The Pink Pacifier...

Here's the evidence...that one day could be used as blackmail. To top it off he's also laying on a PINK boppy! I know Nic will be so proud! Oh well, I guess that's what happens when you spend the day with two girls.

The past two days/nights have been a little rough after Bryce getting his immunizations and the frenula thingy clipped.

The first evening after his shots, he ran a little bit of a fever. He was so lethargic and just wanted to snuggle. The frenula bled a little more where at one point when I took his paci out of his mouth he had blood (and slobber) smeared around his mouth to where it looked like he had on clown make-up. Thankfully Nic helped me out tremendously that evening by cooking dinner and washing bottles, he's so great!

Yesterday Bryce still wasn't 100%. He wouldn't eat much and Mom had to push him around in the stroller (in the house! LOL!) to keep him content. I guess she could have just held him but I'm sure her back wouldn't have appreciated that later. Fortunately when I picked him up from Mom's after work he seemed to be feeling much better. So I decided we could go to dinner with Amanda. He did great at dinner aside from throwing his rattle out of his car seat, which essentially landed on the floor and got put up until it could be washed. After dinner we went to one her co-workers homes for a threading party where he did fantastic! Shots...what shots?

A threading party is where these wonderful Persian ladies use thread to remove the 'fuzz' off your face. They also shape/pluck your eyebrows too. This group does it once of month rotating between different homes and it cost $20. Most of the ladies bring a 'numbing agent', such as wine. I've gone several times but since I've been pregnant or breastfeeding everytime, I've had to endure the pain without any numbing agents> Since Bryce will most likely be with me for the future threading parties, I will have to continue to do without any numbing agents. It's really not that bad, but occasionally there will be a pretty good OUCH.

Last night after we got home, Amanda graciously washed the bottles for me. Unfortunately I couldn't get Bryce to go down as easily, so it was around 9pm before I was able to get him in his crib...an hour after his normal bed time. I think that might have set the tone for the rest of the night. When he woke up at 11pm, I couldn't get him to get back in his crib until nearly 3am. He can get away with it now...but he can't use his shots as an excuse forever!

Snow on the first day of spring...REALLY?!?

So following an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS day on Friday with temperatures in the 70s, it SNOWED Saturday, the first day of spring, and not just a dusting...6 inches worth! People that are not from Oklahoma really don't understand when we mention the crazy Oklahoma weather, it truly is crazy! We are sooooo ready for summer when it's a constant weather forcast...HOT. Oh and Bryce is ready too!

Bryce continues to spend the most of most nights in his crib (if that makes any sense), but he's still not sleeping solid enough for us to move his crib back into his room. He'll usually sleep until 3:30 or 4:30 before he wants to nurse, but lately he's been waking up at midnight and I have a little difficulty getting him back down in his crib, but within 30 to 45 minutes I finally do. My goal is to have his crib moved back into his room by 6 months, but hopefully sooner.

So this past Friday Bryce officially became 4 months old! I still can't believe it! We're just a week shy of the date (March 29th) that we found out Bryce would be coming into our lives. We knew then our lives would change, but we didn't know how much we could love this little boy. Parenthood is truly amazing!

Today was his 4 month check up and shots : (. On Friday I weighed him using Baby stats on the Wii Fit Plus and according to it he weighed 14 lbs 5 oz...gosh, I just remembered I still need to get a shot of his Mii! Anyway, today at the doctor's office he weighed 14 lbs 4 oz (which is the 36th percentile), so the Wii fit is about an ounce off...not much really. The doctor recorded his length as 25.5 inches (71st percentile), but it's actually closer to 25 inches, because after they marked where his head is, he moved down from the mark. In addition to him getting his shots, which he DID not like, they also slightly clipped the skin underneath his tongue, the frenula. Surprisingly he did better with that than the shots. He was most upset about being held down while they did it. The Doctor noticed that there was divot forming in his tongue and since he takes his milk via bottle, rather than from the breast its not likely continue to stretch like it needs to be.

Surprisingly I haven't been real good about keeping up with all of his milestones, it's all just going by so fast, so I'm going to go ahead and list what milestones he has achieved to date.

Lifts head while lying on tummy
Responds to sound
Stares at faces
Follows moving objects
Vocalizes
Smiles, Laughs
Lifts head and shoulders when lying on tummy
Can bear weight on legs
Coos, squeals, and gurgles
Blows bubbles
Recognizes voices (especially mine)
Rolls over from tummy to back
Brings hands together
Bats at toys
Grasps toys
Sits momentarily without support
Mouths objects

We're still working on rolling from back to tummy. Now when you cradle Bryce and he's not sleepy, he'll lift his shoulders and head in an attempt pull himself up into a sitting position, kind of like he's doing a sit-up. Also I am pretty sure he's capable of sitting without support because he will do it as long as he's got ahold of one of my fingers, but when I'm not touching him he lunges forward like he's trying to get to me. Then when I lay him on his belly he tries to get up on all fours, so I think he's ready to be mobile.

Speaking of mobility, he's almost tall enough to touch with both feet in the walker. Last night while I was cooking dinner, we had him in his walker and he was leaned over and could touch with his right foot and sure enough he was barely scooting himself forward. Here's a couple videos I took, he's barely moving but the cutest part of each video is his huge grins! There's two, I couldn't decide which one I liked better. Sorry for the background noise I was frying hamburger and the vent was on.

The funny for the day...

Yesterday Bryce was at Ashley's as he usually is on Mondays. I got a notification on my phone that Ashley posted something on my Facebook wall, so I checked it and found: "So, as I was changing Cambrey's clothes, I look over to see Bryce sucking a pink pacifier with rhinestones. Oh, Delaney! = )" Oh my gosh, I laughed and laughed. Ashley took a picture, so I'm going to see if she'll send it to me and I can share!

Here are some more pictures. Yesterday I was going to try to take a picture of Bryce for his 4 month old spot in his baby book, and as soon as I sat him down he threw a fit. I thought I would take a picture since I don't ever take any pictures of him when he's upset. According to mom that is when he looks like me.

One last picture...of Bryce and mommy!

Our dedication is paying off!

Yay!!! Last night Bryce slept the entire night in his crib...he didn't even wake up to nurse! I did almost mess it up when I woke up at 4:30am... or I guess it was actually 5:30am (Spring Forward) to make sure he was still breathing. He managed to sleep until 7am! At that point I got him out of his crib and nursed him, then we went back to sleep until almost 9!!!! It was some much needed rest for all of us. I was a little worried about adjusting this schedule with the time change, but it might actually work out better for us.

Yesterday evening we visited our friends Kristi and Bryan and their new baby girl, Kenzie. Kenzie was born March 5th, and she was 3-4 weeks early. At birth Kenzie was 5lbs 15 oz, and on Thursday she weighed 5lbs 11.5 oz, so she is very close to regaining her birth weight.

Below is Bryce and Kenzie. She does have a little bit of jaundis so she looks very tan compared to Bryce. He's even holding her hand. He definitely liked touching her, he even tried to pull her hair too.

We continue to try to get Bryce to sleep in his crib. After the the first attempt, I waited a couple nights to try it again. After talking with Nic, we decided it would be easier on all of us if we just moved his crib into the office/sitting room in our bedroom. We had to do a little rearranging and of course a little cleaning, but the crib is now (temporarily, I hope) in our room...sort of. 

After over a week, it continues to be an on going struggle to get him to sleep in his crib as good, or even anywhere near as good as he slept in the bassinet. I have no problem getting him down after his bedtime bottle, but if he wakes up at anytime after that I CANNOT get him to go back down in his crib. This morning I was brainstorming and I think he might be getting cold. In the bassinet he was always so hot, but the crib is more open and has more air flow. So I'm going to try a heavier blanket for him, plus when he wakes up to nurse, I'm going to place a heating pad on his mattress to keep it warm, then when I go to lay him back down I'll remove the heating pad and lay him down in the warm spot...hopefully this will help him fall back to sleep easily.

Melissa also found her copy of Good Night, Sleep Tight: The Sleep Lady's Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Happy. Fortunately we have no problem with Bryce waking up happy, as soon as he sees us in the morning we are always treated to a big grin. So I have read it today during my pumping sessions and have found some really good tips that I hope will be helpful. We'll see how it all goes.

He's also started finding his thumb and sucking on it. I like that this is a way he can soothe himself, but then again if he likes it too much I'm afraid we'll never get him to stop. I caught this sweet picture of him napping (in his crib) and barely sucking on his thumb. It's sweet now...but won't be so much later.

One of our friends got Bryce a onesie that is just like his Daddy's fire department work shirts. It's short sleeve, so since the weather was so nice this past Saturday I put it on him. So when I laid him down for his nap I took a picture so I could get the back.

I also took a picture of the front when he was awake. Don't mind the drool spots!

With warmer weather and sunshine we are anxious as ever to go to the lake and take out our newly purchased used pontoon boat. While Nic has been busy waxing it and outfitting it with life jackets, a new radio, a fish/depth finder, and some other necessities. I have been busy making sure Bryce will be safe and comfortable on the boat. I have purchased him a couple different infant life jackets. The first one I bought seemed more secure but we tried it on him and it is extremely bulky and seems very uncomfortable, however I liked that it had fabric that goes between his legs instead of just a strap. Here's a picture of him in it before he got upset.

So we bought another one that looks like your typical life jacket, but not near as bulky.

We'll see when the time comes which one works best, but I'm guessing it will be the latter of the two since he'll be hopefully crawling this summer and will be able to be more mobile in it.

I have also purchased him a couple wide brimmed hats and some sunglasses. When I get them in I will post pictures of Bryce modeling them. ; )

Bryce continues to try to roll from his back to his tummy. He'll get it soon enough.

Here's a couple more random cute pictures. The first couple were taken a while back, I have just now been able to get a copy from Melissa. Kell and Bryce are going to be great buddies.

These were taken this past weekend, after we went to visit one of Bryce's two girlfriends that will be born this year.

If at first you don't succeed...

...try, try again.


That's the motto for our household this week.

Bryce is trying REALLY hard to roll from his back to his tummy. It's so cute to watch him swing his feet, and roll only to get stuck on his side. There's a video at the end showing one of his attempts.

Also last night was our first attempt at putting Bryce to bed in his crib in his own room. So we moved the rocking chair and cool mist humidifier into Bryce's room. Around 8:15 pm, I gave him his bed time bottle, rocked him, and put him in his crib (on his tummy as he prefers). It was actually pretty easy. I went to bed around 10 and I heard him start fussing around 11. I got up and went in his room and popped his paci back in his mouth, patted his bottom and went to lay back down. A few minute later he starts fussing again then starts crying. I go back in there and he had rolled onto his back against the crib rails...so at that point I decided to bring him back to our room for him to sleep in his bassinet...little stinker!

Trust me... we'll keep trying and one night he will stay in his crib all night long!

Otherwise nothing else exciting besides a couple cute photos.

Here's an outfit I found at Old Navy and I couldn't resist buying it!

The other night I was laying in the floor with Bryce working on his rolling, and Fara (yes, she's needs a haircut in a BAD way) just scooted herself right between Bryce and me.

Here is one of Bryce's many 'Back to Tummy' roll over attempts. I'm sure one day soon he'll just be playing in the floor and I'll look down and he'll have accomplished it.

He's such a happy baby!

As I mentioned in my previous post we went and had Bryce's 3 months pictures taken at Sears. He did fantastic and we even had our first official family portrait taken.

Today was his day with Ashley and the girls. Ashley said that as soon as she got him out of her car seat he started talking a smiling at Cambrey. She also told me that he loved sitting in Cambrey's bumbo, even if it was purple. I had actually been thinking about getting one but every time I'd be at Target or Walmart they would only have them in purple or pink. So I checked online inventory and found a blue one was available at Walmart in Broken Arrow. So after I picked him up from Ashley's I went by Walmart and go it. Here he is sitting up like a big boy.

My baby boy is 3 months old!

I know I should probably be in bed right now since Bryce is already in bed, but I couldn't resist going ahead and posting really quickly.

Yep, Bryce is officially 3 months. Today when I weighed him he weighed 12 lbs 10 oz. Lately he has been trying to hold his bottle, actually he does hold it but fails to keep it up where he can drink it.

Otherwise we just have some photos...

We have his 3 month old pictures tomorrow, I hope they go well. I'm off to bed!