And then came Nate-ism #15.

An ongoing joke between me, Nate, and unbeknownst to him, his brother Jake. to see how long it takes him to acknowledge Spencer. We have told him the stats at birth, announced he was here, sent him pictures and Christmas card featuring Spencer, and usually mention his growth, so he knows Spencer exists, has just never made any mention of him. Well he happened to acknowledge another baby in the family and Nate and I were talking about this and looking at Spencer Nate says, "I guess we know who the least favorite uncle is, Aaron."

A SCARY Nate-ism #14.

Earlier this evening while Nate was at work I was making crazy noises at Spencer which would startle him. His eyes would get huge and bug out and he looked awful cute.
When Nate got home I was telling him about this and how I was trying to catch it on video.
Spencer was sitting in his bouncy seat so I bent down and made a weird noise at him to see if he would make his cute almost-scared-face. He had no reaction.
So Nate bends down and SCREAMS AHHHHHWAAAHHAWA!!!! right in poor Spencer's face! Spencer's eyes got big and he let out a big cry, took a deep breath, was silent much longer than usual, turned bright red, and then let out the BIGGEST cry! It was so sad, and also kind of hilarious...way to go dad! :)
yes, I realize we are the meanest parents ever.