Baby G on the Road - Part III

By the fourth day of our road trip I found I wasn't as worried about Gabriel and the car anymore. In fact by this point he was happily climbing INTO his car seat--a first for him. It was a nice change as up until this point I've always felt guilty about forcing him into the car knowing how miserable it makes him. At home I limit the time he spends in there as much as possible.

We headed to the Toronto Zoo. Like his older siblings and most children, Gabriel loves the zoo. Unfortunately at the start of our visit to the zoo we had an accident involving our camera and the lens broke so we had a very limited number of photos at the zoo and not one of Gabriel. Wish I had one of him playing in the splashpad/sprinkler area. He couldn't get enough of the water.

Day five of our trip brought us to the city of Toronto.


We visited the Royal Ontario Museum. Gabriel enjoyed looking at the exhibits but most of all he enjoyed the children's play area. He napped most of our walk down to the Habourfront. He ran right to the playground after Leah and Louis. He couldn't wait to give the rock climbing a try. A few parents ran towards him at one point as he attempted to climb the stairs to the slide. If I didn't know Gabriel's physical abilities I would've been concerned as well. At this point though he has a pretty good handle on getting himself up and down. Matt assisted him with the rock climbing wall.

ALWAYS climbing

When we arrived at the CN Tower I was worried about the wait and how well Gabriel would handle it. It is easier to appease Leah and Louis who can be reasoned with but it is a bit more challenging to do with Gabriel. He is still a baby. I really worried for nothing. Gabriel thought waiting in line was fun. He played with Leah and Louis. Enjoyed the company of the people around us and the other kids waiting. Once we made it up the elevator (which he LOVED) and to the top of the CN Tower. He couldn't get enough of looking out the window out at the city.