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Not much to report today--I am sick, sick, sick! Dennis is a little congested, but not feverish. He did sleep very late this morning. At 10:00 I asked David if he'd heard anything yet, and we went in to check on him. He was just sleeping late, maybe fighting whatever bug gave him fever. He woke up happy, fortunately, but he was a bit pitiful today, needing lots of hugs and several long naps. The doctor told us to feed him a diet heavy in starchy foods for the weekend, so he couldn't be happier about mealtime. He discovered cheddar cheese rice cakes today, which he quite liked. They could hardly hold a candle to the french fries and rice and bread and pasta that he also consumed, though. I am so glad he takes a multivitamin!

I cleaned his room today, and he followed me around wringing his little hands and wondering where all his toys were going. He had them arranged just like he likes them, strewn about the floor. He didn't immediately pull all the Audobon birds off the shelf, as usual. Instead he brought them to me, one at a time, so I could identify them and play the bird call for him. He has a goldfinch, a red headed woodpecker, a great horned owl, a red tailed hawk, a chickadee, a cardinal, and a northern flicker (also known as a yellowhammer, which happens to be our state bird, a fact I did not realize when I purchased it). We buy him one whenever we are in a park gift shop that carries them. Anyway, his room looks much better, and when he went to sleep tonight, there was only one toy back on the floor. We did play with his blocks today, and he delighted in knocking over whatever structure I built. He actually stacked two of them up for a moment before coming to his senses and demolishing as usual.

I heard several new syllables today, not sure I could repeat them as they couldn't be classified as English (barely even Earthspeak), but it sounds like he's trying to carry on conversations. Very cute. I can't wait to hear what he tells me tomorrow.