Dad here.
Today we had a nice warm day without the usual long list of chores to do so we decided to take Zoe to Como Zoo. The nice thing about Como Zoo is that it's free (although we do make a small donation when we go) so we can go without feeling like we have to stay for a long time to make it worth the money.
We had never taken Zoe to the zoo before and we weren't sure whether she'd really get anything out of it. She had a great time. She always loves going places where there are a lot of people to look at but she also really enjoyed looking at the different animals. She wasn't particularly interested in the lions and tigers which surprised me because she loves our cats so much. But she really liked looking at the different monkeys.
The Como zoo has an amusement park too with an old carousel. We were debating whether we should let her go on it or not. She was getting tired and had been out in the hot, muggy weather for quite a while. But we decided to give it a shot and we were glad we did because she just loved it. There were a couple of other babies her age on there who cried through the ride but she was all smiles.
Dad here.
Gena and I took Zoe to her one year well check today. Her weight is 22 1/2 lbs which is 75th percentile, her height is 30 3/4 inches which is 95th percentile and her head is 18 3/4 which is 97th percentile... daddy's girl.
The big transition now will be taking Zoe off the bottle. We talked with the pediatrician about how we'll do that. It's such a part of her routine for naps and going to bed at night that it will be a challenge for us but I'm sure she'll do fine.
She got three shots today including chicken pox (they still recommended that we do that even though she had it) and MMR. She also had to have some blood drawn for an iron test and a lead test. Both came back in great shape. She still had a hard time with the shots but she calmed down pretty quickly, she's a tough girl.
