The Bear Whisperer

We will often go to the zoo on Saturday or Sunday morning, but for the past few months have been limited to just the indoor exhibits. This past Saturday we were finally able to venture outside to see some wildlife, and it was one of the coolest zoo experiences we have had. We had been told that the Grizzley Bears are most active in the morning, so we went to see them first. All three bears were fishing and playing in the water right next to the glass! There was one bear in particular that took an interest in Addie and it was so fun to watch the two of them interact!











We continued on our way and eventually had another wild close encounter with a Tiger! Addie wasn't sure what to think of this huge cat pacing right in front of her at first, but then she pointed at it and said "Jacie!" - that's Gracie in Addie words. It was so cute! So for the rest of the morning, any four legged animals was referred to at Jacie :)

Although the zoo was fun, the best thing lately is hearing Addie use her first "real" words. Mama, dada, and uh oh have been a few we've been hearing for a while, but now she is actually trying to listen and repeat some of the words we say to her and associate them with her surroundings. Although she is enjoying practicing vocabulary development with us, Addie has had zero interest lately in walking. I think she is just hoping we will carry her around forever. There are many problems with this, but the most annoying one right now is that she is getting heavy! So heavy we are planning on turning around her carseats this weekend (it will be fun to see how she reacts to facing forward)!