The Quilt

In answer to your question, Amy, no, I did not make the quilt pictured below. It was a wedding gift from some sisters in Iowa City (Joyce Jeppsen, Sandra English, Catherine Anderson, Trudy Russell, Lorene Hunter, and maybe a few others). The quilt I made is the one on our couch, which you can see in several pictures in this blog. I love the colors in the wedding gift quilt and was so surprised to find out that the Iowa City sisters had actually made one for me. I trade it with the blue comforter you gave us once or twice a year to have some variety. I also discovered that it made a great backdrop for Spencer's 6 months photos. I've tried to be consistent with his monthly pictures by using the Boppy and having him in a onesie. These are some of my favorites from this month:

This one's for you, Mom

When my mom was in town, we went out to eat and discovered how much Spencer liked joining us at the table.




And now we want to thank you, Mom, for the new booster seat. Spencer now gets to join us at the big table at home, and he loves it!

As yummy as the food may be, however, those utensils are still a lot of fun!

(He had stolen Mom's fork without her seeing.)

Where did April go?

We have had a month of colds, coughs, and fevers but we are all feeling better now (except for a lingering cough for Daniel). Other than the sicknesses, we have had a fun time watching Spencer begin some new things. We also had a great visit with my mom and my sister, Megan, who is getting ready for her mission. She will be back in June to report to the MTC, and then she will be off to the Italy Milan Mission!! We are very excited for her and know she's going to be a wonderful missionary.

Grandma DeVocht with Spencer and Sade

Pssst, Aunt Megan, can you keep a secret?


Look at my two teeth!

Spencer has discovered how to play peek-a-boo with us while in the crib, and sometimes he finds us!

We're having fun starting with solids, and as you can tell Spencer is too.

Spencer was so tired when he was sick but he liked to be with Daddy.

Spencer's latest craze is tags. They are the first thing to go in his mouth. Daniel even got him to go down for a nap by giving him the tag on this cat rattle.

What more can I say? Spencer is one happy little boy!
(And thanks, Emily, for the outfit!)

Funny Video

There's not much I need to say about this, except for that the noise really is coming from his mouth. And you might want to be careful if you're watching it at work.

I'm Back

Daniel finally found the monitor of his dreams, which went on sale last week, so I now have mine back and am up and running again. I enjoyed seeing what everyone else did for Easter, so I thought I'd share ours. We had a wonderful dinner with my brother and sister, Neil and Jenny, with some of the food even prepared the night before (a great feeling for me since I didn't have to rush anything at the last minute). We had a delicious ham (thanks so much, Kristy, for the suggestion!!), mashed potatoes, green beans, a yummy spinach salad made by Neil, and a yellow cake with orange glaze for dessert. We enjoyed a walk to the temple before the sun went down and then came back and let Spencer entertain us until it was time for his bath. Easter usually sneaks up on me so I don't always fully appreciate it, but I was able to prepare this year, in addition to the food, with quality scripture study the week before as well as a nice Family Home Evening lesson. After having a child of my own my love for our Savior has grown even more as well as my appreciation for his glorious resurrection. I look forward to the blessed day when we will see Him again and am grateful for this wonderful holiday to celebrate His victory over death.

We attempted to get a family picture on Easter but didn't end up with one where we're all looking the right way. Here are the better ones:

Uncle Neil having fun with his nephew

Getting ready for bed

Spencer's latest trick is sitting up!! He's still a little tipsy, but he's getting there. I was wondering if he really would sit by 6 months and it looks like he made it. It's amazing how much babies can learn in just a few weeks. Other big milestones he's reached these last few weeks are rolling over, both ways, scooting backwards while on his tummy, and his first teeth! His two front bottom teeth have poked through!

Spencer, Spencer, Spencer

First of all, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. Daniel is currently using my monitor while we're looking for a new one, so I haven't had easy access to my computer.

Second of all, I realize that the majority of this blog is about Spencer, so for those wondering what else we have been up to, you'll just have to keep wondering. Just kidding. Well, at least until I take the time to write something else. But I'm pretty sure that most of you checking this blog are most interested in Spencer anyway. So, without further delay, here are more pictures of our little pride and joy:

Thanks for the new hat, Gramma DeVocht!

Spencer discovered how to scrunch his nose last week, and has been doing it often ever since.

"Lady Ace, Lady Ace, do you read me?" (For those who have seen Cloak and Dagger)

I love my rattle.

Nothing like a good book.

Hooray for bath time!

He's a Talker

Our little Tarzan has found his vocal chords. This video is from a few weeks ago, but he is still going strong.