One Year Check Up!

Spencer had his one year old check up today! Boy, I know he felt like a pin cushion. He had to get 4 shots and a finger prick to check to see if his iron was still low. Thankfully, it was not! Today, he weighted 25 pounds and 12 ounces, which is no longer in the 90th percentile, but it is somewhere between 75-90%. His height was 30.5 inches, which was in the 75% and still his head was in the 95% at 19 inches. Dr. Rainey was pleased to see that his weight is slowing down a little bit and his height is catching up with him! And now that he is walking, he will really start to thin out, which is kinda sad because I love all of this rolls. Anyway, he also informed me that I need to ween him from his bottles and formula and transition to whole milk and sippycups. I proceeded to ask him, "How in the ---- was I supposed to do that?" but maybe not in those words but it is what I was thinking. Spencer loves his bottles and it is going to be awful trying to get him to stop taking them first thing in the morning and before he goes to bed but we will tackle it slowly. I think we will start with transitioning him over to whole milk and then once he is taking that slowly get rid of the bottle. Please pray for us as we tackle this endeavor!

We Have a Walker!

Spencer has officially entered the world of the walking! One day he just decided to go for it. He still prefers crawling as his main means of transportation but when prompted by Josh or myself he will walk. Yesterday, he took 10-12 steps around the kitchen. I can't believe my little man is already walking. He will always be my little baby thought! Here is the cutest video of him walking to me with his grocery cart that Uncle Deagan gave him, as well as all by himself! See how far we have come in just a matter of one week! And I just found out today at daycare, that he is the first in his class to start walking! He better get used to being first in his class ;))

Happy Birthday Spencer!

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One Year Ago!

Thought everyone might get a kick out of this picture of me from one year ago. Last year at this time, I was having contractions and almost one day from now, we had little Spencer. It is hard to believe that he is a year old! It has gone by so fast but every moment has been so special to us. We are blessed to have such a wonderful child! We look forward to many more wonderful moments!

Wow! How Time Flies!

I'm a Little Teapot!


















It has been a while since I have posted! We have been extra busy in the Foster house hold. We have had weddings, showers, parties and still have a couple of more before Christmas time! Spencer is doing great! He is pulling up on everything and letting go and stanging by himself for nearly 30 seconds. It will not be long before he is walking. He is finally getting more consistent with sleeping through the night, which makes both of us very happy! We celebrated Halloween by going to a Trunk or Treat at our church and Spencer loved sitting in the Trunk giving out candy! On October 31st, we went to Josh's ballgame, dressed up as a spider and he was so cute!

First Birthday Invite!

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Due to not wanting random people to show up at Spencer's Birthday party, contact me if you would like information!

Happy Halloween!

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I love football!

Last weekend, we had a great visit with Grannie for Rick's birthday and then we went to see Josh coach the Forbush vs. Starmount game. Even though we didn't win, Spencer had a great time dressing up as a Falcon Fanatic with a red mohawk. He loved football already!

Photo Shoot!

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Juice Plus

My Juice Plus business is up and running! Please take a look at my website under my link lists. If you have any additional questions or would like to give it a try, you can use the contact information on my Juice Plus website!! Here's To Your Health!

9 month checkup and Pray Request

We went in today for Spencer's 9 month appointment. Boy, we have a growing boy! He is 23.4 pounds, 28 inches long and his head is 18.75. Still, weight and head in the 90 percentile and height in the 50 percentile range. But he is growing steadily and the doctor said he looked great and very healthly. However, we did find out today that his iron is low. So, please keep him in your prayers! I am going to start giving him more meat which should help but it still wasn't something that I wanted to hear. I don't have any pictures and I know that is what most people look at but Spencer has had an ear infections for the past week and we have been fairly busy making sure he feels good. On a happier note, he is crawling around like crazy. We can't keep up with him. It is so amazing to see something we brought into this world, thrive like he is!

Summer 2008

Here is the scapbook I made of our Summer Beach Trip!

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Halloween is Fast Approaching!

I have a question for everyone! What should our adorable little boy be for a Halloween? Here are the choices that Josh and I have narrowed it down to but I would like to see what every else thinks!

Beer Tasting!

This past weekend Josh, Amy, Corey, Deagan, Dana, one of Amy's friends and myself went to a beer tasting in Greensboro. They had more beers there than you can possible imagine(most of them really bad). The ones I liked the most were actually cidar made from Granny Smith apples. We had a really good time though. Spencer stayed the night with Rick and Elizabeth and they had a great time as well. It was only the third time we have left Spencer and of course I cried but it was a tiny easier at least(compared to the first and second time). Unfortuantly next weekend(September 5th-7th)I will be heading to Myrtle Beach for Becca's Bachlorette party. I will be without my man for basically three days ;(( I am going to go crazy!

New Business Venture!

As most of you know, I am now working a part time job so I can spend more time at home with Spencer. However, I have decided to try my hand in the sells world by selling JUICE PLUS! Some of you know what this is and others don't. We all know that we don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. It's too hard or its too expensive. Juice Plus makes it easier to add nutrition from a wide variety of different fruits, vegetables and grains into your diet. It is made from the freshest, highest quality fruits and vegetables! All you do is take 2 Orchard Blend capsules at night and 2 Garden Blend capsules in the evening with a glass of water.Do I sound like a commercial?? Seriously, ever since I have been taking it, I have gotten sick less often and when I do, it is only for a week or so. In comparison, before I started taking Juice Plus, I would get the common cold at least once a month and stay congested for a couple weeks at a time! Josh takes it, as well as baby Spencer(in his bottle). They have a great children's study, where your child(6-15) can get Juice Plus free for three years, as long as one the parent takes it! I will have an official website up soon but if you have any questions or are interested in the health benefits of taking Juice Plus, just leave a comment with a contact email address and I will get back in touch with you! You won't regret it!

Spencer

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Mr. Poop!

So, here's the nightmare I had last night:

I wake up and walk into Spencer's room to check on him and what do I see; I see my child with his diaper off poop all over him and his bed. Spencer has taken off his diaper to play with his poop, So I step out of the room to go get something to clean him up with and I come back and he is peeing all over himself. So I have this poopie,peeeeey baby to take care of and no husband to help me with it! I wake up from this " nightmare" only to realize that it was not a nightmare and Mr. Poop had actually done this and was having a great time at it!!

More Pictures

Amy took so many good ones that I had to show you guys some more!

Happy Birthday Grannie!

Last Sunday we surprised Grannie by showing up for church! We actually pulled it off. It was awesome to see her face when she saw us sitting out there. We then went back to her house and had a great lunch. Grannie got to rock Spencer to sleep and then we all went outside for a photo shoot with Amy's really cool new camera. It was a very relaxing day. Spencer is starting to try and crawl which is really funny to watch. He gets about half way up and then rocks back and forth, like he is thinking really hard about what he needs to do next! He is also getting another took, one of his top ones. He is doing better teething with these than he did with his lower ones. We are getting geared up to go back to work, both of us are not looking forward to having to leave him. I took a part time job in Davie County, which means I will get to spend more time with him and we found a great Mother Morning Out Program at a church! We just have to meet his teachers. I was so hesitant about it at first but he will only be there three days and everyone keeps telling me that it will be really good for him to be around other babies. I will just keep telling myself that!

Cute Baby Contest

I have entered Spencer into a photo contest because we all know he is the cutest little baby. Go to this website and vote for his pick. You have to sign up and go through about 3-4 minutes worth of surveys trying to get you to sign up for various things but it doesn't take too long. Tell you friends!!!

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Our Summer Beach Trip!

We just got back from the beach a few days and we a wonderful time. We were gone for over three weeks and came back tan and tired. Spencer had a great time. We played on the beach and in the pool almost every day. Spencer's favorite activity was eating sand. We tried to stop him but it was no use. The first week we were done there my mom and Gary came and stayed with us. Spencer decided that week that he was going to get his first ear infection, so we ended up having to take him to the doctor and he did not sleep good at all that week. My mom loved showing him off at the beach and strolling him around in his new wagon. We had several people to ask us if he was the Gerber Baby!! We also had some professional pictures taken of the family one day. They turned out great and we started a new tradition. That weekend my dad and his girlfriend, Paula came up for a few days and Spencer got to play with them some at the beach. The next week it was just me, Josh, Spencer and Piper(our family time). We were so lazy and relaxed the whole time but Spencer was still not sleeping through the night. He would wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning and proceed to scream bloody murder. Josh and I got so frustrated. We couldn't figure out what was wrong with our little man. We had a good time other than that. We were glad when Rick and Elizabeth finally got to come down. Spencer was so glad to see them. We did the usual activities: Hamburger Joes, Myabis' and shopping at Tanger. Elizabeth loved rocking him in the glider and could get him to sleep so fast and Rick loved to take him for strolls. The boys played golf quite a few times, while the girl's and Spencer took naps and read. Finally, we had our girl's weekend,plus one little guy. It was so much fun to get to see Reagan, Jennifer and Shirely. She is growing up so fast and Spencer and her had a great time. It was a wonderful vacation but we were ready to get home, especially since Spencer didn't sleep through the night once the whole three weeks we were down there. Josh and I expected our first night back at hom to be awful but guess what!! He has slept through the night ever night since we have been back home. I guess he just wanted his bed!! Enjoy the pictures! More to come later!