Donovan's four month check up

It's official, Donovan is a chunk! He is now 17lbs 4oz, but feels like 20 lbs. He is 26 1/2 inches and is still in the 90th percentile for weight and height. The doctor said he looks great, he is very healthy. He also told me not to let anyone tell me he is too big!! Fat babies are happy and healthy babies! He has done really well. He had a bit of a cold at the beginning of this week, but has slept it off pretty well. He had to get shots today, so he is on tylenol and sleeping off the pain. He was so happy all morning and they had to go and ruin it! He was being so funny when the Dr. Jones was talking to me and asking questions. He loves to hear people talk, it makes him laugh for some reason...so while Dr. Jones was talking to me, Donovan was smiling and laughing at him. It was pretty entertaining and the Dr. couldn't keep a straight face. I'm not going to send pictures this post because you will all get to see him soon!!! Just a reminder for those of you who don't know, his blessing is going to be on December 30, at 11:00 am in Springville at Brad's parent's ward. If you need an address or directions, email or call me. We love all of you and can't wait to see you!!

Donovan's first laughs!

He's growing too fast!!!

Donovan has made some fun strides lately. He is starting to grab and play with his feet. He is getting much better at coordinating his hands to grab at objects as well. Today he was playing in the exersaucer and I thought he was going to tear the little green elephant's head off!! I wish I would have had the video camera, because he was going at it. He was trying to pull it out, I thought he was going to break it for a minute, he is getting so strong! Hannah came over earlier today and we tried to get him to sit up,but that didn't work out so well...he prefers to stand. One of his favorite things to do right now is hang over the edge of the couch and look at the "reiver" Christmas tree. He is getting to be so much fun. Everyone should be excited to see him during Christmas break, he is totally worth the wait!

In other news, we saw Hillary Clinton at the Council Bluffs Airport on Monday. We took a few pictures and wanted to get a shot with her and Donovan, just to say we did, but she left too soon... there was 1 person ahead of us and we were the last in line and she decided she had to leave...couldn't take 2 minutes to take 2 more pictures. It's okay, we weren't planning on voting for her anyway, and it made me feel less bad about taking this next picture that doesn't exactly make her look wholesome. She looks a little evil if you ask me...if you can't see it, you should click on it to get the lifesized version.
Anyway...Tomorrow is my last day at work!!! YAY!!! This has been the longest week of my life, but I have survived. No more driving across town to drop Donovan off and no more sitting at a desk playing on my calculator all day. Woot!

And I almost forgot, we are all moved into our new apartment and Donovan has brand new furniture...he is so spoiled!! We don't even have a dresser, but he sure does! As soon as we get everything organized, I will post pictures so you can all see what we are living in...it really isn't all bad, plus it's free.