6 Months Old

Bryce is 6 months old. Okay so he's been 6 months for a while now, but life has been busy! He is such a happy guy now. Ever since he has been given regular solid meals, he has turned into a dream baby. He sleeps through the night, smiles all the time, coos . . . he loves life and food!! Our big boy only fits in 9-12 month cloths and weighs a whopping 23 lbs!



Bryce is already discovering big brother Jack has all the good toys. Yesterday, Bryce pushed all the "baby" toys out of his way and actually crawled to Jack's toy cars. He had a tight grip on the choking hazard known as "Lightning McQueen" when I walked into the room. I didn't know Bryce could crawl and was surprised when I saw him with all of the toy cars.

"OHHHH, I like Jack's toys!"

Whistler, British Columbia

We had a great weekend up in Canada! Jack wasn't thrilled when we dropped him off for ski school, we're not even sure he liked skiing, but he LOVED playing in the snow and puddles.











Bryce thought his crazy hat was cool, he tolerated all the clothes necessary to go out in the cold, he enjoyed the "Heavenly Bed," and he wanted NOTHING to do with the hotel crib.









On Saturday night the snow started to fall as we returned from dinner. It was beautiful out, and had a great time catching snow flakes in our mouth.





Sunday morning we cruised around the village and were sure to get coffee at Second Cup- a place recommended by our high school friend Roxanne.

The Definition of "Sound Asleep"

For the past two nights Bryce has fallen asleep in bed with Jack. After their tubby, we read the boys books and put them to bed. Bryce keeps falling asleep during story time.

Night One

Night Two

April & Fox

My friend April came to Seattle for a three day tour. She brought along her adorable, three month old baby, Fox. We packed a lot into 2 days of sight seeing. We went to U Village and had a great Sushi lunch. We went to Pike's Place Market and West Seattle's Alki Beach. Fox is such a GREAT baby and we loved having them visit!!

The boys enjoyed some baby play time.

Growing Up & Getting Observant

For the first time ever Jack expressed interest in clothing. We were in Fred Meyer (like a Target for you all in CA) and Jack came up to me with a pair of pants and asked me if he could get them. The price was right, $5.70 so now he is the proud owner of "camo pants." According to Jack the other boys at school have them too. I have mixed feelings because he is getting interested in what other kids are doing, but I also want him to resist conforming. Marty has camo jammies though, so maybe that is the big draw? Jack talks a lot about what Daddy does.

Here is an example: Jack was eating yogurt today he was holding the yogurt with one hand and using the spoon with the other. He said, "I am eating my yogurt like Daddy, he always holds the yogurt." Then he said, "I can also walk around and brush my teeth, like Daddy." Marty does do these things. He can't seem to stay in the bathroom with his tooth brush and he eats lots of yogurt and never places the carton on the table, he holds it, like Jack pointed out.

Movie Time

Per the request of Grandma we are posting new videos. She did not care for the video we had on Bryce's 5 month post. The first is of Bryce doing "tummy time," the second is Jack and Bryce playing together.

5 Months Old

Bryce is 5 months old. The poor guys has been really sick for the last week. He is getting a bit better. As a result he's been pretty sleepy and not up for much play. Bryce hates tummy time- especially when he is sick, but even when he was healthy. When we put him on his tummy he buries his face in the ground and screams. Bryce can roll over, but refuses! He just cries until either I pick him up, or sometimes Jack feels so sorry for Bryce he rolls him on to his back. I tried explaining that Bryce needs to be on his tummy, but Jack says, "But, he doesn't like it mommy." Bryce does enjoy sitting up though and will play with his things in a upright- seated position.

Bryce sick, taking a little nap in our bed.

Playing with Jack


Bryce loves Jack. He watches everything Jack does. In the tub Bryce get so excited because he can see Jack he kicks like crazy. Jack is also so sweet and often reads to Bryce. One morning Bryce was in the swing and Jack had pulled up his little chair, a stack of books, and was reading (Jack can't actually read yet, but has memorized just about every book we own) to Bryce. In the video below Jack is entertaining Bryce.

Big Boy

So there is no question Bryce is chubby. We found out at his 4 month check up he is 18 and a half pounds. The doctor said we had to move him in to the next size car seat, which was fine with us, he was too heavy to carry in the other seat anyway. I guess all the food, makes for a happy baby. He is so sweet. The best part is we can lay him in a crib fully away and he falls to sleep on his own. I had heard this could happen, but with Jack I thought "self soothing" was an evil myth spread by vengeful, unhappy moms. Bryce has proven to us self soothing exists and he does it for all naps and at night. He still wakes up to eat at night- what a surprise, got to keep that figure just so!

Bryce's Obsession

Each of our boys has had a unique habit developed at a few months that seems to stick with them. For Jackson, it was stroking and pulling his hair. It started whenever he would be taking a bottle as a baby. Today he still does it if he is tired, bored, or nervous.





Bryce so far seems to be developing a habit of covering up his face. Anything we give him in the crib or chair gets pulled onto and over his face. If you want to play peek-a-boo, he smiles and laughs when you cover his face up, not when you reveal yourself to him. See this video for an example of how he loves to cover himself up. At first he seems like he is getting smothered but when you uncover him he just wants to pull it back over his face.

Bryce is 4 Months Old

Our little baby is 4 months old now, and he is not so little any more. He is a huge guy! He is also a happy guy. He is really starting to play, and when he is excited he kicks and squeals with joy. In the last week Bryce has began to just started to enjoy his exersaucer, and still loves his mobile, swing, and play yard. He also loves to snuggle and wishes we would just give up and let him sleep in our bed. His other love is milk. He has an amazing appetite for milk, but no interest in solid foods. We tried a bit of rice cereal (2 times now) and he wanted no part. We thought it might help him sleep through the night, if he at some solids, but apparently he doesn't want to. He seems to enjoy his night-time feedings and the possibility that we will let him sleep with us. Some times we do give in, but most of the time he sleeps in his Pack n' Play next to our bed. Bryce and Jack are still on good terms, once Bryce wants Jacks toys it might be a different story, but for now Jack says, "I love my Brycie" and Bryce enjoys watching Jack play. At night they take a bath together. Jack in the tub and Bryce in the plastic tub which is inside the tub so I can bathe them at the same time. They are so cute at tubby time, they make eachother laugh. It is so fun watching them interact!







Snuggling with Daddy


Finally, this month Bryce got his first hair cut. We used our clippers. I think it turned out pretty good. Bryce didn't seem to mind a bit.

BEFORE








AFTER- all worn out!

Bryce Meets Mia

Our friends Jason & Sarah had their first baby in November. We were out of town for the holidays, so we were excited to finally meet Mia. Mia is so cute and such a sweetie! Sarah had to run errands, so Jason was in charge for the day. Jason did a great job! He had Mia in the Mobie wrap while he was bouncing her on an exercise ball. I really wanted to take a picture, but he wouldn't let me. The reason this amazed me so is because I have been friends with Jason since Jr. high school. Back then who could have imagined us this way?! It will be fun to watch our babies grow up together!