The Lodger and Us

'Mum, I'm so sad for Jesus having a Last Supper! It is the saddest thing ever. It's horrible. Nobody should have a last supper!' 'Don't worry about the Last Supper' 'How can I not worry. Will I have a Last Supper?' 'No' 'How do you know?' 'It's something you don't need to even think about.' 'I am thinking about it' 'Well why don't you go for a nice sleep and dream of pirates' 'Which pirate?' 'Hook?' 'Ok, Hook is the best pirate. Did Hook have a last supper?' 'No!' 'Are you sure?' 'Yes!' 'I'm so sad about the last supper!' 'Ok.' 'Mum, how can there be Christmas if Jesus is dead?' 'I really think you should sleep now!' 'Mum, I'm not one bit happy about this!' 'I know you're not but how about, you can go for your sleep and forget about it all while you're sl...

The Lodger is now very aware that people eat different things to him. At meal times he'll point out if we are having the same meal and mention any differences between them. He'll show off his counting skills too... 'one piece of bread', 'two tomatoes', 'three different foods on my plate'.  He's also very aware that there are food types he can't eat.  We've chosen to keep The Lodger on a healthy, balanced, nutritionally dense diet. After too many hours.. months, probably years stressing about different types of diets - low carb, high fat, high protein, ketogenic, the list goes on... We've settled on a nutritionally dense healthy diet for The Lodger.  Every few months we'll fill in a food diary to get it analysed by his dietitian to make sure he's getting everything he needs. There's probably not many people who use My Fitness Pal for their 4 year old but it's a very useful tool to plug in his meals and get immediate fe...

The Lodger has many people in his life who love him, care for him and support him. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful network of family and friends who without question got on board with our PWS rulebook. The Lodger has a team of superheroes who work with him in areas such as speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and not forgetting his teachers and preschool assistant in Playschool.  The Lodger at his most recent checkup was in the recommended zones for height and weight and his blood work came back perfect. This was great news to hear, as we are constantly stressing over 'Is he eating too much?', 'Is he eating enough?', 'Is he getting enough vitamins and nutrients?', 'Is he healthy?' We, as parents, are constantly thinking about his meals and snacks, planning ahead for changes in routine and ensuring that he is eating a very healthy diet. The Lodger is never given extra, never given food from someones else plat...