The Last Couple Months

Can you find the baby in this picture?

Spencer loved looking out Grandma and Grandpa McCoy's front window when we visited for Thanksgiving.

He fell asleep mid-chew during Thanksgiving dinner!  Apparently it's not just turkey that causes drowsiness :)

We helped set up John and Connie's Christmas decorations after Thanksgiving - Spencer's inspecting our work.

Spencer is growing so fast!  He are some updates on this cute boy:

* At his 6 month appointment last week he weighed 18 lbs. 13 oz!  

I am building some serious muscle people! 

* He rolls around a lot- especially in his crib.

* He loves being able to sit up :)

* He is one of the happiest babies I've ever seen and readily smiles at anyone who gives him attention!

* He enjoys eating real food!  His favorite so far is sweet potatoes- and I couldn't feed him his potatoes fast enough today.  As soon as the spoon left his mouth, he would open wide for the next bite!

* He loves playing with us!  Especially when we hide and then pop up!

* He also has two teeth that came in last week!

This is just a cute picture.  He must have been wiped out. :)

We spent Christmas with all the McCoys and it was so much fun!  I guess I didn't take very many pictures of the festivities.  Spencer enjoyed chillin' on Grandma and Grandpa McCoy's king-size bed.

All the cousins in their Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve, right before bed!

After Christmas, we all flew down to Mesa!  Spencer got to see some relatives for the first time.  Here he's meeting Great Grandma and Papa Tutt!

He also met the Bevans, Suzanne, and Lizzie.  Having fun with Luke!

Christmas break was so nice.  I loved all the time we were able to spend with our families!  

four months

Isn't he a sweetie? Time is flying by way too fast!  I can't believe my baby is four months old!  

He just had his doctor appointment a few days ago. Here are his stats:

 weight: 15 lbs. 15 oz. (72%)

length: 25 in. long. (54%)

head circumference: 41.2 cm. (23%)

He is always so mesmerized by his monkey mobile, and he'll wiggle, kick, smile and talk to them!

And this is the view from our window today!  It's the second time it has snowed this week.  I took a look outside this morning and had to break out the hot chocolate.  Just in time for the holidays to begin!

This Fall

 I think Spencer had a fun first Halloween!  He didn't go trick-or-treating (of course), but we did invite our friends over for some goodies.  Here are the Amys and our babies!  Spencer and Madison are quite fond of each other- Madison likes giving him kisses!

 I was able to go pick a bunch of apples in some orchards nearby and so we made juice!  It was so yummy.

Another one of Spencer's friends is our neighbor Adele.  She is so cute and loves to say Spencer's name.  Here they are watching their Dads play some football.  

We drove to Portland to visit Landen and Kristen a few weekends ago- and then went to the BYU game in Corvallis!  Jordan was especially pumped to be able to go.  The weather was perfect and Spencer was pretty good during the game.  Plus, we won which felt pretty awesome :)

Spencer even took a nap in the middle of all the noise!

It was so fun to see Sophie and Piper- and they loved spending some time with Spence.  

And here are just a bunch of cute pictures of our 3 1/2 month old!

Spencer likes TV way too much!  I don't think TV is good for babies, so when it's on we'll turn him so his back is facing the screen, and he'll twist and turn so he can still see- he is a pretty determined boy!

He loves sleeping all spread out

Fun

Well Spencer usually hates getting his nose cleaned out, but lately he thinks its pretty funny.

Newborn Pictures, etc.

We've been enjoying our new role as parents.  It's definitely different not being able to sleep in on weekends, or go anywhere without having to lug around a heavy car seat.  Spencer is a total sweetie, and we can't get enough of cuddling with him, coaxing out a smile, and giving him lots of kisses- so it's a good thing he's a permanent part of the family.

About a month ago (when Mom, Dad, and Laurie were visiting)  Landen's family came to meet Spencer and Kristen took some amazing newborn photos.  They are so precious.  Here are a few- thanks Kristen!

Isn't he the sweetest thing?  Here are some other pictures we've taken over the last few weeks:

He loves his daddy, and has smiled many times right when he sees Jordan come in the door from a long day at school.

Look at those skinny legs! Now he has quite a few rolls and a round belly :)

His first time going to church.

Wiggling on a blanket- that's how he spends much of his wake time. He also puts his hands in little tight fists for so long that when I pry them open his hands are all sweaty- it's so funny!

Spencer didn't like baths for the first month, but now he loves them.  Look at that happy face!

Jordan's been super busy with school, and is in the middle of his first round of tests- yikes!  I am getting used to staying at home, and loving it because I get to spend it with this little cutie pie.

Chillin at Home

This is a little video of Spencer while we were still at the hospital

Spencer has been great at sleeping, eating and just being a happy baby. He only wakes us up if he has pooped or needs some food. Other than that, even if he's awake he just sits there looking around in silence. He only woke up twice last night and we got over seven hours of sleep, so we're feeling great!

He often has his feet together just like this. His long feet look just as long as his lower leg in this pic

Spencer is always happy hanging out with Dad.

Amy and Grandma McCoy gave him his first bath. He didn't like the bath but liked being clean after.

We got him all dressed and ready for the day in this little newborn outfit. It was huge on him, but it was fun. We had to put these shoes on him for a picture even though they were way too big.

He's so tiny!

Here is a vid at home

Needless to say, he is also really good at going to the bathroom a lot and therefore our amount of laundry has increased dramatically.