Sorry Internet Friends!

It has been quite a while! Spencer is growing in leaps and bounds, and I can't believe that he is almost a year old! This also means that we will be heading to Disney World soon! He isn't crawling, yet, and honestly we don't think he will ever be crawling. Spencer has a new walker that he is loving, and as of 2 days ago, he is weighing in at 22lbs and just about 30 inches. Spencer had his first trip to the beach (also his 9 month photo shoot), his first plane ride, his first trip to Philly for his GG's surprise birthday party, and we know that he is saying 'Dada', but we swear there is a 'Mom' and a 'I did it' in there now. Here are some pictures; I promise to post more often (at least once a week)! All photos courtesy of our wonderful friends at http://www.yaporiginals.com/!

Happy Birthday America!

Today was supposed to be Spencer's 1st 4th of July; instead, it was Spencer's 1st ear infection...actually a double ear infection. My poor baby. He was miserable for the past few days; we thought it was just teething.


This was supposed to be his outfit for today:

Instead, this was the 4th outfit of the day (G-d bless Dreft Stain remover!):

This was actually the only time he was happy today.

Instead of seeing fireworks for the first time tonight, he'll have to wait until we take him to Disney for the first time. My poor little guy....here's hoping tomorrow is a better day!

Swimming Lessons!

The Spence-man has turned into quite a swimmer! He's supposed to have 2 lessons a week, but because of the rain we've only had a handful. However, he's loving the water and I've learned not to freak out when the coach puts him under the water! On another note, I can't believe my baby is 7 months old! It seems like just yesterday he was born, and someone mentioned to me the other day that we need to book a place now for his 1st birthday in November. Seriously? It's only June?!?! Enjoy the pics and videos below!

Bottle Time!

I give my baby so much credit! He is trying so hard to hold his bottle on his own! So I bought a bottle that has handles on it, so far he can hold it to his mouth...it's the lifting part that is giving him issues. He can also do a sippy cup now too...pics to follow!

6 month update!

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old already! Everyday Spencer is doing something new! He is eating more fruits & vegetables; trying to sit up on his own; has discovered his voice (babbling, screaming, screeching, etc)! At his 6 month check-up, he weighed in at 17lbs 12.5 oz (50th %tile), and 28 inches (90th %tile). However, a week later when we took him back for a cold, he was weighing in at 18lbs 3oz. The pedi said that it's expected for a baby to gain about a 1oz a day for the first year.

(Professional Photos by Dawn & Walter Yap)

I love my naps!

Who doesn't love a picture of a baby (and daddy) napping?

It's hard working being a baby!

We're eating solids!

At the 4 month check-up, we were told to begin solids (cereal). Little did the pediatrician know, we started them a few days earlier. The cereal tasted like, what I would imagine, wallpaper paste to taste like; therefore, we jumped the gun a little sooner to add in fruit. We already knew that Spencer was OK with prune juice and apple juice, so we stared with adding in prunes or applesauce. It was a tough start, but we eventually caught onto it! Also, I learned to love exersaucer!

Happy Passover/Easter

So, I was thinking....In all honestly, what does the Easter 'Bunny' really have to do with Easter? Exactly! So, why can't he also be the Passover Bunny? Spencer and I had few rare minutes to spare, so I took him to meet the Passover Bunny. You'll notice his bib reads 'My first Passover'.

While his grandfather was recuperating nicely from a quadruple bypass, Spencer celebrated his first Passover. Although he wasn't able to eat the Matzah, he enjoyed playing with it! Next year, he is all about finding the Afikoman (and there better be a big prize)!

Unfortunately, we also had to say goodbye to our dear friend, Robin Leibovitz. Our thoughts are with the Leibovitz and Shapiro family; we know your pain, and how much it just simply sucks! We'll be sure to tell your beautiful grandsons, Noah & Logan, about all the good times!

XOXOXO to all!

4 month (plus) update!

OK, I know I can be bad at this, but I do have some good excuses! So a few weeks ago (3/19) Spencer turned 4 months old. Can you believe it?!?!?! The day after, he had his 4 month check-up; he is (was) weighing in at 14lbs 14.5 oz and is (was) 25.5 inches long. This puts him all in the 50%tile. So crazy how fast they grow and how fast time seems to slip by you! This pic was taken on 3/19, it's currently my new favorite outfit for him. Gotta love Oshkosh B'gosh!

The weekend before I went back to work, we went to Orlando to celebrate Sarah's 2nd birthday. Unfortunately, my sister's house was filled with colds, coughs, and fevers, so the party was cancelled; however, we still went for a little get away. We stayed at the Nickelodeon hotel; what a great place, you never need to leave the grounds; of course we did....we couldn't go to Orlando without doing something Mickey (Downtown Disney) related. It was a very fast 24 hours, but it was a nice evening away!

To celebrate his 4 month birthday, we put together his exersaucer. He loves sitting in it!

Of course, I have to throw in a 3 month picture that my good friends Dawn and Walter took:

XOXO to all! More to come....stay tuned!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

OK, Happy Day After Valentine's Day! Everything is going well, and Spencer is growing more and more day-by-day. Last week I had some concerns that I wanted to address before I (hate saying this) go back to work. Fortunately, all is well and although my concerns were valid, there is nothing to be concerned about. Spencer still has to have 1 oz of prune juice daily to assure a happy tummy, but it's not a big deal; he is now on Enfamil's Soy formula and although he seemed to sleep much better on the RS formula, the Soy seems to be much better on his stomach (for now at least). So, at 12 w and 1 d he weighed in at 13 lbs 1.5 oz and was 24 inches long. Valentine's Day was very quiet, we spent a nice evening at home with just us. Spencer had no clue, but that is to be expected! We were recently able to meet up with our wonderful friend Virginia (http://www.virginiahartman.com/), and she was able to get these beautiful shots of our baby: Here's hoping all is well with you and yours!

2 Month Update

Yes, I know, I'm a bad blogger...but I must say that I truly thought I would have more spare time on my hands than I actually do. Mr. Spencer keeps me quite busy, and like his mother, does not nap very much. He generally sleeps for about 6 hrs straight at night, unfortunately it is from 9 pm to 3 am (ish), but we are working on that.

Spencer is now 2 months old; at his check-up he weighed in at a whopping 11lbs 12oz and is 23 1/4 inches long placing him in the 50 percentile. He is now wearing 3-6 month clothing and in size 1 diapers. Josh and I went back and forth (many, many times) in regards to what to do about vaccination; in the end we decided to follow the American Association of Pediatrics schedule. Our main concern was obviously with the hype on Autism being caused by the MMR immunization; however, I have spoken to many people...read many research articles and have discovered that there is no scientific relation between the two. I have learned that Autism occurs in 1 of every 150 children born, and is a pre-determined factor. Everyone has their own opinion on the situation, and these are mine (ours).

To help with the weight loss issue, I have joined Weight Watchers. After 3 weeks, I am down a total of 5lbs. I know this is good, but I would like for it to be more.....25 more to go, until I get to my goal. Wish me luck!

We have been enjoying some classes at NSU's Mailman Segal Institute; on Tuesdays I do a Mommy-n-Me, and on Thursday evenings Josh joins us for a music class.

Spencer can hold his own maraca!

Our friends, Dawn and Walter, took some amazing pictures of Spencer and us when he was one month old:

After his 2 month appointment, he was exhausted:

I told Spencer that we were heading off to my WW meeting, and this was his response: Spencer finally had a chance to meet Aunt Corey and his cousins Luke, Sarah, Lilli, and Gabe. We attempted to get a picture of all the kids together....this was the best we could get! Aunt Corey says this picture is like "Where's Waldo?"!

This is a cute outfit that Kendra & Adam got him:

1 Month Old!

OK, OK, I know...he was actually a month old on the 17th, but I was a little distracted and didn't have a chance to blog. Everything went well at his 1 month visit with Dr. C! The little man is now weighing in at 8lbs 7oz and is a whopping 21 1/2 inches long! He is doing well with everything, and the only thing Dr. C said to do was to increase his time on his tummy from 15 minutes a day to about 15 times a day. With that said, all of his newborn clothes are now too short yet he has barely filled them out. Some of his 0-3 month outfits fit in length, but again not in girth. It's no fun to play dress-up with a baby who really only has a few onesies that fit. It's also no fun to dress him up, as he hates when we put things over his head and struggle to pull his arms through.

I had my post partum visit with the neurologist, and he said nothing has improved yet nothing appears to be worse. This is good news. He has temporarily given me permission to head back to work in March, but he will re-evaluate that when I go back to see him in February. Honestly, I know it's only been 4 weeks, but I love being home with him and I wish he could write me a note to stay home with him until he goes to school! Not sure if that would happen, but one could only wish!

Here are a few pictures, the quality isn't the best, as they were taken from my phone. We're hoping Best Buy will have our camera fixed shortly...otherwise, I HAVE to get a new one...how could we have a newborn and no camera? It's unheard of!

This was taken on his way home from his first trip down to Jackson Memorial...it was a long day for all of us!

I couldn't resist this one! I was feeding him on my lap and he just grabbed a hold of the bottle!