The flight was delayed a few times, so we got to the airport late -- then it put us in rush hour getting into the city. By the time we got to the hotel, checked in, unpacked a little... it was 7:30. (Mercer normally goes to bed around 8!) We walked to the Whole Foods a few blocks away with him in the Ergo (baby carrier). He sacked out while we were loading up milk, diapers, and other essentials.
Our first full day in the city was rainy, but we met Todd's brother, Bobby for a late breakfast. After Mercer's long nap, we took him to the flagship Toys R Us store in Times Square which wasn't too far away. (We were trying to think of something to do indoors b/c it was rainy.) He was mesmerized by / waved to & said "Hi" to a giant animatronic dinosaur they have there as well as played at the Thomas the Train table for awhile. 
Later that night, we went to see a Mets / Phillies game with Todd's dad & brother. Mercer was very funny... he would clap and cheer when the crowd would clap and cheer. 
He would dance a little with the music. We even noticed a few times that if a fan yelled something to one of the players "come-on Gary"... Mercer would try to repeat it. hilarious~ He didn't know what was going on, but he was having a great time. (In these pics, Mercer is in the bottom left-hand corner.)
Today is Todd's birthday. We were hoping to go to a Mets / Yankees game, but the tickets are way expensive and hard to get. Instead, Todd decided that he would to go to the Cloisters - a Medieval art & architecture museum. (There was actually an elective he took in college that he studied this / he's always enjoyed the subject.) 
It was a serene place -- with Gothic pieces of buildings that were displayed and also implemented into the architecture of the museum, Medieval-inspired artwork, and beautiful gardens. It wasn't the easiest place to get around with Mercer. There were a ton of stairs and lots of artifacts that are prohibited to touch, but we still had a nice time. 
Do you see the name on his polo shirt? His "Georgia Grandma Jo" saw it & got it. Pretty cool!_______
Update on blog -- it's now Friday night & I'm adding a bit to round out the "birthday" blog. We asked the hotel for a recommendation on an authentic Italian restaurant that's casual. We went to a place called Joe G's and it was great. One of the owners, Mario, really took to Mercer and came over between 15 - 20 times to the table to play with him, bring him pasta, kiss on him, etc. He even offered for he and his wife to baby-sit Mercer! Dinner was great, but really, Mario made us feel welcome there and enjoyable. We'll try to go back while we're here in town. Also, after dinner, we went for a long walk around central park. There were tons of joggers, bikers, horse & carriages (Mercer started saying neigh when he saw one, but after awhile his noise for a horse is click click click (because of their hoofs on the paths)). There were organized softball games, an active playground, volleyball & soccer. There was even a concert in one of the parts we visited. All of this and I bet we didn't even cover 1/10th the ground in the park. It's SO HUGE. It was a beautiful night for a walk.
Todd's mom & brother come to get Mercer tomorrow afternoon. If it's not rainy, we're hoping to go back to Central Park to explore more and go to the zoo with the little guy. We'll see!
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