Just a Little Lilly Update

   I took Lilly off of all dairy a week ago,we first decided to try Coconut milk,along with coconut yogurt and veggie cheese,dairy free pizza,etc,etc,you name it we got it to try to make the change a little easier and less noticeable for her.

   Well,she is allergic to the coconut milk and her face broke out in a horrible,hot,red rash and she got terrible diarrhea,coconut milk=no go.I felt so bad for her,she was so miserable.

   So last night we switched back to rice milk,so far so good.

   Her behaviour seems a little better at this point and she doesn't complain that her tummy hurts anymore,so hopefully we are on the right track.

  Today she is happy and delightful,she laid down for a nap quietly and peacefully for the first time in a long time.I have high hopes things will start getting better in the long run.

   She is nearly potty trained,she never has pee accidents (except at bedtime) and wears panties all the time,she does really well going out and about and staying dry.Poo on the other hand,well,lets say she almost has it figured out lol each morning before bath we sit her on the potty (knowing that's when she has a bm daily) and usually she sits until she goes,then she gets lots of praise and lots of stickers to put on her chart.Then again before nap time (a usual time of feces smearing) I put her on the potty and have her sit until she poos again,so far so good.I think it is helping? lol

   However,she will NOT sleep in her bed but chooses to sleep anywhere and everywhere EXCEPT her bed lol she has a beautiful handcrafted log bed my dad built for her but it is untouched :(Not only does she like to sleep in weird places,we have a HUGE routine she has to go thru every night to make her "bed" on the floor(her doctor assumes its due to the severe OCD),its almost comical but can be very frustrating lol like last night  I did it all the way she always wants it,Princess blanket laid out first princess facing West (lol yeah I know) pink minky pillow at top of princesses,woody,baby,kitty,on the left side,goofy on right side,butterfly blanket over pillow,with Garfield next to her.Wrap her up tightly in Dora blanket then she is set,well except she is getting too long to fit in the Dora blankie so her feet stick out then she screams and I have to recover her and wrap her,then her hand sticks out and we start over again,then its something else yet again.Well,anyhow last night I so proudly laid it all out for her while she was going potty,proud of myself that I remembered every long drawn out obsessive compulsive step,I called Nick to come see her perfectly made floor bed and told him"get a good look you may need it one day if I'm gone" Then Lilly comes in.....

   She says"not want it like this" and with one arm scoops my perfectly combobulated mess into a big heap across the floor and says "I sleep here tonight" and threw it all down in a bigger,less organized mess and burrowed down into it.Sigh,so much for learning her technique lol Nick left the room howling with laughter.I gotta say it was pretty funny  and I will not attempt to learn her methods or it will all make me crazy long before I am old :)

   Oh,how I love this little girl,she is so special,but some days I fear for Daisy that she will become a lost child in the midst of all the day to day struggles with her sister,but I am trying so hard to have just special times with her too.Its hard to balance everything out but we are doing the best we can from day to day :)