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King of the ladder

Monday, March 8th, 2010
King of the ladder

King of the ladder

I have been doing some more home improvement lately — mostly installing new doors (more on that soon). Watching Spencer makes progress quite slow, so I frequently will only get a nail or two in at a time, while Spencer is playing with his car or something. Because of this, I have been keeping the small step ladder in the kitchen or front room much of the last week. While Dave and Ellen were visiting, Spencer decided that he liked the vantage point of the top of the ladder. In the last week, he has now learned how to climb up and down the ladder. I caught him doing this on video a couple days ago. He celebrates his ascent by doing some of his other favorite things: blowing, shaking his head, and clicking. We still haven’t figured out what shaking his head is supposed to mean, if anything. We have decided that it does not mean “no”.

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12 month stats

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Spencer eating a red pepper

Spencer eating a red pepper

Today Spencer had his 12 month check-up. He was pretty good for the most part. He cried when he got his 5 shots, but not for too long. He continues to be a big boy, as we already knew. Here are his statistics:

Spencer’s 12 months stats:
category value percentile
weight 25 lbs, 0 oz 80
height 30.25 inches 66
head circumference 18.74 inches 83
BMI 19.21  

p.s. the picture is not related at all. Spencer likes red peppers though (and raw ginger too).

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Let him eat cake!

Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Messy Spencer!

Messy Spencer!

Spencer enjoying his birthday cake

Spencer enjoying his birthday cake

Spencer's cake

Spencer's cake

We got cake for Spencer’s birthday from the German bakery by our house, das Meyer. We got a white cake for the kids, and a black forest cherry cake for the adults. From the looks on people’s faces, they both seemed very tasty. Spencer was definitely a fan. He was even nice enough to share a little with Dave. Enjoy the video.

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Vroom Vroom!

Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Spencer playing with his car

Spencer playing with his car

Spencer has been getting pretty good at playing with his big car lately. It is clear that he is really close to walking, because he is not really relying on the car for balance. Occasionally he will stand up on his own when he wants to inspect something with both hands, but then once he realizes he is not holding onto something, he quickly finds something to hold onto, or simply drops to his knees. So I think he is ready to walk physically, but not quite there mentally yet.

In this video, he displays how he is now able to turn around and go the other way when he reaches an obstacle with the car. At the end, he switches over to his small Lightning McQueen car, which is actually filled with bubble bath.

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Velaric ingressives

Friday, January 29th, 2010
Spencer producing velaric ingressives

Spencer producing velaric ingressives

Lately Spencer has been making clicks (velaric ingressives), which is really cute. Here is a short video of him doing it. We are encouraging him by making some clicking noises ourselves. These are not the best exemplars he has made, but they are the ones that I have captured on video.

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