I had such a great weekend! I got to go to Alanna's birthday party yesterday and saw all of my friends. It was so much fun, the weather was perfect, and I got to sing Happy Birthday again. I got to go to a new park and hopefully will go back again soon. They had swings that were just my size and Zachary and I rode on a see saw together. I even got to see Miss Gulnara - I haven't seen her in a few months and that was a pleasant surprise.
I took a late nap, so we didn't do much in the afternoon other than play with my new Dora blocks and Mr. Potato Head and read some books. When I went to bed last night, I cuddled with mom for a while and asked her to sing me Rock a Bye Baby. She sang it a few times, then I went right in to bed. I then sang the ENTIRE song to my stuffed tiger - every single word. Mom sat downstairs listening to me on the monitor and smiled a lot.
My forehead is looking better - a few of the stitches look like they may be coming out, but the bottom of the cut still looks pretty bad. I've been letting mom and dad keep the bandaid off at night, so it can air out a little. I think we may leave it off during the day tomorrow and see how it goes. My skin is starting to get irritated from where the bandaid has been. Mom will probably send a box of bandaids to school with me just in case.
Today was fabulous! Mom made me eggs for breakfast and we went to the zoo! We weren't expecting too many people to be there since it was cooler, but the parking lots were packed and it took a while to find a spot. When we finally got there, I had a blast. We saw a tiger first - he was sleeping, so I yelled "Wake up tiger!" He did lift his head and I laughed like crazy. Next we saw three lions! There were 2 females and 1 male - the 2 females had just had cubs, but they weren't out for us to see yet. We got to see one of the lions walk through the water and get a drink. We saw the gorillas next and I saw them climb up some trees. The mommy gorilla ran across the habitat with a tiny baby on her back! I was so excited about that - I ride on mommy's back in the carrier sometimes too. We also saw three zebras, which I was really excited about. There was a cheetah right next to the zebras which was daddy's favorite. Mom really liked the elephants, but they were always on the other side of the habitat from where we were standing. The sloth bear was pretty cool too - he had really big fuzzy floppy ears. I told mommy that he was "inside" because he was behind the glass. On the way out, we waited for a while and finally got to see the Giant Panda! It was just like the stuffed pandas that I have at home. I was pretty tired by that time, though, so we walked back towards the car and grabbed some lunch for the road. I ate a Boca burger and apple slices and mom and I talked the whole way home (she said she was trying to keep me awake until we got home). It worked and we talked all about my favorite animals. The zebra's were my favorite with the tiger in a close second. We'll definitely have to go back soon.
I took a really good nap when we came home and then got to hang out with dad this afternoon while he was watching football. Dad taught me all about football and I do a touchdown cheer when someone scores. Mom went for a run, but came back early because there were too many bugs. While she was gone, daddy taught me how to throw and catch a ball! I did such a good job and actually caught the ball a lot :) Thank you to Jeff and Kathryn for the awesome starfish ball that you gave me - it's perfect for throwing and catching! Daddy was so afraid that I'd be one of those kids who runs at a ball without actually opening my arms to catch it, but I proved to him that I can play the game.
Hope everyone had a great weekend - Happy October!
