We have decided to put Jamie on a gluten free diet and see how things go. We saw the doctor last week and he said there are definite signs that we can't ignore. Once he starts school, we will see more....ADD, ADHD and test for things. I told the doctor that I just wanted somewhere to go from here. I didn't like the advice we got from the play therapist....good luck, it will be hard. He recommended fish oil and vitamin D. I asked about him going completely gluten free and what he thought about it. I have read a lot about gluten and ADD/ADHD. So, we are changing Jamie's diet and trying the vitamins. I can definitely see a change in him. Daddy has messed up a couple times, but we're working on that :) We have a calender in the kitchen, so I'm going to write on there what J can have when I am at work. Now, obviously, we know that Jamie's tantrums will not disappear all together, he's 3! But, when we don't mess up on the diet, he does not throw his fits where he cries and screams for a minimum of an hour. When he does get upset, it is easier to calm him down. He is growing out of his naps and usually throws a major fit when I tell him it is a nap day. Now, he tells me he doesn't want to take a nap, but will go lay down with me and take a nap, no tears. How about bed time? Oh my, so much easier. I'm excited to see how things go in the next couple of weeks.
We are still waiting to hear about an appointment for Oliver. Daddy called the children's hospital just to make sure they actually got the referral. They did, but said it would be a couple of weeks before anyone called and who knows how long after that he will get in. It has been 5 months already since his initial referral and we still haven't seen anyone. I'm getting pretty frustrated and just hope that we can get in soon.
On a completely different note. I was outside today and was going to plant some flowers in front of the house (the ones I planted the other week died for some reason). I was digging holes and all of a sudden a stupid frog came at me! It was in the spot I was digging! I jumped back and went straight in the house. Oh my word, I hate frogs!
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