These past few weeks/months have been some of the most challenging we've ever dealt with. Mostly with Cuyler, but life in general has been pretty bumpy. His behaviours are at a high. His stimming is at a high. It is now spilling into school. He is testing us beyond our limits. I almost feel like … [Read more...]
Tea for Two – what to know about tea when pregnant
I grew up drinking tea. It's part of my culture. I love to drink tea in all variations (and I also love my espresso based hot drinks). In fact, tea and coffee are my choice drinks each day, all year round. But when I was pregnant I was concerned about my caffeine intake and any side-effects. But … [Read more...]
Diet Update
I posted a few weeks ago about the grain free diet we had delved into with Cuyler.It was horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE. Our naturopath said that we should turn a corner between day 7 and day 10 on the diet.Day ten came and we were still in the same pit of hell that the grain free food had put us … [Read more...]
The Natural Path
I grew up in the prairies eating Shake 'n' Bake and Kraft Dinner for supper, downing penicillin for my ails, and intravenously injecting Diet Coke into my veins when the urge hit. When I moved out west my family joked that it wouldn't take long before I became a hippie, like all the other … [Read more...]
Take a deep breath
and dive right in.That's what we're doing starting today. I've written before about Cuyler being gluten free and casein/dairy free. I wrote last week about feeling overwhelmed with the next step.Well the next step begins today. We begin GRAIN free. Our naturopath wants him to only eat meat, … [Read more...]
The War On (Night) Terror(s)
I'm pretty sure my three year-old is trying to kill me.I know she looks angelic, but it's a disguise. Beneath that cherubic gaze of adoration lies a calculated plan to dissolve my sanity, and her weapon of choice is night terrors. Do you know much about night terrors? They are not nightmares or bad … [Read more...]