I'm Back

Well, after a week of traveling for work and a back procedure, I have been back with Donovan for the past two days. Steve held down the fort while I was in Connecticut and he reported how happy Donovan was--lots of laughing and smiling. He is one happy kid! And how he's growing. I don't know how much he weighs, but he is clearly growing lots. He doesn't sleep much, but he is happy and smiling and just beginning to grab at a toy banana that can hang within arms reach on his bouncy chair. He lights up whenever he sees Maris or Greg or Avery. Steve and I have to work a little harder for a smile, but we get plenty. He's eating a little faster, though his "meals" are still quite leisurely. And he's still working on getting his finger, thumb, or fist in his mouth--can't be sure which yet. He really loves to be outdoors, but since my back has been bothering me, I can't take him out for walks as I used to. Bummer! Yesterday Steve cleaned off the porch--yeah, the pine pollen is gone! So perhaps if we can't go for walks, we can sit outside a little more. And we are reading lots of Winne the Pooh poems.