Spencer Kane~ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 months

6 months

two bottom teeth

sings

sitting up unassisted

army crawls

loves Mr. Cow

7 months:

crawling

waves all the time

intrigued by monkeys

8 months:

standing and cruising

imitates "ra ra ra"

one top tooth

likes puffs, music and keyboards

9 months:

drinks out of straw

four top teeth, two bottom

claps hands

crawls on all fours

dances on your lap while sitting

"mum, whoa, heeey"

open mouth kisses

waves on command

responds to Hi

likes trains, birds and books

10 months:

"baby, momma, mum, hey, hi"

"bird, ball, apple?"

seven teeth

claps to "if you're happy and you know it"

constant babbles 

points out animals, nose and eyes

picks your nose

likes airplanes, cheerios, cheese and fruit

11 months:

"go, go, go"

"baby"

(I'm so sorry, I lost track of logging)

12 months:

You are full of personality and so funny already. 

This past year has been the best of you life!

You love your ball pit, mickey mouse ride-on and your mom and dad :)

Spencer Kane~ 5 months

I love....

I love the way you stretch in my lap right after your feeding

I love how your smile is as big as the sun

I love watching you develop

I love kissing you all over
I love the way milk drips down the side of your cheeks

I love the way you splash in the bath

I love the way your fingers explore mine
I love to watch you in the mirror
I love the way your laugh is changing each day
I love how your arm is gently placed on my chest while nursing you
I love the way you grasp my fingers
I love your stretches in mid-air when I pick you up
I love the way you talk to me even if I can't yet understand you
I love the way you nuzzle my shoulder
I love when you yawn
I love how limp you get when you're sleeping on me
I love the way you eat my face
I love walking and rocking you to sleep while making up nursery rhymes
I love the wiggle worm and rollie pollie you've become
I love how you want to touch everything
I love it when you fall asleep on me with your mouth wide open
I love to smell your baby breath... it truly is the sweetest
I love the comfort you find from belly sleeping
I love your nursing moans
I love the way you smile at your daddy
I love it how you are constantly excited kicking your feet and swinging your arms
I love your confused face when you first wake up in the morning
I love waking up to you talking to yourself... and your loud toots
I love your laugh when I play with you
I love how your feet are your new favorite toy
I love all of your new milestones
I love your curiosity
I love it when we laugh together
I love your proud face when you do something new
I love the way you grasp onto my ponytail, but don't love you pulling out my hair
I love to watch you sleep
I love your little breaks from nursing to look up at me and smile
I love your determination
I love experiencing new things with you
I love how intrigued you are with electronics
I love your squeaks, coo's, ah's and ooo's
I love your deep sleeps and how your mouth hangs wide open
I love teaching you
I love your little fingers and toes
I love your button nose
I love your soft lips
I love petting your hot head
I love your ears
I love the fat rolls on your thighs
I love your swirled belly button
I love the dimples on your bum
I love your baby arm muscles
I love your long eyelashes
I love your voice and ever changing sounds
I love being your mommy
I love you with all of my heart and soul. You are the best gift ever.
I just love YOU!

Spencer Kane~ 4 months

Can't believe our boy is a quarter of a year old! He has been growing so much and I enjoy everything new he does. We had his four month check-up this week and his stats were:

16 lbs 3 oz- He is in the 80th% for his weight
26 3/4 inches- He is above the 95th% for his height. The doc said "he's off the charts"
16 1/2 head circumference- He's in the 45%. I'm ok with this because I seriously thought he had a huge head. hahaa

Everything checked out great and Spence took his shots like a man. He cried for about 20 seconds and was totally fine right after. I think the shots hit him later that day and the next. He always seems to get extra fussy and needy. Then he wants to go and fight naps so it just makes all even worse. He is his normal self again and as happy as can be.

Have I mentioned what a happy baby we have??? This kid constantly spoils us with his smiles and baby talk. The conversations we've been having just keep getting better, and louder. Spencer LOVES to be heard and we LOVE to hear him. It's a win, win.

Since my last post, Spencer has had a lot of firsts'.... he's been eating cereal for about a month now, and just this week we have introduced real baby food. It is so much fun to feed him. Every day he gets better with the spoon and chewing. He's a natural. I am still nursing him, and he still has one, sometimes two, bottles of formula per day. His appetite is the only thing that has not changed. No matter how much we feed him, he still expects to eat just about every two hours. The cereal and baby food does not do the trick for him like most babies. Spencer continues to be a porker.

Also, just this week, Spencer has moved from being cradled at night (in his newborn napper pack 'n play), to laying flat. We are doing this in preparation to make the BIG move to his crib. He is still in our room. Mommy is not ready to give him up just yet. So we'll continue with the flat sleeping in the pack 'n play for a few more weeks, then make the transition. I probably won't be able to sleep that fist week. I'm just nervous because our bedroom is so far from his. We're on the other side of the house. We have a video baby monitor, but it's just not the same. Maybe it won't be so bad.. we'll see.

Spencer still doesn't have the rolling over down, but he's reallllly close. He's been getting a lot of tummy time and pops his head up like a champ though. We think he may skip the whole rolling over and crawling bit, and go straight to walking. He loves to stand all the time. He dances and also takes steps.. baby steps, but still steps ;o)
We've had him hanging out in an Exersaucer for the last couple of weeks. It's not only entertainment for him, but also helps strengthen his legs. It's so funny to watch his feet go nutso in that thing. Be sure to check out our YouTube channel. There you can see him in action in "Saucer Sessions".

Rich and I are really enjoying our new jobs... parenting. Motherhood for me has exceeded ALL expectations. I am having so much fun watching my baby grow, teaching him, loving him, you name it. I am ready to do it all over again! Speaking of which, if all goes according to plan, Spencer may just have a brother or sister at the end of 2012. I knew I was going to love being a mommy, but didn't know I would love it this much. It's just amazing and I truly feel blessed... everyday and every time I look at my beautiful baby boy. All of you moms reading this know exactly what I'm talking about.

                                                      Our trip to St. Augustine 2011

Spencer Kane~ 3 months

Oh my goodness, where does the time go?! I can not even believe my boy is three months old (I'm a week late, he's 14 wks today). It literally feels as if it were only a couple weeks ago he was born. Time really flies when you're having fun, and that's exactly what we're doing. Rich and I continue to cherish each and every moment with Spencer. I mean, how could you not... this boy is amazing in every way possible. It seems as if he's doing something new each and every day, whether it be a new sound or movement. To date, Spence is holding his head up like a champ, practicing sitting up on his own, stands like it's his job (with assistance, of course), laughs at the things you do, especially his goofy parents, holds onto things and realizes their purpose, and we now hold lengthy conversations with one another. Oh, and he's just about mastered the art of rolling over. He goes through the whole movement, piece of cake, but he still has a little kick stand in his way, aka, his arm. Poor thing rolls his entire body over, but gets stuck. LOL I have to say though that when he's stuck, he gets mad and kicks his legs which looks like a crawling movement and actually scoots himself upward. He may just be able to crawl before he figures out how to move his silly arm out of his rolling way. We think he's pretty smart so I'm sure he'll figure it all out sooner or later.

I went back to work last week. Bleh! We hired an in-home nanny/sitter. Since I work from home it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I mean, going from spending 24/7 with my little man to having someone else care for him 7.5 hours per day is an adjustment, but at least I'm still within arms reach. I get to steal him away every few hours anyway to breastfeed him. I sure do love those mini breaks throughout the day. We only hired the nanny three days per week. The other two, Rich and I make it work. We take turns. This new set schedule has also really helped The Condon household get onto a more regulated schedule. Rich has certain "office" days where he goes in and schedules any appointments at that time. Then the other days he works from home, and helps care for the babe during the day. He and I have a set schedule for our own activities after our work day, such as golf and yoga. We also set a specific "family night" per Rich's request. He knows his work schedule can get away from him at times, so setting this schedule gets us all a little more structured. So far, so good. It's all Spencer approved.

The older Spence is getting the less maintenance he's becoming. Thankfully his demand for food has calmed down. He is now eating about every two and a half to three hours. Since the middle of June, after consulting with the pediatrician, we started supplementing with formula. Only a bottle, sometimes two, per day. It's actually worked really well for me as it allows my supply a chance to build back up. He was draining me and not leaving much for his next feeding. I'm thinking that is also why he's now going a little longer in between feedings.. because he's getting the right amount each time. As of yesterday, we just started trying rice cereal. He's not quite due for it yet (supposed to wait until four months), but we're only starting with a little bit at first to ensure his belly can handle it. So far, so good, and it's even seemed to have helped with his spit-up. Regardless of what we're feeding him, our little stinker has been sleeping through the night. Well, he has always kinda given us a little break in that department, but now he sometimes sleeps for as long as nine hours. He's too good to us!

Since my last post, a month ago, we've been a traveling bunch. I feel like we haven't had a weekend to ourselves to just lounge in awhile. We've been away every weekend to Port St. Lucie, Anna Maria Island, New Smyrna Beach, and then we're going back to NSB in another week. We were home this past weekend, but threw a pool party with our close friends and now this upcoming weekend we've scheduled a date for Spence. He's going to meet Ellie, who is a couple months older than him. She is the daughter of a friend/business partner of Rich's. She's so cute I've already told her parents that we are totally prearranging their marriage.

A few of our faves from AMI:

Don't forget to keep checking out our youtube channel, as we've been busy filming away ;o)

http://www.youtube.com/user/JennPops2?feature=mhee#p/u



here are some pics of our little muffin from the past month:

play time is the best time

his daddy dressed him, of course

loungin' in the pool with his Auntie Rani. First time in his raft.