on the mend

My mommy instinct got the best of me this morning and I decided it was finally time to take Bryce to the doctor.  Yesterday he threw up a couple of times because his cough was so bad and it made him gag.  He was still acting fine so we decided to let it go.  This morning however, he threw up every time he coughed and he just laid around and watched tv all morning and didn't want to play.  That is SO not Bryce.  He would rather be playing than sitting still on the couch watching tv.  I called the doctor and they were able to squeeze us in at 11:30, but said we would have to wait a while.  Thankfully we were in and out in less than 30 minutes.  Right about the time the doctor started checking his ears I made the comment that last time he had a bad cough like this he had an ear infection.  Turns out that was the case this time too.  Bryce never complained about his ears and never showed signs of them hurting.

We got Subway on the way home and Bryce wanted a chocolate chip cookie.  He has already learned that he can ask for anything when he is sick and it's his!  After that cookie you would have never known he had been feeling under the weather.  He had his first dose of medicine and now he is napping.  Definitely think he'll be back to 100% by his birthday!  Do you love how his sweat pants are hiked all the way up to his knees, ha!

fishing trip

Bryce and Jason have been looking forward to this fishing trip all week.  Bryce couldn't wait to go on Ryan's boat with Ryan and Toby (the dog).  Here he is all suited up in his life jacket!

Nothing like a gummy worm for a mid morning snack.  Jason said Bryce did great, but every now and then he asked to go home and see Macy.  Too cute!

Boat life is hard work.  Bryce tried catching a nap, but didn't fall asleep as easily as he did on Kelly's sofa yesterday!  He did however sleep on the ride back and still took a good nap when he got home. 

Jason is definitely looking forward to more trips like this with B-man as he gets older.  When he gets excited about all the boy stuff they will get to do he assures me I'll have a little girl to go shopping with some day.  Let's hope!

sleepy boy

Bryce has been feeling a little under the weather lately.  He has developed a horrible cough and had a fever at the beginning of the week.  It's been such a long week that I can't even remember when it was!  He has been cranky the past few days and we think it might have been due to a little constipation.  Prune juice worked wonders today and I think he may be feeling a little better.  He hasn't been sleeping as soundly at night, but today he wore himself out playing outside at Kelly's and took a long nap on the sofa while watching cartoons.  It is so unusual for him to randomly fall asleep somewhere other than his bed.  Hopefully he can get caught up on sleep this weekend so he can start his birthday week off with a bang!

 

happy valentine's day

I always remember how my parents made Valentine's Day special when I was growing up.  Jason and I celebrated Valentine's Day when we dated, but never after we got married.  Well I take that back.  I celebrated it, but Jason didn't, ha!  However, since this is the first year that Bryce understands Valentine's Day, things were a little different around here today!  We show Bryce we love him everyday, but it was fun to have a special day.

We got Bryce some Thomas pajamas (which he had to put on immediately this morning), some new sidewalk chalk, and a ring pop.  He loved it!  I was a slacker this year in the gift giving for the hubs.  I had Bryce make Jason a card and Jason was with me when I bought his giant marshmallow hearts (his favorite).  I gave Jason a meat grinder a few years ago for Valentine's so I'm good for a few more years, he he! I managed to wrangle Jason into the gift giving this year.  I left him a list of Pandora heart charms and a Penelope gift card as my hint for Valentine's this year.  It worked!  I even got a card and Milk Duds.  I was very excited and he was proud of himself.  He came up with his own Valentine slogan today "Just because I don't like it, doesn't mean you don't deserve it".  He's a keeper.  Bryce and I are glad we have such a great Valentine

sunday smorgasbord

I was cleaning off the diaper bag camera card today and found some pictures I've never posted.  Bryce has gotten quite independent and is very good at feeding himself, even applesauce.

We just started up a new Bible study group a few weeks ago and the couple that hosts it has a son a few months younger than Bryce.  Bryce enjoys getting to know Aiden outside of the church nursery!

 

Bryce has slowly made his transition out of the nursery at church. Mostly because MeMa is the teacher in the next class and because he is getting ready to turn two.   Bryce enjoys getting to be in class with Chase again.  The boys came over to mine and Jason's Sunday school class today for part of the lesson.  They had fun "fishing" for goldfish with pretzels and marshmallow fluff.

 

We have had a wonderful weekend.  Hope you have too!

 

our weekend so far

We were out at the mall Friday night and decided to stop in a shoe store for Jason so I measured Bryce's foot while we were there.  His foot has finally grown a little so we bought some new shoes.  We found these cute little things at Payless.  Bryce loves telling everyone "I got new shoes from the mall".

Bryce's pacifier bit the dust the other night.  This is the same pacifier Bryce came home from the hospital with!  We noticed a few weeks ago that it was starting to tear.  The other night he was being silly and yanking it out of his mouth and it finally fell apart.  He was devastated.  Mostly because we had told him that when it broke he was done with pacis.  However, the night it happened we got home late from Bible study and he was too tired to attempt a no paci night so we caved! 

We have had a full day today.  We went to ChickFilA for breakfast, grocery shopped at Walmart, took Macy to PetSmart to get her toenails cut and for Bryce to see the animals, played at Inflatable Palace, got BBQ for lunch, then made Valentine cookies after Bryce's nap.

 Bryce enjoyed licking the sprinkles off the table.

 Pink face

 Icing cookies

The finished products

wednesday

This was Bryce's way of playing hide and seek tonight.  He would count to three and then pop up and say BOO!  Or he would say ready, "setty", GO! and then jump up. 

Bryce got a much needed haircut today.  I just love how grown up he looks now.  He is getting so grown up now he can even take his own clothes off....at the dinner table, ha!

 

I'm crossing my fingers for at least a dusting of snow tonight and maybe a two hour delay in the morning!

random stuff

Bryce's birthday is quickly approaching and I'm so excited.  So is he.  He knows his birthday is February 25th and that he is going to be 2.  He is practicing making a 2 with his fingers, but apparently it's harder than making a 1.  Jason and I went shopping for his presents today and it was so fun.  We got him a grill so he cook out with Jason and a Leap Frog laptop because he loves ours so much!

Bryce was laying on his back and holding this book up in the air while he read.  It was too cute, but of course once I got the camera out he rolled over and was not interested in laying on his back for me to recreate the moment for a picture!

 Wearing Mama's shoes

I brought some stickers home from school today for Bryce.  He enjoyed playing with them and sticking them to floor while I was unpacking our stuff from the day.  Good thing he wasn't playing with permanent markers, ha!

 

Check out this key chain my mom found.  I've never seen Bryce's name on anything before!

monkey bars

Bryce is currently in love with Caillou and wants to be just like him.  He watches very little tv and isn't really interested in it unless it's Caillou.  Thank goodness he watches some because we need a little something to fill the time on Sunday mornings when Bryce gets up at 5:30 and we're not quite ready to get up yet.  Caillou was climbing on monkey bars this morning so Bryce wanted to do the same.  Luckily the pull up bar was good enough for him!

I was playing around with the camera settings today so the quality isn't great.  One day I might be able to take a good picture!

Bryce was determined he was going to hang upside down from the bar. 

Bryce is lucky to have such a fun dad to play with him!

Thomas

I don't like that I miss out on Bryce's everyday happenings while I'm at work, but I do like the fact that I can take off a day here or there to do special things with him.  Kelly had the idea of taking the boys to see Thomas Live and I really wanted to go with Bryce.  Today was the day and Bryce couldn't have been happier!

My friend Beth got Bryce this Thomas disposable camera that prints the pictures with a Thomas scene incorporated.  Bryce kept holding it up to his face and saying, "My make a smile".  I can't wait to see how they turn out.

 Ready for the show!

 Bryce was happy sitting in his seat that kept folding up on him while we waited for the show.

Kelly picked out Thomas shirts for the boys last weekend. 

We probably looked goofy getting this picture, but that's what you do for your kids! 

Bryce was not upset about not eating popcorn (he got his fair share), but at the fact that Thomas was coming back on!  As soon as the show began, he started whimpering and asking to go home.  I gave him his paci (which he only gets when he is sleeping), sat him on my lap and he was better.  He even clapped along with the music.

 This post wouldn't be complete with out a picture of Thomas!