Get Ready for Some Pictures!!

Here a just a few pictures of our little man!

We have started to give him cereal and he just loves it! However, most of it does end up on his face. He is so outgoing. Spencer loves to stick his tongue out at us and try to blow bubbles. He is also very close to rolling over and just needs a little push to get over. He can sit up by himself from anywhere between 5-10 seconds. He is also loving Piper and Piper seems to be starting to enjoy him more. We are very blessed with a healthy baby and a very loving one.

Past Week Escapades

Josh and I got it in our head that it was time to take out Spencer's middle of the night feeding, as well as to make him sleep through the night in his crib! What were we thinking? Although both of us were worried about it, we decided the best method to use was to let him cry it out. We both knew that he wasnn't getting hungry but only wanted to nurse between 2-3 am because it was comforting to him. So here is what happened.


Friday, April 25th.

This was the first night we tried it and Spencer did great. He slept until four. I had decided that 5am was our magic number but because it was already 4 and it was the first time, I went ahead and fed him.

Saturday, April 26th

After just a promising first night, we were both looking forward to Saturday. Boy, were we wrong. Spencer woke up at 3am. We went in, changed his diaper and put his pacifer back in. This lasted about 5 minutes and he proceeded to cry for hours. During these two hours, I went downstairs, listened to music, went outside to try and get away from it, put pillows over my head, laid down in our bathroom and for the last 30 minutes I cried right along with him. Josh and I finally had enough and we ewnt into his nursery at 5:15 , gave him is pacifer, calmed him down and he finally fell asleep until 6:15. What a night.

Sunday, April 27th

Sunday was much better. He woke up at 2am and cried for 30 minutes. Josh went in, changed him and gave him it pacifer and Teddy and he slept until 4:30, in which I went ahead and fed him. Much better than Saturday

Monday, and Tuesday and Wednesday

These days were basically the same. He continued to wake up between 2 and 3 but after going into his room once he would go back to sleep until 4 or 430. So we were getting very close1

Thrusday night

He slept from 9pm-5am! I woke up at 430 and was scared to death. I ran in to check on him and he was snoozing away. When he woke up at five, I fed him, put him back in the crib and he continued to sleep until 6:30. It was wonderful and all three of us were in great moods on Friday.

And then there was last night.

We though we were over the worst of it. Of course, we didn't expect him to sleep through every night from here on out but we did expect for him to continue to ge better. Boy, were we wrong. Spencer woke up at 12:30 and proceeded to cry until 3:30. Josh and I did our best to let him cry it out. We changed him a couple of time and did the whole pacy and Teddy thing a couple of times. He had periods of small sleeping spells but mostly was awake. Finaly, at 3:30, when he woke up for the 5th time, I couldn't take it anymore. I went and got him and laid him in bed with us. He didn't eat, which is still a positive but he wasn't in his crib either. Oh well, I guess there will be set backs

Other than that, we are all doing great! Please pray for me as I have applied for a new job that will allow me to work out of my home next year and for Josh and I both as we finish up the last 6 weeks of our school years!

I don't have any pictures right now because he got a new computer and I have not put the pictues on it yet but I will soon!

Our Big Boy!

First Beach Trip

I love my Duck!

Easter Sunday

Easter with Aunt Amy, Uncle Corey, Nana and Pops

Go Heels!

First Family Beach Trip
Spencer slept for three hours after getting back from beach! We went today for Spencer's four month checkup!! He did so great with the shots. We were so proud of him. His latest measurements include:




Weight- 17.3 pounds in the 95%


Height- 24 inches in the 25%


Head- 17 inces in the 90%





Dr. Rainey thought he was doing great! We asked if we should be concerned because he is kinda short but he said no, that when he starts moving around some of the weight will redistribute. We also asked him if we should start him on solid food and he basically said it was up to us. Thanx to Amy, I have tons of info on how to make your own baby food and I think we will do that but we haven't decided if we are going to start him on it or not. Obviously, he is doing very well on just breastmilk, so we might leave it alone for a couple more weeks! I have included some pictures from just about a little of everything. There are some from Easter, the ACC and from our Beach trip. Hope everyone enjoys!

Rolling Over(Kinda)

Here are some recent videso Aunt Amy took over Easter of Spencer attempting to roll over. As you can tell from the videos, he is not quite there yet but he is getting so close!


Spencer actually did it by himself this time but he looked surprised at what he had accomplished!

Spencer's Three Months!

Chunky Monkey

My Bath Robe!

Go Heels!
Mommy and Me!

Look at my belly!!
I love looking up! My head is so big but I am getting stronger and stronger!
Ready for a walk, Piper?
WOW! I must have alot of brian in there!

I know it has been a while since I have posted but I have been trying to enjoy my last few weeks as a stay at home mom. I have loved every minute of it and am not looking forward to having to leave Spencer in a few weeks. He is growing up so fast and is getting so chubby but we are totally in love with him. He is getting much better at sleeping at night. He usually only wakes up once during the night! He is growing into his own little personality and loves to gives lots of smiles and laughs especially first thing in the morning and when his grandparents are visiting. It melts our hearts every time he smiles at us. Mommy and Daddy seem to have the special touch these days, which I never quite understood until we had one of our own. Spencer loves to have be tickled, he loves his rattle and his sister, Piper. Piper is growing more affectionate with him every day and I can't wait until they can throw balls together. Spencer also loves the hair dryer and loves it when Daddy comes home. He follows Josh with his eyes every where he goes and does not take them off of him. He also loves bath tub(until we take him out). He is probably around 14 pounds now and is starting to get little rubber bands on his arms and legs and we just love to kiss the. Well, I have to go. It is Spencer's nap time(and maybe Mommy's too)!

Two Months Old!!

It is hard to believe that Spencer is already two months old. He has brought such joy to our lives that it is hard to imagine life before him(besides sleeping all night). We went yesterday for his check up and he weighed 12 pounds 13 ounces( 75%), was 22 inches long( about mid-range) and his head measured in the 90%! So, he is going to be very smart! He also did great with his shots! He wailed for about 15 seconds and then just stopped and looked at me, as if to say, "That was it." We were so proud of him! If that wasn't enough, last night we fed him at 10 and he went until 5:30 the next morning. He fussed a few times in the middle of the night but all he needed was a pat on his butt and a couple of rocks and he fell back to sleep. I don't really expect this to be a regular thing because we gave him Tylenol for his legs, but we will take what we can get. Our doctor told us that I needed to take away his 3am feeding and start trying to get him into his own room but it so hard. We tried last night and let him cry for about 9 minutes before we broke down and I went and got him. It wasn't just me either, Josh missed him in our bed as well. We will keep working at it though!