Wow, where has the time gone? The kids are growing so fast. Peyton started Kindergarten this year:(. She loves going to school and likes her teacher. The transition has been a little hard for her but she is adjusting okay. I am now working part-time watching my nephew 3 days a week. My sister-in-law is now working and needed care for him during the week. There are 2 other girls I share the days with. It seems to be working out good. I take Skyler with me and she gets to interact with another toddler and her cousin at the same time.
Halloween this year was fun. We met up with family and trick or treated together in a bigger neighborhood. Skyler was a trooper. She trick or treated until the very end. Every house we went to she looked in her bucket when they gave her candy and would ask them for more. The girls had a blast. They got alot of candy that they could eat. There was not much I had to pass on to Daddy that was not gluten free. Alot of candy companies are not using gluten anymore, so they had plenty of sugar.
We are still eating gluten free and it has been good for us. Peyton's behaviors are better. We still have alot of hyperactivity and major impulsivity but the rage and aggression is gone. I can now get her from school and not have major rage fits in the parking lot to where I cannot even get her in the car without being hit,kicked or bitten. We are working on the impulsivity issue. It also bothers Skyler. When she was a baby anything with wheat in it would give her extreme stomach cramps and diarrhea. Twice I have tried to give her a little and both times she got horrible cramps, pain and diarrhea. I felt horrible. So it is a family change with our eating habits. The one plus is we do not eat out much now, so that saves us money. We have tried to go to Chili's twice with no problem. We eat at Chick-fil-A alot. They will make the chicken grilled and change their gloves since there is a gluten allergy. Everything else there is gluten free, fries,condiments,drinks and ice cream.
Yesterday we went to Whole Foods in Orlando and I think I am in love with that store. I felt like a kid in a candy store. They have SO much gluten free stuff at good prices. I am going to make a trip once a month and load up from now on. We made it an all inclusive trip and took the kids to Monkey Joes afterwards. It is a indoor bounce house place. They LOVE it and will bounce for hours. They were asleep on the way home within 10 minutes.
Today we are going to make our own homemade playdough for the girls to play with. Regular playdough has wheat in it. Children that have gluten allergies or intolerance still are affected by touching the wheat. It is absorbed through the skin and if they put thier hands in their mouth, as Peyton does, the gluten still affects them. We have now changed recently from regular organic shampoo to California baby because it is free of allergens like gluten plus many others. ALot of organic stuff is NOT gluten free. Some people think that it is. I have learned alot with doing research. It has made me feel better not eating the gluten. When I do have it I seriously pay for it.
Looking forward to thanksgiving this year. Currently I am trying out recipes for dinner rolls and stuffing. I will probably make my bread like I usually do and dry it out instead of searching for gluten free cubes. That way it is really homemade. I will keep you posted on how it comes out.
