Shafi and Leah both survived their weekend without me

Not that I didn't think they would. I went to Philadelphia to visit my friend Eilisa and her husband Scott and their baby Evie, who is 4.5 months old. I was gone from Saturday morning until Sunday evening. Shafi got to see for himself what it's like to spend a couple days alone with Leah.

They had a good time. And she was pretty good...as usual. But I think they both missed me.

When I got home Leah gave me a big smile and seemed very happy to see me. And of course I was incredibly happy to see her.

And yesterday she was up on hands and knees (almost) and rocking back and forth for the first time.

And today she was just fun and happy: