I Think They Call It Irony?...

Before we get to the subject of this post, a little back-story...

So, this afternoon we had a consultation with a DAN (Defeat Autism Now) physician regarding putting the kids on the GFCF (gluten-free, casein-free) diet. Now, I know the geek and I are "readers". We have a TON of autism books and at least once a week I spend at least a day (or night) researching anything new that I've heard or read about. But I have to say, I'm getting a little annoyed that we go to these appointments (and they aren't cheap by any means), and we don't really learn anything new. And a lot of the time, most of the time it seems, we know more than they do! Anyway, it wasn't a total waste- she recommended some new supplements, and we can also get blood drawn there for the allergy/metal toxicity tests that we want. It's always good to reaffirm that we're doing what we should be doing... of course, there's always more we can try. From the looks of most of the GFCF cookbooks, I'm going to have to start cooking and baking a lot more!! I'm sure most of you are laughing at the thought of that!

Enough of my ranting... back to the real subject of this post...

I got home from the appointment, and DS was napping. He's been teething and has been a bear most of the week. DD was looking tired too, so I was very excited at the thought that BOTH of them might actually sleep at the same time (this doesn't often happen during the day!). What would I do with a few minutes alone? Read a book, watch television, eat a meal in peace? So, I lay DD down in her bed, and not long after, I start hearing her running around, giggling, having a grand ole' time. I leave her, thinking maybe she'll quiet down and fall asleep. 45 minutes pass and she's still awake... I finally just go get her and bring her out to the living room. She doesn't seem tired AT ALL, so I go out to the kitchen to get her a snack. Literally, no more than two minutes later, I walk back out to the living room and this is what I see...



And what do I hear coming from the hallway? DS is now running around in HIS room! Clearly I am being punished for something! It's a good thing they're cute!