Hi everyone! I'm not sure how, but 4 months have passed since I last updated!! Many, MANY things have happened since then... We took an awesome family vacation out to the west coast, Princess started grade 1, she won another big trophy in Calgary for dance (and we head to Vancouver in just under a week for another competition!), and Tobes is back to doing gymnastics, and just started Irish Dance too (and giving both his coach and his dance teacher a run for their money!)
Biggest news though is the result of over a year of private struggle. Through many doctors and specialists and appointments we have come to the point that Tobes has been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. The news is terrifying but also comes as somewhat of a relief - a major diet change and he should be "Ok". I am in the process of writing it all out to share eventually - first to help to explain to everyone what drew us to this conclusion (not many people know the whole story), but also because of how much help it was for me to read the stories from others. The diagnosis was a bit of a struggle for us - we had people accuse me of jumping on the gluten-free bandwagon (which, if anyone actually knows me, knows how much I am DREADING going gluten-free), and our own doctor was dubious before he saw the bloodwork. Toby has been clinically diagnosed with the disease, and we have a fantastic specialist at the local children's hospital who has already provided us with so many resources!
I hope to have other updates soon, including the backstory to all this.
Happy Fall!
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