Bryce's Future

So...I've been doing a lot of observing. Bryce frequently will pick something up and hurl it across the room. I'm not talking about a rattle or a small toy either. I'm talking the 5 ring stacker that she has. It generally has 4 of the 5 rings on it and is pretty heavy for a 7 month old. Not for our little Bryce though.....she was literally sitting with it between her legs and picked the entire thing up and hurled it over her head and about 4 feet behind her. She might just take after her mother and throw the shot put!!

There is another option for Bryce when she gets older. Perhaps...Yoga instructor!! She is doing a really good job lately of perfecting her downward dog!!!

We went to the doctor today to get her boosters for the flu shot. I went ahead and weighed her while we were there just so I could see how much she's gained in the last month. She's gained almost a whole pound. Putting her at 20lbs 11oz. For those of us who don't regularly read the growth chart of an infant.....SHE'S NOT EVEN ON THE CHART ANYMORE!!! We need to lay off of something...not real sure what it is!! She's just got a whole lot to love on :)

Vote for Bryce

So I have this picture that mom amazingly took with her iphone. I'm pretty sure I've shown it to anyone that will look, Boney has printed a million copies and mailed them across the country and Granny says she stares at her copy all day long. I've had more people tell me that I need to enter her in some sort of contest but I have been a little hesitant. Denise showed me this site over the weekend that if you submit your photo and win, your child could be put on the cover of Parents Magazine. I thought what the hell and did it. Well, today I got an email that said that Bryce's picture had been chosen as a possible winner for the picture of the week. Then at the end, all the winners get put into a new pot and the top 5 get to go to New York. 4 will be in the magazine and the top 1 will be on the cover. Total shot in the dark but I thought what the hell!! Please take the time to vote....I've now become obsessed with it!

Go to: http://photos.parents.com/category/vote/photo/129642 and vote!!

No worries.....I will NOT turn her into a pageant baby!!

Oh the Snow!!!

Okay for real....it has been snowing since 2am last night. It is currently, 8:30pm and Richardson, Texas has gotten 7 inches of snow. It has seriously not let up ALL DAY!!! Lots of schools and businesses are already closed tomorrow because the ice is going to be so bad. I was so excited because Bryce is bigger and kind of liked the snow. The first time is snowed she was so incredibly small I'm not sure she could even see it. Today, she fit in the snow suit that Lisa gave her, she sat in the snow and Brandon was even able to hold her partially and let her stand in it. She was so darn cute looking around while the snowflakes hit her face wondering what exactly was going on!! I took a TON of pictures but I'm only including a few here. We finally got a cute family picture in my parents front yard and I'm pretty sure I also got one of my favorites so far of Bryce up close. I also got a few of parents street so you can see just how much snow we actually got....I kind of feel like we live in Vermont....definitely not that much snow but hey....we live in Texas where it gets to be 107 degrees in the summer!

I would like to add that there was so much weight from the snow on our little tree on the driveway that when we got home a big branch had snapped of blocking my way. About 20 minutes after walking in the house we heard a crash and walked outside to see another bigger branch had fallen. I just hope we wake up in the morning and still have a tree there at all!

As a side bar....when you take pictures with my camera without the flash and when it is dark or if something in front of the lens is moving it takes a minute for it to process. The picture generally turns out with the huge dragging streaks across it and half the time you can't tell what it is. Well, I thought I was funny and was trying to take a quick picture of Brandon while he moved the fallen branch out of the way. He moved took quick for my camera to pick up what was there. As you can see in this picture....it looks like I caught a picture of a ghost...CREEPY if you didn't know what happened!!

Ohhhhh Cozy Robe!

Have you ever seen a robe for an infant?!? I hadn't....well, until Mrs. Lisa gave Bryce one before she was born. Honestly, I had forgotten about it and it was up in the cabinet with all of her towels. Glad I found it when I did because any longer and wouldn't have fit at all. I know my cousin Wally and my brother Kyle love a good robe...I think it's weird. In any event, we lounged after my car accident on Monday afternoon in our robes!!

Super Bowl!!

YAY for the Super Bowl. I really don't get excited for the Super Bowl except for to watch the commercails. My highlights were the E*Trade commercials...and who didn't love the Budweiser one with the calf and baby horse friends! Loved it!!

We were invited over to Ashley and Ryan's for a little partay and betting grid. As in, you put your name in a square and whatever the score is at the end of the quarter that person wins money. Bryce was 32 seconds from winning the first quarter and got robbed by Ryan! But Brandon won the 3rd quarter...I'm gonna talk him into putting in Bryce's piggy bank! Now, I realize the game was the Saints and the Colts, but what is a football game without a little bit of Dallas Cowboy's spirit?!? Bryce sported her gear in style and loved every minute of it!! She lost parts as the evening went on...who wants to wear a skirt and leggings anyways?!?

We also had a chance for Bryce and Blair to finally get to play....not much playing going on between a 3 month old and 6 month old but they're destined to be friends!! Bryce was also cozied up with Mr. Lance.....my brother Wesley's friend from a million years ago and Ashley's little brother. I just decided if Uncle Wesley can't be here, Lance can be his stand in until he can return to his duties :)

She's 6 months old....

So I nearly had a meltdown the other day when Brandon got home from the grocery store. Bryce has officially graduated from "new baby" diapers to "cruisers"!! Where in the world did the time go?? We went for her 6 month check-up we found out that not onlt has she gained a few pounds, she's in the 95th percentile in both height and weight. She tipped the scale at 19.5 lbs and measured a whopping 28 inches!! Highlights from this month: she won't stay on her back more than a minute before rolling over, she's still consistently sleeping from 7:30-7:30, she LOVES being naked, she thinks it's hilarious when the phone rings and she totally chats herself up in the mirror! oh, and she loves her winter hat and the cupcake we gave her!! Still can't find the USB for the video camera.....there are some good ones on there too!

I mean really....do you not want to pinch those cheeks....pick a pair!!

So I went ahead and got a cupcake for the queen like I had planned earlier in the week. Did you know you can get single cupcakes at Kroger for $.50?!? For someone who's just going to play in it...it was perfect! Although she wasn't too sure about the cupcake situation she still had fun putting her fingers in it! She actually only licked her finger once and made the most awful face...poor thing! I really don't think she feels very good still from her shots. She's had fever the last two days and I don't think is still feeling like herself. The cupcake was a highlight though! We got to splash around in the bath early today and she's been playing and sleeping ever since!! Happy 1/2 birthday!!

Where to begin...

Okay...I'm the first to admit, I haven't kept up with this like I thought I would. I haven't even really logged in since New Years Day but I am going to keep up with it from here on out!! So much has happened since the first of the year it's not even funny! Brandon still does not have a job and I'm pretty sure we're both okay with it for now. Bryce is scooting backwards and eating big girl food and cereal. And as for me...I'm pretty sure I've worked more in the last month than I did in all of 2009! Not really but I have been working A LOT!!! Below is a video that totally makes me smile and some pictures that I've taken since the first of the year! ENJOY!

For those of you who don't know Meredith and I lived directly across the street from each other starting when we were 3 years old. As odd as it is, when we were too little to cross the street by ourselves, we would go outside and sit on our respective curbs and chat! Chatting eventually led to the invention of the "Dixie Lady"! No lie, whenever a car would drive past us we would fall back into the grass, throw our legs over our heads and yell "dixie lady". I truly have no idea where it came from or why decided to do it. I finally caught Bryce doing exactly as Mere and I used to!!

Bryce finally got to try sweet potatoes, rice cereal, bananas and squash! Next on our agenda..... peas, green beans, mangos and carrots! YUMMY!




This is quite possibly one of my most favorite videos! Brandon had absolutely no idea that I was actually filming him while he was singing to Bryce! My current situation is that I haven't been able to find the USB cable to download any more videos to my computer from the video camera! I have taken quite a few of them too since this one. I will continue to press on and see if I can find it :) Stay tuned!