no more dairy

After weeks of wondering what is "off" with our youngest boy, I finally took a deep breath and pulled milk again this week.  The change is amazing!  Instead of bouncing on and off the furniture, he is currently laying on the couch, hardly moving a muscle, quietly waiting for breakfast.  His little body is so still it is almost eerie.*

We love So Delicious Coconut milk.  It took Josiah awhile to get used it it the first time we took out dairy, but eventually he began to drink it.  This time, he didn't flinch--and I couldn't even find the vanilla so he's drinking it unsweetened.  It works great in recipes or as a beverage.  There are some decent cheese substitutes (although experience tells me using less cheese in general is easiest), and we are working on finding a soy-free margarine even while using more coconut oil in baking.  The health benefits of coconut are incredible.

Rachel has already been drinking coconut milk.  Staying away from lots of dairy has helped her lifelong issues of chronic constipation.  The tummy aches she complained of for years have completely disappeared.  She's so much healthier and happier.  I guess we're learning there are just some of us who don't do well with milk!

*Now I know he wasn't feeling well this morning.  :(