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The Zoo

Aaron has been to the zoo twice in his short life. We have a sweet friend who brings us with her on her zoo pass. The first time we went it was a bit cold and Aaron's stroller faced me so he wasn't able to really see any of the animals. This second time we went I was excited for him to actually see the animals. Aaron however didn't really care. He rides in this stroller quite often but he's never sat like this before. He refused to hold his head up so I tried to prop it with a blanket. 
He just sat there like that through most of the zoo. I tried to get him to look at animals and took him out a few times, but all he would look at was his little friend we were with. The only animal he actually looked at were the bats because they flutter around so quickly. 

Aaron had lunch by the gorillas and I had some much needed friend time. After eating I peeked at Aaron in his stroller and found this little sweetheart. I'd been a little stressed because we were going to miss his morning nap when he usually sleeps an hour and a half to two hours, but he was actually okay. 
The whole car ride home from the zoo he jabbered in the back and experimented with how loud he could get. His friend was worried that he was crying but we kept assuring him that he was just being silly. We had fun at the zoo and I can't wait to go again when Aaron is more aware of the animals.  

Also, it was hilarious to count all of the pregnant women there. My friend is pregnant and we saw at least ten other pregnant women. Mad props to them because I couldn't walk that far when I was pregnant, and that was without a little person to take care of. 

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