My Monkey

There's lots of bonuses to being a third kid, like early exposure to inappropriate things like Star Wars and fart jokes. But he's also missed out on that special attention moms give firstborns. Everywhere he goes, his brother and sister have already been and show him the way.

Sometimes he just wants to feel like he's blazing the path.

So, this morning I took him to the Zoo all by himself and tried my hardest to act like I'd never seen the stuff before and put on fresh glasses, the kind you have when you first become a mom.

We had an amazing time. We talked, I watched him be thrilled by things we usually whiz by, and we moved at his pace.

My favorite part was our visit to the Bonobos. They never disapoint. But today, the two baby boys came right up to us and made faces and really played with Tobias through the glass. We sat there for about 15 minutes and laughed and laughed.

Just when life gets overwhelming, a morning like this is given to me and my tank gets refilled.