Don't come around here no more.

Things started changing slowly for Addyson in August.  She was having a hard time obeying without putting up a fight and time-outs started slowly increasing.  By the end of November, I felt like I had to tip toe around my 4 year old to avoid a huge meltdown on a daily basis.

I felt lost.  What had I done wrong in the parenting world?  Where had this anger come from?  Where was my sweet girl?

One night last week, we had a huge temper fit.  Addyson was left screaming in her room and I felt completed defeated.  I started looking online for answers only to find that most described this as normal 4 year old behavior.

This was not my 4 year olds normal behavior.

Flashback to Kensley's 9 month check-up.  Dr. Miller said something that really just slipped by me.  "Look at those gorgeous long eyelashes.  You can tell she's a allergy baby."  I didn't think twice about it...honestly, every day someone comments on KK's eyelashes just like they did Addyson's when she was a baby and still do.

So I googled "long eyelashes and allergies".  Several things came up, but there were several that centered around Celiac Disease and long eyelashes.  I quickly read over the info.  Oddly enough, our dinner that night of the huge fit was pasta and delicious Publix bakery bread.  Hmmmm....surely this isn't the case.  Addyson and I are both dairy and soy free....and now I was thinking about taking out gluten too!

The next day our gluten free diet started.  And, wouldn't you know it...my girl is BACK!  I get teary-eyed when I think about it.  Such an easy fix for months of heart ache for all of us.  And it's easy!  We both feel great and have had a wonderful week.  I honestly would have never guessed that taking out one tiny ingredient in our diet could have such a major affect on fits of rage, back talking, and blatantly disobeying.

I have asked her several times if she wanted to eat gluten again.  Her response, "No, Mommy.  I feel so much better than I did."

Amazed.

Happy.

Loving life.