I’ve been meaning to post these photos of Grandpa V and Grandma Beata visiting with Stronner and us . . . they departed over a week ago, but without extra hands on deck it’s been hard to find time to blog!  That’s right, Fiona and I are 9 days into handling Stronner as an unchaperoned parental duo, and now that the worst side of effects of Fiona’s chemo have subsided, it seems to be getting manageable, though there’s a long slog yet ahead.

In the meantime, Stronner is getting more focused and controlled with his movement, and has spells of chattiness throughout the day. I’ll post more video of him playing soon!

In between visits from his grandparents, Stronner got to spend lots of quality time last week with his Great Aunties Kellie and Noel.  Auntie Brooke came down for Easter eve supper, creating a veritable trifecta of Aunties, whose attention he thoroughly enjoyed (despite an incident where he may have had a girly bow tied around his head – for the sake of his future dignity I will neither confirm nor deny that story).

Over the last few days Stronner has been getting quite good at playing with the spinning toy bar on his bouncy chair.  I wouldn’t really call it spatial coordination yet, but he has figured out that by flailing all his limbs he can make things spin!

Watch him go! (8 weeks old)

It sure looks like spring here in Seattle, with all the blooms sprouting.  Grandma V and Stronner posed with some flowers in front of our house to prove it. However, their attire reveals that it does not yet qualify as a warm spring!