Questions without answers

It has definitely been too long since I have written.

And I am sure a lot has happened since

oops

Let's catch up!

My hubby is home and has been home for awhile

He had a back injury

3 herniated dics to be exact

but he is doing much much better and will be returning to work shortly

::sigh::

How I have enjoyed him home these past few weeks

These are our kids! <3

I finally took their spring pictures!

Every spring I try to get all 6 together for a picture and

I was pretty excited about these!

Turned out cute!

So Randy goes back to work in the next few days.

He will be in Victoria though so I can visit often :)

I've grown quite the green thumb lately.

I am so obsessed with gardening

I LOVE it!

flowers, veggies, fruits, plants...you name it

i am on it!

I get excited growing from seed!

It is so rewarding to watch the little seeds I planted

grow into beautiful blooms!

AMAZING!

I know it sounds cheesy but

really

it's rewarding and so cool to see

We have had tons and tons of insane weather though so a lot of my plants

have needed some extra TLC

And every normal mom lets their kiddos play in the

dirty street water after every storm  :D

The girls are still in gymnastics and they love

every bit of it

And I may be partial but

they are good at it too!

Amirah also recently joined swim team

I wanted her to join Katy Aquatics but

it was confusing so we just joined

our neighborhood team

and it is going great!

Amirah is such a natural

LITERALLY

This girl has had 0 swim lessons

and she swims with the advanced group!

she is self taught

never ever used floaties!

has lived in the water since a toddler

she swims in every season because it's

just natural to her and she is

and amazing!

ABSOLUTELY

AHHHHmazing!

she has such grace

it warms my heart to watch her

she will go somewhere with this skill of hers

i.just.know.it

she fell in the pool at 10 mths

and immediately floated...laid on her back, smiled, and floated

she found her happy place

I can barely get her out of the water

she is a walking Mermaid! :)

I guess I should have named her Ariel ;)

Kailah

well she's the same

spit fire and goof ball

sassy pants

complete smart ass

LOL

she teaches me something new

everyday!

The more pictures I take...the more I see myself

Nathan

well

he's finally sleeping in his own room like a big boy

he has night terrors so he has to have tv and a fan on because the

loud noise helps soothe him back to sleep

quiet scares him :/

He still wakes up at night but we just let him cry

and let him figure out that it's bed time and

mom and dad need sleep like he does

so he is getting the hint

slowly

He does sleep in late now which is awesome

He has also been seeing a GI dr at TCH

as well as a dietitician

He has had tons of blood work

stool samples

xrays

ultrasounds

allergy testing

etc

and we still have 0 answers to all of our questions

I'm glad I have a degree in the medical field and know

somewhat of what these results from the tests mean.

His vitamin E is low which means gastrointestinal disease, CBC is low which is anemia,

and his IGA is low which is a sign of gluten intolerance

The nurse and PA (dr is out of town)

suggested that they arent abnormally low enough to be worried

but to just give him probiotics.

Um what is with doctors trying to

tweak and mask diseases

why not fix the problem instead of just covering it up.

I really think he has a gluten intolerance of some sort

SO...

with heavy thought

I have decided to give him a gluten free diet as well as

lactose free &&

soy free

WISH.ME.LUCK

LOL

this sounds sooooo overwhelming but

I think it is what he needs

if not, it's trial and error

with food

not medicine

doesnt hurt to try.

Plus might help all of us to do the same.

so now I head off to go research and figure out recipes and grocery shopping.

fun fun

I

if anyone has shopping ideas or recipes to share
It would be great!

:)