We've been busy this summer with various activities that have been going on. One of these "activities" has been trying to get Darius tested for food allergies. We tried three times and finally got the results we had been hoping for. I was beginning to wonder if it was some kind of conspiracy within the health system we are a part of. It is a blood test, which made it worse. If you've never held down a child while blood was being drawn (and they are screaming at the top of their lungs), it's no small chore. It also makes you feel like the worst parent in the world, when it has to be done three different times because of someone else's incompetency. BUT, we finally found out that he is severely allergic to peanuts. On a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 being most severe) he is a 4. Plus he tested positive for eggs with a 2 out of 5. This is great news, because we had been thinking that he was allergic to soy and corn. Praise God that we will not have to adjust anything in his (our) diet, since big brother Samuel is also allergic to eggs, peanuts and also milk.
This summer, I've also tried to potty train Samuel. I hit it hard one week ago, by putting him directly in underwear. I cleaned up a lot messes, but thought we were making headway until Friday. Samuel had decided that he wanted to exert his stubbornness and throw a fit every time he sat down on the toilet. Needless to say I backed clear off and decided not to pursue it anymore. But this morning he wanted to wear his Thomas (the train) underwear and he did keep them dry. Yay! He's back in a diaper (his choice) but it was headway and I'm hoping that he will slowly want to wear them more often.
We are now gearing up for the Fall. MOPS is getting ready to start and I'm the coordinator for the third year in a row. We are experiencing some stress right now, due to the lack of volunteers to work with the children. We are contemplating some changes that might free up some more people to work. Hopefully my Steering Team and I can all agree so we can meet as scheduled.
Josh has finally slowed down. He taught a graduate level class that met twice a week this summer. It kept him very busy and away from the family in the evenings. But his class ended the last day in July and so he hasn't been so busy. He is not teaching this Fall, but has to concentrate on his research project for tenure.
Hopefully I will start to blog more often.
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