Another sunny day means another day at the Oregon Zoo. I never quite realized how cute baby elephants can be. This one kept trying to find his footing on a sloped piece of concrete. A couple of times it looked like he would slip over and was, in many ways, just like any other baby. A baby that could kill you if it fell on you that is.

Oh, and this is the best photo I could get, because I had find a gap through this group of people. Baby elephants apparently attract quite the crowd. That’s Kei in the orange hat.

Samuel now sleeps in his own crib. At least he does from about 7:30pm until 9:30pm. Then he wakes up to eat before going back to sleep in his crib until about midnight. After that time he wakes pretty much every hour. Instead of dragging myself out of bed each time, I give in and he sleeps with me – still waking up every hour or so.

Until he’s on solid food. At that point he will officially have the ability to sleep through the night and all bets are off. Assuming I can put up with a few tough nights of sleep training, that is.

Apart from the fact that this will greatly relieve my sleep deprivation, it seems a shame that he’s not making the most of the adorable bedding.