Soccer Lessons and Safety Cushions

Well, now that Spencer has walking down, he's been working on the next step: soccer. Thanks to Aunt Tamara, he already has the outfit and Daniel supplied the ball. We had another little soccer ball (the one in the last video) that Spencer loved to play with in the house, but then he started to bite off pieces so we had to throw it away.



I bought these plastic cushions to put on the corner of the filing cabinet, that's right at Spencer's eye level, but he got a hold of them first and found a different use for them. It's a good thing he didn't find the fourth one because I don't know where he would have put it!

Look Who's Walking

For the past two weeks now Spencer has surprised us by taking off on his own, letting go of our hands and walking by himself. It is still odd to see him wobbling around the apartment, but he is so pleased with this new freedom, and we are happy to give our backs a break!

More noise games with Spencer

Piano

I have loved listening to Daniel play the piano the last two months now that we have one in our home. My sister Nancy was so kind to let us borrow it and my parents managed to fit it in their van when they came out to visit us (that's where a digital one comes in really handy--it's not nearly as big and bulky, but, alas, it does provide one more cord for Spencer to play with). I've sometimes been concerned that Daniel doesn't sit back and relax enough, but now that he has a piano so accessible, he often takes a break to play. And now I can relax knowing he's relaxing.

Of course Spencer has to give it a try as well.

Toy Box

Spencer has discovered some fun new toys that happen to be right at his height. He would stay entertained for at least half an hour so it was hard to get too upset. We finally removed the "toys," however, but he still loves playing with the drawers, even though he has shut his fingers in a few times :(

Cousins

I had wanted to post another entry about my trip to Iowa, and now a whole month has passed since we got back. Part of my excuse is that I couldn't get the video to upload (the one I told you about, Amy) but here are at least a few pictures capturing a conversation between Spencer and his cousin Annabelle. For the most part they got along really well and Annabelle would make the sign for "baby" and point to Spencer whenever he was around, or to ask where he was if he was taking a nap. It was fun to see them play together, even with a few quibbles now and then, as seen below.

S: "Hey, Annabelle, can I try on your hat?"

A: "No way! Boys can't wear girls' hats. Everyone knows that!"

S: "Sheesh. Daddy was right. Girls ARE complicated."