids. The girls loved playing with him, and it made me

feel more comfortable knowing someone else was watching out for the kids when they were near the water!

It's hard to tell from the picture but this is Haylee, with a bunch of boys. You can tell that Haylee has recognized the difference between boys and girls, and has even developed some crushes. They are all older boys, so it will be interesting to see what the future at the lake will be like!

Waiting out the storm

I put on a movie, and they grabbed their blankets and pillows, and mommy got some quiet for an hour! Bliss!