…they all follow suit. At least that’s what I’ve heard. I think I got too cocky with our family’s immunity recently. Lots of friends and their kids have been getting sick and until this past weekend P really never caught anything. I wanted to credit his incredible immune system (which is probably always in hyperdrive given his numerous allergies) but I was just lucky. Or rather, we were just lucky. You see I now understand what they mean when they saw “kids are petrie dishes” and “when one kid gets it, everyone else will too”.
Without getting graphic (because there’s no need for that…ever) the past several days have been rough. Mr. toddler man got sick but I thought it was a fluke food poisoning thing because it seemed to pass so quickly. Extra nap zzzzzs seemed to fix him up. But no, that wasn’t the full story. And over the next few days I learned my lesson. No more being smug about how healthy my child is. Kyle got sick next and fortunately it was on a Saturday so he didn’t have to miss work. We were extra lucky because I didn’t get hit until Sunday when he was on the mend (and also not working and able to cover for me while I stayed in bed all. day. long). So as hideous as our weekend was, at least we were all staggered in our levels of sick. It’s reminded me to be humble and grateful for everything – our friends have been incredible, my husband and I are a fantastic team, and we all bounced back fine (I’m still not 100% but I’m close). Just in time to focus on the holiday that allows me to give thanks. So that’s what I’m thankful for – at this moment and always – the health and happiness of our family and friends and the amazing support they provide.
One of the biggest disappointments of the timing of the GI bug was the fact that on Sunday we had planned a Friendsgiving. As I have alluded to many times, our friends are outstanding when it comes to cooking and baking for pacman’s allergies so the fact that we had to miss this fun filling gathering broke my heart. I had been getting texts and emails about ingredients and recipes the entire week before as our friends prepared their dishes so it was literally the biggest bummer to miss it after all their hard work. But they were so freakin awesome they brought us four plates full of food!!!!! I mean how blessed are we to have such stellar people in our lives? It was the hugest relief to have food to feed P that was safe because Kyle and I weren’t yet in shape to consume anything solid and I was in no condition to stay vertical, let alone cook anything for my son. Massive load off my shoulders. As we have been returning to the world of functioning humans, we have been (slowly) eating Thanksgiving food for the past two days and it’s been such great reminder of all the good fortune and friendships we have in our lives.
OK, so that was a tangent I hadn’t intended on, but moving on.
The only food I have form last week is pre-illness so here you go.
Corn bread with spinach salad. Simple but awesome. The cornbread was gluten free, dairy free, every allergen but eggs free, so P could have some. He hasn’t wanted any yet, but like I said, none of us have been into food much lately. Kyle and I loved it though. The salad had avo, dried cranberries, and pistachios, and a home-made red wine vinaigrette.
This salmon and salad combo was inspired by this food52 meal, but I tweaked the heck out of it to make it allergen friendly for P (and then added the soy based sauce after he had finished his portion). He ate a few noodles and a lot of veggies and salmon. Typical. The portion of fish above was mine that I split with patty-cakes, so you can see the half of the filet that’s missing.
Kyle said this was one of his favorite meals ever and wants it on repeat. So if you’re looking for a good dinner give this a shot.
That’s all! I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving spent with loved ones. I’m very eager to make up for missed calories over the past few days and I think I know where they will be coming from…I’m looking at you mashed potatoes.
