Trip to Nebraska

We have really been traveling a lot lately.  We started our travels over a weekend in May to Nebraska (then did Florida the last week in May and then KC the 2nd weekend in June).  Anyways, we have been lucky to be able to travel all over and see our wonderful family and friends.  Here are some pics from the NE trip in May. 

The first two ones are from a random rest stop in Iowa where they have an arm from one of the many windmills we drive by all the time.  We knew they were big, but when you see them next to a 2 (maybe 3) story building, you really understand the size.  Pretty cool eh?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jumperoo

The Jumperoo was such a great thing for Brendan and much the same for Spencer! Oh yea, notice the hair?  I love that I can make it curl after a bath :)
 

 

Spencer is a good spitter!  Especially when meds come his way.

 

Brothers

When we found out we were expecting Spencer, I had hoped that someday the boys would be great friends.  I figured it wouldn't be until they were older and wiser.  However, they both really seem to enjoy each other now.  I expect there will be a few more moments when Spencer actually has an opinion of what he wants to do, but for now, they are all smiles when they see each other.
 

 

To the Beach!!!

We took our first family vacation a few weeks ago!  Spencer was a trooper and had a great time (as you can tell by the smiles on his face).  Check out Brendan's blog for more photos of the trip!

We stayed at a hotel in the cities the night before our plane left so that we wouldn't have to add the 1.5 hour drive on to our morning.   Spencer says, "hey Mom, these guys are boring!"
 

 

Spencer passed out before the plane left.  That was a lucky break.  He did get quite upset upon our descent for about 10 minutes on each flight, but basically cried himself to sleep on both occasions.
 

"Captain Adorable" is what his shirt says!
 

 

 

Hanging with Aunt Nancy.
 

Hey Mom, I got toes!
 

Watch out, there is a shark in the water today!
 

 

Spencer really loved the sand.  I remember Brendan at this age not liking it at all.  Spencer just kept piling it up on his legs!
 

 

 

 

 

Playing with the big boy toys at Papa Tipton's house.
 

 

We had an amazing trip to Florida.  The best part was that Spencer got to meet his Papa Richard Tipton!  Aunt Nancy and Aunt Kathy were there along with cousins Amy, Andrew, Aiden and Annabell.  I can't even tell you how great it is to visit family!!!!  A trip to remember forever!!!
 

 

Spencer x 2 months

Hmmm so there was text with this when I first posted it and now there is not.  Let's see, what did I say?
Spencer is now able to roll all over the place which adds a bit of ease to our world in that we don't have to worry about SIDS so much anymore.  He is much more comfy sleeping on his side and we think it is cute.  Spencer has not figured out (or just doesn't care) that he can move far with his rolling.  Instead, he prefers to sit where he is and have us bring him things.  It actually works for him.  Maybe we need to stop paying attention to him :)
 

A Saturday at the Zoo

Spencer's first trip to the Zoo!  And we think he had a really good time.  He napped all the way there, then woke up to watch and check out  this new place!  And then napped all the way home!  What a day!
 

 

 

 

Spencer's 6 month stats!

I guess I need to get a thing on the side of this blog to track Spencer's growth like I have on Brendan's blog.   But until I do, here are his 6 month stats...

Weight: 16.5 pounds, 32nd percentile
Height: 26.1 inches, 38th percentile
Head circumference: 17.4 inches, 60th percentile

He is slowing down on growth (he was born  in the 93rd percentile for length and 66th percentile for weight), but his noggin is growing by leaps and bounds.  Another boy genius!