Thank You Grandma and Grandpa Jensen!

Spencer has hit his head a few too many times on the bathtub faucet now that he has a hard time sitting still. But thanks to Daniel's parents, he now has a soft rubber ducky guarding the unforgiving lump of metal. Thanks for the great birthday gift!!

Spencer Through The Year

Last fall I started to get excited once the pumpkins and Halloween decorations showed up in the stores, because if Halloween was coming, then my October baby was on his way very soon. This year I'm having fun playing outside with Spencer, finally pulling out our sweatshirts now that the weather has gotten cooler, and can hardly believe that my October baby is now walking around, and eating with us at the table, and letting us know what he does and doesn't want!

Each month I took a picture of Spencer placed on, or near, the boppy pillow (sometimes it's under the blanket) and dressed in a onesie (most of the time). Some of the later months got a little tricky as he became more mobile, but here is a look at how Spencer has grown through the year:

1 week

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months (yeah, this one doesn't follow any of the rules)

9 months

10 (1/2) months

11 months

12 months

The photo shoots may be getting more challenging, but we are having more and more fun with Spencer as he grows. When I look at him, I know with complete certainty that he is a child of God, and that we all are children of God. The love I have for Spencer gives me a better understanding of the great love our Heavenly Father has for me, and for each of us. How great is the power of love!

Birthday Boy!

We had a great time celebrating Spencer's first birthday yesterday! Uncle Neil and Aunt Jenny came to celebrate with him, and with everyone else's gifts and cards, it felt like a real party. We wish the rest of you could have been here too, but you can join in with a few pictures and videos of the day:

"Birthdays sure are tiring!"

"Thanks for the cool phone, Gramma DeVocht!"

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!