Spencer has hit the big time!

A camera crew came to our infant massage class...take a look for some cute shots of Spencer! He is the one staring at the teacher with his hands in his mouth...too cute! There is also a great shot of his face at the end of the video. I am generally hidden behind the teacher, but there is one shot with our name tag so you will know it is him! Also, watch for the white towel that he is laying on. (Here is an additional hint - he is on at 38 seconds, 1.23, 1.43 and 1.46)

You can also see Sara, my neighbor across the street, and her daughter Willa. Sara and I are having lots of fun with out little ones! ;)

What To Expect Series: Infant Massage

(Oops - looks like they took the video offline...trust me, it was cute! ;) I am trying to get a copy and will post it if I can)

Bachelor party weekend!

Our wonderful friends Drea and Justin were here for the weekend for Justin's bachelor party! Spencer got to participate (kind of) in a day of wine tasting. His first trip to the wineries - we are so proud! ;) tee-hee

I would say Justin looks pretty comfortable holding little Spencer! It was a fantastic visits with our soon-to-be wed friends! ;)

16 Weeks - the fun has begun! ;)

16 weeks has passed so quickly - where does the time go! You would think it would go slowly as so much less time is spent sleeping ;) We are sneaking up on four months and having an absolute blast with little Spencer. He is such a smiley, happy baby and his parents are easily entertained. We spend hours each day just watching him and being amazed at how much he is learning! He has found his hands and they are a source of constant amazement to him. He will just stare at them for minutes at a time. With his hands, he has found his mouth...meaning that anything he manages to grab will soon be covered in baby drool. My hands, his toys, Dad's shoulder, etc....

Spencer is slowly grouping his sleeping periods into longer and longer chunks of the day. Brad and I never knew how sacred sleep is...but now do everything we can to protect it! Spencer gets up once at night for a feeding (around 3:00 am) has a couple two hour naps during the day and plenty of short cat-naps in between. At 7:00, he goes down for bed without any fussing...we feel so lucky! Of course, this is how a perfect day looks...every once in a while he does something different, - just to keep us on our toes and to remind us who the boss really is!

The newest accomplishment is a half roll. No rolling over yet, but he does like to move to his side to look at toys that are just out of reach. We think the full roll will be from his back to his stomach soon. Still hates tummy time, but not enough to roll over onto his back!

First thing in the morning is the best time for little Spencer - he is a morning guy like his Mama! ;) He smiles, coos and talks to himself until Brad and I get him out of bed. We usually lay him in bed with us at that point and he smiles and talks some more! Very sweet...

Visit from Grandpa Bob and Grandma Sandi!

March brought a wonderful visit from Grandpa Bob and Grandma Sandi! Spencer was a trouper as we toured around the city and beyond. Some firsts for the weekend included his first trip to the zoo and his first visits to the waterfalls near our house. We had such a great visit!

Spencer found his voice this weekend and entertained us all with his lengthy conversations. Grandma Sandi thinks he is going to be quite the talker! Just like his Mom! ;)