Monday already?

The weekends just go by too fast with a little one at home! I mean, I thought they were fast before, but when Saturday and Sunday are my only whole days with my little man, I wish they could last forever! We are very lucky to have my sister a mile or two away, which means we have playdates with cousin Rocco 9 weekends out of ten. Here we are watching Madagascar or God knows what for the billionth time. Don't I look thrilled?
I swear we play with our kids, but here is another shot of them watching some other movie. These two are OBSESSED with Grampa's iPad...I think Rocco knows how to use it better than any of us.

On Sunday Chris & Spencer had their crawling training session. This kid is SO ready to crawl, pictured here:
But he's just not in to it. And that's fine by me. He's growing up fast enough as it is!

Nine Months Old...

We're Going to the Super Bowl!

Well, WE aren't. But the Packers are! How exciting is that?! I can tell everyone is as thrilled as I am, but the last time this happened I was in high school! I think they had such a good year because they had this little fan cheering them on.

Happy New Year!

Spencer has already accomplished a lot in the New Year. He has mastered clapping thanks to the help of "If You're Happy and You Know it Clap Your Hands." He's well on his way to drinking out of a cup with help from Grampa Tom. He has spent lots of time with his cousin Rocco on all sorts of adventures.


And we are only nine days in!

What a difference a year makes!

This was me last Christmas. I knew I was going to have a baby boy. I knew his name was Spencer Tyler. I knew I loved him more than my own life.

But there is no way I could have possibly known just how much joy this sweet little nugget would bring. Not just to our lives but to the entire world.

Halfway Thru December

I don't really have any photo's to show for the last weekened, but it was a fun one! Saturday was a big birthday party today. Miss Addyson turned two, so Spencer got to go to his first (non-family) birthday party. He had so much fun he slept through all the gift opening. Later that night was Grampa Scott's birthday and boy was he excited to see him, as he's been in Las Vegas for the last two weeks. Spencer really seems to change overnight, as all the parents out there can atest to I am sure, so it really makes an impact when he leaves for a couple weeks.

Sunday marked the first time Spencer & Rocco were playing with each other. We have this horribly annoying toy that shoots ball in the air that has absolutely terrified him up until recently. Now its the greatest thing he's ever seen. Anyway, Rocco would press down on the lever to get the ball rolling and Spencer would laugh and squeal and as soon as it was over, Rocco would start the whole thing over again. Even after Rocco (quickly) got tired of it, he'd still leave his toy to start it over for Spencer again. It was pretty cute. A picture would have been great but I've got nothing.

We're Getting in the Christmas Spirit!

Last year was kind of a bust for us, festive-wise. We were moving into our new home and transitioning between the house we were renting and the house we bought at my sister's house, so when we finally moved into our house (almost a year to the day, actually), the last thing my pregnant ass wanted to do was put up a Christmas tree. Or lights. I barely managed the stockings. So this year, I am going to make up for it...it's Spencer's first Christmas, afterall! Sunday we went and picked out a tree and I can honestly say its the biggest tree I've ever brought home. I just realized I haven't actually taken a picture of the tree in all it's glory, so you'll just have to be patient for that at a later date, but here we are picking it out.

Tonight I took Spencer to see Santa at the mall. I had heard horror stories of the long lines on the weekends, so I figured dinner time on a Monday would work out great...and it did. No tears for this kid...he got a real kick out of Santa. I think the feeling was mutual.