Have you ever been at the park and noticed a mother with the same number of children as you? Were they similar to your kid’s ages? Did you think you were living mirrored lives, except the only difference was she seemed to have it all together? We easily compare ourselves in motherhood, but I’m here …
Month: February 2019
Combating Homeschool Burnout
I want to share a little motivation for the homeschooling parent who is combating what I like to call the Februaries. Did you know that February homeschool burn out is a real thing? In fact, if you google “homeschool burnout” and “February” and you will find countless articles. It makes sense in a lot of …
South Atlantic Trip: Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
“Sweet Caroline. Good times never seemed so good… so good, so good, so good!” Not quite Carolina, but I can’t help and sing that song when I think about the Carolinas. This was one of the first state tour trips we decided to take. We knew these states offered rich history mixed with beautiful beaches. …
Egg OIT
We started egg OIT in May of 2017, approximately one month after graduating from milk OIT. We began with diluted egg whites and the process went much like milk OIT. Noah was on a twice a day dosing protocol with updoses every 7 days. Egg dosing went smoothly with no reactions, but he did begin …
Traveling the 50 states
We have a goal to travel through the 50 states with our kids in the next few years. This dream was birthed when we were in the thick of baby and toddler years. Hours spent at home nursing and rocking babies, led my wanderlust heart to dream up family adventures. Did I mention I am …
Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon and Arches National Park Trip
My husband grew up camping… now by camping, I mean, he stayed in his parent’s van while everyone else slept in the tent. He said the tent “smelled”. I know, I know. I married a true outdoors man. Nevertheless, he did enjoy camping, and we live in Colorado, so naturally when the kids grew a …
Milk OIT
We started our OIT (oral immunotherapy) journey with milk. We chose milk because it seemed to be the most limiting and deadly allergen for my son at the time. He had had several anaphylactic reactions to milk in the past and when looking toward food freedom, we felt milk would open a lot of new …
Is she a Super Mom?
Tonight at work I met a couple who have 8 children: 4 biological and 4 adopted. All 4 adopted children are siblings who have a life-long debilitating medical condition. This mother homeschools her kids and somehow finds the time to run a nonprofit organization that specializes in social justice for children. How? I mean, how …
Answering the question: Is OIT safe?
Probably the most frequently asked question I get about OIT is, “Is it safe?” Sometimes the question is asked like this: “Doesn’t it scare you that he could react?” “What about the risk of an anaphylactic reaction?” “Are you scared he will have a reaction?” The question about safety is a great one to ask. …