Christmas Photo Shoot

We (ok I), decided to have photos taken with the cousins while we were home in KC for Christmas. When I called to make the appointment, it started to dawn on me that this endeavor had the potential for disaster. The boys were in all the photos.

Here are the "just the boys" photos.

Then there are the boys with cousins Natalie and Piper.

And then the boys with cousins Kenna and Brynn.

And finally, just Spencer :)

The elusive baby smile!

Spencer has the best smile! And for a while, would not let me capture it on "film." I finally caught him in a big smile with his Uncle Roo!

And here are the little tiny smiles that I seem to get photos of. But still cute :)

Christmas in Kansas

We were so lucky this year to be able to spend an extended time in Kansas and Nebraska visiting family. Spencer timed his entrance well as my maternity leave covered all the major winter holidays. This was the first time for most everyone to meet baby Spencer.

He has found his hand!

Baby Toes

What is it about baby feet that makes them so darn cute? I'm not sure, but Spencer has very kissable toes. The first photo is mostly for those of you who remember Brendan's wee bitty feet. Spencer has good size feet. The second photo is of Spencer curling his toes around my finger. I don't remember Brendan doing that. Too bad it's winter time and his tootsies have to remain covered!

"The Rig" as we call it. Spencer likes to look around and be moving. So the carrier is working well for him and Daddy. And of course, Brendan had to be in the photo :)

No thanks, I don't need a hat

So far, Spencer is not a fan of his winter hat. I think his sad face is so darn cute :) This is the "hey, I don't like this" face.

Then the "for real, I don't want this hat!" face.

Then the "ok, no hat" face as soon as the hat comes off. Silly boy!

And just a random, cutie photo.

Random Spencer - from December

Baby's First Thanksgiving!

With the new baby and plans to travel south for an extended Christmas holiday, we decided to stay home for Thanksgiving this year. We were blessed to have Uncle Bob, Aunt Jess (Jessie to Brendan), Natalie (Natatie) and Piper come to our house for a visit. Unfortunately, illnesses made everyone a bit more grumpy than ususal, but it was awesome to have them come! And we can't wait to have them come back someday!

Uncle Bob and Natalie (I hope I got this right)

Aunt Jess and Piper

Our Little Turkey that almost outgrew his Thanksgiving outfit before the big day. He is a LONG baby!

Ok, Spencer is now 12 weeks old today and I haven't blogged for 9 weeks! I have LOTS of blogs and photos to share, so I will get those all set to go to post one a day for a few weeks. Starting with one from Thanksgiving. So it will be a walk back in time.

But before I do that, lets talk about Spencer now!
He is 12 weeks old today!!!
He is 12lbs 15oz per last doctor visit last week.
He smiles at his Mommy, Daddy and Big Brother!
He coos and laughs and gave us his first raspberry today.
He eats all the time.
He slept thru the night 3 nights in a row a couple of weeks back and hasn't done it since.
He is currently torturing his father and brother with hours of crying because he is refusing the bottle and Mommy is at work.

Overall, life as a family of 4 is going well. We have our good and bad moments, but for the most part, life is good. Now if only we could win the lottery and then we wouldn't have to worry about Spencer taking a bottle.

So, on this day, Brendan was playing with his trains while Spencer talked to his bird (and Max is close by as well). So I said to Brendan, when Spencer gets bigger, are you going to share your trains with him? He looked at me and then without saying a word, took his green train and placed it next to Spencer's head. Sweet eh?