April 21, 2007 by Dad.

Lanelle heard that the new baby polar bear made his first public appearance yesterday and so when today turned out to be a wonderful sunny day, we jumped in the car and went to see him for ourselves. The Brookfield Zoo was buzzing with activity, it seemed like all of Chicago had the same idea…

Cezanne spent a large part of the day in my arms. That way I could lift her above the crowds and show her the animals. At first I was not sure if she was able to see them or that she knew that there was something special and different that she was supposed to see in each new area. When we got to the elephant area they were feeding the elephant right near the fence, probably 10 feet from where we were standing and Cezanne saw the big elephant and giggled and squealed with delight. She really seemed to enjoy seeing the animals and made a lot of noise each time we got to a new area and there were new animals to see.

Daddy & Cezanne	Mommy & Baby Polar Bear	The Lion
Cezanne & Rhino	Mommy & Cezanne	Cezanne & Elephant
Waving at the Rhino	Cezanne & Hippos	Cezanne & Giraffe
Cezanne rides a Camel	Cezanne rides an Elephant

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April 21, 2007 by Dad.

Since Cezanne is now 10 months old, she felt that she should now start feeding herself. She had been grabbing at the spoon a few times during previous feedings and I even let her guide the spoon into her mouth. She wanted a more “hands on” experience…

   Yes, we did eventually get her clean again…

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