7 Months this week

Wow! Bryce will be 7 months this Tuesday. Crazy how time is flying. It is hard to believe that he is sitting up, starting to get into everything, starting to reach for mommy and daddy, and I could go on and on! This is such a fun stage but I know each stage will have its own joys and I am so thankful each and every day for this precious life that has so richly blessed mine and Jon's life! Even harder to believe is that its been 6 months since we came home from UAB. While at UAB, we longed for home, our familiar surroundings, our own bed, and to introduce Bryce to his home and puppy dog. Now it's been 6 months since we got to do that and before we know it, we will be planning his first birthday. I am so thankful. As I rocked my precious boy to sleep tonight, I couldn't help but think about what so many people have told us. "Soak up every moment because you will blink you eyes and they will be all grown up." Just watching him sleep and getting to rock him right now is the most wonderful blessing from God! I prayed and prayed while we were at UAB awaiting his big operation that I would experience these days with him, to rock him, to hold him, to nurse him, to be "Bryce's mommy"! I cherish these days and look forward to many more........He had his first yogurt tonight. Pear yogurt...the boy loves pears which is the funniest thing because you think bananas, peaches, apples (he does love apples), but pears just doesn't usually come to mind first when you think of what a baby might like but he scarfs them down. His usual breakfast right now is oatmeal and apples, sweet potatoes in the middle of the day, and carrots and green beans for dinner. Dr. Crenshaw told us this week at his 6 month check-up that he could now have some yogurt so we tried it and it was a definite success. At his check-up, he weighed 15 lb., 4 oz. and was 27 inches long. She told us he was going to be long and slender...just like his daddy! We just love him so much. I will end my blog with some recent pictures of him and some from UNA Fan day today. Go Lions!

Bryce's First Beach Adventure

I cannot tell you what a fantastic time we had this year with B-man on his first summer vacation, July 18-23. First, we stopped off in Birmingham to see his pediatric cardiologist (went great and he weighed 14lb. 12 oz.) and then continued south to Point Clear but not before we made a pit stop at Peach Park and got pictures with the big peach and horses..... The Grand Marriott-Point Clear is amazing if you have never been. Bryce had a ball putting his feet in the sand for the very first time, swimming in the gigantic pool with mommy and daddy, and playing at the tiny splash pad. Mommy and Daddy felt like kids again going down the waterslide. Bryce had just recently started eating solid food so that was nice to get to feed him from a spoon some of the time rather than breastfeeding him 7 times a day. After a couple of nights, just the three of us, we met the rest of my family at the beach in Gulf Shores where we ate lots of great seafood, shopped til we dropped at the Foley outlets, and chilled on the beach. Bryce had the best time on the beach...thank goodness I brought his bathtub for him to play in on the beach...he was able to stay out one day from 10:30 until about 3 which is a big deal for a 6 month old. He loved playing with his cousin Catherine. Next year will surely be a treat when both of them are toddling. He was such a great traveler. I think we stopped once going down and once coming home. Can't wait to decide where to head to next. Thanks for reading. Enjoy the pics.