Summer Fun

This past weekend we decided to take Jordan to the Palm Beach Zoo for the first time.  It was a cloudy day and the zoo was nice and shaded throughout, so we were able to enjoy it without melting in this July heat.  Jordan enjoyed seeing the river otters, who definitely put on a show for him, and he squealed for 10 minutes around the tiger and peacocks, prompting some fellow zoo visitors to comment on how happy of a baby he was!  He also saw a brown bear, which he smiled about because one of his favorite books is Brown Bear, Brown Bear.  It was cool to see him recognize different animals!

Just saw brown bear!

My monkey with the monkeys

Look at his face in the reflection...so cute!

After checking out all of the animals, we took Jordan to play in the zoo's water fountains.  It was full of kids running in and out to cool off, so he loved to watch them and to stick his face in the fountain.  In fact, after swim class every day, he loves to play in the big pool, which has a sprinkler that he can stick his hands in.

This week has also seen some new developments for Jordy:  he now says "Hi Da-da" very clearly and is almost saying "Ma-ma" (comes out more like "Na-da").  He can pull up on furniture if he is sitting in someone's lap and he has also started to cruise for short distances on the coffee table and ottoman!  Believe or not, he's still not crawling but he gets all around the floor by rolling and pushing backwards.  He loves to pick up books and have us read to him...he gets the biggest smile on his face at bedtime whenever we pull out Good Night Moon or Brown Bear, Brown Bear.