Donovan's Wonder Blog

It was so good to spend time with Daddy.

It was even better than normal because he didn't have to go to work, so he was around more!

I also got to spend some time with some other kids I'm related to.

This is me and my Aunt Kimmy. She's about 7 months old now.

She also has really cool toys. And she has 2 TVs! And they're both bigger than the one we own!

She was trying to figure out how I am her nephew, but I got to be so much bigger than her. I told her it was because I am a boy.

But since I'm bigger, I can help take care of her. I gave her her pacifier.

And I gave her her bottle.

I even helped her finish her water.

One day cousin Austin came over. He's three. But we're about the same size and we play together really well.

I played a little jazz for him to break the ice.

Then we chased eachother around the house like proper little boys do. It was a lot of fun.

It's funny, but because I am so big and I communicate so well, lots of people confuse me for being older than I am.

That's fine until people expect me to act like I'm a couple of years older than I really am. Then they get judgmental, mom has to defend me and gets angry at them and the whole thing falls apart.

I'm not done being a baby yet. I'm going to be 1 and a half in a week.

I'm also starting to take directions from Mom about when I should stop, shut doors, pick stuff up, clean up my messes and other things. I haven't mastered those things yet because they're all new lessons to me. I've been walking less than a year. Every day brings something new into my path.

Intellectually, I'm just starting to develop impulse control, so it's really hard for me to not touch things that interest me or run when I feel that surge of energy! Impulse control usually develops pretty well by the age of 3. But the average 18 month old has almost none.

The worst part is when people tell Mommy that she should hit me when I don't behave like an older kid.

Mommy and Daddy say it isn't right for anyone to hit anyone.

For those who might argue with the idea that I shouldn't be acting like a 3 year old yet , keep in mind that I'm closer in age to Kimmy than Austin.

Mom and Dad and Cousin Austin and Aunt Cindy and GranMari and Aunt Kimmy and I went to Chuck E Cheese when we were in KC.

They have pizza and a big arcade.

Mom and Dad won enough tickets to get me a pair of inflatable chairs.

Here I'm helping Daddy blow one up.

Now he's showing me how to sit in it.

Look, I can climb into it myself.

I could sit here all day.

Thanks Dad!

So, I'm just sitting there minding my own business...










When Malachi reaches over and says, "Dude, if you're not going to eat that strawberry, I'm all over it!"






So I said, "Back off, Dude! I'm gonna eat it. I just didn't want to get it in the picture because Grandma and Grandpa don't want us taking food into the office."



Sheesh!

I know it's been a while since I've blogged. I'm sorry. I've been busy and distracting...er distracted.

Here are some pictures from our August trip to Missouri to go see grandparents and everyone else too.

It was a tough trip. We had to drive 7 hours to the airport
and then we had to take 2 different airplane rides overnight. Here's me looking all cute and cuddly asleep in Mom's arms on the plane. Mom's just looking grumpy and sleepy.

We landed in Kansas City at 8 in the morning.

We had breakfast with Grandma Judy and then we drove with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson to St. Louis.

We stayed in St. Louis Saturday night with Grandma and Grandpa Beuhrig. I informed Grandpa B that he had a hummingbird problem taking over his back porch.

We got to meet Cousin Isaac.

On Sunday we went to Isaac's baptism.



I'm not into ceremony, yet. So I cleaned.
I cleaned the pews.




And Uncle Mike.

And Mom.

Here is Grandma Nelson, Me, Dad, Isaac and Grandma Beuhrig. Could we boys look any more bored? (Actually, what do you want to bet this picture will be found in Grandma Nelson's cubicle in the near future?)

I wasn't really bored, though. There were so many family members I recognized, but couldn't really remember. I was comfortable with many of them.

Here's a good picture of Daddy and I looking handsome together.

And a decent picture of Mom and I looking cute together.

There was a reception after the baptism at Grandma and Grandpa Beuhrig's home - I was pretty comfortable with everyone there. Mom had to come find me a couple of times because I'd stay away from her for so long. This is how she found me once.

I have been told that it is a family tradition to play with the Beuhrig family wooden coasters. Well, you know I hate to disappoint.

Babies seemed to be the theme of the trip. This is the 2nd one I found and she wasn't the last I would encounter before we left.

Sunday evening we drove back to Kansas City to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson for a few days.

Grandpa let me use his cool hose to water the grass and plants.

It was a hot day and the water felt good.

Here I am spraying Mom - I got her pants all wet. It was funny.

Then Grandpa showed me how the hose coils up on its own. That's pretty cool.

I stepped in the mud, though, so Grandpa had to spray off my feet.

I returned the favor.



It's 3am, so this blog will have to end for tonight. I will add more tomorrow hopefully.