3 years old and.....

35 pounds....(80th percentile for weight)

37 1/2 inches (50th percentile for height)

We were so happy to hear how our sweet boy is growing. I knew he felt a lot heavier lately and longer too. His "long jammies" have not been dragging on the ground and it's been harder to lift him or turn him upside down for a tickle session.....My husband thinks he's grown so much from all the cheese :).

Our pediatrician is very happy with his progress and she was happy to hear that he seems to be handling dairy okay. I'm not planning on a trip to the allergist anytime soon. I am going to start NAET with our daughter Presley soon!

Chuck E. Cheese

We went to Chuck E. Cheese for Jackson's birthday dinner and I left some of the cheese on his pizza for the first time. He did GREAT and I was super nervous and staring at him and following him around watching to make sure he didn't start itching and get a rash....speaking of rashes, my daughter Presley left the same dinner with a random rash on her torso. I think it's time to start NAET with my little princess! My little boy is 3!!!! I am hoping this next year of his journey will be full of healing and laughter! You should have seen him throwing the "skee-ball" like a baseball.....so fun!

Guess who.....

....was super cranky this morning......and slept really hard last night....BUT got to put CHEESE in his lunch for preschool today!!!! HOORAY! He was so excited to show his teacher his lunch! I am just hoping he can get through the post-NAET grouchy-ness for his birthday tomorrow!

NAET appointment for Vitamin C

Phew...well it's been awhile since I've posted and partly that is because we've been busy celebrating Jackson's 3rd birthday!!! (and his birthday isn't until the 19th)....but hey it's his birthday week right? I didn't give him regular cupcakes or a birthday cake...I made a great recipe called "Crazy Cake" into cupcakes. The recipe does not have any eggs or milk in it. I just didn't want to have any surprising reactions at his birthday party. I told Dr. Kathleen that today at our appointment and she said she thinks I could have done the regular cupcakes, but understands my fears. She's a mom too!

We have spread out our NAET appointments due to finances and also because I wanted to see if his behavior, reactions, ect. would change. THEY DID! I got my sweet, funny, happy, energetic, loving, polite and crazy boy back for two weeks!!! Needless to say, I think the NAET treatments do take a lot of energy out of him and he along with a lot of other "NAET kids" I have heard about is having some reaction behavior wise to the treatments. Last appointment we treated him again for whey and a cheese mix and milk mix. He didn't have any physical rashes or any fever from that treatment and his behavior was not too bad and became better over a short period of time.

Today we tested to see if all that had cleared and it was good news. Our practitioner said that he is now clear for milk, calcium, cheese mix, milk mix, eggs and whey. It's really hard to believe, except for the fact that we have been giving him string cheese everyday and he has had no reaction to it. No rashes, no tummy aches, no strange stools (sorry).....we started with one bite a day for a week and then gradually moved up to more. Sometimes he has two pieces in one day now and he loves it. Dr. Kathleen really wants us to give him some eggs slowly like we did with the cheese, I just don't know if my picky boy will eat an egg. He has had things with eggs baked into them.....we'll have to think, pray and decide about this. We go for his 3 year old pediatrician's appointment next week and I am excited to share the news with our doctor. She's been supportive about NAET. We have not seen our allergist since November and I am not planning on making an appointment anytime soon.

Today she treated him for Vitamin C. Now you should know that my boy lives on orange juice, but he is not allergic to Vitamin C. He tested positive with the NAET muscle testing and the practitioner said it might just be that he is sensitive to it and his body may need help absorbing it. So, it will be interesting to see if we notice anything different the next two weeks until we go again. He didn't get a fever or any reactions today....so we'll see how he is tomorrow.

It's been really great to have "met" some of you who read this blog through your emails and your own stories as well. I have even made a "NAET buddy" who after reading this blog started NAET for her son and it's going really well. I am praying for all of you as I know how it is to be a mom of a child with the mystery of allergies. I hope this continues to be a blessing for Jackson and everyone else who is sharing on his journey.

Say Cheese....?

Say Cheeeese?!?

The days following the treatments for the whey protein were tough. Jackson was super rashy, itchy, irritable, and tired. He had rashes in all the places he had them as a baby, including his little earlobes. It was sad to see him so itchy and miserable, but interesting that "something" was happening. After about two days everything subsided and he was cleared up and back to his old self. I have had other parents who have done NAET with their kids tell me that behavior changes are common, and reactions as well. My husband and I have definitely noticed Jackson's behavior changes, thus the decision, like I mentioned in my last post to slow down on the treatments.

At yesterday's appointment Dr. Kathleen checked him again for the whey and said he was 85% cleared. She then did a treatment for whey (again), a milk mix, and a cheese mix. She said his reactions seemed to line up with how sensitive he has been to milk products. Hopefully after the treatment yesterday, he'll be 100% clear.

So far today he doesn't show any signs of rashes and he was his happy, bubbly self this morning. He was tired after the treatment, which he usually is, but other than that he has had much less of a reaction. Dr. Kathleen didn't expect much reaction since his body was almost clear of it all. Right.

He has been asking for cheese, which is strange because of his extreme picky eating and the lack of cheese in his little life.....does his body know something we don't? To be completely honest we did let him try a little bite of his sister's string cheese for a few days and did not see any concerning reaction. My husband and I decided together that we should maybe try giving him a little since Dr. Kathleen had said to start giving him some of the foods he has "cleared" for. He did okay, but that is all we will try for now. I am going to wait again until he's 100% cleared. I know I said I wouldn't give him any foods until we were medically cleared.....so please, don't judge me......we made the decision and I am not going to say much more than that. I also talked to his pediatrician about it yesterday and she was hopeful as well. I will draw the line and promise to never give him peanuts without knowing first that he is medically cleared.

We are going to go in for a quick muscle response check this weekend, but we aren't doing any treatments until the following week. I am so interested to see how things go without any treatments.