Pieces of Us: Ups and downs and all around!!

We have had an interesting week :) We have added whole eggs to our diet and introduced "pancakes" today. I have to report that the pancakes were super yummy and easy to make. Here is the recipe if you are interested:

Melt a tablespoon of ghee in skillet over medium heat

1/4 cups butternut squash
1 cup walnuts
2 whole eggs

I pureed all ingredients in my Vitamix. Pour the batter into small pancakes and cook like you would a normal pancake. These were fabulous!!

We also increased the dose of biotic silver we are using to combat Hayden's yeast issue and increased the amount of probiotics. We are almost done with the yeast protocol!! I am going to leave Hayden on the biotic silver for at least 3 more weeks or until his dental work is done. The probiotics he will continue to take for at least six more months.

Since we started Hayden's recovery from autism journey two years ago there has been a lot ups and downs in his behavior and mood. When we started GAPS four weeks ago his behavior as pretty much been consistent and only progress has been seen. Normally when Hayden is showing signs of regression I begin the freak out process of "what the heck is causing this" and "holy crap...what am I going to do." This time not so much.

I feel this is because I totally and completely accept Hayden just the way he is. I don't need him to recovery from autism. I want him too! On rough days I can still choose to be happy and go with the flow of the day. This week was no exception to that.

It also helped that I knew in my heart that Hayden was stimming more and was more agitated because of the increase in the biotic silver. We started the biotic silver in December and every time we increase the dose Hayden seems to regress a bit.

I am happy to report that Hayden seems to be back to his normal self. We had a great therapy session tonight. Prior to the therapy session Hayden played ring around the rosie and hide and seek with Ruby and I. He is back to talking, giving great eye contact, and seems to be relaxed.

Oh, how I love my little boy :)