Today I am grateful for:
- This weird reaction I have to soy — as much as I can’t believe I’m saying that. Because of it, I really read food labels now and I know — I really know — what I’m eating. Now I eat really healthy, unprocessed foods most of the time, and when I do eat junk, at least I’m fully aware of exactly what junk I’m eating. It’s a good thing.
- The fact that I have the opportunity to be home and can make all their food from scratch. I have since they very first started solids. It started as an experiment, just to see if I could do it, and then it just went on from there. E1 never once had commercial babyfood, and E2 only had for that last chaotic week in the UK and our first disorienting week here in the US. Now, I know commercial babyfood is perfectly fine, but I love being able to feed both girls really great food that I’ve made myself, right from scratch. I just love that.
- The number of foods E2 can eat now. We’re trying something new every four days or so — one thing at a time, under careful scrutiny, and always at lunch, never at dinner — and we are widening her diet little by little. It makes cooking for her so much easier when I have a few more things to choose from.
Stumble it!
Isn’t it interesting that the things that make life difficult create opportunities?
My wife has a severe sucrose (sugar) intolerance. Whether natural or refined, honey, whatever — it puts her in the hospital. She’s naturally in the habit of being careful, but she’s also very clever and has a repertoire of delicious desserts without sucrose. There’s a large piece of carrot cake calling out to me from the kitchen right now. It can wait until tomorrow.
Best wishes on E2’s restrictions. Not easy, but with your loving attention it sounds like she’s in good hands.
Hi!
I’ve been lurking on your blog here for a couple weeks now. I did a search for reaction to avocado and it brought me here. I’m learning a lot from your experiences. I, too, make my own baby food! Never done the jar food, and I have four kids
My baby, though (6 mo), has had a reaction to a couple different foods and it was freaking me out. None of my others had reactions to anything. Anyway, I wanted to thank you for posting all your experiences and let you know I was here learning from them 
JoeAverage, a sugar intolerance?!?!? Oh, your poor wife! How difficult that must be! Brava to her for finding ways to work round it. I think I’d give up and die! Just the thought of life without sugar gives me the shakes.
Juliet, I’m so glad my blog has been of use to you.
If your baby has reacted to several things, then perhaps it’s worth going to an allergist and/or trying an elimination diet (for you, if you are breastfeeding) sooner rather than later. I wish I’d realised earlier on that E2 had so many allergies (peanuts, treenuts, dairy, egg, soy, avocado, banana, chicken). She spent her first 8 months+ in a great deal of pain that could have been completely avoided if I’d had her tested or gone on an elimination diet myself.
Good luck to you. Let us know how you get on.
My wife is showing signs of being interested in blogging, so hopefully she’ll share her story. To me it’s fascinating to observe her. So unassuming, but sometimes I think she has superhuman strength inside.
No sugar sounds crazy, and the transition wasn’t easy, but the alternative wasn’t too appealing either. I guess chosing life was more interesting. Now she looks at the rest of us like we’re crazy.
Anyhow, thanks for sharing with us.