Talon's 1st Christmas

Our first Christmas as a family

Talon has his own stocking - hope Santa fills it full!

Thanks Grandma Patty and Grandpa Eric - I love my new toy!

Thanks Gramma Kate and Grampa Frank - I really like it when mom reads this new book to me!

Well... it didn't snow on Christmas, but we certainly have enough snow for a white Christmas. Look at the size of those icicles!!

Talon's first picture with Santa

Talon talked Santa's ear off telling him all the gifts he wants!

More Pictures... He's getting so big!

Elusive Smile

Talon has been showing off his smile for a couple of weeks now... unfortunately it is very hard to get a picture of it! This is the closest I've come so far.


Getting ready to go to his first Thanksgiving Day dinner with the Shane's.

Grandma Kate flew in to meet Talon over the weekend. It was a short visit but we are very happy she was able to come!

I finally finished Talon's room - what a spoiled little boy!!

Talon and big "sister" Syd enjoying some tummy time together!

Weekend of "Firsts"

It was a big weekend of "firsts" for Talon... We had dinner with the "One Beer's" on Friday night - Talon's first "dinner with friends" so he was sure not to go empty handed. So for those of you concerned by the Chocolate donut on his 1 week birthday, check our the bottle of wine for his 1 month birthday! :) (disclosure: no babies or nursing mothers became intoxicated during the taking of this picture or during any time after)

Then on Saturday we all drove down to Boulder where we had brunch with the Miller's and Talon met John, Laura, Jeff, Svein & Sara. Brunch was so good - too bad Talon isn't able to enjoy solid food yet. Later that day, Talon attended his first tailgate with the Garioto/Nellis/Ellsworth clan - they do it best - and Matt and I attended the CU vs Oklahoma State game later that night. Grandma Patty graciously watched Talon at the hotel - we understand he was a very good boy! Would have enjoyed a better outcome to the game, but what can you do.

Time Flies

So hard to believe that Talon is already almost a month old! Time sure flies when you're having fun - that's what we're having right? It's hard to know in my sleep deprived state. :-) Aunt Katie and Uncle Chuck came up to visit this week - doesn't Chuck look like a natural?

Happy Halloween!

Since we didn't know if Talon would even be joining us in time to celebrate Halloween, we didn't have much planned. We did find him a cat onsie - he's so small that he still fits into Premie clothes so finding an actual costume wasn't going to happen.

He does continue to gain weight, however, and as of last Thursday had surpassed his birth weight - he now weighs a whopping 7 lbs!

Happy 1 week Birthday Talon!

Today is Talon's birthday - he is officially 1 week old!! I can't believe it...


It has been a crazy week for sure. Matt and I get very little sleep... yes we were warned, but one just can't imagine until you're in the midst of it. It is, however, amazing how awake you can feel after a 2-3 hour "nap". Talon has been so good... we are truly very lucky! He is very strong already. We put him on the floor for some "tummy time" a couple nights ago and he can already roll himself onto his back! He also continues to show his stubborn streak especially at feeding time. He'll get fussy and insistent that he wants to be fed and once I try to do so he just looks at me like "I wanted this a minute ago, but now I'll have to think about it". Guess with Matt and I as parents we shouldn't be surprised.


Big "sister" Sydney has been really good, though she doesn't really know what to think of him. We could tell the other day that she now realizes he probably isn't going anywhere and has started "pouting". I'm sure the next phase will be her finding something to destroy in the house to really show us her displeasure. Ultimately she just ignores him. I don't think she'll ever reach "that damn dog" status, but she definitely doesn't have out undivided attention any longer.


Grandpa Eric left this morning to drive back to Oregon... we'll miss him, but are so glad he was able to come out and stay for a while. Luckily Grandma Patty will be here until mid-November to help us out.

Talon Kein Spencer

After 9 long months, our little boy has finally arrived! Talon Kein (pronounced Keen) Spencer was born October 17th, 2008 at 6:30pm on the dot. He weighed 6lbs 4oz, was 19 1/4 inches long and had all ten fingers and toes.

Though he wasn't due until October 22nd, he decided to make his entrance into the world a little early. I had just seen my doctor on the 16th where we discussed the possibility of needing to induce me since I showed no signs that he was ready to be born any time soon... he obviously had plans of his own! At 1:30am on the 17th my water broke and Matt, Mom and I were off to the hospital. After 17 hours of labor and with Talon still not "dropping" the doctor convinced me that a cesarean was necessary, and so he was born.

I know many of you will wonder "where in the world did they get that name?" Well... long ago when Matt and I were just dating we were out driving around Fox Island in Washington and came across a subdivision called "Talon's Ridge". There were the most beautiful views from this area and we both made a comment about what a cool name Talon would be for a boy. 10+ years later we were finally able to name our son. Kein is a combination of the names of Matt's two Grandpa's names: Keith and Ken... Kein.

Life has certainly changed for us, but we wouldn't have it any other way!!

Eminent Arrival

We can hardly believe that we'll be welcoming our son in just a few short weeks! Life will change in ways that we can't imagine at this point, but we are looking forward to every moment.

Grandma Patty is coming out on October 4th to assist us in getting prepared - we are grateful to have someone around to remind us that we really won't break him (Thanks Mom!). She'll be here through the birth and the first few weeks after and Grandpa Eric will join us later once the little guy has arrived.

My plan is to work as long as I can - with only 12 weeks leave I want to be sure to have as much time to spend with our little man as possible. So far I have felt good, just a bit tired - I suppose that is to be expected - so lets hope this continues through the final stretch. Matt is also planning to take at least a week or two off after the birth to spend with our boy. We've planned for all that we can at this point, all that's left is for him to arrive - not too soon though!