Look! Marmosets!

Last night we went to the zoo with our friends John and Crystal and their 9 month old son, Braiden. It was a perfect evening weather-wise and the mosquitoes weren’t too bad. Peter didn’t have much of a nap during the afternoon and by the time we got to the zoo he had just fallen asleep in the car, only to be transferred to the stroller. He was in a fog for a while, but one we sat down for a picnic dinner he started perking up. It helped that there was a band playing and he instinctively was wiggling along to the music in his seat.

 

Peter got to see elephants, giraffes, lionsandtigersandbearsohmy, penguins, flamingos, and a bunch of fish and lizards. As opposed to his trip to the zoo when he was 2 months old, this time he really got into it. He would point at the animals and point to his palm in the “more” sign (which has become his default communication, meaning, in addition to “more,” “I want,” “make this thing work” and, when done forcefully and quickly, “hurry up, already”). We took the 2 boys to the big cat building and the tigers and lions were actually awake for a change. We had Peter and Braiden standing next to each other next to the lion cage, leaning up against the glass, and Peter would gently pat Braiden on the arm and then giggle excitedly. When Peter is with his cousins he’s the little guy in the group, but with Braiden he’s the big kid and he plays the part well.

 

One of the benefits of the trip was that Peter was pretty much wiped out by it and slept the whole night through (as did his parents). Sweet.