September

Neil joined us for dinner on Labor Day--yummy sloppy joes--and then we enjoyed a walk to the park. It was the first fall-like day of the year and we welcomed the cooler weather, even if it means that the sun sets earlier.

Spencer's two front teeth are the last ones he has gotten, so he's at a total of 6.

His front teeth are helping him enjoy more foods now. He loves fruits--bananas, peaches, grapes, and apples, and is eating more from our plates too.

Toilet Paper

The culprit tries to get away.

Pillows

Spencer loves pulling these pillows off the couch and playing with them, even though they're just as big as he is. It's been easier to video record than to take pictures of him lately with how much he's moving, and blogger actually cooperated so I could post this video!

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.