And we're off!

There have been big developments in the past week! Bryson finally decided to join the crawling world on Thursday! Fortunately we were able to witness his first attempts and I couldn't be happier about that. I was so afraid I'd miss the big moment but God was watching out for us! Jeffrey and I, along with our friends Brian and Kristen and their daughter Aubrey, all got to see Bryson's first crawl. :) I was so proud of my baby boy I could have just burst! That was by far my proudest Mama moment yet. Even though he's started making his way around, he is not quite the pro yet. He is also very lazy and would rather not crawl than crawl....but he's slowly getting the hang of it! Of course, after not having baby proofed the house one bit, Jeffrey and I rushed out on Saturday to get all the necessary supplies. Being the procrastinators that we are...we're still working on it. Oh well! We'll get it done eventually. And now, for your viewing pleasure, here is a video of the first crawling attempts!

Also, this past weekend, we took Bryson to the park with our friends Carey and Tony and their son Torrin. The boys had a great time riding in Torrin's wagon and eating snacks. Torrin was so nice to share his snacks and even help feed Bryson! That was the cutest thing. Bryson even had his first swing ride, which we are pretty sure he enjoyed but his face gave away nothing. It's always serious business with him! We even went down the slides. Overall, we had a great time at the park! Here are some pictures of our time.

Teeth, teeth and more teeth

Well, I was wrong in my last post when I said two more teeth were coming in. There are two coming in...plus two more. 4 whole top teeth coming in at once! That is just crazy to me. Poor little Bryson has had a really tough time with these but hopefully they'll make their way through and the hard part will be behind us. It sure is tough watching your baby suffer like that! We've had several loooong nights but I think he's finally getting back on track with his sleeping. (Thank goodness!!)

His 9 month appointment was last week and it went well! Dr said he looks perfect as usual! He weighs 18 lbs 13 oz (I thought for sure this would be more) and he's 28 inches long. 50th percentile for height, 25th for weight, and.....drum roll please....90th for head. Who didn't see that one coming? He is beautiful and healthy and that is all that matters to us. He's just got a lot of brain power!

He learned how to clap last week and he is loving that! We even realized he knows what the command "clap" means. We don't even have to show him what to do, we just say "Bryson, clap!" and he claps away. That is just amazing to me! I'm trying hard to teach him to blow kisses but right now I've figured out he'd much rather do his Indian impression instead. He is also starting to "dance" to music. When he hears a tune he likes he immediately starts bouncing. TOO CUTE! I've been singing songs to him all day just to watch him bounce. Unfortunately I don't know many children's songs so the only songs I know to sing are the theme songs to the Disney cartoons he watches. (pathetic, I know) Jeffrey laughs at me all the time because I know the songs. It's amazing how into these things I can get now. Even if Bryson goes down for his nap, I can't turn the channel! I have to see if Tigger and Pooh solved the mystery or if Manny and the tools were able to fix their project! Ahhh motherhood....it changes you in so many ways.

Anyways, here are a few pictures from bathtime. (still the most enjoyable time of the day!)

Too cool for school

Silly Little Indian Boy!

He's all ready to play Cowboys and Indians! (so what if he does it a little backwards?)

Summertime is here!

I know, I know I've been very bad. I've reverted back to my old ways of not blogging for long periods of time. I'm terrible! So much has happened since my last post!! We've made two trips to the beach...which Bryson thoroughly enjoyed. We now have TWO bottom teeth, with two more on the top making their way through. We've also begun to master eating finger foods. Today we also have another first...but not a fun first. We have now encountered our very first bout of pink eye. Not fun at all!! Apparently, on top of that, he also has another ear infection. It just never ends! Needless to say, we've had a very busy month!

Bryson is growing, growing, growing. I can't believe he'll be 9 months next week!! He still has not begun to crawl, but we figure it wont be much longer. He is rolling around everywhere, and moves in circles frequently. He is always moving, that's for sure. If he's not kicking his legs, he's bouncing. It also appears we've got a talker on our hands. (just like his mama??) He's always talking jibberish to himself now. He plays with his toys and just jabbers away like no one else is even in the room. He also loves to make little Indian sounds now which is quite possibly the cutest thing ever. I will have to post a video soon so ya'll can all see what I'm talking about.

We also celebrated our first Father's Day a few days ago. Bryson is definitely blessed to have a wonderful daddy, that's for sure. In a world where so many dad's want nothing to do with their kids, what a blessing it is to have a husband who wants EVERYTHING to do with his son. Dirty diapers, late night bottles, doctor's appointments...you name it, Jeffrey does it....and with no complaints. I thank God for him!!

Now, for some pictures!!

1st beach trip to Hilton Head with GiGi

First taste of orange

Two teeth! (they have now fully popped out!)

Lovin some lemons!

Hangin with GiGi

Daddy and Bryson

My FAVE!

2nd beach trip to N. Myrtle with MeMe

Playin in the sand

Lovin the pool

Bouncin away!

Sittin with MeMe

First meeting with GiGi's kitty, Alfie!

Until next time!

Check out this tooth!

Also, here is a video of Bryson's new favorite game. Enjoy!

Here I go again on my own!

Hello again! This has truly been an eventful couple of weeks. Not only has Bryson taken his first swim in the pool, he has also begun sitting up by himself and is in the process of cutting his first tooth! It is insane how quickly things are happening! He is now rolling back and forth constantly and is no longer stationary on the floor. I'm thinking crawling will be here soon...probably before we hit 9 months! Also, despite my diligent efforts to get him to say "mama" he spit out "da da da da" tonight. I will keep trying though!

Since Bryson has mastered the art of sitting up now, we decided to try some "finger foods" tonight. I'm not sure he liked them. What do you think?

No, that is not his tooth that you see in the below picture. That is a puff stuck to his gums!

Here is Bryson during his first trip to the pool at his Great Aunt & Uncle's house.

Swimming is serious business.

And here are several other miscellaneous pics:

Sitting up all by myself!

WOAH!

Forget the cow, I'd rather chew on the tags.

Giving Gingey some lovin

Ha! I'm not sure what this look is but it was too funny not to share!

More to come soon!

Love,

Jennifer