First Day of School!

Spencer successfully completed his first three days of school. He loves his teachers, Ms. Catherine and Ms. Valerie, and they seem to really like Spencer. He has three other kids in his class - Lyric (a boy, the same age as Spencer), Reese (a girl around 6 months old) and Max (also six months). Spencer's teachers are impressed with how much he can hold his head up and how often he smiles!

Visit from Spencer's NY Family

We had a terrific visit with our family in from New York. The whole clan made it out and it was so much fun watching Simon and Kayli meet their new little cousin. We also celebrated mom's 60th birthday when she was out here. Happy birthday, mom!! We had wonderful weather and even made it out to the Denver Zoo one day. Barkley also made a new buddy after Simon warmed up to his friend the dog (or cat, as Simon called B.) and the dog loved playing with Kayli.

Spencer starts school (aka daycare) this Monday. He met his new friends and teachers, Ms. Catherine and Ms. Valerie, who both look forward to Spencer joining their class. Right now there are only three other kids in the Infant one room (usually there are eight total) so Spencer will get a lot of attention! This works out well since lately Spencer decided he likes constant attention from mom and dad - he gets a little grumpy if we put him in his bouncy chair and don't stay and talk with him.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We missed all of our families but we enjoyed staying in Denver and spending time with Spencer. It seems like life moves so quickly and Jon and I do not get a lot of time with just the three of us (and Barkley!). Yesterday we enjoyed the gloomy day here by cleaning our house - Jon found a mouse in our pantry so we had to do a major cleaning job. Today it is finally sunny (although not particularly warm) so we are getting ready for a walk in the park.

Have a great weekend!

Two Months Old - New Stats!!

We had Spencer's two month doctor visit on Monday with Dr. Spero. Spencer weighed in at 11 lbs, 1 oz and is 23-3/4 inches long. He's in the 75th percentile for height and 40th percentile for weight. He is right on target physically and after Spencer chit-chatted with Dr. Spero - showing off his smiles and a-goos - we learned he's at about a 4 month old in terms of forming sounds. Way to go, Spencer!! As for as mom's favorite topic...sleep...he's still sleeping through the night so I'm a very happy camper.

We're getting ready for a big weekend here - Spencer is going to meet his uncle Stuey, Aunt Lindsay, and cousins Kayli and Simon for the first time. We're so excited!!

Inspired by the Anne Geddes photography book I just purchased and the photography class I take tonight, I tried my hand at a few black and whites. Enjoy the pictures!!

Spencer J - 8 Weeks Old

So much new has happened in Spencer's life since I last wrote...

First, he turned a whopping eight weeks old this past Tuesday. We can't believe how fast the time has flown by. Spencer has his next official weigh-in this coming Monday when he also gets his first round of vaccinations.

Most important for mom, we finally have Spencer sleeping through the night. We usually put him to sleep around 7:00 after a bath (sometimes) and a round of Goodnight Moon (always) and usually a second book if he's still awake. Tonight we read Pat the Puppy (thanks mom and dad). It's so nice for me to finally get a full night of sleep. We feed him again right before we go to sleep and he's been sleeping until 5 or 6am.

Last night Spencer had his first Halloween party (or any party for that matter). Our friends Monica and Dan and their two little girls Lucy and Natalie invited Spencer to their house. Spencer met a whole bunch of new buddies, including little Max who will be a classmate of his. As you can see from the pictures, Spencer dressed up as a bumblebee, which we found quite hilarious. Jon and I were also bees. Although Jon was quite the trooper, he made it clear that next year he picks out our Halloween costumes!

As for Spencer's new tricks, he's smiling a whole lot and chatting it up (with his one word, a-goo). There's nothing that melts our hearts more than his little noises and smiles.

We were also lucky to have Grandma Vonnie visit us last week. Here are a few pictures from her trip.