DAY 78

Up early, 530am! Still chest congested, taking a long time to clear. And we had a BM accident today - arrggh. However, we had dinner out and he was delightful in the restaurant - we both took a 2 hr nap this afternoon.. pure bliss!

DAY 77

Ty slept well and continues to have 100% potty success! Seems to be gaining back his strength by the day, but whoa, the antibiotic is doing a number on his gut. Even with the probiotics, stools are very loose - thankfully they are not in his underwear! His new batch of tea was supposed to remain the same, but I noticed this lot is really murky unlike the past. I haven't emailed his Dr. as Ty seems to be tolerating fine, maybe the brewing process changed and resulted in the change.
Good day at school, went out to dinner and he did very well without his DVD player but restaurant was relaxed and he was starving, so concentrated on eating! He tried grapes today.. kind of funny, would play with them in his mouth but not take a bite. When I gave him one cut in half, he threw it in the trash... he has never liked cold/wet fruits - periodically will eat cut up apples or pears, sometimes a banana, but oranges, grapes, strawberries, no way. We do put blueberries in his pancakes every morning, but he won't eat them seperate.

DAY 76

Ty seemed tired this morning, like another hour would have set him free for the day, lol - but he began to pep up by the time the bus came (hopefully his B12 shot will kick in, lol). So, we have accomplished getting back in the supplements that I felt would smooth our rough spots and so far, so good.

We have successfully added the following - GABA, BH4, multi-vit., Mag., K, D, zinc, Carnitine, PS/PE/PC, CoQ10, EFA/DHA, ATP, SAMe, and NADH. Most everything is at a much lower dose than we were giving before the tea and I haven't seen any repurcussions thus far. If anything he is calmer. I do not have plans to add in anything else, we will coast with this regimine and see how he does.

DAY 75

OH what a joy to see the bus arrive in my driveway this morning! Ty was a tad confused when he was pulled out of our bed as he snuggled in for Noggin after breakfast, lol.
School went well, though teacher noted he was mellow more than usual... not a bad thing! We are on about day 8 of no BM accidents, big yay! Antibiotic is causing bacterial die off and the fact that he is making it to the potty with such loose stools is a good sign that potty training "1001" is paying off!!! Still has significant upper respiratory congestion and stuffy nose, so we are not over the hurdle yet. Interactions remain great.

DAY 74

Awoke at 430am after falling asleep at 7p last night. Face still has splotches, thick chest cough, and nasal discharge. He is also downright being naughty - colored on the walls, ripped up some stuff on the counter, and spit water on the table!!!! I would say we need to get him back to school asap, lol! Hopefully tomorrow! Picked up new batch of tea and spoke with Dr about current illness. He said Ty's batch has lung, kidney and liver supports in it.. was surprised he was so sick, but then we spoke about recent bouts of illness and immune response also - Ty used to never get sick, so I suppose this can be seen as a good thing too.

On the cognitive front, when he woke up at 430a this morning he was crying, a hurt cry. I assumed it was his infected ear and went into his room to check for a fever. I rubbed his back and said "momma is going to get you some motrin to make the pain go away" and as I went down the hall from his room to the kitchen he called out "momma" !!!!! He has never done that before, only if I was in front of him and he was pulling me to something he wanted would he say it - this was like a true "I need you" momma, lol! He is also approaching hubby with "Dee dah" - way to go TY!

DAY 73

Ty stayed home again today. Slept well but cough was still pretty rough this morning and nasal discharge was worse. Splotchy face marks were a bit better, but still there. He took a turn for the worst early afternoon, fever is back and totally lethargic... off to the Drs. and not only does he have a terrible ear infection, but a chest x-ray showed the beginnings of a pneumonia! He was given an antibiotic, let's hope all doesn't go haywire with his gut!!

DAY 72

You know I can't remember a Winter when Ty has been sick more than once! This cold is now I think #3 in the 72 days since beginning the tea - must be related? No one else in the house has been down for the count so many times !! And today we have had a red rash on his cheeks and around his mouth.. splotchy bright red patches. I think I am going to have to keep him home again tomorrow. Cough still sounds thick and some nasal congestion today. Crazy! Again though, he is not acting sick.. happy and himself.