first Mother's Day (and zoo)

So, just what did Elias give me for my first Mother's Day? A bright and early start to the day, of course! He woke briefly around 4 a.m., settled back down pretty quickly, and then was up for good about an hour and a half later. To his credit, Neal attempted to let me sleep in, but, knowing he had plans to make me a delicious breakfast, I couldn't seem to fall back asleep.


We started the day with cinnamon raisin French toast, real bacon (as opposed to the turkey variety we occasionally have), sausage, juice, and coffee. And more coffee. Mmm.

After Elias caught up on his sleep with a 2+ hour morning nap, we ventured out to Stone Zoo, just outside Boston, the smaller of the two zoos that make up Zoo New England.


Moms got in for free, otherwise I think I might have been a little disappointed with the $9 admission fee. But the smallish size of the zoo is perfect for an outing with an infant who's still taking two naps (on good days, at least), since it was essentially a long walk...with animals. And to mix things up, he spent a little time outside the stroller, with Mom:


And with Dad:


He was clearly more interested here in the camera strap than the black bear exhibit:


In fact, he seemed fairly uninterested in the animals, even the ones that weren't sleeping, although he did seem a little upset when we ventured away from the barnyard exhibit.


The zoo was followed by lunch, ice cream, and a very brief nap during the drive home. As usual, the car snooze sabotaged a proper afternoon nap, but overall, not a bad first Mother's Day.