My First Swim!!

Yesterday, Mommy and I went to see Granddaddy Ralph. He has just had surgery and we were hoping to cheer him up a little bit. Well, we had a great time. We tossed a basketball back and forth and then I got to go swimming for the first time. I loved it! It was in Granddaddy's Jacuzzi, so the water was nice and warm. I also got to be naked, which I love! I hope Mommy takes me back, so I can do it again! This past weekend, I got to spend some time with Grandmommy, Papal and Granddaddy Max. We also went to visit Papal's mom. It was nice seeing everyone and I love my brown hat!

Happy Birthday Reagan!

Guess Who is One!

Hmmm. Cake

Me and My Daddy!
I love Yams!!
My Play Bucket
Me and Mommy!
My New Favorite Activity

It is so hard to believe that Reagan has turned one year old! It seems like just yesterday that Jennifer was bringing her home from the hospital and I was just a few months pregnant with Spencer. Boy, time sure does go by fast. Reagan had a wonderful birthday party yesterday and it was so good to see them. Spencer had a great time visiting with all the girls and Lawson(some of our friends babies) The funny thing is they are all a year old and he is not that much smaller than them. He is growing up so fast. He will be 6 months old on the 12th! We are looking forward to a great summer. Enjoy the pictures!

Filling in the Gaps!

So it has been a little while since I have been able to post pictures and an update on out Little Man. Spencer got dedicated at Enon last Sunday. It was wonderful even though he was very tired and fussy. All of our closest family and friends were there to celebrate in him being dedicated. Once school is out I am going to try and me more diligent about it. Spencer is doing so good. It is sleeping through the night nearly every night, from between 7:30-8:00pm until around 5:30-6:00am. It is wonderful and he is doing it without his pacifer, which is even better! It has been along time coming but definatly worth the wait. We have the best little bedtime routine that Josh and I look forward to every night. We take baths, put on lotion, read books and drink a bottle. Spencer loves Goodnight Moon. He is now eating prunes and he loves them! Josh is celebrating his birthday tomorrow and then next weekend is our Memorial Day party and Spencer's girlfriend Reagan turns 1!! What an exciting couple of weeks!

A Wonderful Mother's Day!

Grannie and the boys
Mother's Day
Mommy and Me
Look! I can stick out my tongue!
Hmmmm. ... cake!!

We had a wonderful weekend and I celebrated my first Mother's Day! I even won a flower at Boonville Baptist for being the youngest mother at church. We ate a wonderful lunch and then spent the afternoon with Josh's side of the family, including Grannie. We then headed over to my mom's house and ate dinner with Granddaddy, Mom and Virginia. It was a nice and relaxing day. Mom gave me a gift certificate for a massage, a mani and a pedi. Josh and Spencer gave me two dozen assorted roses. Here are just a few pics from this weekend and a couple from Corey's Birthday party. Oh, and just on a little side note, Spencer slept from 815 until 6!!

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!