I think I'm going to finally call millet a pass! Jake's been eating the puffs fairly regularly now at breakfast. He hates the millet porridge. The $33 millet porridge from Austrailia. Oh well. I tried. I even mixed it in with some other pureed food. He knew. Actually, he doesn't really like much pureed food anymore. My older son did this at the same age. Jake wants to feed himself. He will still take applesauce from me, as long as he has some kind of finger food on his plate, also. He will also eat sweet potatoes with no problem. But he L.O.V.E.S. sweet potatoes. I make them thick enough so they stick on the spoon. When he gets tired of me feeding him, he can actually pick up the spoon (with food already on it) and feed himself. It's messy, but he feels so independent and proud!
So now I'm on the quest to make some sort of millet cookie or muffin. Millet doesn't rise, so this will be interesting. I think a cookie might be a better bet.
In six weeks Jake will be one. I can't believe it. I need to start thinking about his birthday. Do we do it up big with a huge party? Or do we keep it small and intimate and have good crumb control? I feel like this year should be celebrated, yet I want to be able to enjoy the party. I don't want to worry the whole time about someone giving him a bite of cake because they think I'm just some over anxious crazy mom. Decisions. In the meantime, I will practice making some pear sorbet and some kind of cookie. It would be fun to have some cookies in the shapes of "1" with a little frosting.
Christmas was great. Jake would have been happy with some wrapping paper and empty boxes, but he got a few new toys that he's enjoying, as well. He's also happy playing with his older siblings toys! Zoobles and Zhu Zhu's seem to be favorites of his, too.
It's been a difficult week crumb-wise. Having everyone home for the week for every meal and snacks is... well... messy. I about flipped yesterday when Jake seemed like he was choking on something. I did a finger swipe and found the inside of a piece of popcorn. You know those little things that get stuck in your teeth? I'm not sure what the technical term is. I was so mad I had let the kids have popcorn. I watched the clock. He went to bed about the time he should have reacted. Jake was cranky. He was up a lot last night. He did spit up a little. But that was it. No full blown reaction. One more week of having the kids home. Popcorn may have to be banned, or limited to outside.
We see our allergist again in four weeks. I had been debating doing some kind of formula trial. However, the elimination diet I'm on is much easier now that I can have wheat. I'm not wasting away and starving anymore. I plan to stick it out until 18 months. We're still nursing 6-8 times a day. I still feel like Jake's food menu is so small. I think we're just about ready to tackle some bigger items. Eggs? Lamb? I think we'll stick to a few more fruits and veggies until Jake is 12 months. After that (if we're reaction free), I might get a little more aggressive with his trials.
One other thing I want to ask the allergist about... probiotics. Or maybe this is more of a GI question? I never made the follow up appointment with the GI.. on my to do list. I just felt the last appointment was so pointless. Anyway, probiotics seem to be the new buzz word on the boards. Definitely something I want to look into. It seems like some kiddos have had success with the gut healing bacteria! I have probiotics most days through the kefir I drink. Does this pass through the milk, I wonder? Something to think about.
One other important thing I wanted to mention.
Because FPIES does not rule our lives...
Jake took TWO STEPS yesterday.
This kid will be running before I know it!
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