Still in the journey, I promise...

Gosh, life can get so busy.....working, playing, schooling, playing, swimming, going to church, family...it's all good things!!!

We are still in the NAET journey with Jackson and now Presley as well. Jackson is eating a lot more foods and is growing and learning so much! We treated him a second time for eggs since he still seemed a little reactive to raw eggs. He got grumpy and tired after the treatment (so that's how I know it works with him). He's been eating a lot of products with dairy and I have let my guard down a little which scares me at times for sure......but overall, the allergy anxiety has been able to subside a little and I am just telling people he is allergic to eggs, soy and peanuts. I still STARE at him when he eats something new, waiting for the first hive or itch or watery eye. Most of the time, nothing appears and we move on. He's still reacting to my mom's dogs so we'll have to bring in a sample of their saliva and hair and have him treated with NAET. It will be interesting to see how the treatments are going once we get to the sugar and citrus mixes. He is an OJ addict, but we can avoid it for 25 hours.

Presley, my two year old girly girl, started NAET last weekend. She did great with the muscle testing and laser treatment. She tested allergic (0r sensitive) to egg, calcium, vitamin B and vitamin C so far. I'm not surprised as her little runny nose and ENDLESS ear infections have been upon us for months now. My usually clear girl has been more scratchy and she's just off.....Dr. Kathleen, the NAET practitioner thinks that her ear infections are due to an allergy and although we are still going to see the ENT in a few weeks, we will try to clear her of some allergens to help strengthen her immune system . We talked a lot about antibiotics and the many Presley has had to take, especially this past year. Dr. Kathleen feels that the more antibiotics a child takes, the weaker their immune system gets...it makes sense. The body is not learning how to fight things off on it's own, medicine, ect.....so we are going to continue NAET and see how it will help the little Presley girl.

I'll try to update again soon!

Going well....

No appointments lately due to our busy schedule, but things are going very well with Jackson. He's eating a lot more dairy and enjoying the CUPCAKES at school and birthday parties (something I hoped for from day one!). He's eating a lot of pizza, pancakes, and the snacks at school which he used to be denied of. It makes us so relieved to go out to dinner and be able to relax knowing he'll be okay with more things on the menu. He is so excited at preschool to eat snacks and celebrate his friends. We now go to birthday parties and I am not a nervous wreck. It's been a huge blessing!

It almost seems as if his mind now knows that the food is safe for him. He used to be super picky and now he's asking for "bites" of new foods and trying things that he never would have because of the texture. I am anxious to continue NAET and see more progress.

Hopefully we'll get in this weekend to do more treatments!

Slacking...

I'm so sorry there have not been any posts lately on Jackson's progress with NAET. I have started back to work full-time and with the 4th, ect. we have not had the chance to go back and get another treatment. He's doing great, still eating a good amount of dairy products and has been in good spirits as we've been swimming, BBQ-ing, and having a good but HOT summer. I am going to schedule a NAET appointment for this Saturday and try to have her treat him for latex. I have noticed that when he plays with balloons or goes into a Bounce House, he seems to get itchy.....We did have a bad reaction to raw egg a few weekends ago, he got some good size hives and a little swelling on his face.....he was helping my friend bake some cupcakes and touched the eggs....he can still eat things with egg baked into them, but I think he needs some more treatments for egg. I'll update on Saturday. Thanks for your ongoing support! I'm still hopeful!

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.