5 months!

Height: N/A
Weight: 17 lbs. 2 ounces (last week)
Food: Enfamil A.R. for babies who Spit. Rice cereal in the a.m. and a vegetable in the evening. He drinks 4-6 ounces of formula every 3 hours or so during the day.
Sleep: He is sleeping through the night. Our schedule has been a little more lax lately due to the holidays so his bed time has changed each night. One night it may be 7 and the next 9. Last night he went to sleep at 6:30 and woke at 7:00 this morning. He usually sleeps 11 hours or so. But maybe he'll start sleeping 12 hours like last night! :) He has been waking up some because he's been a little sick with a sinus/ear infection. But he always go back to sleep easily. Still loving his nap nanny! Such a good baby!
Clothes: 6-9 months and size 3 shoes.
Favorites: He loves big sister! He loves to just sit in his car seat by the window and play with a toy. He likes to try to pull things apart! This is hilarious! It's almost like he's working out! ha! He gets sweaty from it! He enjoys Praise Baby and Baby Einstein. Loves his swing now! PTL! ha! He likes his exersaucer and sit and play. He has started going for toys during tummy time. He can roll from back to belly. He has rolled from belly to back but nothing consistent. He's just pretty darn easy to please! Such a laid back boy! He loves to squeal! and we love hearing him squeal! Oh and he loves loves loves giving open mouth kisses on the cheek! Mommy loves this too! so so sweet! He loves to stand while we hold his hands. Wow! He's came a long way from an itty bitty newborn babe!

God is good! Can't wait to see what new things he'll do this month!

*Went to Children's Hospital this month to have his bump on his forehead checked out. Dr. said it was either a dermoid cyst or another hemangioma under the skin (both very common). Will schedule a CT scan to check and see which of the two it is. Either way, not a big deal at all and no rush to get it seen about. Very thankful for this!

4 months...

So, I'm a little behind on the 4 month post (considering I'll be typing the 5 months post as soon as I wrap this post up!) but didn't want to leave it out.

Height: 25 inches
Weight: 15 lbs. 13 ounces
Food: Enfamil A.R. for babies who Spit. He drinks 4-6 ounces every few hours. We also introduced rice cereal about a week before he turned four months. He was pretty excited about that! During the month we began introducing green beans and peas. So far he's loved everything. We haven't really been consistent with the solids though. It's been busy around here!
Sleep: He is sleeping through the night. He usually sleeps 10 1/2-11 hours. He wakes every now and again but goes back to sleep. He's such a good baby! Usually ready for bed around 7:30 each night.
Clothes: 6 months in everything
Favorites: He loves talking to big sister, mommy and daddy! He loves trying to grab for things. We introduced his sit and play and exersaucer this month. He loves them both for a bit but when he gets tired he's ready to get out and is sure to let me know about it! lol! He especially loves it when sister plays with him while he's in one of those toys! He's such a smiley happy baby and has such a big laugh! We love, love, love making him giggle! :)

hospital gown...

Oh Spicer Beth! This kid seriously cracks me up! Lately she has really been pretending a LOT! Her absolute favorite thing to pretend is "house!" Just about every time she plays "house" she is pregnant or "pregant" as she says. lol! She is the mommy, there is a big sister and she's going to have a baby at the hospital. (you know just like mommy did recently! ha! she's played this since then) When daddy plays he's her husband! I love it! Jared and I are always getting a kick out of it! We love listening to her "pretend." It's the best thing ever! Yesterday, during her pretend time she got the idea to make a hospital gown with a blanket and ponytail holder. She knew exactly what to do just asked me to help her make it a success! Naturally, I had to snap a picture of it! In this picture she has her piggy (which by the way is her favorite stuffed animal that she has recently been inseparable from!) in her belly! She always has something in her belly when she is "pregant!" Love her!!

a few pictures...

I've been too busy to blog... so here are a few recent pictures of my sweet little family! I love them very dearly!

these two adore each other!


could they be any cuter?!


beauty shop with daddy... he's the best!


painting Christmas ornaments... :)


SB with her sweet little friend from gymnastics...


God is great and we are enjoying this Christmas Season being a family of four now! Children truly are a blessing from the LORD!

A princess turns 3!

Well... it happened... my sweet little princess turned 3 years old yesterday! It seems almost impossible that we have had 3 blessed years with this precious child! I look at Axl and think "wow, just the other day Spicer was that size!"

Spicer is all about the disney princesses. So, this year she had a princess themed birthday party at the Adventure Zone. This was her first "big" birthday party. She invited all her sweet friends and family. She had an absolute blast! :) Yesterday, on her actual birthday we had dinner and cupcakes and daddy and I gave her presents to her from us. She just gets so very excited about everything! We just love seeing the joy on her face when she opens a present or gets excited about seeing someone or doing something.

Some things to remember about Spicer at age 3:

She loves bedtime stories. She always wants you to make the story up and say, "all of the sudden!" She wants daddy to tell her scary monster stories (i know, right?!) and mommy to tell her princess stories. She sleeps in bed with me so we tell stories and talk every night until we fall asleep! I absolutely love it and cherish this precious time in her life! Each night when we pray she tells me something to pray for or she will pray for it. Lately she has wanted to pray for Madison and Natalie. When she prays she always thanks God for her family. So sweet! I love hearing her pray to Jesus! It's the best thing ever! She calls her preschool, "preschool baptist." She calls flame gymnastics, "gymnastics arkansas." She can tell you where she lives and when her birthday is. She knows her ABC's and 123's. Ha! She can recognize most letters and numbers but we're still working on that. She is a devoted friend! She has her best friends and let me tell you she absolutely loves them! She loves her brother dearly. She loves going to church, preschool, cubbies and choir. She is one excited kiddo! She loves "roughin" with daddy and older boys! haha! Her favorite things to play are: dress up, hospital (have a baby), house, and anything outside. I could just go on and on about her awesome personality!

Momma and daddy love you so so much sweet Spicer! God has taught us so much through you and we are very thankful! :) You're the best!



last year...


and this year... big girl!

3 months already?!

Little Axl Joe turned 3 months old a few days ago and I can hardly believe it! He is such a happy little booger and we love him more and more each day!
Height: N/A
Weight: 14 lbs.
Food: Enfamil A.R. for babies who Spit. It really has made a huge difference! He eats 4-6 ounces every 3 hours during the day.
Sleep: He is sleeping through the night. He usually sleeps about 9 hours. One night he slept 10 1/2 hours! :) the other night he decided to wake up a few times but I think it was because he had pee all over him! lol!
Clothes: He is wearing 6 months shirts and jammies and 3 months pants. He has the longest little arms! He wears size 2 shoes.
Favorites: He loves talking to big sister, mommy and daddy! He loves trying to grab for things. He is rolling over now but i'm not sure if he likes it or not! ha! He doesn't really like riding in the car for very long. Hopefully this will change soon. He likes to face forward in the baby bjorn and get totted around (this helps me get some stuff done around the house!).

This little guy has a ton of strawberry birthmarks so this week we get to go have one scanned to make sure it isn't growing to fast and doesn't need to be treated. We also have to have some blood work done. This momma is not looking forward to that but I know it will be just fine. He had a little bump pop up on his forehead this month. Took him to the doctor and its a cyst caused by his tissue forming. So, in about a month we'll see a specialist to keep a check on it! Guess he's going to keep me busy with doctor's visits!:) We are blessed and thankful!

Spicer Beth!

This post is all about my dear sweet precious big baby girl! Oh how I love my daughter! She is growing up way to fast for this post pardem hormonal momma! ;)
Spicer Beth is Full. Of. It! She is one big huge bundle of personality! From the moment she wakes in the morning until the time she shuts her eyes for the night she is one busy busy bee! Each morning when she wakes she says, "Mommy, did you have a good night night?" I love this because this is what I have asked her each morning since she began conversing and now she asks me! So so sweet! We are one busy family these days with keeping her involved and active. On Mondays she takes a gymnastic class. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she goes to preschool for part of the day and on Wednesdays we go to bible study fellowship together. Spicer loves going to preschool! She has made a great friend at preschool named Madison. We are finding that she is quite the little "follower." If her friend does something then she usually does the same thing! It's cute until her friend does something she isn't supposed to! ha! We are working on this little personality trait. We are striving to teach her to be a leader and do what's right no matter what. Jared and I are like, "man, you have to teach them everything!" ha! Who'd a thought! lol!
SB loves loves loves her baby brother! Now, don't get me wrong, she does have her ornery moments with him but what sibling doesn't?! Axl adores his big sister too! There have been times that Axl has been crying and I couldn't calm him down but SB could! He just smiles, talks and laughs at her! I have to admit this has been my greatest joy as a parent thus far... seeing the two of them love on each other and interact.... it's just sooo precious and such a blessing from God!
God is teaching me so much about motherhood through Spicer. She has such a strong willed, spunky free spirit and my sweet Savior is helping me, by the power of His Holy Spirit, be a better mommy to her. Every stage of development for her is a new stage in motherhood for me. I guess it's a first for both of us! I'm so thankful that she is forgiving and still loves me when I mess up. She's the best daughter I could ever ask for!
Jared and SB have been playing some fun games lately. Since I had Axl SB has wanted to play hospital almost every day with Jared. He is the doctor and she is having a baby. She also has an older child who she calls big sister. The baby she is "pregat" with is named Charlie. I crack up every time I watch them play. Jared asks her is she has high blood pressure and she says, " yes, like my mommy." lol!! She always sticks a baby in her shirt for the game! Before Jared "delivers" the baby he prays with her and says, "Are you ready to have this baby?" My oh my! Hilarious! After she "delivers" the baby she asks "Dr. Jared" to take the baby to the nursery. I'm telling you, it is hilarious! Spicer and Jared have always danced together but lately SB has been wanting to break it down even more! She likes for Jared to turn his radio on fast music and she dances to it outside. And let me tell you, this girl can dance! :)
Spicer is loving choir and cubbies. I'm helping out with both this year so she can be a part. She just loves singing to her choir CD in the car. She has also learned some songs at preschool that she loves to sing. I absolutely love hearing her sweet voice sing! Oh and she learned the pledge of allegiance at preschool one day! love that one too! :)
Well... these are just some recent happenings in the life of my sweet Spicer. Things daddy and I don't want to forget! Oh and one more thing... I also love at night when we are in bed. She says, "Have a good night night mommy, I love you!" precious, precious! I'm sure there are many many more wonderful things about my daughter right now but these are just the ones that popped into my head. God is good!