The FeDibblety family

Spencer turned 4 months old on Sunday, and today I took him in for his 4 month appointment, during which they did the usual poking and prodding, measuring, and gave him another round of vaccinations. As usual, he was a pretty good kid. He seemed very interested in the animals they had painted on the walls, as well as all the cool instruments hanging from the wall.

Spencer’s 4 months stats:

category	value	percentile
weight	15 lbs, 7 oz	61
height	25.5 inches	72
head circumference	16.5 inches	42
BMI	16

Compared to the 2 month stats, he is a little bit heavier, not as tall, with a slightly bigger head. It seems like he is starting to resemble his parents a bit more.

This past weekend we went to California for Curt Fischer’s wedding. Trips to California are always hard for us, since we know quite a few people there, and never have time to visit them all. This time we chose the Buchheits and Aunt Jean. We arrived on Thursday evening and stayed with the Buchheits. Our flight was delayed over 2 hours, which made for a pretty miserable trip. Had it been on time, Spencer would have been falling asleep with a full belly right around boarding time. We also got stuck in the last row, and every time the bathroom door slammed it would wake him up. Eventually he did sleep for about the last 30-45 minutes of the 2 1/2 hour flight.

We had a nice time visiting with the Buchheits in Los Altos Thursday evening and Friday morning. Spencer really enjoyed playing with Thomas, who is almost one year old now. Then we headed down to Monterey where the wedding was being held. We were invited to the rehearsal dinner at El Torito, at 7 p.m. Spencer was a very good boy the whole time, as is frequently the case. Unfortunately though, he started getting sick Friday night. He woke up several times during the night. Clare ran out around midnight to buy some infant tylenol, which took away a bit of the pain and helped him sleep.

Saturday morning we went to the wedding, which was on the beach at Carmel River State Park. Spencer slept through the whole ceremony. Then we got back to the hotel around 12:30 to meet Aunt Jean, who had driven down from San Rafael to hang out with Spencer. We had lunch at the Fish Hopper, where Bob and Jean Ann frequently dined. Then the Fedibbletys took a nap while Jean Ann toured around Monterey a bit. Jean Ann then looked after Spencer while Clare and I went to the reception at the Monterey Bay aquarium. It was very impressive.

Spencer didn’t sleep that well Saturday night either, but slept most of the ride back to the airport on Sunday, and slept most of the flight home, which was thankfully not delayed. He slept much of Monday and today, but now seems to be getting better. We feel really bad for the little guy. Unfortunately there is not that much we can do, besides turn on the humidifier, give him some tylenol, rub a little vicks on his chest, and suck the snot out of his nose. I’m sure this is only the first of many colds. Hopefully they won’t be too frequent. On the plus side, he managed to give us some smiles in spite of the cold. What a trooper! click for more pictures

This week our friends Tim and Phil visited for a couple days during their 2 weeks tour of Colorado and New Mexico. It was really great to see them. Spencer liked them very much, and it seemed like the feeling was mutual. On Tuesday I took them out to Red Rocks and to the Coors Brewery tour. As usual, Spencer was a great kid. While we were tasting beer, Tim gave him a pony ride, which he liked very much.
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Curt Fischer, a friend of Clare’s from Case stopped by with 2 of his groomsmen last week on his trek from Boston to San Francisco, where he is getting married (today). They got in fairly late on Friday, and had to leave early Saturday to go rafting in Idaho Springs. It was a beautiful day on Saturday, so Clare and I decided to go up to Idaho Springs and hike around for a bit, then meet them for lunch at the Tommyknocker brewery. We also got to try out the new Kelty Kids backpack that Ellen gave Clare for her birthday. It took awhile to get al the adjustments right to make it comfortable, but once it was fitting well, it was quite nice. Spencer also enjoyed the view from up high.
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Spencer generally likes riding in the car. Really, he likes getting out of the house; he likes a change of scenery. But he doesn’t like waiting around. I can empathize with that. After I strap him him into his car seat, I do not have long until he starts to get fussy. So while I am getting the diaper bag, shopping bags etc., I try to keep him entertained. Last week I was playing around with the little doo-dad that hangs off his car seat, and I noticed that he was blinking along as I pulled this toy up and down. So naturally, I took a video to share with the world. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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