These pictures were taken when Ivy was sick. Her stomach was huge but she only weighed 19lbs at 23 months. Now she is 25lbs and super healthy. I was going to do before and after pictures but I am way to lazy to upload our latest photos. She is sick there and look how cute she still is.
I really want to be a cool blogger like the rest of you, so I am trying again. It's just I keep forgetting to blog. Right after I started my blog I found out I was pregnant then the morning sickness set in and I just didn't feel like blogging. Then as soon as I was feeling a bit better we found out Ivy has Celiac Disease and I forgot I even had a blog most of the time. I don't know how Amy kept up on her blog the entire time she was going through chemo. It is amazing to me. So here is my 2nd attempt at my blog.
I guess you could say things have been pretty crazy at the Lee house the last few months. Like I said earlier Ivy was diagnosed with Celiac disease. Celiac disease is insane. We have her on a very strict diet. She can't have anything with wheat, rye, barley, and oats. You may be thinking. Well that's not that bad. Trust me, it is. People think wheat should go in everything like; season packets, butter, cooking spray, a lot of canned foods, even some ice cream and candy. She can't be in the same room where flour is being used and can't play with play dough. On Sunday we take tapioca bread in a special container and put it up front with the other bread to be blessed. We always sit in the back so they can find us easily. The nursery is so thoughtful. They have gone completely Gluten Free for Ivy. What a huge blessing that is. I was getting very stressed out at the thought of taking Ivy and the baby to Relief Society. I have found a few easy things to buy for easy lunches for Ivy but mostly I cook everything from scratch. The one thing I won't give up is pizza night. So Curtis and I will get a pizza for us and I will make Ivy her own little Gluten Free pizza which she loves. Even though it is a pain and we continue to mess up from time to time and make Ivy sick, I feel it is such a blessing we caught it when we did. Celiac can cause a lot of other diseases in the long run if it goes untreated. I have heard so many stories of people that found out to late. I am also glad we found out early in my pregnancy. I don't know how well these new hormones could have dealt with the news. I am very ready to not be pregnant any more. I am really tired, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I am ready to move on from the last couple months and concentrate on my growing little family. Any time now. I am dilated to a 3. If I don't go into labor before, I will be induced march 22nd. I can't wait!!!!!
Welcome back Katy! Good luck with the last couple weeks of pregnancy. They're such a PAIN - physically, mentally, emotionally! But I'm very excited to see your new addition when he arrives. Yippee!
ReplyDeleteWow, Celiac disease sounds like a challenge. I had a boss that had to maintain a gluten free diet with her son. I remember talking to him about it and how difficult it can be. Wheat is in everything like you mentioned. It surprised me. Glad that she is healthy and where she needs to be and that you are so committed. You totally need to keep up this blog. I have missed being able to keep up with your side of the family now that other cousins are onto the blog thing. It is such a fun way to keep in touch. Plus it does serve as a great journal. I am so glad that you commented on Mindy's so that I could find you. Keep us posted on your little guy.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you had a blog, I am so excited to keep in touch!! I was just thinking about you the other day and how it should be pretty soon that you have the new baby. Can't wait to see pics when he comes.
ReplyDeleteYour lucky that you found out about celiac so soon. The family I used to nanny for found out that the dad and 8 yr old both had it and it was a huge adjustment for them.
Keep up on the blogging, love ya!
I am excited you blogged! I was trying to convince Jesse that she REALLY needed to blog! I feel a lot closer to some of our cousins because of their blogs. That is a good thing that celiac desease was discovered in little Ivy when she is still so young. Good luck on your soon to be little guy.
ReplyDeleteCeliac- yowsa. I'm so glad you were able to catch it while she's so young- my friend didn't realize until she was 22, and had to go through bloody diahrea, and throwing up blood- when it happened i couldn't believe how much stuff has wheat it in it! Everything does! YOu know what- my brother is a big hippy health freak- and right now their family is going on a gluten free diet- and he's a really good cook- knows ATON about flours- So- if you email him, I bet he would give you a load of information on flours etc. He's really busy- but when he finds out what you want, I'm sure it will excite him an he'll write you back or call when he has the time- food is a bit of an obsession with him- healthy food, and flours. I know. So his email is :jcubarnold@gmail.com, and it's jacob if you forgot! And by the way- the sewing and blogging during chemo- everyone says "I can't believe you could do all that" but I HAD TO DO SOMETHING to keep sane, if I didn't do something I would have gone literally crazy! I just had to do something to distract myself, and it's not like I did it all day everyday- just a little on my good days, and it just added up. Sewing was such a blessing during chemo, because it was something I could do sitting down, and didn't take much body movement. anyway- I'm glad you're blogging!
ReplyDeleteWow. I've always thought that Celiac Disease would be one of the worst. I can't imagine. EVERYTHING has gluten in it. It's crazy. It honestly must be a full-time job for you to cook for your family now. You are amazing. how did you find out she had it?
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