PULL UP

I CAN DO A PULL UP!!  YAH, it is that exciting!
On another note: Baby Joel finally (almost 10 months old) can roll over from back to tummy!  It just clicked.  I put him down near the couch, went to fix breakfast, and he was by the fireplace.  I knew I should have been content with him just staying in place!  He was already fighting Ezra for a monster truck....they were both yelling!  haha

Cheats and Tummy's

We have had a few family "cheats" lately-and they have seriously backfired!  Last Saturday was super busy.  By the time evening came, no dinner had been prepared, and we decided to get wild and order a pizza.  First time in 4 months!!  I must say, it was delicious.  HOWEVER, I have NEVER seen my kids act so crazy after a meal.  They were loud & wild in a way that I've never seen before.  It was like a craziness possession.  I didn't put 2 and 2 together, so I asked Wes, "What is going on?"  He simply said "Sugar overload from excessive carbohydrates."  AHHH!  I guess it didn't help that as I was eating my pizza I had an instant headache!  INSTANT!

At midnight, as I'm sound asleep, I hear a little voice saying "wipe my butt!!!"  Sure enough, diarrhea for a 3 year old.  Go back to bed and feed the baby.  Then, some crying from the other room.  Wes runs out, and now puke all over Levi's bed!

Next morning, belly aching all around.  Ez was so grumpy and achy that he put himself down for a nap at 11am.

Fast forward to this weekend.....I took Elliot out to lunch after her OM competition.  It was great, and very paleo-friendly (steak, green beans, salad).  Afterwards, I had the brilliant idea of getting ice cream at Cold Stone.  Ice cream is my weakness!!  We actually each only got a "like it" size and didn't finish it.  I felt fine....until evening came.  I had an icky belly ache and she was complaining of one too.  Once the magical midnight hour struck, she was in my room.  She had puked-more than I'd EVER seen before, all over her bed!!  It was nasty!

This all makes me wonder about our body chemistry.  Do will build up a tolerance to gluten and dairy?  Are we all "allergic" to these 2 things?  Over the past 4 months of eating primal, I feel like we must have flushed out our systems and they are in proper working order.  As soon as something that's not good goes in, our bodies want to reject it!  Although you feel like crap, it's amazing to see how the body reacts to bad food once we have it in a state that it CAN react.

All this to say, we will not be eating ice cream or pizza for a really long time!!  Take out will consist of Charcoal Chicken for now on (and that IS yummy!)

Almond Butter Balls

I tried this recipe for Chocolate Almond Butter Bites this afternoon.  It was bad, but not bad enough to throw out.  My husband has a great affection for Peanut Butter Balls.  Part of his childhood, I suppose.  I decide to take this mess of almond butter goo, and try to turn it into a paleo-friendly "ball" for him.  I am a little impressed with the taste.  I hope you enjoy them.

Use all the ingredients from the original recipe above:
3/4 C Almond butter (I did 1/2 C regular, 1/4 C Trader Joes with flax and sea salt)
1 tsp pure Vanilla extract
1/2 TBSP Cocoa powder
1/3 C unsweetened shredded coconut

Then, I added:
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 C chopped almonds
1/4 C almond flour
1/8 C dark chocolate chips

Mix all of the above together.  Form into golf-ball sized balls.  Set aside

Melt 1/4 C dark chocolate + 1 tsp Coconut Oil.  Roll balls in the melted chocolate.  Put in freezer to set.


P.S.  I can now do 1 chin up ALL BY MYSELF!!  WOOT!

(No, Ezra's head is not through the ring, it's just behind it!)