Bryce & Brennon

Brennon, you are 8 weeks old today.  I took some pictures of you.  They are like the ones that I took of Bryce when he was 3 months old.  You two don't really look a whole lot alike, but then you do at times.  I have to say that you are both just beautiful boys...I don't know if I'm just partial, but I can't believe how lucky we are to have two totally different looking, yet equally beautiful baby boys!  On another note, now that you are 8 weeks old, you can roll to your side, you have been doing this for a few weeks now.  You smile a little more everyday and have started cooing.  You eat every 2-3 hours, more often though it's every 2 hours.  You burp very well and spit up often - I carry a couple of extra outfits everywhere we go.  You are still taking prevacid for your acid reflux and are doing so much better, not choking near as much.  You honestly are one of the best babies I have ever been around.  You are awake for longer periods of time now, but sleep really well.  At night you usually have your last feeding somewhere between 7:30 and 8:30 and I put you in your crib (you just moved out of the bassinet and into your own room this week) and fall fast asleep.  Then you wake up anywhere between 1:30 and 3:30, eat, burp, change your diaper and I rock you back to sleep (really you're asleep long before I put you back into your bed but this is special time for mommy).  You don't wake up again until somewhere between 5:30 and 7:00.  Everynight is a little different for you but only waking up once in the actual "nighttime" is excellent in my eyes!  I love you very much and think you are just a precious, precious boy!

We went to the doctor last week for your 2 month checkup, Brennon.  You are so chubby that I never realized how long you are!  Your measurements are as follows:

Height:  24 1/2 inches - 95%

Weight:  13.2 pounds - 85%

Head:  15 3/4 inches - 50%

As a side note:  Bryce didn't even weigh 13 pounds at 3 months!  I love my little rolly polly! Oh - and you've been sleeping for longer periods of time every night...before long I am going to have a full night's sleep I just know it!!!

We went to a new store in our mall called Animaland the other day and Bryce wanted a duck.  It's kind of like Build-A-Bear, you pick your animal, then help stuff it, adopt it and give it a name.  You can also buy clothes for it.  Bryce picked a bright yellow duck and named it Baby Einstein.  He wouldn't really help stuff it but he wanted to stand nearby and watch. 

We had a church honey do shower for Doug and Jennifer who are getting married next month.  It was alot of fun!  Bryce is staying with Janice and Dewayne in Daisy, AR this weekend and so Josh and I (and Brennon) had a date on Friday night and stayed up late watching movies after we got home and went to the shower Saturday night.  Sunday morning we woke up at 10:00!  I haven't slept until 10:00 in 3 years - I'm not even joking!!  I haven't even slept until 8:00.  Needless to say we were late to church but we are use to Bryce waking us up at least by 7:00!  It was funny, I said that our human alarm clock wasn't here and we were lost!  I can't wait until he's home!!

Brennon is holding his head up so well now!  Bryce can't hardly stay away from him, it's hillarious, and so sweet!

Well Mr. Bryce, you are finally making big strides at potty training.  You are wearing "big boy undies" exclusively now.  You wear pull ups at nap time and at night.  You are doing great with just a few accidents here and there.  I have never really pushed the issue but knew you would catch on when you were ready.  We're proud of you, baby.  On another note, you are still in love with Brennon.  You want to kiss him and will race me to get to him if he is crying.  So sweet.

We all scream for ice cream!!!  One of Bryce's favorite things is ice cream.  So of course Daddy took him to get some good ole ice cream today.

If you didn't know me as a child, then you may not see the resemblence, but Brennon looks just like his mommy!  Bryce is such a mixture of Josh and I but it's ridiculous how much Brennon looks like my baby pictures.  Of course, like me he looks different in every picture I take of him!  His hair is lightening up and his smile is just too precious!  He sleeps all night without a peep and weighs between 14 and 15 pounds.  He still eats every 2 hours and when he's hungry EVERYONE knows it...it's seriously the only time we hear much out of him.  If you can't tell by the pictures he's a little chunk and I love, love, love his little rolly polly legs!  Such a sweetie!  Oh...and he says "goo" I mean, I know that that's what baby dolls say and babies on TV but I had never heard a "real" baby actually say "goo", it's too cute!  We love you so much Brennon!