Today, Hayden has been in underwear for a whole 6 months. Not that anyone else cares, but I am proud of my little guy!
We had a wonderful, relaxing day today. We went to the zoo for 2 hours and just enjoyed the breeze and shade. It really didn't seem like Arizona this morning. There was a wonderful post-rain smell in the air and Hayden had the time of his life going to each animal's pen and telling us stories about what the animals do. After we had been through the whole zoo, some of it twice, we headed to Applebees for lunch with Grammy. Hayden ate some of the food I packed for him and also had french fries. He seemed perfectly accepting of the fact that the little boy at the next table had macaroni and cheese and he had to wait until later for Mommy to make his special mac and cheese. (More about the food allergy thing at the end of this post).
After a lovely lunch, we headed home to just spend a few hours together relaxing. Hayden only took a 20 minute nap, but sometimes it's more fun to play! This evening we went to Udall park and ran around under the trees. Hayden spent 45 minutes playing soccer with us and the kid is amazing at it! He can run across the field dribbling the ball with his feet while maintaining his balance. He is definitely getting cleats, shin guards and an official ball for his birthday. He keeps asking when he can play soccer but I don't want to tell him he can play in March yet because all I will hear for 6 months is, "Is it March yet?"
The final thing we did today was visit Frost. It's an Italian gelato shop that has tons of dairy-free sorbets to choose from. Hayden was able to pick out a flavor (banana) and he ate the whole bowl of it. No doubt this will be one of our new favorite activities. He has really missed having ice cream.
On a not-so-light note, we are taking Hayden to the doctor this week because it appears his allergy is getting worse. He has had diarrhea for 2 weeks and Friday he threw up from ONE Cheez It cracker. Just two weeks ago he ate a whole bowl of them and was totally fine. The doctor said kids with dairy allergies can still eat baked goods containing dairy due to the "milk protein" being baked off, but obviously that doesn't apply to Hayden for some reason. We want to get him allergy tested since he is having the diarrhea even with a dairy-free diet. I have tried to cut out EVERYTHING containing dairy but it is so hard to do with crackers and such. We also want to rule out a stomach problem since I have had my fair share of stomach issues. It's all a little scary but he handles the vomit like a champ and we are offering him lots of love and encouragement and activities to distract from it. I know we will get it all sorted out, we just have to get the doctor on-board. I also must commend him because he has not once had a potty accident with his diarrhea..He knows when it's coming and tells us to hurry him to the potty. I will post more as the week progresses and we get a Dr. appointment.
