Ty

Being Gluten-free has it's challenges for us. Tyler is adjusting well and we have seen tremendous growth in his body and he is calmer. His appetite is back and he is not afraid to try new food. He was not eating much before and it makes me happy to see him enjoy food. A few things I noticed that I wanted to share. We went to a home school field trip day and he waited patiently for his food. He picked up a pretzel and looked at it and then put it back down. (He didn't look sad). He asks me if he can eat something and says "hurt tummy?" Then I answer. We went to the health food store the other day. I don't like going there and I usually don't want to take the kids if I have to, but I went anyway. Ty got to the gluten-free section that he has never been to and yells " glut free glut free" "my fooda"all with a huge smile on his face. This made me so happy getting food he can eat and him being so happy to get "his" food.

Yesterday was a bad day. Not one really bad, but for Ty. I found him hiding under the table eating a home made role. I don't blame him, they are good... he had half the role already eaten. I really wanted to cry! I picked him up after explaining the bread would hurt his tummy and gave him a long hug. I was sad because, Ty gets really rowdy, his stomach does hurt, rash, bowel problems. Later in the afternoon, Ty starts yelling that he is going to throw up, that his tummy was hurting. He was on time outs a lot and had all the other symptoms above.

Today is getting better he is a little calmer. I am glad we have him diagnosed so we can help his body heal.