Potty

This morning I was talking to Eva about changing her diaper and in her Eva way she let me know that she wanted to go into the bathroom (pointing, verbalizing, etc.). I put her on the potty and she went poopy! I could not believe it. She even told me that she had "more" poopy by signing and she went more. Tonight before bath time I put her on the potty and she went potty.

I assume that it was a fluke but I am really excited at the possibility. Hooray Eva!

FREE Starting July 1

It's official, we are going FREE starting July 1.

The good news is that my Celiac endoscopy turned up negative. That means that our family only needs to go wheat free, dairy free, soy free starting July 1 with the hopes of making an impact on Lila's eczema. Scott threatened to eat dinner only after Lila goes to bed so that he can enjoy CHEESE, WHEAT, etc. Mostly we're going to make wheat free, dairy free, soy free dinners for all of us to enjoy. Then for all other meals, snacks and such will be normal for Scott, Eva and I and W/D/S free for Lila. Wish us luck!

For me, I'm moving on to a liver biopsy sometime in the next two weeks. Good news is that I don't have Celiac Disease but that just means that they have to do further tests to find out why my liver enzymes are high. The liver biopsy is a day procedure and I will have to stay at the hospital for several hours after the procedure to be monitored. I'm actually looking forward to sitting in the hospital (relatively uninterrupted) and getting a chance to catch up on a good book. This will be much easier than an endoscopy.

Eva is Walking!

Eva is walking all over now. She officially started walking about 2 weeks ago (14 1/2 months) but now she is going everywhere. In this video you can see her walking. All by herself she gets out her Goddard School lunch bag, throws it over her shoulder and walks around saying "bye-bye". She must see someone (?) grab a bag and head out the door saying good bye. I think she even stops to blow a kiss in this video. It is amazing what kids learn by watching. Enjoy our little walker!

Lucky or What?

Happy Father's Day! Our day started (kind of) like this. I was making breakfast when I cracked open an egg and got two yokes. Isn't that suppose to be some kind of good luck thing? Anyway, we thought there was like 1/1000 chance and felt like it was a fun way to start our day.

Lila counted all of the egg yokes. Scott then compared the two yokes to Lila's friends who are twins (why do I think that's funny?)!

Really though, our day started more like this...

Scott had to go to the ER and get a catscan because he may have an abscess as a result of having strep throat a couple of weeks ago. More to come on this I'm sure. He's on some pretty serious antibiotics and sleeping. He was home by 7:15am though and ready for his Father's Day breakfast.

We've had a run of bad health luck lately so hopefully our lucky egg (above) will be a turn for the better. As a result of Lila having strep throat several weeks ago her eczema is really bad all over her body. We've been taking her to an allergist for several months anyway and she tested positive to wheat, milk and soy allergies. For the past several weeks we've eliminated dairy from her diet and beginning July 1 we are eliminating wheat/gluten. I'm thankful we are giving ourselves several weeks to prepare so that I can research what she/we can eat since it's a lot more limited. During naptime today I'm going through all of my recipes to set aside those that I can use and/or can modify. Cooking for her is going to be a full-time job at first. Any ideas or thoughts or recipes are welcome!

And the third (they come in three's right?) health update is that on Tuesday I'm going in for an endoscopy. They are testing me for Celiac Disease which ironically can be treated by becoming gluten free. Hopefully I don't have Celiac Disease but if I do the treatment is completely drug free but a complete lifestyle change. If I don't have Celiac Disease they are going to do a liver biopsy. For some odd reason ever since I had Lila I've had high liver enzymes (3 years and counting). They have screened me for everything and Celiac came back in the screening as a possibility. The worst part about the Endoscopy is going to be fasting for 12 hours before. Oh and taking a day off work. We're way to busy to be taking time off but I've already put this off long enough.

So, based on our CLEARLY lucky egg from this morning we're setting off in a completely different health direction. :)

Eva's First Haircut

Eva got her haircut for the first time yesterday!

I mentioned recently to Scott that I thought her hair was looking a little bit like a hillbilly (mullet) because it was shorter over her ears than in the back. Scott's immediate reaction was that he agreed. OMG. If Scott agrees it must be true. I made an appointment as quickly as possible to get her hair trimmed up.

The funny thing about all of this is of course...Lila has yet to have her hair trimmed, snipped, cut, etc. We kind of kept the occasion on the down-low so not to draw attention to the event. Eva and I snuck out yesterday after nap time to go to the salon.

Eva was great at the salon and every time she would get a little concerned about the experience I would tell her she was getting her hair done like all of the pretty girls and she would point to the other customers. So sweet! I think she really understood that she was getting her hair prettied.

See photos below of her new do. It's short but getting closer to the same length all around (ears, back of neck, etc.). Hopefully soon she'll have a cute little bob.

The finished product.

Anxious little customer.

A few photos to show off her hair before the salon.

Lila's 3rd Birthday Party

We celebrated Lila's 3rd Birthday today with a party at Around the Table in Camas. This was the first time we had a party with just her friends (not our friends and their wonderful kids). Scott and I opted to keep the party chaos away from our house and went to a local eatery where they put together a cooking class for Lila and her friends. They made pizza, fruit kabobs and ate yummy cupcakes. They also got to tour the kitchen and see BIG ovens, freezers, etc. Below are photos from the party.

*This was by far the easiest party we've thrown!

Basket of aprons and kitchen tools for the kiddos.

On our way to the party.

Tour of the kitchen.

Making pizza!

As with most parties...the party goers got a little but mushy at the end. They were all so adorable hugging one another. Muah! Several of the kids Lila has been going to school with since she was 3 months old. Oh and if you noticed a LOT of boys in these photos that's accurate. Lila has a LOT of wonderful boy friends.

Birthday Cake

Lila got to help me decorate her cake last week for her big day. We had a great time getting messy.