The Minnesota Zoo

Charlotte and I went to the MN Zoo last week for the first time this winter. While we should have gone closer to 9am, we didn't arrive until 10:30a.m., of course, right?... when all the school groups arrived. That's something I'll have to remember the next time. Nonetheless we did have a great time. Charlotte really enjoyed looking at all of the animals...indoors indoors that is. I think her favorite part was looking at the dolphins and the big fish tank with the shark. She surprisingly stayed in her stroller most of the time, which for her age is pretty darn good. I was also glad to be able to get out of the house and do something different. While we have gone to the zoo in the past, this is the first time Charlotte's been able to understand much more and really get into it. Since she is about at the age of really enjoying the zoo for what it has to offer I decided we might as well get a membership. With the new baby arriving and all it will be really nice to give Charlotte an opportunity to run around and have something fun to do, even if it is just for an hour. That way we don't have to feel guilty if we're only there for an hour and Daddy can bring Charlotte and have some fun time without Mama and the new baby. Although I will make a concerted effort to have some fun Charlotte and Mama time with this new adjustment, which I must say I am a bit nervous for. I know that everyone says you adjust fine to having a new little addition it's just so unfathomable to me that I can love another child as much as I love Charlotte. I know it will all work out fine but now that I'm getting closer to the baby being born I'm starting to think about things I didn't think much about before. Lucky for me Charlotte does have such a good Daddy so she can feel just as important and get lots of attention still while Mama is going to be spending lots of time with the new baby Bellmont.