My First Mother's Day

Yesterday was Mother's Day and my FIRST Mother's Day! It did not disappoint!

I started the morning off giving Keeton a bottle and giving him a bath. His bath time was so funny because he has become all about kicking his feet and splashing water everywhere. You can tell he gets really proud of himself when he does it.

After getting wet and wild, we had lunch then went to the Kansas City Zoo for the afternoon. It was surprisingly chilly so we had to bundle up for the journey around the zoo.

We had a blast. Keeton slept through most of 'Australia'. He's so over Kangaroos:)

We then decided to travel to 'Africa'. Anyone who's been to the KC zoo knows this is not an understatement. A looooong walk across a loooooong bridge coupled with a baby stroller and bad shoes make for quite a trek. But...it was TOTALLY WORTH IT!

Africa at the zoo is similar to the Animal kingdom at Disney. It's this big land where all the animals live. Not just cage after cage. It's a really wonderful experience. We took Keeton out of his stroller at the Cheetahs. They were beautiful. They came right up to the edge of the land where we were walking.

Keeton decided to take a milk break at the lions. We watched as 3 female lions played and rolled around on each other while the big male lion took a snooze on a rock. It was amazing to be so close to these creatures.

(WARNING: gross paragraph ahead)

As we made our way up the trail, Keeton became inconsolable. I noticed he smelled a little foul so we stopped at a restroom so I could change him. Was I in for a treat. Keeton did his business all over his jeans, onesie, legs and back. It was EVERYWHERE! I had always heard about this happening to people but this was my special 1st time Mother's Day treat! I had to call Jason into the the bathroom for help. oh geez!

We finally got him cleaned up and back on the trail. You would have thought he had won the baby lottery. He was laughing and kicking his legs and soooo happy.

We finally finished the 2.5 hour walk (yes...2.5 hours) without another accident. Our little guy was so good during the whole excursion. We were so tired and sore but so happy we decided to go to the zoo.

I am so thankful to be a mother. I am so grateful for my son. It gets sweeter everyday!