Gluten Free and NOT loving it!

When I got pregnant with Noah, one of the pregnancy side effects I had to deal with was (among being sick) upset stomachs. I just assumed that they were from being pregnant. I went the whole pregnancy like this. I thought once I had him the stomach aches would go away. They didn't. I went to my dr and talked with him about them. He thought that I had anxiety being a new mom and IBS. He gave me some medicine. I didn't think it helped that much. I just dealt with it until I got pregnant with Sophie. During that pregnancy, the stomach aches stopped. I would be sick occasionally, but nothing like before! I was excited and thought that maybe getting pregnant again was reversing whatever happened with Noah!
After having Sophie, my stomach went back to being upset ALL the time. I had Sophie in April and when school started, I was constantly having to ask my partner to watch my class while I ran to the bathroom. She was probably sick of me asking her! I was going to go to the dr in November, when we had our Thanksgiving break, but I felt silly going in and just saying that I get sick after eating. I kept putting off going to the dr. In January, I was still sick and losing weight. I started looking horrible! I got down to 85 lbs and that was low for me! I set up an appointment and was told that I would have to do a colonoscopy and endoscopy. I would NEVER wish a colonoscopy on anybody. It was horrible having to prep for that! The stuff that you have to drink is terrible!!
We got the results back that I have Celiac Disease. The dr wanted to make sure that he diagnosed me properly and sent me in for blood work. The blood work came back negative. So I had to go back for a genetics screening. The genetics screening said that I was a carrier for Celiac and so the dr was sure that was what was wrong. I had to go on a whole new diet. :(
Gluten is wheat, rye, barley, and some oats. I couldn't eat anything with these or I would end up in the bathroom. There are a ton of foods with gluten in them. Lucky for me, I was diagnosed when it became a diet fad to be gluten free. Finding food for me was easier than it would have been a year ago! It still isn't fun because I LOVE fried food and bread! I am getting used to it and found out that I can make fried chicken with gluten free Bisquik. I didn't cook before. My husband is great at cooking and has been wonderful with helping me with my new diet! Now, I cook some of my own meals.
I am learning what I can and can't eat and where I can and can't eat! I don't eat out a lot because I usually end up sick, but I have found some places that are ok for me to eat. I just have to make sure to mention that the cooks need to change gloves or wash hands before preparing my food! Yes, I am that annoying person! It is getting easier, I hope to have my diet down before the start of school so I don't have to bug my partner this year!!   

School Pictures

Once again I am behind on these. Here are their school pictures from April!

The Terrible 2's

Noah has been a pretty good kid up until recently. We are starting the terrible 2's a little late (he will be three July 9th). We have the foot stomp, yelling at the top of our lungs, hitting, and spitting happening. Not a fun time. He listens to Matt pretty well, but won't listen to me that good. I have tried spanking with pants on, time outs, spanking with pants off, and finally tried to ignore him completely. He doesn't like being in trouble, but boy, can he throw some big fits! 

Walking away from him and telling him I don't want to talk to him until he calms down has been working for me. He doesn't like it when I am mad at him and ignore him! 

Today at WalMart, he was that kid everyone stares at and thinks "If that was my kid..." because he was screaming and hitting me. It was so embarrassing! As soon as we were in the car, he apologized. Then proceeded to tell me that I was going to jail because I was a bad guy and that he was mad at me! I told him that I didn't care because I was mad at him! I have never been embarrassed like that and hope I won't have to go through it again! 

A year later

We celebrated Sophie's first birthday about 3 weeks ago. She is now crawling and says hi, bye-bye, momma, dada, and bubba. She likes to walk holding onto someones hands, but she won't let go yet. Now we are chasing after 2 kids!
Noah is done with his first year of school. He was in a two-year old program and LOVED it. He made some good friends and learned how to interact with other kids. It was great putting him in there. He has blossomed with his speech and learning! We could not be happier with his progress. He is going through his terrible 2's stage. We have a lot of time-outs. He is still our sour patch kid: ornery 1 minute and sweet the next. He is our entertainment because he is so funny! 
We are now done with school! This year has been a challenge, but I made it! I had a tough class, but it was still a fun year. I had a student teacher for the first time. She was AMAZING!  Now I am afraid to ever get one again. She set the bar high! I wouldn't have gotten through the year without her!
Now we are ready for summer and starting our new renovations on the house. My goal is to get the deck completed! Matt's goal is to get his bathroom completed. We will see whose gets done!