On pregnancy, parenting, and managing FPIES with tiny humans
Hello again, and thanks for coming back after last week's less than uplifting post. I so appreciate you walking this road with us on good and bad days. When I first started this blog (coming up on one year ago!), it was largely to update my family and friends. While it's still hugely helpful to … Continue reading got milk? (we do!)
To follow the blog, subscribe using the "Follow+" link below, and find us on Instagram: @chunkythighsandfpies It turns out blogging is some of the best, and cheapest, therapy I've ever received. I love to share with you the good and the bad, the ups and the downs. And even if you don't read it, the process … Continue reading Too much TED.
Welcome back, friends! In general, this blog is about pregnancy, parenting, and managing FPIES with tiny humans. Today we're going to take a slight detour, though our topic does intersect with all three, so I can rant to you about my latest frustration... insurance. If you follow me on instagram (@chunkythighsandfpies) you know we've been … Continue reading Fully insured, but less than assured.
Happy Tuesday! And it is indeed a happy Tuesday around here, friends... We had our second hospital food challenge yesterday. You may recall the first landed us with an Epi pen and an IgE diagnosis, so I’m thrilled to report that yesterday’s entered with a shiny new pass: SOY! Oh Happy Day! Honestly, until I … Continue reading The world is your (s)oyster, Lincoln!
Good afternoon and Feliz Martes, amigos! I hope your week is running as smoothly as can be. Full of new food passes, zero reactions, beautiful fall weather, and healthy little ones. I've had a lot on my mind lately, from marriage to anxiety to guilt, and I haven't shared often about our daily walk with … Continue reading Ups and Downs and All Arounds
We're in the homestretch of the hard timesWe took a hard left, but we're alrightYeah, life sure can try to put love through it, butWe built this right, so nothing's ever gonna move it When the bones are good, the rest don't matterYeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatterLet it rain 'cause you … Continue reading The paint could peel, the glass could shatter
(Wowzers. I first drafted this post in the first week of July, and to share it with you all today, all I have to edit is the month, the food in question, and the number of weeks I've been on this TED. Talk about chaotic monotony, amigos. Feed the babies, do the dishes, melt from … Continue reading all the guilt.
Hello friends! Happy Tuesday...can you believe October is well under way? Our one year anniversary of Lincoln's first acute reaction came and went on Sunday, and I can hardly believe how far we've come in just a year. From diagnosis to food trials to hospital challenges, it's been a complicated, frightening, amazing year. One of … Continue reading Libraries, Landmines, and venturing out the door: PART 2.
Hey mamas. This post is to you. It has been rolling around in my mind for several months now, and I’m still not sure how it’ll come together. But I want to take a second (or three minutes) of your time to remind you how freakin amazing you (we) are. See, I’ve received many a … Continue reading I’ll say it a little louder for the mamas in the back.
Hey food allergy friends! Hope your weekend was uneventful and filled with family, fun, safe food and a little lingering summer warmth. We have a bad bout of hand, foot, and mouth over here, so none of our updates are particularly pleasant today. 😉 So, instead of dwelling on that, I'll focus on a new … Continue reading Superhero Spotlight: Melissa & Andie
Chunky Thighs & FPIES 