Well, I did the elimination diet for a few days, and I saw no results. I ate only chicken and rice. To be honest, I don’t even really like chicken all that well (unless it’s a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy’s with mayo on it), and now the thought of that chicken makes me a little queasy. Yuck.

So, fortunately, it appears that A does not have food allergies (other than the previously mentioned dairy allergy or sensitivity). This means he won’t have to spend his life analyzing every bite that enters his mouth and wondering if he is going to have reaction or if it will be okay. I won’t have to dress him in a shirt that say, “I have severe food allergies. Please ask my mommy before you give me any food” at family gatherings.

Unfortunately, we really don’t have any leads on the fussiness, restlessness, or lack of sleep. I feel like I’m walking a line. On one hand, if there’s something that is wrong and bothering him, I want to know. On the other hand, if he’s simply not a good sleeper, and he never will be, I hate to drag him from one appointment to another, from one diet to another, and from one technique to another. I guess I have to decide at what point I just need to sit back and be okay with not knowing why he doesn’t sleep and why he cries. That’s a hard thing for a mom though.