Ukrainian Festival

We went to the Ukrainian Festival in Baltimore this past weekend. It was very hot, but we had a great time. The food was fantastic and very inexpensive. Spencer loves being outside so he was very happy for most of the day, especially once we found a shady spot to hang out. He watched the trees blowing, the dancers dancing, just looked at everything. Aunt Julie took Spencer home and let us enjoy the rest of our day without worrying about him overheating.

Play group today

We had play group today, and we have a new member. Caitlyn is 5 weeks younger than Spencer, and I think she is his new girlfriend. He is leaning on her while his previous girlfriend, Kirsten, is leaning on William. The first picture is Spencer demonstrating his good slouching skills in Kirsten's Bumbo. He has one at home but hasn't spent a lot of time in it yet. I think his legs will be too big for the holes soon, so he'll have to drape his legs over the end so he doesn't get stuck :)

The second picture is the first I took of the group (L to R: Luca, William, Kirsten, Spencer, Caitlyn). Kirsten is the only one who is very unhappy. Until the end of the photo shoot (see the last picture). Spencer is the only one still hanging in there.

This was the last play group for all members for a while. Concetta is going to Germany for a month to visit family, and I will be returning to work. Spencer will be able to attend next week's play group, but that will be his last one for a while :-( I'm hoping that we can do an evening group or a weekend once in a while to keep Spencer with his friends.

Kitty in the Jungle

Chessie likes Spencer's play mat almost as much as he does! She sleeps on it almost every night while we are watching TV. Obviously, she won't go near it when Spencer is on it :-)

Just like Daddy

The outfit Spencer is wearing used to belong to his Daddy. Matt actually wore this jumper when he was a little baby. It is so fun to see Spencer wear it now.

Spencer had his 2 month checkup last week. He is healthy and doing well. He weighs in at a whopping 15 pounds 5 ounces! He is a big boy! He didn't like the 4 shots he had to get. He was unhappy for a few days after his appointment.

Play group - Arundel Mills

Play group met at Arundel Mills today, with a friend of Becka's joining us. We started out with all the babies in their car seats and strollers, then progressed to carrying them in our arms, and finally carrying them in our Baby Bjorn carriers. When the second picture was taken, Becka and Concetta were the only ones not Baby Bjorning their babies. By the time we left, all five of us were "wearing" our babies :-) The play group went well. We got our exercise walking around the whole mall while doing a little shopping. Spencer didn't have any blowouts this week. Yay!

We only have a couple more weeks of regular play groups for Spencer. Since I'll be going back to work soon, we will have to see the other moms and babies at play group either after work or on a weekend. Hopefully they can accommodate our schedule once in a while. I don't want Spencer to miss growing up with his friends.

2 months old

Spencer was two months old yesterday. Happy Birthday! I forgot to take his 2 month picture until he was alseep for the night, so I waited until today. Close enough, right? I plan on taking his picture every month for the first year next to his dog to see how much he grows. He is already longer than the dog!

We went to Baltimore today with Aunt Julie and Grandma Lorrie to a farmers market. The picture above is from our trip. He really enjoyed looking around at everything and wasn't cranky at all. He likes being outside, even in this heat. He was sweaty, but he was happy.

He slept well for a few nights (6-9 hours at a time), but last night was rough. We were up from 1:30 AM until 3:30 AM, then again at 5 AM for a while, and finally for good at 7 AM. I certainly hope tonight is better. Mom needs her beauty sleep! He was struggling with taking naps today too. He will fall asleep as long as someone is holding him, and then wake up when we put him down somewhere. So I'm currently wearing a napping Spencer around my chest in our Baby Bjorn carrier. Whatever works!

First play group outing

We had our first play group outing yesterday. Instead of meeting at one of our houses, we went to the mall. We were missing our girlfriend Kirsten (and mom Becka), but the boys had a good day. They took turns crying, eating, fussing and sleeping. I think it was a successful outing. Since we all have the same issues, we were able to help each other out and lend an extra pair of hands when needed. We all got to eat our lunch too without a baby in our laps! Spencer had a slight bathroom problem, so thank you Concetta for the ziplock bag to put his clothes in :-) Next week, we're going to tackle Arundel Mills outlet mall. Wish us luck!

The pictures were taken today before going to visit our friends at Martek. I just love babies in jackets!