Today marks six years since I came into the Church, and received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. By a very cool coincidence, one of Emma's friends (and one of my students from my teaching days at Catholic Schoolhouse) received her 1st Communion today, and we were invited to witness it. So, we went, and not only were there several First Communions, but they also had a baptism. For some reason, it hit me pretty hard that 3 of my children will never do that. Of course, it didn't help that the anniversary of losing Charlotte was just 2 days ago on April 1, and not only did THAT hit me pretty hard (starting on Thursday - which I thought was Friday for most of the day), but I've been having a hard time bouncing back from it. Anyway, before I started grocery shopping today, I took advantage of the alone time, and went to the bookstore to look for some info on gluten-free stuff, and cookbooks. As I was looking at a gluten-free cookbook, I saw a blurb about Celiac Disease. I noticed that some symptoms of Celiac include headaches (check), miscarriage (check, check, check), and children who have trouble gaining weight (big check until I had kids). Then, I remembered that my mom had said that I couldn't eat wheat as a kid without getting sick. Interesting... So, MTHFR can cause miscarriages, and Celiac can also cause miscarriages...and my favorite go-to snack with my last two pregnancies? Triscuits with cheese. Hmmm... I mean, I haven't been officially diagnosed with Celiac yet, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if I have it. I also discovered that it's hereditary, and if ignored can cause osteoporosis. I know for a fact that my mom's mom had severe osteoporosis, and my mom was headed down that path as well when she got sick and died. Not sure past that.
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