I can’t believe that the Eman is now 19.5 weeks old. (Actually, I had to quickly calculate that, using a calculator I found here. Turns out I’m 1542 weeks old!). Last night he was in his swing, and he was reaching for the toys that are attached to the tray. There was a time, not long ago, when he didn’t even know those toys were there! Then he was getting upset because he could reach them and play with them, but he couldn’t pull them into his mouth. So I took out the toy and handed it to him, and you could see the joy and sense of accomplishment in his face. He’s learning by leaps and bounds.

For some reason, his favorite color is orange! That’s works out well since we live near Syracuse, home of the Orangemen! We discovered this tendency accidentally, but now his favorite toys are a Tigger at daycare and a plush Orangemen doll at home. Last night S-mom was showing him a big board book of colors, and when she turned to the Orange page his legs kicked in excitement and he turned to her with eyes that seemed to say, “Is this for real? Is there really that much orange in the world? What a great place this is!” So we had to hug him.