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Friday Fun: Oh, BOY! What will he get into next?

Today I am starting a posting series I will call "Friday Fun".  Every Friday I will try to post some recent pictures/stories of something light and entertaining, just for fun.  Welcome to my first...

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The Cost of PKU

I would like to share a little more information in honor of PKU Awareness Month.  I sometimes discuss other costs of PKU, but just realized I have not really explained the financial cost in detail.  I...

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Friday Fun: Brotherly/Sisterly Love

 As I was scanning over all the pictures from this past month, I thought about a theme that was relevant for this moment in time.  As Maggie is growing up and Carson is becoming more communicative, I...

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Friday Fun: Random Silliness!

At the end of a very stressful week, it sure is nice to look back at all the pictures and at least remember the silly times that made me laugh!Hello?  The Cow and the Chicken are Maggie's favorite...

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Embarking on a New Journey

I first want to apologize for not having my Friday Fun post up last week.  As you will read, I have had other things on my mind.I love the word "embarking" because it makes me think of cruises, which...

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Friday Fun: Lazy Summer Days

Cats:  The epitome of laziness!Today is the first official day of summer, the longest day of the year.  However, most people celebrate the beginning of summer as the end of school, which happened a few...

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Breakfast...It's What's For Dinner

Carson has recently developed a love for breakfast foods.  After eating mostly Chocolate Cheerios, bananas, and the occasional lopro pancakes, we finally have a few more things he will eat.  I am...

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My Son Has Autism

Note:  I want to apologize for being such a blog slacker.  The main issue has been that Carson damaged my laptop charger, and since it is the only computer I currently have access to, it is a very...

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National PKU Awareness Day

There are many reasons why I have abandoned my blog efforts for the past few months.  I cannot get into those in this post, but just know that I am trying to jump back on this wagon now!  Today is too...

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Goodbye, 2013, and Good Riddance

I consider myself a positive person and I do not like to discuss or write about too much negativity, but for the sake of those out there who need to feel like they are not alone, I need to be real....

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Autism Awareness

Not only is April Autism Awareness Month, but today, April 2nd, is World Autism Awareness Day.  The Autism Speaks organization runs a campaign this time every year called Light It Up Blue.  While I do...

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Five Things THIS Autism Mom Wants You to Know

5.  My Son's Diet has NOTHING to do with his autism.Carson was born with a rare metabolic disorder known as PKU, which is a recessive genetic trait that causes an enzyme in his liver not to function...

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Carson the Awesome

The sky is the limit for this boy!On this last day of Autism Awareness Month 2014, I wanted to reflect over this past year and the amazing progress Carson has made.  One year ago he first received a...

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PKU Awareness Month 2014

Here we are once again...already!  May is National PKU Awareness Month.  Carson must be really special since he gets two whole months of blog posts dedicated to him!  I will definitely make it a point...

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A Day in the Life with PKU: Food Preparation

For this post series, I am going to discuss in each post a different task or activity involved in PKU management/treatment in daily life.Saturdays are usually good days for baking.  We typically stay...

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A Day in the Life with PKU: Ordering and Purchasing Low Protein Foods

In my previous post, I discussed all the preparations we make, that I could think of, for Carson's low protein food.  This food is so important to his diet because he is so limited in what regular...

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A Day in the Life with PKU: Phe Calculation: Following the Diet Prescription

For those of you who know little to nothing about PKU, let me explain a little bit here.  Phenylketonuria is a rare genetic (inherited) metabolic trait in which a gene mutation or deformity causes a...

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A Day in the Life with PKU: Blood Draws

A vital part of managing the PKU diet treatment is testing the blood to find out phenylalanine levels.  According to our clinic at UAB, the acceptable normal range for blood phe is between 2 and 6...

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Welcome to Our World

On Tuesday, June 17, 2014, our newest bundle of joy, Allison Lynne Rice, surprised us all by deciding to make her grand entrance into the world.  I dedicate the first section of this post to my labor...

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PKU Awareness Day 2014

This is my first PKU Awareness Day as a mother with 2 children with PKU.  Now it is doubly important for me to raise awareness, share, and remind the people in our lives and the people we will...

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The Forgotten One

Maggie Amelia, now my middle child, is not necessarily your typical "middle child".  Oh, she is dramatic, and loud at times, and loves attention, as most kids do, but she is a middle child under...

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Autism Awareness 2015: We Survived Kindergarten!

As this year's Autism Awareness Month comes to a close, I want to stress the most important things that I would like other people to know:1.  If anyone out there reading this has a child or is close to...

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PKU Awareness for Rare Disease Day: How We Survive the Holidays...and Every Day

Today is a rare day...it is Leap Day!  It is also Rare Disease Day.  While PKU is not really a "disease", but rather a genetic "disorder",  I like to try to take every opportunity to raise awareness...

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Raising Awareness

Spring is a very busy time for me.  I have committed myself to do whatever I can to help raise awareness for the things my children, and all of us as a family, must face every day.  I hope to promote...

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Happy Birthday, Carson!: Eight Years of Parenthood

Eight years ago today we became parents. Our rainbow baby, Carson, was born on a Sunday morning just before Sunday School was starting. If you don't know what a rainbow baby is, it is the baby born...

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