If you've been following us for awhile, you should know that our Samuel was a sick little guy. We're not 100% sure what's wrong, but we know he can't tolerate dairy and he stays out of the hospital as long as he remains on a formula for malabsorption (EleCare Junior unflavored). Even though it's formula, we call it "milk" to Samuel.
I don't know why, but Samuel talks like an Italian stereotype. When he wants a bottle, he walks up to you and says "Milk-a baboom." Yes, that's right, folks--milk has two syllables and becomes "Milk-a"
Other one-syllable words that become two syllables:
cake becomes "cay-yake"
play becomes "puh-lay"
broke becomes "broy-oke"
This child talks so much and I can understand most of it. Sometimes, though, I wish I had a translator. The other day he was saying some long sentence and, for the life of me, I had no idea what he was saying. I asked him, "Is this even English?" and he nodded his head and gave an affirmative "Yesh."
Finally, I figured out what he said: "After Doodlebops, mommy's show." That's right, kid! No more Doodlebops!
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I have a son with dietary issues too, no dairy/corn/soy/food coloring/tomato and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. I would love to hear more about what works for Samuel. What helped you connect the dots with him? I live outside the U.S. so don't have access to the substitutes and alternatives available there. Did Samuel test positive on allergy tests? I'm wondering about getting my son tested... would like to hear any advice you have to share. I enjoy your blog by the way, and stop by frequently.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, my daughters, aged 2 and 4, have recently started leaveing OFF the last syllable or words! Especially the 'y'. Now baby is babe, bunny is bun, blankie is blank, Huckle Cat is Huck, it's hilarious, but sometimes annoying!
ReplyDeleteBecky,
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to say...we don't quite 100% know what's going on with Samuel food-wise. He had several hospitalizations from dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea. They put him out for an endoscopy & colonoscopy 3 times...each time, they showed that his body cannot absorb lactose, sucrose, or fructose. His diagnosis is "intestinal malabsorption." (Before this, he went to an allergist and nothing came back positive for an allergy because it ISN'T an allegery. His body just can't absorb it). He's starting to tolerate more foods. He can have some cheese, but no milk or yogurt. Fruits are very limited--he can eat bananas or raising but no apple, orange, etc. He's on "Elecare Junior Unflavored" which is a specialty formula we have to get through mail-order; his GI doctor put him on it. Sorry I can't be of more help! Really, there's no easy way to know what's going on with your child. The allergist, however, proved to be NO help to us whatsoever.
Becky,
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to say...we don't quite 100% know what's going on with Samuel food-wise. He had several hospitalizations from dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea. They put him out for an endoscopy & colonoscopy 3 times...each time, they showed that his body cannot absorb lactose, sucrose, or fructose. His diagnosis is "intestinal malabsorption." (Before this, he went to an allergist and nothing came back positive for an allergy because it ISN'T an allegery. His body just can't absorb it). He's starting to tolerate more foods. He can have some cheese, but no milk or yogurt. Fruits are very limited--he can eat bananas or raising but no apple, orange, etc. He's on "Elecare Junior Unflavored" which is a specialty formula we have to get through mail-order; his GI doctor put him on it. Sorry I can't be of more help! Really, there's no easy way to know what's going on with your child. The allergist, however, proved to be NO help to us whatsoever.