Weekend Update: Oct. 23rd & 24th

What a great weekend! On Saturday morning, Layla and I met my mom and sister at the 12th annual Red Ribbon Day at Nomahegan Park in Cranford.  It was a free family event to raise awareness for drug prevention and education.  There were tons of free giveaways, games, a bouncy castle, petty zoo and helicopter landings.

This was Layla's first time in a bouncy castle.  It was great because it was just for really small kids.  She was completely transfixed!  She stayed in the exact same spot and just bounced up and down smiling for fifteen minutes.  The walls were really high and adults couldn't go inside, so this was the best shot I got of her.

She loved the petting zoo!  Her favorite animals were the rabbits and the chickens. 

Here is the helicopter right after it landed.  They even let kids climb inside! This one was an air ambulance.

We ended the morning at the playground.  This is one exhausted little girl! She could barely keep her eyes open while on the swing.

Saturday evening I made a nice dinner and we just stayed in and relaxed.  

And on Sunday, I had the entire day to myself! I went to my friend Whitney's baby shower and had a great time and then did some solo shopping (which never happens!) down in Cherry Hill.   The only downside to the weekend was the traffic coming home and the fact that I didn't get to spend a lot of time with Monte. 

And the BEST part of the weekend - Layla ate soy yogurt with no reaction!  We have slowly been introducing wheat and soy into her diet.  They are in almost everything - crackers, bread, pasta, you name it.  We've noticed that Layla does much better with whole wheat as opposed to white bread and pasta.  These products usually also have some form of soy in it as well, and since we haven't noticed any reaction, I really wanted to give yogurt a try.  She ate the whole container right up!  I am so excited by this progress.  I feel like God is really with us and hope that these are just the first of more allergies that go away. 

We are going to keep giving her yogurt this week and monitor her eczema, and if all goes well, try soy milk.  Layla is still on a very expensive formula and I would be thrilled if we could move on to soy milk.

So that was my weekend! Hope you all enjoyed yours as well.  I'm looking forward to Halloween next weekend and my costume is almost all set!