January 15, 2008

Today is a nice quiet day at home. It's rainy and cool so we are taking advantage of the opportunity to be home, since it only happens occasionally. We will be going to the Little Aussie Bakery later to pick up some bread, pretzels and flour that are dairy/wheat/soy free for Sydnie. Yes, we have added soy. We found out last week that she is allergic to soy, so the list of 'can't eat' is getting longer :( She is not so excited about that, but she is a trooper and as long as she gets something tasty to eat, she is coping just fine. She won't starve...haha. We'll build up her immunity and cut out all allergans that we can for the next 30 days, and possibly re-test to see if anything has changed. She is probably more adverse to the immunity building: the aloe and elderberry and echinacea. She's not so crazy about those things, but what she doesn't need to know what is in her juice and water anyway....there are always ways...

January 9, 2008

God gives us some very special times on earth to share and build relationships with others. I am very grateful, yet, I am also ashamed I don't make opportunities enough to strenghten those relationships in the 'busy'ness
of the day. I can only hope my friends and family know they are special by the way I treat the opportunies
we are blessed to have...like today. What a day!! Today I had the privilege of going with a friend, Kayren, for her sonogram for her 4th child. What a blessing and a miracle to see that tiny baby growing and developing. God is amazing! It was a special event for multiple reasons: I was able to share this with a special friend, who shared the the birth of Syd with us; I was able to see the little girl, yes this time it's a girl, to laugh and cry with a friend; I had a chance to reflect on the experience when we found out that Sydnie was a girl.


It's hard to believe she is 3 years-old now. She is growing and developing so quickly I hope we can keep up :) Her opinions are definitely being voiced, not always in the most gracious manner; she has definite styles of clothing she prefers (watch-out for the teenage years!); she is asking some difficult questions, keeping us on our toes; she has a sweet nature (when she allows it to come through) and her preschool teachers say she is very encouraging to her friends at school. We have been blessed and must not forget to thank the Lord often for His many blessings!!

Sorry about the crazy pictures. I haven't figured out editing the pics yet :(

December 29, 2007

Sydnie and I went to the McKenna's Children Museum. It was Sydnie's first trip to a museum and she loved it! When we first arrived she played at the train table and kitchen and seemed pretty content, however, when she realized there was a whole new world waiting to be explored, I could hardly keep up. She went kayaking,

caught fish, rode the ambulance many times (she was the patient not the driver),

took care of the babies and rode the space shuttle. Only after the dinosaurs were quiet would she venture into their area-they were very realistic! When she went grocery shopping the first area she hit was the bakery-bread, doughnuts, pastries and cookies....hmmmm...I wonder if she is missing breads from her diet?? Since we have gone wheat/gluten free and dairy free, the first question she asks before any meal or snack is, "Does it have wheat? Does it have gluten? Does it have dairy?" If the answer is no, then a resounding "YIPPEEEEE, I can eat it!" is heard.

Poor thing, it takes a while to get used to, but if the menu is changing for Syd, it will probably change for the family. 'Oh joy', I am sure would be the sentiment from Daddy. But, you do what you must!