Gabby's Understanding Gluten... Sort Of...

As a mother of a Celiac kid, I am insanely curious about the process that Gabby will go through as she learns about her disease... I have daydreams of her rebelling against her diet as a teenager and getting really sick, but so far things are going well and she listens. Anyway, this weekend she was eating some gluten free animal crackers (which are like gold here so she eats them sparingly) and her friend, Emily, asked for some. She told Emily, "No, because it will make your tummy icky." This is exactly what I say to Gabby when she wants to eat my Subway sandwich or something else that's gluteny (adjective that explains food that contains gluten and is commonly used among Celiac people). This was the first thing she's said that let's me know she's getting it... in other words, that some foods make your tummy feel bad. I didn't have the heart to say that Emily could eat it too and that she's the one with the tummy issues... I'll leave that conversation for later, when it's more developmentally appropriate. This is a first step, though.