wondering what happened to my pictures. . .

We had a sunny fun “snow day” today. The kids are now salivating for summer!

We got Charleigh’s results in.
Her milk IgG dropped to 82.2 which is way better than before but still places her in the highest “Class 5″ which means she’s “very” highly allergic. Baby girl was not happy to hear about that. . .

Her Egg Yolk and White IgG was 13.6 which puts her in the Moderate “Class 2″
Her Wheat IgG was 12.1 which is also referred to as a Moderate allergy.

With just a moderate allergy we don’t have to completely remove the egg and wheat from her diet but I think we will try to keep them in moderation. I’m so thankful we don’t have to be as vigilant with those two as we do with the milk. That would prove a much more formidable challenge.

Charleigh goes to Amarillo this afternoon for a recheck on a few things:
the IgG of Cow’s milk protein, Soy milk, Corn, Oat, Peanut, Chicken egg, and Wheat IgG.

She is way more excited than any normal child would be to get blood sucked out of her arm. She is quite optimistic that all her levels will healthy and normal and she’s ready for the rest of us to see it as well.

While we’re on the subject let me take the chance to tell you that Charleigh is feeling fabulous! She’s adjusted quite well to a dairy free diet and she’s grown quiet proficient at reading labels. Her headaches and faint/fuzzy episodes are completely gone.

Here are a few of the past posts I’ve found related to Charleigh’s recent health “stuff”.
Last Update2-05-08
The Results are in 1-8-08
Charleigh’s six hour trip to the lab12-19-07 (pictures)

Wow, I just noticed I never really told you guys what started this whole thing. Not much time to do that in detail this morning. How bout this. One day in November Charleigh got really sick, acting drunk, she was lethargic and incoherent. She didn’t know who we were. Who she was. Pretty Scary. Before taking her to the ER we decided to check her blood sugar. It was really really low, we gave her some apple juice concentrate and in a few minutes she perked up. Thats what started the whole thing. We went to the Pediatrician. She did tests, they weren’t great so she sent us to a Pediatric Endocrinologist, he did tests. They weren’t great so he did more tests. Those ones were better. Things are good now. Maybe later I’ll let her tell you the rest of the story. Right now I’ve got to get ready to go.
Love you guys!
Jami Leigh

Donning a red tutu Charleigh (who was kept home from school thanks to a fever) reclines amid a sorority of Polly Pockets who reside in a house made from her daddy’s shoe box. She listens to the long awaited Corinna Smith CD as her doting little brother meticulously applies a thin mulberry coat of paint to each of her tiny toe nails.

Huckabee speaking at the American Quarter Horse Association in Amarillo, TX
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Chuck for Huck
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Charleigh made this sign for Mike Huckabee

I missed the picture of her giving it to him, but here he is with the sign in hand, telling her thank you. She’s the one behind the sign . . .

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This man is one of the friendliest I’ve met. Look at the shine in his eyes! We didn’t get his name but I witnessed him give his seat up at least 10 times untill finally there were no seats left. He ended standing up in the balcony wearing the same smile. His joy blessed many strangers.

It’s easy to alter most recipes into milk free delights. It’s a bit more difficult however to find the quick convenience of the beloved boxed cake mix. I’ve found a few good mixes to keep on hand for those “Charleigh” safe treats. Here’s a few we’ve found.

Note: Before you email me and tell me how incredibly unhealthy these all are let me tell you this:

I already know all about the poly, mono, tran, saturated, sugar, processed goop they all contain. Some days a kids just gotta have a treat, and today is one of those kinda days. I know it’s better to make from scratch but sometimes I run plum outta “scratch”. On this Valentine’s Day there absolutely no “scratch” left in the house so I’ll be making mini brownie cupcakes to take to the class party. I’ll also be baking a few safe sugar cookies. And yes, I’ll be watching like a hawk to make sure no milk derived molecules make it on to my daughter’s plate. Because I am officially “That Mom”.

DUNCAN HINES®:

Family-Style Brownies Chewy Fudge

Moist Deluxe Swiss Chocolate Premium Cake Mix

Cookie Dough:

Pillsbury® Sugar Cookies

Pillsbury® Peanut Butter Cookies

Frostings:

Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Classic Chocolate

(Most of the Pillsbury® and Duncan Hines® Frostings are Dairy Free.
Check the Labels)

Other Convenience Foods:

Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pizza Crust

(This is not nearly a compete list, only a few examples of easy to find easy to use dairy free products)

Alert!!! Manufacturers can change ingredients with out notice so if you are dealing with food allergies Always check the label!

Milk Allergy, Dairy Free, Packaged Foods, Cake Mixes

It’s time to start jumping again!
For years kids have been jumping to raise money for the American Heart Association. We all jumped and now are kids are jumping.

Charleigh has had great jump rope aspirations for a while now. Remember her dream of being a Jump Rope Evangelist. Her combined passion for jumping and for helping people have her pretty excited about “Jump Rope for Heart” She’s set up donation page and is asking you to help. Click on over and help fund the battle on heart disease.