Saturday AM

We've been out of town for the past week for Jay's developmental appts, so as a result, we haven't been able to be as strict with his GFCF diet. No bad behaviors were noticed today, but the head banging is more prominent now and he is having a hard time going down for a nap today.

Monday AM

Jay took his prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before drinking his 365 ricemilk with added cereal. He also ate some dry GFCF cheerios. We went to the park to play for 30 minutes and he did not play well with the other kids his age. We went to the movies to see UP and he wore his weighted vest. He only had one outburst that didn't last long at all. He ate lots of popcorn and then came home and went down for a nap without a fuss.

Sunday PM

Jay woke from his nap and had some coconut ice cream and a banana. He was very clingy, but we went for a walk and he let go of the grip after a while. He had a grilled hot dog and beans for dinner. He drand his 365 ricemilk with added rice cereal before going to bed.

Sunday AM

Jay took his prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before drinking his 365 ricemilk. We went to the waffle house for breakfast and he was well behaved. He ate 1/4 of a waffle and came home and ate a banana. He had juice, but no stool softner today and he went down for a nap without a fuss.

Saturday PM

Jay woke from his nap and went swimming in his pool in the backyard. He was excited to eat a grilled chicken dog, grilled chicken leg, and baked beans. He drank his 365 ricemilk and went to bed without a fuss.

Saturday AM

Jay woke up with a dirty diaper and took his prevacid on an empty stomach. He waited 20 minutes before drinking his 365 ricemilk with added rice cereal. We went to a birthday party and he ate a grilled hotdog and a few bites of pulled pork. He did fine during the first hour of the party but by the second half, he was overstimulated so we had to leave. He drank grape juice with added stool softner and took a nap without a fuss.

Friday PM

Jay ate spaghetti for dinner and drank his 365 ricemilk before bed. He went to bed without a fuss.

Friday AM

Jay took his prevacid on an empty stomach, but was only able to wait 10 minutes before drinking his 365 ricemilk mixed with almond milk and added rice cereal. He ate a GFCF cereal bar on the way to the YMCA childcare. I picked him up after an hour and 15 minutes and he was sittiing at a table by himself and coloring a picture. We went to walmart and he wore his weighted vest and sat in the cart with no problems. I got him a ring pop for being a good boy. At home we had a picnic style lunch with McDonalds chicken nuggets and fries. He sat still and ate all of his food on the blanket. We played outside for a while and then he came inside for his nap and went down without a fuss.

Thursday PM

Jay woke from his nap and drank some V-8 Fusion. He was EXTREMELY hyper this afternoon. We picked up my niece from soccer camp and went to Chili's for dinner. I put his weighted vest on him (with 2lbs of weights) and put it on tight for compression, and he did really well at the restaurant. He sat down the entire time he ate, and when he stood up in the booth, he wasn't jumping, yelling, or falling out. He was very pleasant. He ate fries with ketchup and some lemonade. He drank his 365 ricemilk mixed with a little almond milk and added rice cereal.

Thursday AM

Jay took his prevacid on an empty stomach and wore his weighted vest for 20 minutes while waiting to drink his 365 brand rice milk mixed with a little almond milk and rice cereal. We dropped my niece off at camp and he came home and ate a french toast stick. He then had a snack bar and some fruit snacks. He drank his V-8 fusion with added stool softner. He went down for a nap without a fuss.

Wednesday PM

Jay woke from his nap with a dirty diaper. He ate the rest of his french toast stick and ate an apple for a snack. He played really well and then we went to pick up his cousin from soccer camp. Once home, we went for a bike ride and then he ate two bowls of spaghetti with weiners and had some coconut ice cream as a treat for eating so well. He drank 365 brand rice milk mixed with some almond milk to help him to transition to the new brand and added rice cereal. He went to bed without a fuss.

Wednesday AM

Jay took his prevacid on an empty stomach and wore his weighted vest for 20 minutes while waiting to drink his rice milk with added cereal. He ate his GFCF cereal bar at the YMCA childcare where he stayed for an hour. We came home and he sucked on some blueberries and ate a small piece of a french toast stick for lunch. He drank all of his V-8 fusion with added stool softner. He went down for a nap with no fuss.

Tuesday PM

Jay woke from his nap and was very whiny and clingy all afternoon. He ate a GFCFSF chocolate chip cupcake that I'd made for him and played with his toys. He ate sweet potatoe fries and a chicken wing for dinner. He wore his weighted vest for 2 20 minute increments. He drank his rice milk with added cereal and went to bed without a fuss.

Tuesday AM

Jay woke up this morning and took his prevacid on an empty stomach. We put on his weighted vest and he waited 20 minutes before drinking his rice milk with added cereal. He ate a GFCF cereal bar for breakfast and went to the YMCA childcare for 1.5 hours. They were very crowded today (first day of summer vacation), but the worker said that Jay did well and even played chase with the other kids. We stopped at Walmart on the way home and he was well behaved b/c I told him we would get him a candy on the way out. He got a ring pop. He refused lunch, but drank his V-8 splash with added stool softner. He wore his weighted vest for 20 minutes and we did some sensory exercises with dry and wet rice and we jumped on his trampoline. He went down for a nap without a fuss.

Monday PM

Jay woke from his nap and wore his weighted vest for 25 minutes. He ate one GFCFSF french toast stick for a snack. We went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner and he was not well behaved at all, of course. He refused to eat dinner, but drank his rice milk with added cereal before bed. He went to bed without a fuss.

Monday AM

Jay woke up this morning with a dirty diaper. He took his prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before drinking his rice milk with added cereal. He ate Gorilla Munch for breakfast and wore his weighted vest for 45 minutes. He had a slice of chicken bologna for lunch and V-8 splash with added stool softner. He went down for a nap without a fuss.

Sunday PM

Jay woke from his nap and ate a pack of fruit snacks. He played with his cousin and then asked to eat dinner. He refused the chicken dog and the beenie weenies I offered him, so I left the hotdogs out and he grabbed a few bites every now and then. He had popcorn as a snack while watching a movie. He also wore his weighted vest for about 30 minutes tonight. He went to bed tonight with no fight.

Sunday AM

Jay drank his ricemilk before taking his prevacid this morning. He ate some GFCF cheerios for breakfast. We drove home today and he did well on the ride home. He had McDonald's nuggets and fries for lunch. When we got home he went down for a nap without a fuss.

Saturday PM

We went out to dinner at a really small Japanese restaurant and Jay did not tolerate it well. He cried alot and was very irritable. He refused dinner, but drank his rice milk with added cereal. He went to bed without a fuss.

Saturday AM (in Slidell)

Jay took his Prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before drinking his rice milk with added cereal. Then he ate dry GFCF cheerios and raisins. He played with his toys and we got dressed and ran some errands. NO nap, so he was a bit cranky. We also left his blankie home =( He had McDonald's fries and 2 nuggets for lunch.

Friday PM

Jay woke from his nap and played with his toys and followed Grandmother around the house. He refused to eat anything, including snacks and dinner. He had a normal BM. He drank his rice milk with added rice cereal and went to be without a fuss.

Friday AM (in Slidell)

Jay took his Prevacid on an empty stomach and then drank his rice milk with added rice cereal. He ate dry GFCF Cheerios. He ate 3 bites of a chicken dog, and then played outside for 20 minutes before going down for a nap.

Thursday PM (in Slidell)

Jay had chik fil a fries for lunch and a few spoonfuls of a sugar free snowball. He played nicely at his aunt's house and watched a movie and had some fritos. He got a little "heady" in the evening b/c he was tired from having no nap. He didn't really eat dinner (a few fries) and refused his milk, but went to bed without a fuss.

Thursday AM (in Slidell)

Jay took his prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before drinking his rice milk with added rice cereal. He ate a bowl of GFCF cheerios followed by a GFCF rice cereal bar. His behavior has been very pleasant so far today. He will skip nap time today since he's going to the park to play with his cousin.

Wednesday PM

After a nap, Jay woke up and played with his toys, but was very short tempered. He had a temper tantrum for no apparent reason and started to hit himself in the head with his trains. He ate a few sweet potatoe fries for dinner and drank his milk with cereal added. He also had a bowel movement which was the first since Saturday.

Wednesday AM (in Slidell)

There have been no entries for a few days b/c I was very ill and in the hospital. We are currently staying in Slidell at my parents' house for the week. Yesterday we attended my cousin's funeral and I had to read so my mom and aunt fed Jay peppermints to keep him quiet while I was at the alter. So of course he was out of control for the rest of the day. Today was just as bad. He had his prevacid on an empty stomach, followed by his rice milk 20 minutes later with added cereal. He also ate a bowl of dry GFCF cheerios. I took a bath and he got upset b/c he couldn't take one with me and his anger spiraled out of control. He ran through the house screaming and tore up my niece's room and then pushed 3 vases off of the table in the living room. He was immediately upset over the broken glass. He calmed down and went down for a nap without a fuss.

Saturday AM

Jay woke up this morning with a messy diaper. He took his Prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before drinking his rice milk with added cereal. He refused breakfast. We ran some errands and my husband wanted to stop at a small greek restaurant for lunch. Jay misbehaved for most of the morning, including head banging, but that's usually what happens in public. He ate well at the restaurant although his meal was not GFCF. He had fries and pita bread. We came home and he went down for a nap without a fuss.

Friday PM

Jay woke up from his nap and ate a pack of fruit snacks. He had a chicken dog and sweet potatoe fries for dinner. He didn't drink his rice milk, but went to bed without a fuss.

Friday AM

Jay woke up with an explosive diaper this morning. His last BM prior to that was on Sunday, even with the prescribed stool softner. He took his prevacid on an empty stomach and then drank his rice milk with added cereal 20 minutes later. He refused breakfast, but ate a GFCF cereal bar while at the YMCA childcare. He had fries from chik fil a for lunch and a bite of a chicken breast. He also drank his juice with added stool softner. He played outside for 20 minutes and then went down for a nap without a fuss. He did seem like he was seeking pressure today b/c he tried really hard to bang his head in my chest or rub it against mine. But he was not in an angry mood.

Thursday PM

Jay woke up from his nap and played in his room for 20 minutes. He had some GF cookies (they have soy flour in them so I have to watch for a reaction) for a snack. We went to walmart, and although he was obviously irritable as usual, he did well with no tantrums. He had fries for dinner and his rice milk with added beechnut cereal. He went to bed without a fuss.

Thursday AM

Jay took his Prevacid on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes for breakfast. He drank his rice milk with Beechnut cereal added, but didn't eat his cereal. He went to the YMCA childcare for an hour and then came home and ate a few fries for lunch. He drank half of his juice with stool softener added. He went down for a nap without a fuss.

Wednesday PM

After Jay's nap, we went to the dentist for a cleaning and he had his first cleaning done. After his cleaning he played in the waiting room with my husband and had a temper tantrum when it was time to go. The tantrum included screaming and intentionally hitting his head on the hardwood floor and the falling out flat on his back outside on the concrete porch. I think that was just b/c of the 2 hours he was there. He went to the YMCA childcare for 30 minutes and then came home and had GFCF chicken nuggets and some fries. He drank his rice milk and went to bed without a fuss.

Wednesday AM

Jay took his Prevacid this morning on an empty stomach and waited 20 minutes before breakfast. He drank his rice milk with beechnut rice cereal added, but didn't eat his dry cereal this morning. His behavior was very good this morning. No screaming, tantrums, or throwing toys. He ate a left over grilled chicken dog for lunch and drank his juice with stool softner mixed in. He went down for a nap an hour early with no fuss.

Tuesday PM

Jay went down for a nap without a fight and slept for 2.5 hours. As soon as he woke up, the angry behavior resumed. He was placed in timeout several times tonight. He had a grilled Jennie O chicken frank tonight for dinner and two small bites of my grilled steak. He went to bed without a fight.

Tuesday AM

Jay sucked his Prevacid solutab this morning and then had breakfast 20 minutes later. Rice milk with Beechnut rice cereal mixed in and Enviro Kids Leapin Lemurs cereal (which contains soy oil). After breakfast, he played in his room until I got him dressed to go to the YMCA. He ran to the childcare room with no fuss and went in to play. I handed the worker his special cookies, reminding her that he cannot have the regular animal crackers there. He stayed for an hour and when I picked him up he was playing with one of the workers, away from the other kids, but they didn't give me any bad reports on him. Sometimes Jay prefers adults to kids his age. We were leaving the YMCA ns he had a temper tantrum for an unknown reason. He threw his bag down and threw himself to the floor and started screaming. I told him to pick up his bag and come on. He had a very angry look on his face and got up and snatched his bag up and actually stormed out of the door. The fit continued once he got outside. He angrily snatched off his hat and threw it to the ground, followed by his bag. I told him to pick it up and he screamed. He did this 2 more times before making it to the truck. We arrived home and he immediately went to his room and closed the door. I was in the kitchen fixing his lunch and I heard him scream an angry scream and then I heard things flying around his room. I went straight to his room and he had flipped over his elmo table, flipped over his train table, pulled his sound machine from the shelf and threw large toys around the room. All within just a few seconds. I told him to pick the toys up and he angrily snatched them off of the ground and put them back, screaming the entire time. I will ask the workers tomorrow if he happened to have any of their animal crackers by chance. For lunch he at GFCFSF toast and peanut butter and drank 100% apple juice mixed with a prescribed laxative.

Daily GFCF Journal

I am a mother of a 2.5 yr old boy, Jay, who has sensory integration disorder and is possibly autistic (he has an appt with a developmental pediatrician in a few weeks). Jay has had GI issues since the day we brought him home from the hospital. His issues are identical to those of ASD kids. I was told about the GFCF(Gluten Free, Casien Free) diet and tried it out over a month ago. I wasn't very strict with it, but noticed a significant change in his bowel movements and less head banging within weeks of eliminating most of the gluten and casein from his diet (mainly breads!!). Yesterday we were at my parents and they was a table full of snack foods, none of which were GFCF (my family doesn't understand the importance yet, but that will change soon), and we was begging for cake, so I gave him a small piece with no icing. He immediately had a loose bowel movement, had nightmares in his sleep last night, and has been extremely irritable today and has been banging his head on everything. I am certainly convinced that this is indeed a reaction to the piece of cake I gave him. So I've decided to go full force with this diet. I know that I will need to keep a daily journal to make note of what he's had to eat each day and how he behaved. This will help me (and the Drs and my family) to see how food affects him and how important this diet is for him. This blog is mainly just going to be a journal, but feel free to follow and comment, or share your stories with me.