Sylvan enjoyed his first Thanksgiving! We dressed him up like a turkey and took him a short distance north, for a lovely lunch with Jim's cousins near Baltimore. He took a nice nap on the couch while the adults resisted tryptophan (turkey) induced versions of the same. He has also been getting out a bit,  meeting dear friends who are excited for his arrival. We went to church for the first time last week and have visited (or had visits from) big and little friends all around town. And he's growing so fast! At his last doctor's appointment he was over 7 pounds and 21 inches long/tall. He's finally on the charts for weight and is 25% percentile in height. Still a small guy, but getting bigger. And beginning to make eye contact and smile. We have not managed to get him to smile on demand and aren't convinced there's not another bodily function involved when it happens, but it is absolutely heart-melting when it happens.