The end is here!

The diet has ended! Pending any screaming/fussing I have begun to fully embrace dairy and soy again.

I've celebrated by eating these items:
A cheese runza
An apple struesel bagel with chocolate chipcream cheese
A reese's peanut butter cup
A snickers bar
Adding parmasan cheese to my spaghetti sauce
A shortbread cookie
Broccoli Cheese soup from Panera
Frosted (not just iced) Animal crackers
A bacon cheese burger

And finally, by adding so much cream to my coffee that it is officially a cafe au lait.

There are only a few things left I haven't eaten in my feeding frenzy . .
Pizza Hut Pizza
Yogurt
Ice Cream
Juice Stop

After that, the feast will be complete!

So good bye MSPI!

How many days until Thanksgiving?

Food Glorious Food!

Today is the day!

Kayla went to daycare with a diaper bag stocked with yummy mashed bananas and pureed squash. But for some reason even though I bring my own food, I'm still signed up for the food program? I feel like I should ask for an itemized list of what I pay for so that I can argue the point.

But the BEST news is that Kayla didn't have any 'fussies' since the cheese incident on Sunday! I've decided to truly test the theory and in honor of the fact that I forgot to brew my coffee this morning, didn't wash my daily oatmeal mug from work, and ran out of poptarts and granola bars, I headed to McDs for a truly milky meal with a bacon egg and cheese buttermilk biscuit and cream in my coffee!

Woo Hoo!

Now we'll just have to wait and see how Kayla handles it so I know if I need to take baby steps toward milk and soy or if I can take the plunge and stuff myself full of chocolate, pizza, cream, yogurt, lattes, and cream cheese fruit dip.

Kayla the Tiny

Happy 4 months! Kayla turned 16 weeks yesterday and she is tinier than ever!

I can't believe I have a child with an 18 percentile head size. . .granted that's only 1 1/2 inches smaller than Alaina's at the same time, but sheesh! Grow already! Shots went well and we are headed back to see Jeff's parents this weekend.

Here's to hoping they fix something I can eat.

In four weeks I get to try adding a little soy to my diet . . .we'll see how that goes.

Speaking of eating, Kayla has been enjoying squash, against the recommendations of our pediatrician. (Wait until six months to start feeding MSPI babies, they say) She's starving and desperate to taste everything, so why not try some food? Its been over a week and she's still doing fine.

Well that's about it, sorry for the disjointed thoughts. Much sadness today, but trying to feel joy for him getting to be at peace. (If you don't know, I'm not going to be the one to break the news, cousins. Call your mother.)

Biter Brenneman

Alaina had an incident report yesterday. She bit another kid. Apparently he was pestering her so she decided that turning around and biting him was the best solution for peace.

And the best part?

She bit him on the stomach.

Anyway . . .

We had an interesting adventure in eating out last night. I've learned its almost easier to find fast food that is MSPI friendly than restaurant food simply because in fast food places everything is cooked in oil, restaurants use butter.

We went to Granite City and I jealously watch Jeff eat a blue cheese bacon burger while I had pork with pork au jus, some sauteed potatoes and a delicious combo of sauteed almonds, garlic, tomato, onion and spinach leaves on top of the pork. I am definitely going to try making that topping at home!