Wright Quote of the Day

Brendan - Wright can you help me make my salad?
Wright - No
Brendan - Why not?
Wright - I'm not high enough.

14 Month Comparison Pic

Pretty different I must say...

Sweet Sweet Spence

My favorite thing that Spencer does these days is see my from across the room, give me a huge smile and walk as fast as he can over to me to hug my legs. Then he wants me to pick him up and give him a good squeeze. He will do this every time I walk into the room or even when I have been in the room and he forgot I was there. He is such a cuddler, just love it!

This popcorn popper is by far his favorite toy. He pushes it all over the house over and over again.

Updates on my Boys

Long post - but just wanted to update on what the boys are like these days.

Wright (almost 3 1/2)
Wright is so much like his dad. He is super social and literally never meets a stranger. He loves to have people over to our house no matter what the situation and he will hang out with just adults if that is who our guests are. The other night he stayed up a little late and watched the Academy Awards with the Croffords and us. He was just so happy being with the friends that we had over. He loves to talk and talk to people about anything and everything and tell them about what he likes, what he did that day, who he saw, etc. If we are walking through Target, he will say, "Hi", "Excuse me" or "How are you?" to everyone we pass. Its just normal to him. He is also great with names and really never forgets anyone he has met before. He will randomly bring up a friend of Brendan's that he met 6 months ago and ask how he is. He is also extremely observant with people. For example he has never met the kids in my class but he has seen me with them at school. Last week he looked at a pic of them on our fridge and asked where Norris was (he was not in the pic). I seriously have NO idea how he even knows Norris' name. Another characteristic I love about Wright is that he is so sensitive to others' feelings and very thoughtful. If I say in passing that a friend is sick, he will ask about them out of the blue the next day and wonder if they are ok. If I have a bandaid, he is super concerned about what happened and if I am ok. He is starting to get more interested in what he is learning in school (letters, numbers, etc), but the social aspect of it is by FAR what he cares the most about. When I ask how his day was, he always talks about what happened with the kids first. So and so got in trouble, so and so pushed so and so on the playground, etc etc. He doesn't seem to have one best friend at school but talks about all the kids equally. Lanie and Eleanor are still his BFFs I think. Although he told Elizabeth last week that Eleanor is his best friend and Lanie is his girlfriend. I guess we will see how that turns out...

Spencer (14 months)
Oh Spence. He is our little spitfire. He definitely likes to get into things more than Wright ever did. But, he is also extremely content and easy going. He will take a nap anytime I put him in his crib no matter what the situation. For example, if we have somewhere to be early in the morning, I can put him in there an hour earlier than usual and he will go to sleep. If he misses his morning nap altogether, he is fine, he will just take a longer afternoon nap. If he is at school all day and doesn't get enough sleep between his 2 naps there, he'll take a 3rd nap when we get home. So so go with the flow. Today I dropped Wright off at Adventure Kids and was hoping to leave Spencer too because I had to go to Northpark and I knew how much easier it would be without them. But, Spencer could not stay at Adventure Kids because they did not have his shot records, so he went with me. Sadly, I don't think I have ever had just him in a situation like this. I guess I was basing my dread of how it would go on how Wright was at the mall at 14 months. Well, Spencer could not have been more perfect. He literally sat quietly in his stroller for 2 hours. Never once did he cry, fuss, want a snack, nothing. I guess he was just content being with mommy and checking out his surroundings. Wright was NEVER like that! He would want out of the stroller and want snack after snack to stay entertained. Another thing that I can't get enough of with Spence is that he is super cuddly. It's funny cause he won't sit on my lap for 2 minutes to read a book, but if I go in his room and rock him and sing with him before bed, he will just lay and snuggle with me as long as I want. Again, something Wright would never do. I treasure those moments for sure. We love this little guy more and more everyday. He is so sweet and makes us smile all the time.