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…

Maxwell at 9 months…

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

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!

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!

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!  🙂

Hanging with Bear Bryant…

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

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

I just love this blue-eyed baby so much.

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

We love you sweet Spencer!!!

8 months.  What a perfect age.  I feel like when you picture a chubby, happy, smiling baby, you are probably picturing an 8 month old.  And if you’re picturing MY 8 month old?  Well, that’s a pretty good picture!  Spencer could not be sweeter or happier.  I cannot believe how much I love this snuggly little boy.

Maxwell at 8 months old…

Both sweet as can be!

Spencer is just a good baby.  He’s super smiley (as evidenced in these pictures!) and has such a happy disposition.  We’ve had some crying during nap time this week but that’s because this poor little guy is busting through his second tooth on the bottom.  Even with the teething pain, all he needs is a little rocking, a paci (and maybe a small dose of Tylenol!) and he’s back to smiling again.

Belly laughs!

He gets up every morning around 6:30 and just plays in his bed until we go get him up.  There’s nothing better than walking into his room and seeing his little head pop up over the bumpers with the biggest grin you’ve ever seen!  He naps around 9:00 for about 2 hours and then again around 1:00.  No rocking for naps.  We just put him in the bed with his beloved orange paci and he goes on to sleep.  At night, I feed him and put him to bed each around 7:00.  He’s still nursing 4 times a day and eating solids twice a day – usually fruit and oatmeal at lunch and vegetable and oatmeal at night.  We’ve also started giving him some finger foods – puffs and yogurt melts for now.

He’s not crawling yet but is getting up on his hands and knees.  He can roll around to get just about anywhere he needs to be though!

This guy is the wiggliest and squirmiest baby I have ever seen.  Changing his diaper and getting him dressed should really be a 2 man operation!  He does. not. lay. still. ever.  Such a difference from Maxwell who would always lay still on the changing table and never move.

Loving Bear Bryant!

Spencer is a snuggler.  He loves to snuggle his head into my shoulder when I’m rocking him.  In his bed, he sleeps all snuggled up to the bumper every night.  He’s usually even got one arm wrapped up on the bumper like he’s hugging it!

As I’ve said before, I don’t know what I did to get this lovable little baby but I’ll take him!

Happy 8 months sweet Spencer!  We love you!

Maxwell at 8 months here.

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I. love. this. baby.  This squeezable, huggable, kissable baby.  Spencer is stealing my heart, big time.  I know people always told me that you will love the second baby just as much as the first but, I’ll be honest, I was concerned because I love Maxwell a LOT.  Spencer had some big shoes to fill because Maxwell was and is pretty much the best.  Well, consider those shoes filled because Spencer is also the best…in all the same and different ways.  His chubby cheeks, belly laughs, his happy smile…how in the world did I get so lucky to have him?

Here’s Maxwell at 7 months…

They totally don’t look anything alike.

Spencer just looks like himself and I love those chubby thighs and those cheeks…oh those cheeks.

I can’t kiss them enough!

And this one?  This one is a snuggle bug.  He lays his head on my shoulder and wraps his arm around my neck or snuggles his little body up on my chest and I just melt.

He’s at the most fun age.  He laughs a lot and talks and babbles constantly.  He’s sitting up like a champ but is still my roly poly little guy on the floor.  He jumps higher and faster and stronger in the jumperoo than Maxwell ever did.  He loves his bendy bunny and any sort of ring toy.  He’ll even suck on a paci every now and then, mostly when he’s going to sleep.

He’s taking two naps a day around 9:00 and around 1:00 and is a great crib napper.  If we get him before he’s too tired, we just put him in the crib and he’ll play for a bit and then go on to sleep.  He goes to bed at night around 7:30 and wakes up around 6:30 in the morning.  He wakes up happy and just plays in his bed until we come get him.  There’s nothing better than walking in and seeing that little head peek over the bumper!  He then gives you the biggest smile you’ve ever seen and, well, it’s impossible not to be happy when you see that!

He’s still nursing 4 times a day.  We started food about a month ago and he’s loving all kinds of fruit and veggies mixed with oatmeal.

There were so many funny “outtakes” from the photos this month that I have to share…

This kid makes me laugh. and Maxwell makes him laugh like no other!  And, whether Spencer likes it or not, the playful wrestling has already begun!  brothers!

My happy, laid back, friendly, little guy.  Happy 7 months sweet Spencer!!

We love you!

Maxwell at 7 months here.

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Spencer is half a year!  Not surprisingly, it’s going way too fast!  He’s a giggly, happy, cheerful little guy, that’s for sure!  We love to tickle his tummy and get those good belly laughs going.  No one can make him smile like Maxwell though.  He just gets transfixed on Maxwell whenever he’s around.  Spencer is finally getting big enough that Maxwell can sort of “play” with him too which is fun.  And by “play” I mean Maxwell grabs him and tries to throw him around.  It’s like a little Wrestlemania but only one is wrestling!  🙂

Spencer at 6 months…

Maxwell at 6 months…

Spencer is definitely bigger than Maxwell was but there are a lot of similarities – about the same amount of hair, doing good at sitting up, sleeping patterns.  Two sweet boys!

Spencer is still nursing 4 times a day but just started eating some solid foods this week!  So far he’s had apples and bananas and both seem to be a hit.  He’s a great sleeper at night.  I feed him and put him to bed around 7:30 and he gets up anywhere between 6:15 and 7:00.  Really hoping he starts leaning more toward the 7:00 mornings instead of the 6:15!  He can still only stay awake during the day for about 2 hours.  If we put him back down within that 2 hour window, he’ll usually go down for his nap with barely any fussing.  His morning nap is usually great – 1.5 to 2 hours.  Afternoon nap is currently not so great.  He’s in a bad habit of sleeping for only about 45 minutes and then waking up and not going back to sleep.  I’m not sure if teeth are causing that but hoping it gets better soon.  He won’t really take that 3rd afternoon nap anymore – which makes for some long afternoons for him when he wakes up from his afternoon nap at 1:00!  But, he’s happy and still sleeping great at night so I’m not going to worry about it (too much!).  He’s taking all of his naps in his crib.  He’s just about too big for the swing now!  🙂

He’s just a lovable, squeezable little baby…

I mean…these legs!

and these cheeks!

I could eat him up!

Pics with Bear Bryant!

I love this baby.

Happy 6 months sweet Spencey!!

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