1 Month Old!!

YAY!! So Bryce turned one month old on Christmas Eve!! I know the post is a little late, but we've been a little busy!! We had a great Christmas, Bryce took his first trip to Harlingen to see my family. He got to go with us to the Christmas eve service at church and got to show off to everyone there!! They were impressed!! Then we came back to corpus saturday and had another great christmas here!! He has had a lot of fun getting to know his cousin Marley! They are going to be best buds!
This was Bryce and Marley's first meeting in his crib. As you can see, they were very excited!!

Bryce on Christmas morning with his presents, again, he could hardly contain the excitment! Atleast he did wake up for the picture!

Here he is posing with his christmas blanket!

I bought him his first pair of big boy jeans and a puppy dog hat!

Grammy and Paw Paw babysat both babies while us parents went out to a hockey game, I'm not sure they will do that ever again!

Bryce and Marley in their swings

We thought it would be cute if they shared the boppy the other night, they thought it was cozy!

Bryce after a bath in his party pajamas!! I love these pajamas, but he is almost outgrown them! I cannot find a target that has them in a bigger size!!

Thank you to Aunt Dana and Uncle Burt for the tiger outfit!! We had a photography session in the living room the other day with it!! Here are some of those pictures!! I have a ton and just chose a couple to put up here, they came out soooooo good!!

And this is just a CUTE picture of our little man sleeping!!
I'm sure I will have more pictures soon!!

More Pictures!!

I just thought I would post some pictures of Bryce!! Not much new going on here, just loving every minute with our little man!!

Bryce Meets Santa!!

The whole family went to the mall on saturday to get our picture taken with santa!! He was a great Santa, even though he tried to steal Bryce!! I promptly informed him that there were grandmas standing at the exit ready to pounce!! Bryce was so excited again that he slept right through his first encounter with Santa! I didnt do a very good job scanning the picture, but I think you get the idea!! I cant wait till next year when he knows what is going on!!

New Pictures!!

Here are new pictures!! Bryce is now one week and 2 days old and stays awake a little bit longer, is opening his eyes more and checking us all out!! He is so beautiful and the biggest love of my life, I never knew this much love was possible!

Mom found us cuddling in bed friday morning!!

We took him on his first family outing to lunch sunday to of all places... a brewery!! He was so excited, he didnt even open his eyes!!

Uncle Troy holding the big boy!

Aunt Amy and Uncle Matt came up for the night to see the handsome guy!

I was caught napping with both of my children!

We're Home!!

We're home from the hospital!! It's amazing how wonderful it is to sleep in your own bed and shower in your own shower! But the biggest difference is how your house now feels like a wonderful home with your son in it!!!

If you didnt see the stats he was born on Monday November 24 at 12:39 pm and weighed 10lbs 10 oz and has a head full of beautiful hair!!! I have a couple of pictures on the computer and I will put more up as I get them on here! For obvious reasons, I've been a little pre occupied! Hope you enjoy!!

Monday November 24 at Noon!!!

That is going to be Bryces birthday!! This chunky monkey is 9 1/2 lbs according to the ultrasound today! He is such a chunky boy it was funny!! The tech let us watch his face for a little while and he started sucking on his hand and sticking his tongue out at us!! We could see he has this fat crease on his forehead!! I cant wait to meet him on monday!! We tried to talk the doctor into scheduling for this friday, but he already had a day full of surgeries. So, next post should be pictures of our little boy!!!

1 More Week!!

We went for our doctor appointment today and he wants one more ultrasound on wednesday and we will set the day for the c section then!!!! It will be anywhere from the 20th to the 25th!! He doesnt want to do it any later so that we can be home for thanksgiving! I really didnt want to spend thanksgiving in the hospital! It is absolutely insane to think that for sure in less than 2 weeks he will be here, in our arms!! I truly cant wait to finally meet our little boy who has been living inside me for so long, to see what he looks like, what his personality is and just to stare at him and hold him!

Bryce Updates!!

Even though he probably won't sleep in it for a few weeks, I have finally got his crib decorated! It has a drawer underneath with sheets and blankets in it that Beaker has decided is a comfy quiet place for him to rest in here!!
I got these letters from Michaels Craft store and painted them with the same paint Tim used on the dresser with some blue plaid ribbon and hung his name up above the dresser!!

So now for the updates!! We went in for the ultrasound on friday morning and they estimated him to be 7 lbs 10 oz that day, it could be off by a little, but they said they're pretty accurate! The tech actually told us that when she saw me she thought I would be all water, but I surprised her when she saw thats all baby in this ginormous belly!

Right afterwards, we went to see the doctor and he explained to us that Bryce is a fat baby, his head is measuring a week a head which was nothing to worry about, but his belly already was measuring 40 weeks at 36 and that he was worried about Bryce getting stuck when being born. He went on to say that he will willing to deliver normally but there are going to be risks if he does get stuck, he will be able to get him out, but with possible damage to Bryces nerves or collar bone. (shoulder dystocia). Our other option is to schedule a c - section.

I did want to avoid a c-section because I was afraid of recovery and having a newborn and how was I going to be able to handle everything, but after a lot of thought and prayers and talking to a couple of women who have had c-sections recently, we have decided to go ahead and schedule it. I am very lucky to have family so close and so willing to help out. I could not myself take the risk of anything happening to our son during birth just because I didnt want to have surgery. Even if the risk of a shoulder dystocia and palsy is not high, it was still there.

So we go back this friday to let him know what we want to do and set the date, hopefully for the end of next week or beginning of the next! So the next post you see, we will know when Bryces birthday will be! I cant wait!!

Here are the couple of pictures they took during the ultrasound, poor thing is so squished in there, it is no wonder I have acid reflux 24/7! The first and last pictures are face pictures and with the middle one, I had them make sure he was indeed a boy!! (I got paranoid when I saw a baby story the other day and they were told it was a boy and turned out to be a girl!!)

I have been trying to upload the short little video she took that shows his chubby legs and belly and feet, but I havnt quite figured it out yet! But soon we'll have the real thing which is much better!

New Hair Style!

Well, as I left to go get my hair done on sunday Beaker and his daddy were watching the saints game hoping for a win, but sadly, it was a terrible loss!! I am glad I wasn't at home for that!

After Halloween mom and I found a cute costume for Beaker at Target for 2 dollars! He makes the cutest little piggy!

And here's the new hair! I went to a friend of mine and told her to do what she wanted as long as it was easy to take care of and this is what happened! Short and Red! I love it!

New Shower Pictures!!

Sorry it has been over a week since the shower and I haven't posted any pictures!! We haven't had internet service and I just got it back up today! So here are some pictures!! The shower was amazing, we had a lot of people show up and mom did a great job!! I had a blast and think everyone else did too! Thank you to Mom and Mamo for putting everything together and inviting everyone and thank you to Amy and Matt for letting us take over your house!!

Here was a picture at 34 and a half weeks... You can see in most of these pictures I am absolutely shocked at how much one body can stretch. He needs to come out soon! He is getting his eviction notice after the doctors appointment this week!

Here is a picture of the travel system that Tims aunts and uncles got for us!! We cant thank you guys enough! It is great to not have to worry about getting the carseat and everything! I cant wait to put the carseat in!! It will be so weird driving around with it! It is mostly green and brown, very neutral so we can use it again! It has a lot of space and all the bells and whistles!!



Here is the pack 'n play that my mama and peewee got us! It matches the travel system. This is where Bryce is going to sleep right next to us for a little while, it has the bassinett part and when he grows out of that you can just take it out and put the mat on the bottom and regular play pen! It has a changing table attatched and a sun visor for if we take it outside!


I sat down in a chair at Amys house and realized that I wasnt going to be able to get back up! But it was comfy while I was sitting!

Here's Amy and my Nonnie getting some food! Behind them is the cupcake tower that Kristi's stepmom made for the party!

Opening presents! this is my new favorite toy! I cant wait to see him use it!

Here is the blanket that Linda had made for Bryce!! It is beautiful! It has a lion, tiger, monkey, giraffe and elephant on it!

Me and my Mama

Me and my Nonnie

Me and my mom!

Me and my other mom!!

Me with friends and family! (Erica, Kristi, Me, Valerie, Amy, and Erin)