Donovan's Wonder Blog

I had lots of fun with Daddy this morning.

He tickled me.

We watched Elmo together.

Then I brushed our hair. Dad doesn't have a lot, so it didn't take long.

Mom and I got all dressed up for church, but we decided that we'd stay home with Daddy until he had to leave instead.

I really love my daddy. He's lots of fun!

I guess Mom likes him too, though. They kiss a lot.

Today I walked into the kitchen and found the two of them kissing AGAIN! Well, if there's going to be that much love going around, I gotta be part of it, so I went over to them and grabbed one of each of their legs and insisted that they pick me up. Of course they did, and they just about smothered me in kisses!

I can give kisses, too. I'm not one of these guys whose afraid to be affectionate. I'm not even afraid of it being caught on camera.

This afternoon, Mom converted one of my toys into a scooter-bike. My favorite feature is its trunk up in front. I can put stuff in it and take it out. The challenge is remembering to hold it open while trying to put stuff in it. I'm quickly realizing I need to use both hands to do so successfully.

Speaking of using my hands, I am now using the signs for "more" and "toilet" and, of course, "bye-bye." That seems to be the same one for "hi" and I use it for that, too. Actually, I wave at anything that I want Mom and Dad to pay attention to. I am also pointing. By the way, I use the sign for toilet when Mom is changing me... She hasn't seen me use it before I go, yet... whether I do or not is for me, alone, to know right now.

Mom and I had leftover lasagna for dinner. It was pretty good. My fork skills are improving all the time. I probably use the fork 15% of the time. The rest of the time I use my hands or try to eat directly out of the bowl.

I've got my own signal for being "all done." Mom keeps encouraging me to use a different signal. But I think this gets the point across just fine.

This evening I also helped Mom clean off her desk. I found out that the quickest way to do that is to dump a bottle of water on it. She picks everything up real quick!