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9 months!

July 24, 2013

9 months old and I don’t see how it can get any better.  This squeezable, giggly little baby just lights up my day, every day.  He’s the sweetest baby.

Spencer at 9 months…

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Maxwell at 9 months…

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Spencer is definitely bigger than Maxwell was at this age…but they are both just as cute as can be!

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His little disposition is set to happy all the time!  He’s becoming quite the people person too!  If you put him down and leave the room, he’ll just crawl to wherever you are and follow you around the house.  If you’re sitting on the floor with him, he’ll crawl right up into your lap.  He definitely likes to be loved on!  His belly laughs are the best – and he’s pretty easy to get going too!  Maxwell can get him laughing with the silliest little thing!

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He’s still taking 2 naps a day – around 9am and around 2pm.  He sleeps every night hugging the bumper.  He gets his orange paci in his mouth and wraps one arm up around the bumper and he’s out!  He’s nursing 4 times a day and eating baby food and some finger foods 2 times a day.  He’s definitely getting good at feeding himself.  I’ve stuck mostly to puffs and yogurt melts so far but have tried some banana and strawberries.  I think we’ll be experimenting with more finger foods this month for sure.

Showing off his two teeth!

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He’s starting to learn some new tricks like waving bye-bye.  Patty cake is on the horizon!  His hands are in his mouth a lot…as are pretty much all toys!  He’s a crawling machine and is up on all fours as soon as we put him on the floor.  He can get anywhere fast and loves to crawl over and pull up the vents in the floor!  He also loves to crawl over to whatever toy Maxwell is playing with…and he’s not always welcomed by Maxwell!  🙂

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Hanging with Bear Bryant…

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As I said last month, Spencey is the biggest wiggle worm and never sits still…

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He’s always up and going!  Changing his diaper is an adventure!!

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I just love this blue-eyed baby so much.

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Happy 9 months to our ya-ya!  our spencey wencey! our spencey doodle!  our chatty bananas! our pencer!

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We love you sweet Spencer!!!

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Saturday

July 23, 2013

After a fun Friday night, Hannah and crew came back over Saturday morning to play for a bit before driving on to the beach.

caroline and spencer

mbb and joshua

We grabbed some bagels and headed to the tot lot to let the kids run some energy out!

tot lot

And no visit to Crestline Village is complete without a stop at the Fire Station!

fire station

What a fun…and too quick!…visit.  Let’s do it again soon, Hannah!  Ok?

hannah

OK!

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Hannah!

July 22, 2013

This is my best friend, Hannah…

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She showed up to my school the first day of 7th grade and I’ve called her my bff ever since. She moved away in 10th grade and we’ve perfected the art of long distance friendship.  She now lives in St. Louis and I could not have been happier that she was able to stop through Birmingham on her way to the beach this weekend.

I desperately needed a Hannah fix on Friday night.  She was just what the doctor ordered.

hannah

I think Spencer loves her just as much as I do!

hannah

This is Hannah’s husband, Ryan.  I’ve actually known Ryan even longer than I’ve known Hannah.  They’re what you call “good people.”

ryan

This is Hannah’s precious baby girl, Caroline…

caroline

She’s 15 months old and this is the first time I got to meet her in person.  Inexcusable.  I hope it won’t be another 15 months until I see her again.  Spencer and Caroline were so funny together.  Especially considering they are the same size.  A big 9 month old boy and a petite 15 month old girl.  Love it.

caroline and spencer

This is Hannah’s little boy Joshua who turned 4 in May.  He and Maxwell were insta-buds.

joshua

Two little firemen ready for action!

mbb and joshua

What a blast to be able to sit and chat and watch all of our babies play together.

spencer and joshua

We also threw them all in the bath together…

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There was a whole lot of splishing and splashing going on!

bath

and, for the record, this little girl…

caroline

is a good sport!  🙂

bath

After bath, storytime on the couch…

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Some were more interested in the books than others!

storytime

I can’t blame her – the books were about trucks and trains.  Boys.

storytime

Oh, what a fantastic night.  I wish it could happen more often…way more often.  Love this girl…

stephie and hannah

Our visitors came back Saturday morning for a little more fun before heading out…pictures tomorrow!  See you then!

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Doctor update

July 19, 2013

Spencer had his 9 month check-up yesterday and all looks great! He’s juuuust shy of 22 lbs at 21 lbs, 12.5 oz (75th %). He’s tall at 29 inches long (95th %). His head circumference is 17.5 cm (75th %). He’s slowing down in the weight department and I think that’s because of all the crawling he’s doing now. This boy is burning calories right and left!

Spencer is just an overall bigger baby than Maxwell. For comparison, at 9 months, Maxwell was only 18lbs, 10 oz and 28 inches. In fact, at 1 year, Maxwell was still only 22 lbs – the same that Spencer weighs at 9 months! Dr. Walley did say that Spencer is the size of an average 13 month old! 🙂 One area where Maxwell wins is head circumference. Maxwell’s big ole noggin was already 18.5 cm at 9 months.

It was a super report and Spencer is meeting all the milestones he should be meeting. He’s got a bit of a reflux cough but Dr. Walley isn’t worried about it. Overall, he’s doing fantastic and is a growing, thriving little boy! Yay for good doctor reports!

In other news, we have some VERY fun visitors coming tonight!! I get to see my very best friend in the world and I’m THIS excited about it…

hapy

yay! Have a great weekend and see you Monday!

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Cute

July 18, 2013

Spencer is 9 months old today!  He’s a crawling, babbling, cute little thing.  I’ll take his official pics this weekend but enjoy these today…

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See you tomorrow!

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