Life on the unbeaten path

It's been 2 months since our first steps on the unbeaten path. Food has become a huge part of my life right now. After 6 weeks of mostly extracting things from our diet (losing an additional 9 pounds in the process), I'm finally getting a footing on adding new and exciting things to my family's menu and stomachs on a budget. I've encountered several new friends who have traveled this paleo road already and are helping me and being such an encouragement. 

Shopping is still the hardest part of my week, taking all three kids to shop for things we've never cooked with before which makes the trips much longer than they used to be. And we normally end up leaving the store without one or two things because they just don't carry them. But, I've learned customer service makes all the difference in my mood. We've switched grocery stores to one that's farther away just because the staff is so extremely empathetic and helpful. Tony in produce even brought fresh cut up fruit to my crying children and their determined on-the-verge-of-a-breakdown mother.

We saw Kylie's nutritionist in August and September, and both times Heewon told us her heart and lungs felt strong which is so exciting. Last week, we went in and saw Kylie's cardiologist for an echo. Her pressures had dropped from 63 to 59. According to doctors, it's minimal progress and he is still recommending the medication. To us, 5 points is 5 points and we're heading in the right direction. Our end goal are numbers in the low 30s so we still have a ways to go.

We have been doing castor oil packs with Kylie several times a week to try and help draw out the toxins in her lungs and now we're going to try mud packing at the end of this month to see if it can help as well.

We will go back to the cardiologist at the beginning of December to see if she's made more progress!

One update on Kylie's club foot - she's outgrown the shoes on her infant snowboard :) She will be getting bigger shoes to continue wearing at night until she's three, but the doctor said she will not need any surgery and can check in with him once a year until three!! Hurray!

Kylie turns 1 next week and it's crazy to think of everything that's happened in the last year! 

I'll post again after the mud packing in a few weeks! Until then, we still covet your prayers.

Waves and high fives to everyone!

We belong to a tribe called Mosaic that lives by faith, is known by love, and is a voice of hope.

Heewon is the nutritionist that founded and runs Healthee Life