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Welcome 2013! Better late than never!

Update: I am a SAH mother of 3 little girls. MAK will be 4 next month, MEK is 2.5 and the baby MLK is 15 months old! I have been in survival mode for the last year. Just trying to see past the next few hours. Having a third baby and staying home with a toddler and preschooler was not easy. People always say they don't know how I do it and quite frankly, I don't know either. Crying, yelling, tantrums, silent treatments and vexing was involved...and let's not even start listing the behaviors from the girls! lol! 

To make matters worse, our lives were completely uprooted by the two little girls' excema problems. We've been seeing a dermatologist and went on an elimination diet as well as an allergist for the baby. Results: MLK is allergic to dairy, eggs and all nuts except almonds (pretty much). Wheat is a major trigger for MLK's excema so, I let her indulge every once in a while but I've really gotta keep tabs on her intake.

 So, now that I'm on the other side of crazy, I've been on a quest to better our lives! I've got the girls on a general schedule where they nap from 2-3 and are in bed by 8:30 with lights out by 9 (the latest). This month I'm tackling meal planning! This is really exciting! I'm finishing off my first planned week! I even made themed days to help make it easier. I've found tons of blogs with Vegan, dairy, egg and wheat (gluten) free recipes and adaptations. I'm expanding my culinary skills and I now do most of the family's cooking! 

 What's next for my journey? I'm not sure yet. I plan to start juicing again and exercising. We're already eating healthy so now I just need to fit a few more pieces into the puzzle. A larger home, learning to cornrow and braid the girl's hair, go natural and take care of my hair, travel, teach them how to swim, find a preschool for MAK. The list goes on. Stay tuned!



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