Spencer at 2 months now!!! It's amazing how time goes by so fast!

So happy that bath time is over!!!

Spencer loves sleeping in this position, we just had to capture it on camera cause it's so darn cute!

Levi and Spencer exhausted after playtime.

So I got camera happy, and took alot of pictures... I couldn't help it... It was so hard to pick, cause they are all so stinkin' adorable, here's a few of them!

Spence is 5 weeks already... he is doing so well!

The humidity wasn't so bad today, so we decided to go for a little walk! Doesn't he look so cute in this hat (even though it kind of doesn't fit him!:))

This is a picture to show just how tough Spence really is, already feeding himself!


While Spencer was in the hospital again for his shunt surgery, Levi and I decided to take advantage of the fact that he had a great babysitter/nurse to watch him, so we went out for our Anniversary! ( I can't believe it's already been a year... and some much has happened!) It sure has been the best year of my life!!!

Back in the hospital in down town DC for Spencers Shunt surgery! Everything went well, he seems so much happier, and it seems he feels a lot better too!

I just love snuggling with my little guy!

He is so adorable... I just love him to pieces!

Bath time!

These are the casts that they have put on his legs to correct his clubbed feet! It's amazing how fast it is working! He's looking great!

I can't even begin to tell you how incredible Spencer's improvements have been! He is swallowing so well now! He has no problem taking a bottle, and I have been working on breast feeding him, and he just keeps getting better and better with that too! They said he was progressing faster than they expected, and that he may be able to go home this Wed! I am so happy, and I know that Heavenly Father has been helping him all along the way! There is such a sweet and peaceful spirit we feel every time we are in his presence. I know the spirit has been with us every step of the way! I know we've said it before, but once again Levi and I thank you all so much for all your thoughts and prayers! We love you!

It has been so great to have my mom here with me! We have enjoyed singing to him and have shared many special moments together during this time! I was so glad that she got to hold him before going home!

Levi is such a great Daddy already! I love seeing how excited he gets when ever he gets to hold Spencer, he even gets excited to change his diaper... I hope that never changes! haha

Here's our cute little guy sleeping comfortably! As you can see they have taken out the drain in his head, and feeding tube in his nose! He seems so much more content now! Dr. Myseros, the Neurosurgeon said that as far as he is concerned there is no more need to keep Spencer at the hospital, and that he would like to see Spence in about two weeks to check up on his head. They aren't ready to put the shunt in, because there is still blood in the ventricles... Dr. Myseros, told us not to worry, because it would work it's way out. So we just have to give it time. We are just waiting for the Neonatologist to decided when he feels that Spencer is ready to go home! (we think it will be soon!) Yay!

I think he was a little alarmed by the flash! :)

I love this little man soooooo much!

This was when I got to do Kangaroo care! Oh how I loved this moment, I can't believe I am a Mommy!

What a cute Daddy Levi is! I just continue to fall more and more in love with him every day!

June 28th, 2010 Wow, I'm sure glad I didn't have to wait til today to have him!

Spencer had a little Jaundice, so now he gets to wear these cool shades!

They turned him on his side, so we got some good pictures of him pulling faces!

Levi snapped a picture of me asleep! I was exhausted!

Updates on Spencer...

Here you can see that Spence is taking a binky (thank goodness, because apparently I never would), he definitely has no problem sucking, in fact the nurses got a picture of him holding on to his ventilation tube just so that he could stick his thumb in his mouth... It was too cute! They have put in a temporary drain into his head, and as you can see that his head has shrunk quite a bit. He has gone from 8lbs 6oz to 7lbs 7oz most of that weight has been lost because of the fluid draining out of his head. The doctors are expecting to turn him over onto his back on the 30th and then after that they will probably wait another week to put the shunt in his head. I am definitely learning patience, cause I really really want to hold him, but I am glad that he is healing so well. He is also peeing on his own, without the catheter, which is really good news! I couldn't be happier with the care he is being given! Levi and I feel very confident that he is in very good hands here at this hospital!

Little Spencer has Arrived!

Levi and I are so so happy for our new little addition to our family! Spencer Levi Darrington was born June 23rd, 2010 at 3:52 am. He weighs 8lbs 6oz and is 18 1/4 inches long. So I know that we were all expecting him to be here the 28th but I think he had plans of his own. I started to feel abdominal pain at about 7:30 on Tues night, I didn't think much of it because it seemed like every time I thought I was having contractions, it was just cramps. So it wasn't until around 11:00 when they still hadn't gone away and were actually getting worse, that I started to worry. After much debate, we decided, better to be safe than sorry, so we called the on call doctor. He of course told us to come to the hospital... so we did! I was definitely having contractions and was dilated 1cm, so they decided to do an emergency c-section.

I am so glad to let you all know that everything went smoothly, with no complications. He had surgery to close up his back yesterday afternoon, and he is recovering well from that too! I want all of you to know how grateful we are for your thoughts and prayers, I know they are being heard, and that the Lord is watching over him!

He is so cute!