Day 4- Teacher conference

Well, the muffin was a good idea, but it definitely did not need to cook the 30 minutes as written in the cookbook.  I think 20 minutes would have been much better.  Max seems to like it okay though.  He ate one for breakfast and asked to take one for snack at school.  This is definitely a learning experience.

Max's teacher emailed me today.  I had sent her an email last week during winter break asking to meet with her and discuss all that is going on.  She is the one that suggested Max see a doctor regarding his inattention.  So I met with her after school today and gave her the run down of all that is going on.  Max has some indicators of ADD, but he also has symptoms of allergies.  We are going to try this diet for now and we will see in a month.  She was supportive of everything I had to say and she also agreed to email me, at my request, ever Friday to get a brief synopses of how Max is doing.  Is he paying better attention?  Is he exactly the same?  We will start the Friday emails next Friday since this week is not quite a routine week.  She did end the conference by saying Max is having trouble alphabetizing.  He says it is too hard and he didn't want to start the assignment on his own.  The teacher and class then alphabetized the list together and the teacher wrote the list on the board and the teacher said the list had to be copied onto their paper or they would have to stay back from PE.  Max immediately got to work copying the list and was done in plenty of time for PE.  Is it frustration and lack of focus that kept him form alphabetizing, or is it that actually doing the work is boring... until you realize PE may be taken away?  Guess I'll be googling websites for practice sheets on alphabetizing and working with him on writing his letters forward.  Thank goodness it isn't a spelling and sight word week. 

Breakfast: gluten/dairy free apple cinnamon muffin, banana
Lunch: ham and veggie cheese sandwich, fruit roll up, cherry tomatoes
snack: apple cinnamon muffin
snack: kettle corn
supper: barbecue chicken sandwich on a gluten free bun, garden green beans, apple and banana chunks
snack: tofu fudgecicle.

symptoms:  the stomach aches seem to have gone completely.  So I am going to only comment on them when they occur.  dark circles under his eyes are still there.  focus problems (during alphabetizing?)  Max was tired when he came home from daycare.  He was yawning.  I also had a difficult time waking him up this morning.  he said he wanted to sleep in.  last night he went to bed at 7.  Tonight he skipped wrestling practice and we got him to bed at 6:40.,but he got out of bed at 7 to use the restroom.