Diet

I received the most encouraging email this weekend and it really made my day! A friend of mine has a son a little older than Aidan, who has been struggling with some similar developmental issues. We had a play date a while back and we discussed the GFCF diet, DAN protocol, etc. She decided to go ahead and put her son on the GFCF diet. Well, she wrote me an email letting me know that they have completely gone GFCF and it has changed her son's life. The improvement with him was profound, and she shared that she no longer worries about many of the things she worried about before. When I read her email I got goosebumps. It is so amazing the effect diet can have on our kids. Whether it is ADHD, ASD, PDD or any other developmental delay, it is imperative to look at what we our feeding our kids. The gut brain connection is so strong! I just feel so encouraged to hear another success story and wish more parents out there knew about this. If I can make a difference in one child's life through all that has happen to us, then it is worth it. Yay!!!!

Kisses

Had a wonderful weekend with Aidan and it ended even better tonight with a kiss. We ending our day watching Dora on the bean bag and Aidan looked me in the eyes and kissed me on the cheek. He even made the adorable "pucker" sound. This was such an amazing moment for me. Of course I starting crying and then he is looking at me like "why are you crying mommy".

I got some great advice recently from Marie when she told me that Aidan understands and remembers more than we may realize. I feel that is so true and I have been really keeping that in mind. I really felt tonight how much Aidan really loves me and that means so much to me!! The best feeling in the world!!! I am slowly but surely getting my Aidan back!

Great Weekend!

This has been such an encouraging weekend! I have really focused all my attention and energy back on Aidan and I am seeing so many wonderful accomplishments. For example, he has gained about 3 to 5 new words, just this weekend. He has been able to point out all the words in our "first words" book, and I have discovered how much Aidan remembers. We had lunch with Marie on Friday. I have mentioned Marie in my previous blogs, and she is such a source of strength and encouragement for me. Talk about a true mother warrior. Meeting with her was a great start to a wonderful weekend of feeling encouraged about Aidan.

I have also been seeing Liam (my one year old son) making some huge leaps and bounds in his language and comprehension. Liam has about five words already, he turns when his name his called, and he understands so much. This is really fun for me because I am experiencing this for the first time. I really feel that Aidan hit the toxic threshold around 10 to 12 months, therefore I did not get to enjoy this the first time around. These last few days have been so awesome with both my boys and I am thankful! Thankful that Aidan is doing so much better, and thankful that Liam is moving right along and I discovered all this so that Liam will never be injured as Aidan has. So many wonderful things to look forward to!

Detoxing the Hurt

We have had some conflict with certain family members in recent months over the situation with Aidan. After a weekend of arguments, Craig and I took Aidan swimming at my parent's pool. After swimming I set him in a pack n play for a moment while I went to go get him a change of clothes. When I returned, I noticed that he had pooped and was sitting in his own feces with out even noticing, let alone telling me. This made me cry. My son is 2 1/2! Then on Tuesday, Aidan probably had about 7 to 10 bowel movements and was just feeling terrible. The rash on his bottom from this had actually burned through his skin. I can't tell you how hard it is to watch my precious son going through this. I realized that Aidan is the one who is truly suffering here. Those who have hurt us or been against us with Aidan will no longer effect me. It is no longer about that, it is all about Aidan. I decided to detox the pain and hurt I have with others just as Aidan is detoxing all that is hurting his body and brain. We have come so far and even though these last few days have been a step back we are taking many more forward!