No Milk

Mr. Blue-Eyes has been allergic to milk since he was an infant, and although I've often commiserated with him about not being able to eat so many of the foods the rest of us enjoy, I've never been in the same boat. Well, now I am.

Cupcake seems to be sensitive, at least...if not allergic, to the cow's milk in my diet. So I've cut it out for the forseeable future. Ugh. Some of the foods that I love best are made from cow's milk...cheese and ice cream to be specific! There's not much to do about avoiding cheese. One must just avoid it. As to ice cream, we've found that "rice cream" isn't so bad. It's like ice cream, only made with rice milk. And ice cream made from coconut milk is pretty decent too. Mr. Blue-Eyes likes it anyway. (We're still avoiding soy products, so the soy cream is out.)

Anyway, it pretty much stinks. But I'm hopeful that this is only a sensitivity due to Cupcake's immature digestive system and not a true allergy. If that's the case, it should only be a matter of a few months before I can resume my normal diet. If not, I guess I'll have to avoid milk products until she's weaned. At any rate, she's much less fussy since I've changed my diet...and that's definitely a GOOD thing!