Even in the chilly cold winter, toddlers still need plenty of fresh air and exercise. The zoo works great because both Kara and Jude enjoy seeing the animals and Kara can let Jude practice walking and even climbing steps, in a safe area with no traffic, other than the occasional zoo tram.
So that's why Kara and Jude visited Brookfield Zoo today in 30 degree temps. The other reason to visit the zoo in winter is because of Jude's cool stroller accessory. The Bugaboo Foot Muff functions more like a sleeping bag.
zoo baby
Here are some highlights of today's trip:
-Kara tossed a frozen snowball near Jude's feet. He giggled and stepped on it. Kara threw some more. Jude squealed and laughed as he ran over and over the snow dust on the sidewalk. The rest of the way back to the car he walked right on the edge of the sidewalks so he could put one foot in the frozen crust of snow.
-Jude in the penguin/bird dome. Jude decided to try and walk up two steps holding only onto the rock wall and railing. It wasn't necessarily a success, but it was cute to see him put so much effort into learning this new skill. He liked the penguin area and its sunny indoor light so much that he asked to go back in...twice.
-The barking baboons. Who knew they yelped like dogs? In the mostly empty zoo..seriously we saw like 2 other families the whole time... someone was barking. Four baboons were crawling around on their giant rock island. They each took turns eating frozen ice pieces, one even very cutely leaned down to eat the snow. But they also made unsual barks.
Since barking is one of the few animal sounds Jude makes on his own, Kara felt it necessary to bark back at the baboons, much to Jude's enjoyment. Unfortunately Jude kept silent and did not add his own yelp this time.
We look forward to more fun animal adventures for Baby Jude.
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