First trip to the zoo

April, Selah, Samantha, and Jenni. Look how good Selah is standing!

Yesterday was Selah's first trip to the Oregon Zoo. We went with Jenni and the Diehm's from church. We had a great time and the weather was beautiful! The polar bears put on a show for us, by tossing around a large plastic barrel in the water. Selah actually got scared and started crying because a large group of kids were watching and started to laugh. The elephants even made their trumpeting noise. Selah also got to pet a goat. For the most part she was distracted by the other children around her, but when the animals got close enough she got excited. So many animals to see and so little time. It did take a bit more time since we were trying to corral 4 children, but so much more fun with the kids. We had Selah-9 months, Samantha-19 months, April-3 years old, and Brandon-5 years old. When we left, Selah fell asleep before I even started the car. Look below for some super professional pictures I took while at the zoo. haha! Actually Elaine and Jenni helped too.

Also, Selah had her 9 month check-up on Thursday with Dr. Basco. We really like Dr. Basco, because she takes her time with us and doesn't rush the appointment. She also has up to date information. Thankfully she did not have to get any shots, so it was an easy check up. She now weighs 18 lbs. 2 oz. and is 28 1/4 inches long. She is in the 75 % for height and 40 % for weight. At first I was concerned because she was below average, but Dr. Basco said that she is not worried at all. Selah has been gaining weight at a consistent rate and is healthy. Dr. Basco was very pleased with her development. She said not to worry about the crawling, because she's on "schedule" (referring to the average age babies start crawling). Also, the fact that she can already drink out of a sippy cup and regular cup is GREAT! We were also told that based on her early development with some skills and Dr. Basco observing her on Thursday that it appears that she is entering toddler hood early. So, our beautiful girl is doing wonderful! Hard to believe but there are only 3 months to go until her first birthday. YIKES! I better start planning.