Photos from September

 

Sorry it took so long to post these pictures. They were taken in early September. Blogspot changed a lot of their settings, and it was difficult to figure out. It seems like there have been some additional changes more recently which have made the site more user friendly -- like it was before.

 

Anyway, Spencer is doing very well. He can write his name, and he is starting to read. When told that a tongue is something you use to taste things with, he replied "Like sweet, salty or sour." So he's very smart. But if he had also said "bitter" and "umami" he would be a genius! He is looking forward to Halloween because he really enjoys all kinds of candy. However, he does not want to wear a Halloween costume. He has a Tow Mater costume (from "Cars"), but he wants to carry it in the bag it came in! Fortunately he has agreed to wear his new Frankenstein t-shirt. But he likes to point out that "It isn't a costume." 

Spencer is 4!

Spencer is having a good day today! He has received many presents and is looking forward to chocolate cake after dinner.

Spencer loves trains!

Spencer continues to love trains! Too bad he wouldn't smile in front of Casey Jr.! He enjoys wearing "I love NY shirts." When he says "I love New York," it sounds like "I love you more." But then we say, "No, I love you more!"

Happy Father's Day

Spencer is doing very well. He likes anything from the movie "Cars." He invented a new game called "tiny baby" whereby he likes to get into bed and pretend he is a baby. But in a couple of minutes he declares that he is actually a "big boy" and wants to do EVERYTHING for himself again. If he does run into a problem, he says "Mummy, I need you." He tends to set the "play agenda" for the girls. If he wants to play with his engines, they will play, too. If he wants to ride his tricycle, they will get their bikes out, too. If he wants to watch "Thomas & Friends," they will watch, too. If he gets too tired, he says, "I need to take a rest" because he never wants to admit that he still needs a nap on most days.

Bonus photos

We had hoped to have these ready for Mother's Day, but they are a bit late. Nevertheless, I think all will agree that Spencer is a cute little boy!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

Looking back at the photos of Spencer, we are tempted to ask, "What happened to our precious baby?!" Because now he is such a big boy. We always have loved him, but early on, it wasn't clear whom we were loving. That made his early days, weeks, months and years so exciting as we waited for clues to his inner self. But at 3.5, he has a very well defined personality. He talks a lot and is fairly predictable. He is very sweet, sometimes shy and certainly happy. He went through a "Caillou" phase, but he never left "Thomas," and he certainly loves his engines more than any other toys! He even likes to play "Thomas" games and do puzzles on the Internet. And he likes to look at photos stored on the computer. He seems to understand that he is the little baby in the pictures. When we look at some of the preemie outfits we saved, we cannot believe that he ever wore them. And then we see the old pictures and notice that even these outfits were -- at first -- too big (see below)! Time flies!

A great Christmas!

Spencer has a great Christmas! Santa brought him lots of presents. His favorite was a flashlight that he uses to "play camp." (He likes to pretend he is camping in our house.)

More recently, Spencer has been starting to read! He recognizes a lot of names. He is very proud of his development and so are we!