Ben and the Zoo

Originally Posted March 10, 2002

Ben went to the zoo for the first time today. It was fun. He went with his mommy and daddy and with both of his godparents, Nate and Casey. He seemed stunned most of the time but was a real trooper and didn't cry once. Some of the animals were out but they must have realized before we did that the forecasted 58 degrees was going to be a much colder 58 degrees than normal.

Yesterday, during a ride around the neighborhood in the wagon, Ben pointed at me, his father, and said "Da Da." Now he has been making the "Da Da" sound for some time but this was the first time that he has directly associated me with the sound. Pretty cool.