Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Spence 6 month update

6 Month update!
  • Weight: 19 lbs 3 ozs
  • Size: diaper-4 and 9-12 month clothes
  • No teeth!  But working hard on getting them!
  • Sleep usually 7-4:30.  Great at going to sleep on his own.
  • LOVES :
    • Brant
    • nursing
    • Daddy
    • reaching for stuff,busy busy boy! 
    • snuggling
    • The fruit feeder
  • Dislikes: getting dressed and cleaning his face... those are really the only two things that upset him
  • Rolling every where!  and is officially sitting up.  Christmas eve he started sitting without assistance.
  • Food:  Loves to eat!  He has jumped right in and is eating all three meals basically and still taking all of his bottles or nursing.  He still spits up a lot.  Bibs and burps clothes are a must for Spencey!
  • Still waking up about 4:30 hungry.  I did some reading and I think we need to continue this feeding for a little longer because he does seem hungry.
  • I read back over Brant's 6 month and to see that I was DONE with nursing at this point.  Spence seems to like nursing much more than Brant did so I am shooting for a year this time.  So far he is only taking breast milk, no formula.
  • Spence is always smiling!  Very very happy boy!
SUCH a HUGE Blessing to us!!










Brant 21 months

Brant at 21 months...
Gosh, time seems to be just flying by.  Brant is talking so much more lately.  He keeps us laughing.  His favorite thing in the world to say is “no.”  And the way he says it is so matter of fact and of course, no can also mean yes from time to time.  At Christmas, Brant was opening all the presents and oooing and awing when he gets to a box full of clothes…  He opens the box looks at it and says nooo (shaking his head) and closes the box back.  We all died laughing!  The child is certainly not lacking in personality.  If he gets you to laugh he will continue to do the same thing over and over.  They always have a funny story for us when we pick him up.  
You would think Brant is not paying any attention to Spence, but he is!  If we are doing something that Spence is usually involved in like taking a bath or riding in the car that is the first Brant ask, “Spenth?”  with his little hands in the air questioning.  There have been a few times lately that Ike or I have gone in and Spence has a random toy that we know Brant had to bring him.  It really is so sweet.  One day he even had “Mater”, now that is love because that is Brant’s favorite.
Brant is following commands very well.  He loves for you to give him something and say go throw this away.  He also LOVES to help put the clothes in the dryer.  He stands there and I hand him items to put in.  The other day he wanted the deodorant so I handed it to him he took the top off and started attempting to put it under his arm.  He is definitely watching us, I was shocked!!!   We are working on the whining, we are asking him to use his words (Thanks, Jenifer for that one!).  Now he says and signs please most of the time when he wants something or I will say show mommy what you need and he will take my hand and lead me to it. 
He is telling us when he is shew wee.  He will pull on his diaper and tell us.  When you are change him he makes a sour face and says nasty.  He also gets that something is hot.  So if we give him something he will put his hand over it feel if it if hot and usually ask if it is ok.  He has started doing this with bath water.  I apparently got it too warm at some point because every night I have assure him it is cool.
The kid is a picky picky eater!  He will not eat anything he is not interested in, and don’t think you can sneak it in.  Like he loves yogurt so I try to sneak in fruit, he eats the yogurt and spits out the fruit!  He is a sweets person for sure…bring on the cake! 
He loves the movie “Cars”, especially Mater.  He has these little Maters that he has started carrying everywhere. 
Brant is such a sweet sweet boy!  We pray that he will use all of the personality and determination in him to serve the Lord.  We are so thankful the Lord entrusted us with such a sweet, funny little guy!!

This is the day that he wanted what Spence was having for lunch.

 Mickey Mouse was on the TV.... no time for a picture

This is the day we all had to wear bibs to school, me included....

Cuddling with daddy

Rarely sleeps in my arms anymore, so I am eating this up

At the ENT for a check up, signing please for the candy he saw in my purse

Wooo this thing moves??


Not a care in the world...sitting out the tornado warnings in the hall.


We are definitely in a "mommy phase"

 And lastly riding to school he found a paci...He hides these things and occasionally comes up with one.  But most of all notice the Maters....

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

November

November, like every other month was hectic!  So I will just recap leading up to Thanksgiving..

This was "Ike and Brandy day".  I get Veteran's day off so we have declared it our day from here on out.  This year we went to breakfast, got massages, shopped, ate a late lunch and picked the boys up early.  We loved it.  I wish we could have one every month.
Then the dreadful RSV hit our house.  Poor Spence!  My parents thankfully came and stayed with the boys for a whole week!!  They spoiled us by having supper ready every night too!


 We cheered hard for our Bulldogs!  They had a good run this year, and we are looking forward to next year!
 We had pizza with the Anderson's.  Best buds.
 Then we pulled out the Christmas decorations and got started decorating!  We knew Brant would be so excited so we put the tree up while he was napping so we could surprise him.  He didn't disappoint either.  First thing he said was ooohhhh...  Spence seemed to like them also.

 Brant helped out with decorating.  He loved it.  He has become a great little helper.


Monday, December 8, 2014

Halloween 2014

Oh my goodness!  I just love this picture of our sweet sweet boys!
The boys wore their costumes to school on Halloween!  I would not let Spence wear his actual costume because he’s a spitter.  So we used Brant’s from last year.  They were the cutest things!!!

My parents came down for Trick or treating!  Brant was so excited to see them.We were so excited to trick or treat with Gray.  The boys both did well.  They made it to about 4 houses so I call that an successful.  
Spence's actual costume!


My parents, Amanda and Jason stayed for the weekend with us!  The boys loved it!
These guys supporting our Dawgs.
Spence and Uncle Jason get along jusstttt great! 

Spence 4 and 5 months

Not just a whole lot has changed for Spence these past few months just as sweet as ever!
Weight: 17lbs at your 4 month check up
Diaper size: 4…almost caught up with Brant
Milestone: Rolling over!  He's good at this.  He is almost sitting up unassisted, and hates laying down.
Food: Still just breastfeeding.  We did attempt some cereal and he was not really interested.
Sleeping:  6:30-3 or 4 or 5...you just never really know.  Still swaddled in the rock and play.  I have tried swaddled in the pack and play, and I have tried unswaddled in the rock and play neither worked out well yet.  Maybe next week...I keep saying that. 
Here are some pictures from the last few months…






5 months





Spence-a-roo,
You are just precious!  You still rarely ever get upset, and your cries are usually easy to read. They mean I'm hungry or I'm tired, and occasionally you just want us to hold you. This past month we took you for a check up and found out you had an ear infection, a touch of RSV, and getting a tooth. We were clueless because you rarely fuss. We say you smile more than any thing!  You are just wonderful and we are loving watching you grow and learn new things. It feels like it is happening even faster this time. We love so much little buddy!!

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Brant 19 and 20 months

It's hard to keep up these days!  So here is a little up date on Brant...
-full of energy
-still loves lining up his toys
-started rolling cars and crashing them into each other
-loves being outside
-starting to tell us when he has gone poo poo
-got tubes and is starting to say a lot of new words
-loves his barn and animals
-favorite movie is Cars
-loves Mickey Mouse and Veggie tales
-loves running
-loves music and dancing
-sleeping great since the tubes
-loves our bed and playing in the pillows
-favorite foods: PIZZA, yogurt, peanut butter, any kind of dip- ranch, hummus, ketchup, etc., bread of any kind
Most pictures look like this these days cause there is no stoping
Tube day...

 
 
20 Months

 
You love getting in the baby things....

Brant Man,
 
You are a ball of energy.  Daddy and I can hardly keep up, but are a ton of fun.  We say you are our little entertainer.  You have the sweetest heart.  You are very concerned about others, constantly checking on Spence.  You give the best hugs and kisses.  You have started saying mmmmm and kissing us on the cheek, and will blow us kisses too.   We love so much big boy!!