The FeDibblety family

King of the ladder

robfelty — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:11:58 +0000

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”.

12 month stats

robfelty — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:30:31 +0000

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).

Happy birthday Spencer!

robfelty — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:07:54 +0000

Black forest cherry cake from Das Meyer bakery

Clare helps Spencer blow out the candle

Spencer turned one year old yesterday. We had a little party, which was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from the party, and a little video of Spencer opening a present. As is often the case with first birthdays, he was only interested in the first present. The first present also happened to be a car, so that might have played a role. After people left, he thoroughly inspected the rest of his loot though. Thanks to everyone who made it. We had a great time!

Let him eat cake!

robfelty — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:58:07 +0000

Messy Spencer!

Spencer enjoying his birthday 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.

McQueen Cousins

robfelty — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:55:32 +0000

Spencer and his cousins playing

Spencer had a blast playing with his cousins at his birthday party. Isabelle and Connor took turns riding on Spencer’s Lightning McQueen car while Spencer pushed them. A couple times Isabelle lifted her feet up, and Spencer was actually pushing her. At other times Isabelle or Connor were using their feet to push the car. They did this for quite some time. It was really fun to watch them.