Christmas!

We Had 3 Christmas celebrations this year! It was a lot for all of us (especially Roman), but we love being with family and had a lot of fun! Roman walked away a winner with more toys than we know what to do with! He loved opening all his gifts this year. It was awesome to see him do things more independently!

A Moment of Self Pity (just let me have it...)

I'm becoming increasingly mentally exhausted. By nothing other than the fact that my sweet little boy has these tremendously annoying food allergies. Why did he get them!? I have found myself, lately, asking God this question. Followed by, I can't do this anymore! Not that I want to feed my child nasty (and not so nasty :)) processed food, but it sure would be nice to just feed him whatever I want to! Finding food that the 3 of us enjoy is becoming so difficult!! I miss tasting. I miss the stress-less-ness of being able to give Roman any kind of food. -not that we really had that pleasure to begin with. I, in a way, resent (for lack of a better word) the fact that so many of my friends have it 'easy' in the feeding their child department. (which is a sin, I know. I'll repent later) ;)

I try to have a positive attitude, and I think I accomplish that pretty well for the most part. But one can only take so much, right? You've been in that kind of situation, haven't you? Where you're adjusting okay, coping okay, and then one day you just can't deal with it anymore! The stress alone of feeding you baby the right foods to begin with is overwhelming. But when you have to avoid: milk, egg, peanut, soy, pineapple, mango, peaches, peas, butternut/yellow/acorn squash + others, what does that leave you? To all you great cooks out there, what a blessing it is to cook with ease. Make sure to count it as one!!

If you remember, please pray that Roman will outgrow ALL of his allergies. Jeff and I pray for him everyday. I know God can make it happen, and I really hope it's in His will.

Okay, there. I had my moment. Thanks for reading my whiny post. Here's something to put a smile on your face :)

He was actually really looking at the toys on in the ad. It was hilarious!

Update

Roman and I went to his 1 year dr. appointment about a week ago, or so. It was completely pointless. We tried out a newer doctor and I can't say I was impressed by her. She's nice, sure, but not what I was looking for. Oh well. His stats are as follows:

~27 lbs

~30 inches long

~wearing size 24 mo. shirts

~ONLY fits into H&M jeans (size 12-18 months)

~stands up very well now!

~really wants to start cruising, but can't quite figure it out (he'll bring 1 knee up and put it back down, kinda like he's tapping to the beat)

~is hilarious

~starting to throw fits more often when he doesn't get what he wants

~is active, active, active!! he doesn't stay still for long!

~going through another stint of separation anxiety. which means he thinks I need to rock him to sleep all the time now, and is climbing all over me all day!

~LOVES his daddy!! they are the best of friends!

~still drinks from a bottle

~facing forward in his car seat!

I cannot believe he's 1. It just seems impossible! He is SOOOO much fun now! He also takes a lot more energy out of me. I'm exhausted by the time he goes to bed!

A common face in our household.

Birthday Update

Roman turned 1 on the 28th!! It's so crazy to think that I am the mama of a 1 year old. Seriously, where did the time go!

His party was great! We had a packed house of people whom are very dear to us! There was wacky cake, pumpkin muffins, fritos, homemade vanilla frosting, maid rite sandwiches and plenty to drink! The only potential hazardous food there were the buns for the maid rites. I tried making them myself with no luck and I was down to the wire. Oh well. I'll perfect a recipe for hamburger buns later.

Roman has his 1 year check up on Friday. After that I'll post photos of his b-day bash, and his stats, and let you know how the check up went. We're going to see a new ped., so we'll see how it goes! Fingers crossed!

It's Potty Time!

You can never start too early, right? We just got Roman's Baby Bjorn potty chair in the mail yesterday! I'm so excited to start using it! Before his nap this morning I plopped him on it to see what he'd do. He loved it! I plan on putting him on it every time I use the bathroom and when he gets up, or goes down, for naps. I'll probably be going through more diapers as a result, but if it gets us out of diapers sooner I think it'll be worth it!

24, Not to be confused with Kiefer Sutherland

Well, I turned 24 yesterday. I'm actually happy about getting out of the lower 20's. Is that weird? I guess inside, I've kind of always felt like a 30 year old. :)

Anyway. The day was great! It started out with Roman being SO excited it was his mom's birthday he couldn't sleep any longer and wanted to get up to celebrate....at 6am. So we got up. Jeff went and got part of our nutritious breakfast: donuts and eggs. Delicious. After breakfast (of which Roman had none...) we kind of just hung out. Roman went down for his morning nap about 9-11ish. After nap we went to Applebee's to have lunch with my dad and brother! Delicious! Came home, Roman went down for the afternoon nap, well kinda. If you call 45 minutes a nap. We then went to the mall and I got a new puffy vest (I've wanted one for several years!) from Gap. Love Gap. In addition to my new vest, I saved about 15 bucks because they were having 25% off of everything in the store, sale items included! It was fantastic!

Came home from the mall and ate dinner: Chili leftovers! Yum!! After dinner Jeff took me on a hott date. Michael Jackson's "This Is It" movie. It was really good! I left feeling really bummed that he is no longer living. :( But thankful for his genius-ness in the music industry! By the time Jeff and I got home, we were pooped. So we went straight to bed!

All in all, a wonderful day! Next year I'll be 25. I can't help but think of when Jessica Simpson turned 25... :)

Priorities

I know I haven't blogged in a while, but my priorities have shifted. While I plan on keeping my blog, there just might be fewer posts than before.

<------ That's why. :)

I have come up with a plan that is turning out to work WONDERFULLY for me. So excited about it! When I stick to this plan, I feel accomplished and prepared for anything! It's been a good week so far!

It goes something like this:

During the weekend, I search high and low for allergy free recipes. Anything from breakfast to dinner and all in between (snacks included). My goal is to create 'Roman friendly' foods so that during mealtimes, we can just give him some of what we're eating. Then, I pick the recipes I want to try for the week and write them in my calendar. Come Monday, I go shopping for all the needed ingredients. *This last Monday, Roman and I spent, literally, all day at different grocery stores!* Once I have my weeks menu and all the groceries I need for it the day-to-day regimen kicks in.

During Roman's morning nap, I have been printing off recipes for the day. Mainly dinner, but I'm working on lunches (and breakfast) too. I give it a once over, just to get an idea of what we're having and what I'll need to get out. After that I generally do some housework, get myself ready for the day, try a new bread recipe, read, or whatever. When Roman wakes up, I can then devote all my attention to him, which I love!

While Roman takes his afternoon nap (which the last few days has been over 2 hours long - hope I didn't just jinx myself) I prep dinner! I chop onions, potatoes, cucumber, or whatever I can do before hand, thaw the meat and/or marinate it, and get everything I'll be using out onto the counter in an organized fashion. For example, last night we had beef and veggie casserole! yum-o! While Roman slept, I browned the meat, chopped celery, onion, and threw all of it, plus a bag of frozen mixed veggies, together. I put it in a baking dish, covered it and put it in the fridge! About an hour and a half before Jeff got home I put the beef stock in, a dash of salt and pepper and a bay leaf. Re-covered it and put it in the oven! When Jeff got home we only had to wait maybe 15-20 minutes before it was ready! It was delicious! Jeff ate 1/2 the pan, not exaggerating!

I love the feeling of being productive and prepared. Not only do I feel I'm using my time wisely, I'm incredibly less stressed about what to feed my family and how clean the house is! It's wonderful! I highly recommend it!

11 Months!

My sweet Roman. You are 11 whole months old today! I cant believe we only have 4 short weeks before you turn ONE! You are incredibly fun! We had a big month last month! You hit a lot of milestones, and we are so proud of you! Here's what your up to:

• Still not sleeping through the night
• You LOVE your bottle! (see photo below...we're going to have to break you of this...)
• You learned to crawl! army style... it's too cute!
• You also learned to sit up from a laying down position! woot woot!
• You have 4 teeth, and working on some more
• We see Dr. Michael Jorgenson on a bi-weekly basis for good chiropractic care!
• Learned new, super funny ways to use your mouth
• Babbles a TON! Pronounces the 'p' in his "phrases"
• You say: 'apple' (everything is apple), 'up', 'out', 'mama', and "uh-oh"
• You weigh around 27 pounds!
• Still have severe food allergies, but mom and dad are praying everyday that they go away!
• Mom can tell you fake cry. It sounds VERY forced! ha!
• You have a beautiful smile, but have a cheesey smile too...quite funny!

I love you with all my heart, baby man! You are indeed the most amazing blessing from God!! Love you!

cheese smile

aww...snuggled up with, wait, your bottle?

Apple

Yep, you heard it right. My baby is talking now. He also says "uh-oh". He's growing up too fast!

The Next Baby Gap Model???

I just entered Roman into Gap's 'Casting Call'. They are looking for kids and babies to be the next face of baby and kids Gap. Here's a link to vote for Roman as the Fan Favorite! If we win this one, we'll win a trip to some exotic place for 6 nights!!! A panel of judges ultimately chooses the next model, but if we win that here is what we get:

~$1000 gap gift card

~Roman's face across baby gaps, nationwide starting in February, 2010

~VIP experience for 4 at The Lion King in either NYC or Vegas

~Professional Gap photoshoot (obviously)

Please vote for us!! :) (oh yeah...the website requires you to register with them, which is, I think, dumb, and you can vote only once per day. We have a lot of catching up to do!!!) :) Thank You!!

http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/mamabarton/832343466/

Latest Favorite Thing

I love how he holds his legs out cause he know's otherwise it would cause drag! ha!

Pumpkin Painting!

It hasn't been too exciting with the Barton's lately. Roman and I have been sick for probably the last 3 1/2 weeks. boo! He started off with a dry cough, which led to a runny nose, which led to congestion, which let to a deep, horrible chest cough (so much so that he would gag sometimes he'd cough so hard), which led to mommy getting a head cold that turned sinus infection in the last week, which has been AWESOME. So we've been laying low. Really, really low. And since we haven't really left the house but a handful of times, I've had some, okay, a ton of extra time on my hands. And just what did I do with that time? Painted our pumpkins!

So, obviously I didn't paint the orange pumpkins. And there is another white pumpkin painted, but I haven't figured out what to design to put on it yet. I got the idea from a girl I used to work with at my old salon down in Urbandale. Love it! I'm quite the amateur, and am pretty sure these look way better in my head, but you gotta start somewhere, right?

What a Thoughful Daddy!

Roman's head has been feeling about this large lately due to a really nasty head cold and really awful cough. So what does his daddy do?

Came home from working out and brought a balloon to make him feel better! Awww!!! Roman loves it! :)

What Works for Us

I am the type of person who can be sucked into certain ways of thinking...not that I'm proud of it. In fact, it's overwhelmingly mentally exhausting. I'm speaking in regards to parenting, of course. I read books (not necessarily on how to parent, but say, what to expect...) and there are these underlying pressures from them that say what you should be feeding them, what milestones they probably have made, etc etc. And that's all good and dandy if you have an 'average' baby. Where are the books about kids who have food allergies and what and how to feed them!? Or the books about soothing the uncomfortable-ness of eczema?! Or where to buy jeans that will fit a 27 pound 10 month old around the belly when he SITS! Cause that is what mine does 3/4 of the time! Seriously, world.... you need to market those better! ;)

I've decided (a while ago, but just now getting around to stating it), that the Barton's are not 'average' folk. We do not follow the 'rules' or 'guidelines'...whichever you want to call them. We just like to wing it. So here is what works for us:

~Having a really loose, flexible schedule (this is more about me, than Roman. I really don't mind doing my things during the day around Roman's naps, or letting him watch a movie, ie. finding nemo, or learn sign language, if he's being a stinker and I need to get some things done.)

~Making sure, at some point, Roman gets 2 naps during the day. Now, he could decide to go down a couple hours after he gets up for the day (which also varies day to day), and go to bed earlier, or, maybe, like today, he'll want to stay up a little longer in the morning and take a late morning nap and a late afternoon nap, and go to bed a little later...all of which are fine by me! Just as long as he is getting ample sleep, I don't care when it is.

~My quiet time (reading my Bible) is during Roman's first nap.

~Shower time varies each day. It could be when Ro is napping after my quiet time, or it could be first thing after breakfast before Jeff goes to work, or before bed...as long as it gets done :)

~Eating mostly formula, and occasionally throwing in some baby food...if I feel like it. His formula is nutritionally complete, soooo technically he doesn't need baby food. It's just practice anyway!

~Not getting out of our p.j.'s unless we're going somewhere, and even then, if I'm feeling lazy, I'll make us look classy in our p.j.'s if we do decide to venture out in them. ;)

~Making sure we see the Dewhurst's as often as possible!

What we're working on:

~ Getting Roman to sleep through the night- the past 2 nights he has slept MORE than 3-4 hours straight.... huuuuge improvement! Hope that keeps up!

~Since Roman is nearing the 1 year mark, and wont be on formula soon, we need to figure out what what to feed him to make sure he will be getting all of his nutritional requirements...since he'll be so limited.

~Making date night a priority!

I'm sure there is more, but my brain is currently unable to think of them because I'm also thinking about how I need to grind up oatmeal for Roman's oatmeal baths...for his skin... and apparently I cannot think 2 things at once!

We Got Our Pumpkins....

Tuesday night we had dinner with our awesome friends, the Dewhursts. We love those people! We had planned a night of dinner and pumpkin pickin'. Dinner was great (thanks Laura!) and when we reached our pumpkin picking farm (just off of hwy 30 before Boone) there were some amazing finds! The photo above is pre-picking. Roman was rocking the sweater vest. Totally could be a Baby Gap ad baby....

Roman LOVED being in and amongst some lovely,large pumpkins!

He also loved the stems of the pumpkins. Couldn't keep his hands off of them! :)

Then, yesterday I thought it would be cute to get a photo of 2 of him outside with the pumpkins we bought...but Roman was waaaaaay more interested in the grass. And who wouldn't be?!

Here, Roman is showing me his finds, "look mom! what IS this stuff?"

out with the old

A couple nights ago I had a hard time falling asleep. There was too much going on in my brain. I was thinking about who I used to be, and who I am today, and how I got to be that way. You see, pre marriage and Roman, well, I was pretty much just a high schooler. ha! But seriously. I would have described myself as a go-with-the-flow type girl. Didn't like confrontation (still don't, really), never really shared my thoughts/views on certain topics, from food to existence, hated reading books, didn't like making decisions...at all, never researched, well, anything. Get the picture? In a way, looking back, it's hard to see who I was, exactly; what, if anything, defined me or made me stand out. I've had a history of becoming like whomever I was around, which I found to be easier than potentially stepping on someones toes for disagreeing with them.

God saved me when I was a freshman in high school. I went to Escape, then called Ground Zero, was in a Bible study, and had Godly friends. God had truly changed my life and I repented of my sin. I was super on fire for Him right out of the shoot, as I believe most new Christ followers are. But the months go by and that fire slowly gets smaller (due to lack of discipline of reading my Bible, mainly), not ever going out, but not being fed, either. Make sense?

Needless to say, since I wasn't feeding myself with the Word, I wasn't growing. Since I wasn't growing, I pretty much stayed the same non-confrontational, blend in with the crowd kind of girl. (Not who we're called to be as Christ followers).

When Jeff and I met, I was 17 and he was 22. We got married when I was 20 and he was 24. During the whole dating, engagement, first year married, I was trying to, literally, become one. I was trying to force myself to become Jeff, essentially. Well, that didn't last long. I was miserable and made myself feel bad if I didn't have some of the same interests as he did. It was kind of a rough year for me. I needed to discover my interests again and how to incorporate all that into our marriage. What I knew about myself, without a DOUBT, was all I've ever wanted was to be a wife and a mom. That's it.Didn't really know what that looked like practically, in real life, but I knew it's what I wanted most. That is what I'm most passionate about, and I think that God honors that passion.

Early spring of last year we learned we were pregnant with Roman! I. Was. ECSTATIC! To say the least. Throughout the whole pregnancy, to my regret, I never did any research. Never picked up my Bible to see how God wants parents to raise their child(ren), never researched how diet during pregnancy affected the baby and entire pregnancy overall, never looked into types of birth options, never even considered, let alone researched, not vaccinating him! Never. Researched. Anything. My birth plan was to go to the hospital and have a baby. Whatever measures that took, okay. All, of course, with the best of intentions. I don't want to sound completely irresponsible! I have good natural mommy instincts, always have. But I wasn't prudent. I didn't think before I acted.

Even the first several months of Roman's life, I pretty much did what I thought was best, without talking much to others about their experiences. I think I was so caught up in the moment (a goooood moment to be caught up in) that I was just doing.

So what is this incredibly long post about?

God woke me up! It wasn't until Roman had his anaphalatic reaction this summer, but God has done a number on me since June. I am no longer the person (for the most part) I was before, which I'm happy about. Roman's food allergies forced me to read....books! ha! My eyes have been opened to a whole other world.

After doing all this reading, which I am currently still doing, and praying about it, having the support of my husband, I feel such peace about:

1. NOT vaccinating Roman and further, or any of my future children, and just entrusting their health to God. Now, don't think I'm a complete weirdo. I believe God gave us doctors for a reason. If they need medical attention, I most DEFINITELY will get them it. But only if they actually need it.

2. Becoming a homeopathic nerd. I feel if I can cure non-serious ailments with diet changes, and garlic and olive oil, and a host of other natural medicines, I am going to try that first!

3. Home birth. Really, really, really want my next baby to be born at home. Feels right. I have some more research to do about it, but that's the direction I'm going.

4. Cloth diapers. Don't think I need to explain that any further... ;)

5. Revamping our diet from yucky processed stuff, to fresh. (now, this doesn't mean I'm going to never ever eat oreos, or ice cream, or cereal. But it does mean that I want the majority of our food we eat to be healthy...which will be kind of a challenge for me, but I'm slowly getting used to it). And due to Roman's allergies, it's actually forcing us to eat healthier, as he will only be able to eat fresh foods and meats because you can pretty much guarantee there will be milk, eggs, peanuts, and soy in every processed food out there. Check the labels! ;)

If that doesn't just blow your mind, I don't know what will! God is working in me, making me more prudent, and I like it! But now I have to go because Roman woke up from his nap, and he is now playing with the blinds in our room.

Hey guys, Roman here. Today I decided not to sleep very long on my naps (1/2 hr. tops), so that I could do other things, like blog. :)

I've been overhearing my mom talk about birthdays coming up. I guess it turns out our birthday's are only a couple weeks apart, which I think is super sweet. Anyway, my mom works really hard here at home making sure I'm fed and taken care of and taught, so I thought I'd post her birthday wish list. I saw her writing down some things, and even though I can't read yet, I'm pretty sure I got it right. So here they are:

This is one of those KitchenAid Stand Mixers. My mom really needs one of these, because I, as you probably know, have a lot of food allergies, and my mom wants to make all of my food fresh. She's even going to make homemade bread! yum! But she can't really achieve all she wants to without this thing. She mentioned something about amazon.com. I don't know what that is, so I hope you do.

This is a book mommy wants. I know this one for sure, cause I know what a book looks like. Mom has been really into homeopathy lately. She's even made this stuff that smells like a breadstick, and put in on my feet and chest when I have a stuffy nose and sneeze. And today, she made it and put it in my ear! I've been tugging at it lately, so she must just be taking precaution against an ear infection or something. I don't know. Grown ups are weird. But wouldn't you know, last time she used it on me, I was better in just a couple days, which is a big deal because I had a bad head cold for like a MONTH. Anyway, this book has all sorts of remedies in it, I guess. she said something about amazon.com for this too. I think you can maybe get this stuff on there?

Now this is a cool. My girlfriend, Caillet, and I watched some of this when mom and I went to visit her. It was awesome. Mom told me she wants this so she can teach me about the planet. She said God made everything that I see, and it's her job to teach me about it! I'm really excited about it. I hope she gets this one!!

Mommy also mentioned something called gift cards? I know she really likes coffee (i see her drinking it ALL the time), and she sometimes talks about starbucks? She also talks about something called tjmaxx.

Well, that's all I can remember for now. There is still some time left before her birthday, so her list will probably get added to, and when it does, I'll skip another nap and fill you in. Next time, though, I'm going to put up my birthday wish list since my birthday is right after hers!

see ya

Roman

Family Photos

Last Friday my cute little family was blessed to have our (first) family photos taken by our friend Danny Vasquez. This is his work, and he is an amazingly talented photographer! Thanks again Dany!!! Having photos means sooo much to me! :) Enjoy! (this is only a few of them... they are all my favorite!!)

Cheeeeese!

Okay, really, can he get any cuter?!?!

busy! busy!

I know, I know. I suck at blogging. Sorry.

So the last couple weeks of August were CRAZY! Roman and I went to Texas to visit my best friend, Erika and 3 month old baby girl Caillet, and her husband, Chad. We had so much fun! It was a pretty action packed week, to say the least! :) Its not like we did a lot of activities. We mainly just hung out because Roman had a cold and I didn't want to push him too far, and then he got his girlfriend, Caillet, sick. Still sorry about that, Caillet.

What I mean by action packed is:

Roman ran out of formula and it's nearly impossible to find anywhere in stock

I broke my toe

We had to take Roman to the ER down there. He's allergic to soy, though his results came back negative

Roman had his first dip in a real pool, and loved it!

I left my phone there (but now have it back, along with a beautiful mint green scarf/burka...if you want it, let me know....)

Lots of stories that are too long to type. We had a great time, though, and already miss the Carouthers' dearly!! Can't wait to see them in November!

When Ro and I returned from Texas, Roman turned 9 months, and we had to finish packing up the house and move! Moving was successful and we still are settling in...meaning I still have to unpack pretty much everything! Not excited about it.

My little man is 9 whole months now!! That is ridiculous! He's super fun!! Chatty cathy, not quite mobile yet, however he can scoot on his butt pretty good. Starting to pull up on some things (from a sitting position. dont get excited...he just barely gets his butt off the floor, but it's a start!) Shakes his head 'no', has MASTERED pinching ones skin, lip, face, etc..., isn't feeding himself yet, and hates having his runny nose wiped. At his 9 mo dr. visit we decided to hold off on his hep b shot. He's in the 97% for weight, 42% for height, wearing 18-24 months shirts, and 24 month to 2T pants.

We love you, Roman! You bring us more joy than you could ever know!

Oh yeah, today I bought a Dyson vacuum cleaner because of Ro's allergies. They have been going crazy ever since we moved in with the in-laws. It. Is. AMAZING.

Slack-a-lackin'

Hey there all! I know it's been quite a while since I've written, but there has been an immense amount of busy-ness going on in the Barton world!

Roman and I head off to Texas tomorrow! I am so dang excited! (and anxious...need some ginger-ale). I've been busy trying to pack everything you could possibly need for an 8 month old and for myself, for the last few days. It's been difficult because we've been using everything I plan on taking (ie. clothes), so I have had to wait until now, today, to pack it all up. Man, I am tired of packing! I've also been trying to pack up my casa, which is even harder when Jeff will be needing some of the stuff I want to pack. We have boxes everywhere that need to be filled, but since Jeff will be living here for another week, he will be the one to have to pack up the last of it. I'm feeling a little guilty about leaving to visit my friend while Jeff stays here and cleans and packs...doesn't seem fair. But he wants me to go. What an amazing husband I have! Sorry ladies....took the best one EVER!!!

Roman is doing some pretty awesome things lately! He's learned to pinch. Hard. It really hurts! He's also discovering different ways to move his mouth around to create different sounds, which is hilarious! We moved him up to a size 5 diaper!! woot! fatty. He's still not crawling, but really wants to! 1 not so awesome thing is he still wakes up about every 3 hours at night. He's also had a dry nose for the last 7 or 8 weeks....poor guy. Makes breathing a little difficult! He can't have squash...makes him break out in hives on his chest, peaches give him an upset stomach, and he is SUPER sensitive on his skin if even you kiss or touch him without washing your mouth/lips or hands first, wait a few minutes and a rash will appear. :( Lets see, what else. In the midst of his babbling, it sounds like he says 'mom'....a lot! :) There's more, but currently my brain is thinked out.

This should get the opinions rolling...

I've recently discovered that Roman's food allergies were most likely caused (i think...) by his vaccinations. I know this is a very controversial topic, but I have done a LOT of reading about vaccines and their affects on children. Not just a coincidence, folks! Jeff and I are still researching the topic, but I have very strong feelings about vaccines now. For example: When roman and i were still learning how to nurse, we supplemented with formula. He had NO reaction to it whatsoever. It wasn't until AFTER he was vaccinated he developed the allergy to milk protein. Regarding eggs....when I was pregnant with him, I was told I needed a flu shot. This vaccine is kept in egg as are many of the other vaccines out there!!! My aunt was appalled when I told her I got the flu shot, and she's nurse! Have you looked at what the ingredients are in vaccines? if not, you should...it's quite disgusting. Regarding peanut...

CAN VACCINES CAUSE FOOD ALLERGIES?

JAMA 2001 Apr 4;285(13):1746-8 Detection of peanut allergens in breast milk of lactating women states, “Most individuals who react to peanuts do so on their first known exposure”……………..and concluded “Peanut protein is secreted into breast milk of lactating women following maternal dietary ingestion. Exposure to peanut protein during breastfeeding is a route of occult exposure that may result in sensitization of at-risk infants." PMID 11277829

Women have been ingesting peanut protein while breastfeeding for decades. What has changed in the last 15 years to cause infants to develop life-threatening allergies to this legume? One change has been the vaccination schedule.

The Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1999 Jul; 119(3):205-11 Pertussis adjuvant prolongs intestinal hypersensitivity concludes: Our findings indicate nanogram quantities of PT (pertussis toxin), when administered with a food protein, result in long-term senitization to the antigen, and altered intestinal neuroimmune function. These data suggest that exposure to bacterial pathogens may prolong the normally transient immune responsiveness to inert food antigens. PMID 10436392

Does this study explain why babies and toddlers react on their first exposure to the peanuts or other antigens? The babies may have been sensitized by the vaccines to the proteins through breast milk or formula ingested at the time of vaccination. This would also explain why children are anaphylactic to a variety of proteins, such as different tree nuts, peanuts, egg, legumes, milk, seeds, etc., depending on what proteins the mother ate at the time of vaccination.

http://www.vaccinetruth.org/peanut_oil.htm (this is the link I found this info on)

Interesting, isn't it?! Back to the ingredients in vaccines; I compared the ingredients in vaccines to the ingredients that we now have to avoid in food for Roman, and wouldn't you know, according to my list, he is allergic to pretty much all the vaccine ingredients. That has pretty much consumed my 'free time'. Researching this stuff.

Anywho! To switch subjects, I'm tired and still need to pack! I'll have photos and stories of Texas when I get back!

dad & roman lounging

Roman was really interested in our hamper, so I stuck him in it. And he LOVED it!!

is he cute or what!!

It was a hamper day. He decided to help 'fold' his laundry

new favorite toy

hair blowing in the wind

loooves this water ball

laughing at dad

guitar lesson before bed

he's a hands-on learner