Dearest Natalie,

Today is the first time we went to the zoo without your Daddy! Auntie Lily and I planned the outing last week since we both have the "Friends of the Zoo" card and Qile and you enjoy going to the zoo very much. I was excited and couldn't wait for today to arrive. Clearly I wasn't the only excited one. We went back to the office before going to the zoo and your grandma packed us a huge box of cookies (coz she knows you love to munch one them) to bring to the zoo to share with your friends.

Grandpa sent us there and we reached there early at 2:30 pm. You fell asleep on our way to the zoo and continued to nap till 3:15 pm. I sat at the KFC to have some snacks while waiting for you to wake up. I didn't think it was a good idea to walk around with a sleeping baby in the sling under on a hot hot day.

When you woke up, we went to catch the 3:30 pm Elephant show. It was quite a walk from the entrance and we passed by the new Australian outback on our way there. It looked very interesting with kangaroos hopping around freely. I misread the map and took a longer time than estimated to reach the elephant show so we missed around 15 mins of it. I managed to find a front seat for you and you were showing alot more interest in the elephants than the first time we visited zoo. I taught you the baby sign language for Elephant and you learnt how to sign it on the spot. I was so proud of you.

After the show, I un-slinged you and let you walked on your own. You walked really slowly, stopping every now and then to check out things that interest you. You were very excited about the elephant that you just saw and kept signing elephant (putting ur right hand to ur nose) to me. Seeing that we have some time left before the 4:30 pm animal show, I decided to go to the Australian outback to check out the kangaroos. It was a wise decision. We enjoyed ourselves there so much and I even fed a kangaroo. At the beginning, you were a little afriad of the hopping animal but after a while there, you began to warm up to them. You kept signalling me to touch the kangaroos for you because you were too scared to touch them yourself. I also took the opportunity to teach you the baby sign for Kangaroos. You learnt 2 new signs today! A group of Japanese girls near us kept exclaiming "Kawaii!", for a while, I thought they were referring to the kangaroos, then I realised they were referring to you when they pointed towards our direction. It was a happy moment for the proud mama here!

We rushed to the animal show at the children's world after the Australian outback. It started to drizzle when the show was about to end and we made a quick run to the KFC nearby at the children's world. Auntie Lily got us delicious Ben and Jerry ice cream to eat while watching the animal show, too bad we didn't get to finish due to the rain. By the time we reached KFC, the ice cream had melted. Still, it was a good treat! Auntie Lily also gave us some mini lemon cakes that Qile baked. They were yummy and you ate 3 or 4 of them and we brought home the rest. I can't wait for you to be older so that we can bake together too, it'll be so fun. Before that, I better learn how to bake first.

I changed you into your swim suit at the children's world so that you could join Qile and play with the water there. Alex also joined both of you after a while. All of you had such a good time. The water was rather cold but that didn't bother you. You were really happy! After waterplay, I put you on the swing and you loved it so much. Seeing the smile on your face and hearing your laughter just brighten up my day.

By the time we left the zoo in Auntie Lily's car, we were all tired but really happy. I'm looking forward to our next trip to the zoo already! Oh well, I am so so tired now after the zoo and a long dinner at the Turf City. It must be tiring for you too because you are sleeping very soundly now. I have to continue with my reading now and sleep a while later. Good night baby! I love you baby!



At the Australia Outback



Animals that we saw


Video taken at Children's World




Love,
Your Mommy dearest

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