i am going to be a zombie if i don't get some sleep

all that i can think of is food allergies. it is running either in the front or back of my mind and if for a second i forget... lincoln turns his head and i remember. i would do anything to have that swollen lymph node go away. he has been dairy free for 2 weeks. the first week he was on rice milk, juice, fruits, veggies, meat, rice and a few dairy free snacks and doing well. he had lots of healthy options to eat and was actually eating more than normal. his lymph node was finally shrinking a bit. then wic changed our vouchers to soy and its been about a week on soy and the lymph node seems to be swelling a bit again. going back to rice milk. i am finding out that half of the kids with a milk sensitivity also have a soy intollerance of some sort. crossing my fingers this isn't the case... soy is in everything. this is frustrating and i wish i just knew what foods to avoid this guessing game wouldn't be so frustrating. went to farmer's market this am. got a lot of veggies to try. even got linky and nolan to drink carrot juice mixed with oj. that's huge since if either of them could choose they would reach for soda. i have a feeling this is going to be a long process but we are finally on the right track since eliminating milk has for the first time in lincoln's life has allowed him to sleep peacefully. crazy to take dairy away but if you could see what it has done for this kid you would wonder why anyone drinks it. i am really starting to think cow milk was made for baby cows and not humans... what a concept. it's almost 1am and i have been researching GI specialist in the area. there are 4 in murrieta and 3 of them work in the same building. i am going to call tomorrow and see if i can get someone on the phone to see us. i am exhausted and my brain is on allergy overload. i can easily read and google about this subject for hours and hours... whatever it takes... i am on my own little mission. dylan's diapers are back to being discusting and not normal. he is gaining well but so did lincoln. i don't know what is going on with this poor guys system but it's very obvious that like lincoln when he was a baby something i am eating is upsetting his little body pretty badly.