What can I say about my son Donaven Christopher Lee in one million words or less? One thing I can tell you is I did not expect him returning home from his first day in 8th grade and inform me that I had homework. I still had a week before my courses started. Yet here we are a week later I am just now doing my homework assignment from last week. Thank God Donaven does not procrastinate when it comes to doing school work; normally I do not either but I still wanted my extra week off.
I call Donaven D-man or just D most of thetime. D came into the world at 1:52 pm on April 12th 1996. When he was first born he was not breathing and blue. The nurses took him from me and frantically worked on him until an eternity later; I heard a cry. The cry was the most beautiful sound I ad ever heard. After that first cry, he did not cry much. Donaven was a great baby; rarely id he fuss, puke or pee on me. By one years old he couldn’t walk and barely crawled but he was speaking in nearly full sentences. At two years old his favorite word to say to me was “actually”. At age three he read his first word off of a building in Seattle, Washington, Fox. He attended pre-school for two years; during which time he charmed everyone who wrked with him. Also during his third year of life he decided he was no longer going to take anymore naps.
He attended Madison Elementry school from Kindergarten to sixth grade. He was always on the Honor Roll and working as a teacher’s pet. Oh yeah, when he was in the second grade; he began dressing in a button up shirt and green blazer and announce he was the FBI. He also played chess and participated in Ed-Com for two years.
Once he hit the seventh grade, still a charmer, he suddenly grew taller than me and enjoys rubbing it in. I believe it was also the same year he elected himself chairman of the Squirrel Lovers Association. He also fell in love with a puppy and lost her during this time. He has such a gentle way with animals that I hope he works with them in the future. Somehow D managed to get over his loss and found he had enough love in his heart for anothe puppy plus my Leader Dog.
Now he s in the eighth grade and kisses me on the forehead good-bye as he walks out the door to school.. A reminder of how quickly they grow and change. But there are few things about D that I don’t think he will ever change. Number one, he is a bit messy to say the least. He tries to keep things picked up sometime but since he rarely gets rid of anything, he has a lot of clutter. Number two, he will always be a gentle loving soul. Number three, h would do about anything for anyone, he is just that type of person. Now I could go on but I only have a million words so I better wrap this up before I get carried away. One last thought Donaven; I do not know if he will ever give up that unibrow!
