I’m happy to report that for the first time since Simone has been born, she does not have cold urticaria. What is cold urticaria?
By Mayo Clinic staff
Cold urticaria (ur-tih-KAR-e-uh) is an allergy to cold temperatures. With cold urticaria, exposure to cold temperatures causes redness, itching, swelling and hives on the skin that [...]
I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on the GAPS diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) for Simone and realized that our whole family could benefit from being on GAPS. When I first started reading about it I thought there was no way Simone could safely follow this program, but as I continued reading, I [...]
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Happy Birthday Simone! Thank you for being in our lives and making each day so special for us. Even though you don’t understand what a birthday is, you like the birthday song! We’ve been practicing with you to say “I’m four” and to hold up your four fingers. Sometimes you can do it, sometimes you [...]
I never thought I’d see the day when I would agree to send Simmi to school, but here I am to say that we are giving it a trial run. Don’t get me wrong, I want her to go to school, I just don’t know how possible it is going to be to keep her [...]
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Simmi has had her first experience making muffins, and let me tell you, this child was in heaven! She loved pouring in all the ingredients, stirring it and of course putting her hands in everything. Her fingers would flitter as she stuck her hands in the agave nectar, she loved putting both hands into the [...]
We moved into our new home about two weeks ago and I was surprised at how well Simmi adapted to her new surroundings. The previous owners had two huge Irish Wolf Hounds and their hair was EVERYWHERE. We were told by them that they never let the dogs into the house since they were so [...]
Nothing can strike fear into the heart of parents like needing to return a potentially life saving over the counter medication like Benadryl. When I first heard the news that volunteer recalls were being suggested, I immediately went into panic mode.
Benadryl has become sort of a life line for us, and in many ways a [...]
Simmi has been through so much since November 09′. It started with her being allergic to our dog Sugar, making her itch and scratch, and feel totally uncomfortable. Then after the peanut M&M incident, her skin just seemed to get worse from there. Purple spots plague her torso, and her skin feels like sandpaper. Back [...]
Its amazing how quickly time goes by. Simone will be three years old in four months. The picture on the left is of Simmi and Poppie walking down a the road on a piece of property we went to see this past Saturday. We were walking around on that land for almost two hours, and [...]
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As I think about the holidays, which is only a few days away, I can’t help but wonder what the heck I’m going to make this year for Christmas dinner!
Simmi is a meat hound, and thank god she can eat all meats, but becoming creative during these holidays has me drawing a blank as to [...]
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