Blue Monday
Abi came home last night and it made for a late and lovely homecoming. We all got to bed late and this morning we all woke late, except for Abe who was up at 6:00 am. We had some pretty great realizations this weekend about Abe. First, Hello Kitty snacks are poison to his body. We knew the high fructose corn syrup was a problem, but we thought in small doses it wouldn't matter. Well, not true and and the food coloring used in this product was "jacking him up", so to speak. We have completely eliminated all corn products and have seen a measurable change in his behavior. So, that means that Abe can not eat: wheat, gluten, corn, peas, dairy, very limited amounts of soy and brown rice and finally tomatoes. Essentially, Abe is a meat eating vegan. Mind you, the meat that he eats must be organic grass fed beef, organic free range chicken/turkey and wild salmon/fish. Because truth be told, that corn fed crap f***s with him and us for that matter. He turns 4 in one month and I have seen changes in him that give me new hope. He has begun to play with his peers and is becoming more conversational. He has started communicating what he dislikes vs. freaking out. I really like that. I am left wondering if that little brain of his is somehow rerouting and taking in all of the tools that we are trying to equip him with for life. He desperately want to be present and we all desperately want to make that a reality.
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