Deconstructivism

Ophelia has now entered her deconstructionist phase. She's become very good at wardrobe decontruction and is also a strong critic of graphic design print ads. Which means she crumples up the ones she dislikes. And also the ones she likes too. It's super cute! We love watching her grow and explore and learn. Too much fun! -Daddy Spoon.

A Day of Thanks

Wow, I had such a great time yesterday for Thanksgiving. Mommy and Daddy Spoon took me over to cousin Sheryll's house to celebrate the holiday. I had a great time and got to eat some turkey dinner too! I didn't like it as much as my sweet potatoes or carrots, but I ate it up and had a good time taking a nap in Mommy's arms. I love falling asleep there. Mommy is the best! I am thankful for my Mommy and Daddy. They take good care of me. I am thankful for all of my family. I love them, and I know they love me!

A Fire Going

Today I wanted to post up some cute pictures of our adorable little Spoon, just to show how cute she is at what she does. From hanging with Mommy Spoon and also nomming on her new bib to waking up in the morning and even getting caught chatting away on my phone, these photos go to show this Baby Spoon has a personality all of her own! -Daddy Spoon.

Call of Duty

So after last week's quasi-emergency with being constipated -you don't really want to know the details- Baby Spoon seems to have been awakened to a new sense of duty with her vendetta of old. Here are the particulars of a conversation this morning between Mommy Spoon and myself:

Daddy Spoon: "O filled her diaper massive! It was like she was trying to bury China or something... it was that much."

Mommy Spoon: "Oh... WOW... How is that possible? She has been making 3 or more dirty diapers a day..."

Daddy Spoon: "You forget about her vendetta..."

Mommy Spoon: "Ha ha ha ha..."

So now our Baby Spoon is again unleashing her wrath on all the poor clean diapers in the house. Be warned. And afraid. Very afraid. Some of those dirty diapers can be a fate worse than death....

Watermelons and Turkeys

We go in for Baby Spoon's 6th month check-up today. After weeks of speculation and guessing over how big our Little Spoon really is, we will find out today. I can't wait to see how much our little turkey weighs. We think she's about 22 lbs. but the produce scale at the supermarket isn't very reliable when it comes to wiggly-bug babies. We'll find out for certain today! -Daddy Spoon

A Mad Hatter's Party

Yay, I'm six months old today! I'm so excited because Mommy and Daddy Spoon threw a small un-birthday party for me. I even had presents to open! And a card to read! The card was from Mommy and Daddy and read, "Happy 6th month Un-birthday! We're so lucky to have you in our lives. With much love, Mommy and Daddy."

And after that, I got to rip and tear! I now have a cute new pair of jeans and a shirt that says, "My heart belongs to Mommy." But if you want to know, I had more fun tearing the wrapping paper to pieces. Don't believe me? Take a look!

It wasn't me

I don't know who they think did it, but it wasn't me. I didn't do it. I'm too cute to have done it. And why would I even think about doing something like that? I can barely stand the thought. Not me. I was raised properly by my parents. I know better. Yes, I do. I know what the stakes are. Who do they think I am? I'm not your run-of-the-mill debutante who does things and expects Daddy to pay for it all with a credit card, I'm a polite and well-mannered young woman. So if that is the case -and I plead my innocence- then why am I behind bars? Huh? You tell them, because I've said it one too many times already: It wasn't me.

As Things Stand

Well, sadly, the Spoon family is under the weather this weekend. We're all battling either a cold or a fever. This isn't the way we wanted to spend our Saturday because we had plans to go to Bellingham tomorrow and visit some close friends. Unfortunately, these Spoons have to stay home tomorrow and recuperate. 

Onto glad and happy news, our Baby Spoon is standing on her own! She's been doing it here and there -and with something to support herself with- and we're very pleased about how well our Babykins is progressing. She's a very strong, healthy and happy little girl. And now that she is standing on her own we're only left to wonder what achievements she will accomplish next. -Daddy Spoon.

Bolt (the kitty-cat)

Another big day today! Ophelia rolled over four times today! We are so excited for her. She rolled from her belly onto her back during tummy time this morning. It's the most that she's ever done anything like this during tummy time. That means that she'll keep this up and soon roll all over the room. The cats better watch out! Her iron-grip fist will soon send them running whenever she gets nearby. Hahahaha, the kitties won't know what to do. Except run.

Paying it Forward

We did something very nice for another family the other day. One of the girls that Mommy Spoon works with has a daughter a few months younger than our Baby Spoon, and her oldest daughter accidentally put crayons through the wash and ruined all of the baby clothes. We Spoons were more than happy to go through Babykin's old clothes and separate selected outfits to give to Jasmine and her family. We had received a similar gift early on when our family had just begun from the ladies in my church, so I feel it's more than appropriate that we help another family in similar fashion. It's nice to pay things forward and continually help other people. In that small way, we're able to help change the world around us. -Daddy Spoon.