Old MacDonald

Two new doctor appointments later we have been out and about visiting farms getting to know everything that the animals are eating. While it was a lot of driving it was actually pretty cool to see how the animals were being raised and to get to know the farmers. We got a grand tour of one- although we probably spent more time looking down to avoid the poo piles. Turns out some of Cooper's allergic reactions could be from what the animals are eating- not the animals themselves. There are no farms that only grass feed their chickens so he's most likely breaking out to the corn and soy the chickens are eating. Makes sense since he's very allergic to corn and soy! We have found 3 farms in the somewhat local area that have grass fed beef and lambs though. Come summer when the pigs and chickens can roam outside we should be able to try them again.

Anyone who knows me knows I haven't eaten beef since high school after watching a 20/20 special about the horrors of the meat industry and watched a slaughter. Honestly the images still haunt me. I know I would never eat if I knew how they slaughtered chickens and other animals but I prefer to live in the dark on those. Although after I have the baby that could be a good diet technique :-)

A few weeks ago I could barely stand to smell beef cooking and now here I am cooking it up for Cooper!! (The things we do for our kids!)Jim still has to do the things that involve a lot of the blood but I'm proud to say I even had some beef jerkey last weekend. Don't anyone go getting their hopes up, I'm not ready for the t-bone yet!