Adobo & Fries

I took the first step today towards trying to get healthier. I've gained quite a bit of weight over the years and I can feel how low my energy is and how much of a struggle it is to do simple things. I NEED to regain my strength and energy. In the past I've enjoyed walking and yoga, so I'm trying to incorporate those into my day again. After preschool drop off today I popped in my Leslie Sansone Walk DVD. I borrowed it from the library a few years ago and it was one of the first workout DVDs I connected with and never felt like it was "too hard" or unattainable. I got my own copy as a Christmas gift last year (after strongly hinting for it) but when the behavior issues with Eli were at their worst in the Spring I stopped taking care of myself at all and it sat unplayed in my DVD player until today. It felt good to get moving this morning, but I was surprised at how sore I was getting even with the easiest walk. I lost a LOT of strength and endurance this pa

We survived allergy testing. Eli was a champ and did as well as can be expected. The test ended up being pretty painful because he had a few very large reactions. He is HIGHLY allergic to trees and cats. The allergist said the tree reaction was the worst he's seen in a 4 year old EVER. He is going to come up with a treatment plan after the Winter so we can start pre-treating him before the trees "wake up" for Spring. I'm feeling ok with the results. The allergist feels as though the tree allergy is directly linked to his asthma issues so I'm happy to have found a correlation there. The mystery rashes Eli gets are still unknown so an auto-immune issue could still be at play, but the new cream from his dermatologist has been working well so I think we will take a hiatus from doctors until after the holidays and then re-evaluate what we want to do, if anything. Although I'm happy to have some answers, I don't feel settled at all. Between being high need

At 8 weeks old I put a lotion labeled "natural" on Eli and he instantly broke out in a nasty chemical burn. As s new mom I was heartbroken that I had hurt my baby and that was just the beginning after this we noticed he started getting unexplained rashes and hives. At our pediatrician's advice we changed laundry detergents and I took it upon myself to rid my house of  toxic cleaning products and chemicals. We stabilized for a short while but started realizing that whenever anyone else held Eli he would break out in a rash. I was struggling in those early days and it complicated things that nobody but my husband or I could ever touch the baby. If my parents came to visit they would have to shower using my "safe" products and wear clothes that I had washed in our detergent and even then Eli would get a rash at the simplest of things. My dad would eat Doritos and give him a kiss and he would have hives in the shape of a kiss on his forehead. We sought the help of

Welcome to Adobo & Fries. I'm a Midwest girl who met an East Coast Filipino guy on Eharmony and we created our Adobo & Fries family. I have a 4 year old son who is high needs and a 6 year old 100lb black lab. This is about us and how I navigate mom and wife life as I navigate rediscovering myself after years of putting myself on the back burner. I encourage you to comment, share and contact me! We are all in this together and I love hearing your stories and words.