Without Words

Well, maybe just a few...  Now that the weather is nice, Spencer has started riding her bicycle that she got for Christmas.  Let me rephrase that- she's started riding her bicycle outside.  She thinks she's pretty cool.

How Spencer Counts to Ten

When I ask Spencer to count for me she gets very serious and squints her eyes. Then her eyelashes flutter as if to say "you are really annoying me, Mom, but I'll do it anyway so you'll leave me alone." And then this is what I hear next.

One
Twooo
Fweee
Four
Fife
Ix
Seben
EIGHT, EIGHT, EIGHT!
Nine
Tinnn
Tweve!

I'm not sure why she likes the number eight so much, why she refuses to say 11, or why she stops at 12, but I think the whole thing is pretty cute!

The Stats

We went to the doctor on Friday and Spencer now weighs 31 lbs and is 35 inches tall! She got a bunch of shots and has not been the happiest camper since then. I hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Hair Cut Milestone, Complete

Today, Spencer got her first hair cut. I imagined this rite of passage would be akin to a long, slow, tortuous death- but I was SO wrong, she was an Angel!

Literally, it was as if a Heavenly being took temporary residence in her body, she was that good. We went to a lovely little place called Pigtails and Crew Cuts. She got to sit in a nifty little car and watch The Backyardigans on a large flat screen television. There was no screaming, kicking, or maiming, just smiles. This is the before picture.

You probably can't tell, but she is sitting in an Old Timey police car.

If only I had known she would be saint-like, I could have saved myself all that worrying about her getting maimed by the scissors. And no, I didn't even have to sign a waiver saying that I wouldn't sue them if said maiming occurred.

Her First Blow Out.

Due to time constraints, bill paying, ect., I didn't have time to take a picture of the final product in the store. I was also afraid that the Angel was about to depart if I didn't get us out of there. So here she is in the car on our way home.

It wasn't 30 more seconds before the Angel left and my Spencer came back. Honestly though, I couldn't have asked for a better first hair cut experience.

I will try to take some more pictures tomorrow that will give her new "Do" justice, because it is just too cute.

The First Hair Cut

Tomorrow Spencer is getting her first hair cut. (Insert flowing tears) I have tried to ignore the increasing rattiness of her hair, but I can't do it any longer.

So tomorrow we are going to a hair salon that only cuts kid's hair. My camera battery is charging and I am mentally preparing for a lady to bring SCISSORS near my baby's eyes! I mean, what if they poke her eye out? Do I have to sign a release saying I won't sue them if they accidentally harm her? Do they wash her hair or do I need to wash it before we go? I realize that these are all questions that I could have asked when I made the appointment, but I didn't want to seem crazy.

I will post some before and after shots tomorrow. Wish me luck and say a prayer, for me, and more importantly, the hair stylist!