Thursday, June 13, 2013

Thankful Thursday: Naps & Sentences

It's thankful Thursday time! We all have so much to be thankful for and we love to take this opportunity just to write down each and everything that comes to mind. Please take this time to share with us what you're thankful for as well. If you have a blog expressing your thankfulness, please share the link! Without further ado, here's what we're thankful for:

Mandi's List:

I'm thankful for longer naps. We dropped Mckenna down to one nap. She was still only napping an hour...YIKES. That makes for a cranky kid. So after a couple days of tough love (AKA, telling her she'd have to stay in her bed until naptime was over, and that making her stay in bed 1.5 hours) She started sleeping 1.5-2 hours. The few days of transition weren't ideal, but went pretty well. She'd fuss for a few minutes off and on in the middle, but generally go back to sleep. But I'm SO happy she's sleeping a good, solid nap. She's a happier kid!!

I'm thankful for iced coffee. I've been having iced coffees in the morning and they hit the spot...BIG TIME.

I'm thankful for time off IVF meds. We decided to take a little break from IVF (since I've been on some kind of IVF med since November). We are only taking a month off, but somehow knowing I won't be on meds for a whole month feels like the weight of the world is lifted off of my shoulders. Silly to some, I know, but I have a feeling a lot of ladies can relate.

Ronnie's List:

I'm thankful for a wife who does it all. A couple things I love about Mandi: She is more than happy when I drive the ship and she's more than willing to drive the ship when I'm not. She picks up my slack without a complaint and to be perfectly honest, usually does the job I was going to do, better. I fall more in love with her every day.

I'm thankful for fresh fruit. We've been eating a lot of fresh fruit lately for breakfast and throughout the day. We've been scarfing on pineapple, mango, cantaloupe, watermelon and blueberries recently and they have been wonderful. We actually have some watermelon and cantaloupe growing in the garden that I can't wait to try!!

I'm thankful for "sentences". Mckenna has been talking in sentences lately and it is so cute...if you consider two to three understandable words a sentence or six words of gibberish. It's just so amazing to me how quickly children develop.

So, what are you thankful for today?
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Mary · 616 weeks ago

Hi Ronnie, I went to an interesting health seminar in Florida a couple of weeks ago. A representative said that 98% percent of disease is caused by imbalance in the body as follows: 90% pH balancing, 5% mineral balancing, 3% hormone balancing and 2% energy balancing. According to the seminar speaker, you can reverse and control cystic fibrosis and other diseases by adjusting the diet to more alkaline foods. According to Dr. Robert O Young, an overly acidic body is what makes mucus. The book The pH Miracle:Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health by Dr. Robert O. Young offers much advice on ways to decrease mucus in the body. Highly alkaline foods like cucumbers, celery, tomatos, avocados, broccoli, and red beets are very beneficial to the body. Vegetables need to be eaten raw to stay alkaline. Cooked vegetables and other foods like sugar, fruits, meat, bread and cheese create acid in the body.

One carrot supplies a full day's worth of vitamin A. Raw wheat germ like Bob's Red Mill wheat germ has natural source of folate and zinc. Zinc helps heal wounds. Red bell peppers and oranges are excellent sources of vitamin C. Citrus like lemons, limes, grapefruits and oranges should be eaten separately from alkaline foods since they are acids when they go into the body. However, they become alkaline after ingestion. Lemons and garlic are anti-fungal and anti-microbial and anti-mycotoxin. Grapefruit juice is also very drying to the body and high in vitamin C. It will help dry up mucus and build your immunity. Make sure it is 100% juice that is not from concentrate. Raw almonds are high in Vitamin E. To soak almonds, put 1/3 cup raw almonds in 1 cup water. Soak overnight. To make almond milk, put 1/3 cup soaked almonds in a blender with 1 cup water. Blend on high until white and creamy. Strain. It will stay fresh for 3 days in the fridge.

Many CF sufferers get relief from Himalayan mineral salt which has a pH of 8.4. Aluminum free baking soda also has a pH in the 8s and eliminates acid immediately. An adult dose is 1/4 teaspoon in an 8 oz glass of water. Use pH test strips from a health food store to test the pH. The healing range is 7.3 to 7.4.

I have healed many problems in my body caused by excess acid. I hope you get relief as well. Best of luck to you and yours!

Mary
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RunSickboyRun 96p · 615 weeks ago

I'm all for eating healthy and treating your body right, but when someone says you can "reverse and control cystic fibrosis" with XYZ that doesn't include a direct effect on the CFTR, frankly, they're full of you know what.
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Star · 615 weeks ago

This comment is specifically for Mandi, and it's a huge THANK YOU. I came to this blog as I have three good friends whose children have CF, and have therefore been getting more involved in the CF community. While we are only indirectly affected by CF, however, my husband and I have been undergoing infertility treatments and injections for more than three years now. After four consecutive months of unsuccessful cycles (not IVF, but all injectibles) we are taking a brief break. And I have been carrying tremendous GUILT this last cycle that regardless of whether or not it worked, I just needed a break from the shots, the scans, the blood draws, the routine, and yes, the progesterone weight. Mandi, you validated all those feelings for me today and made it OKAY to look forward to a break from being an "infertile." Not only that, but your post on how God might be using this pain for good RIGHT NOW brought me to tears. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You helped heal a hurting heart today.
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Mandi Sharpe · 615 weeks ago

Star - Thank you so much for your comment. Sometimes it helps to have someone tell you it's okay to take a break! I totally get it. I still feel a little guilty that I needed a break and that I didn't just keep pushing through. But once I put it in perspective, that it's just a month (or maybe in your case, many months), and is only a matter of a month delay and it doesn't mean you want to be a mom any less or care any less or are selfish. Sometimes, we just need a break to feel like ourselves and get our head back on straight. I can tell you, the first day off meds, for me, felt like the first day of summer vacation. I felt free. The burden of thinking about it all the time was lifted, even if just for a month. I think it may actually HELP long term because it gives our bodies and minds a break, which I think, makes them healthier. I am SO sorry that you've been at it for 3 years. I can't imagine. Take peace in knowing that God is using this for your good NOW. I'm glad you're taking a break. Enjoy it!!!!

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