i've been meaning to post for awhile now, but haven't had a moment, or have been too tired, to do so. last weekend morgana had three ballet performances, and this weekend chanda has two, so we've been busy with rehearsal, tech and dress. i actually have a bunch of past posts to put up, but have wanted to bring everything up to date at once . . and, thus, nothing has gone up(!) chanda and i went to our local church's procession of the palms this morning. they always begin palm sunday by walking into church ringing bells and handing out palms and singing all glory laud and honor by theodulph of orleans, one of my favorite hymns. now chanda is at an acting class (a make-up since her teacher missed last week), morgana is still at a sleepover, and korrina is still in bed recuperating from her last guys and dolls rehearsal. they're in their final days of rehearsing before tech begins, and it seems that tempers are getting a little short, perhaps. as stage manager, korrina is often the referee between the director and everyone else, and finds herself in the position of peace maker and diplomat extraordinaire. now i need to put together a black bean soup in the crock pot before running off to meet chanda and head uptown for her two o'clock dance call. the soup is a recipe from nourished kitchen, the first i've made from the subscribed meal plans, and i'm looking forward to trying it.
So many performances!! I'm glad we only have one in June, otherwise I would go crazy :).
ReplyDeleteWe also sang "All Glory Laud and Honor" in church today.
Why did you subscribe to Nourished Kitchen?
Flora and Veronika keep asking for Morgana's Easter story. It's become one of their favorites.
i'm so glad they like the story!
Deleteand i do go crazy!!
i'm hoping to ease morgana into a gaps diet (just to try and get her more balanced - she's developed several allergies this past year) . . and the nourished kitchen has many grain-free suggestions which i would have to do for her on that diet.
Oh, I've done the GAPS diet over a year after Flora's birth. What kind of allergies does Morgana have (skin reactions)?
Deletedid you find it helpful? was it difficult not having any grains at all?
Deletemorgana is allergic to lemons, limes and oranges, eggplant, tomatoes and mango. she gets pustules and a rash around her mouth and on her face.
Did I find it helpful? To be honest, I don't know. I did try it for intestinal reasons, and I do think it was helpful for that purpose. However, ever since turning 16, I've had allergies to apples, peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines, and a few others, which didn't get any better on that diet. I get swelling in my mouth and on the skin(oral allergy syndrome). However, if I cook these fruits, I'm fine. GAPS also uses a lot of nut based products. I'm allergic to raw nuts, small amounts of baked nuts are okay. I didn't miss grains so much, but sugar. GAPS does allow honey, but not sugar. I don't eat a lot of sugar or sugary items, but completely without any glucose turned out to be too difficult after a while. Has Morgana tried eating those fruits/veggies cooked? My mom has a similar allergy to citrus and also tomatoes and has to avoid those completely. I doubt that GAPS will help with those issues, but you could check Morgana's blood type and see if those allergens are on the avoid list for those people (Blood Type Diet by D'Adamo). The GAPS diet is good for people with blood type O (with some modifications), so if she is an O, I would pursue it further, if not, I would look somewhere else. And, as I said before, she might just have to live with this, I never had any problems as a child, but age 16 was just a strange turning point allergy-wise for me. Another idea would be Ayurveda (dosha types), but even there, I haven't found much useful help for mine.
DeleteOne last idea, she could try gluten-free for a few weeks, just to see if it helps. Sometimes gluten intolerance can show up as other allergies.
Of course, I'm not a doctor, but I have tried MANY different diets ever since Jonathan and Charlotte were diagnosed with quite a few allergies. Jonathan's were so bad that he was put in intensive care in the hospital the day he was born. Most things I have learned are through extensive reading and by trial and error. To me the blood type diet is invaluable, but it's not foolproof either.
Good luck with whatever you do!
that's so much to deal with, eva (poor jonathan! poor you!) my friend janet also has many allergies, as do her children, and two of them have bad asthma. my friend carol worked with GAPS and with NAET. she's finally able to have a little cinnamon now, which she enjoys. i have another friend who also worked with NAET. have you heard of that? i'm not sure what blood type morgana is. i'll have to check. thanks for sharing your experience with this. i've had people mention the blood type diet, but haven't looked into it. i have read a little about ayurveda.
Deleteit's interesting that the turning point for you was 16 . . it's been the same for morgana! and for lemons, if they're cooked the symptoms are less severe.
I have never heard of NAET. What is it? Normally the baby's bloodtype gets determined right after birth. Do you have any records from her birth?
DeleteThe things she is reacting to point to a pitta dosha with ayurveda, but I couldn't tell what bloodtype that would be. Sounds a bit like bloodtype O, at least eggplant and oranges. Sometimes a pregnancy changes those allergies, mine got less severe, but are not gone.
I hope you manage to draw breath somwhere in between all the busyness :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't envy korrina in her role as referee as if she doesn't already have a lot to do.
Hugs and some Peace to you all
San xxx
hello san . . morgana, chanda and i did a few yoga stretches the other morning (i do like to start the day with sun salutation) . . i'd like them to do a few in the evening to let go some of the day's stress, but we always forget.
Deletekorrina is always happy to have a mellow tempered director . . but that doesn't always happen!
i hope you have had some spring-like days . . today is our first . . it's been very cool here, with a grey sky. but today is warm and sunny with light clouds . . the birds have been singing every morning . . and one can smell the earth outside.