Good times...

This picture is too funny not to share. Nick took Bryant with him to run a few errands Saturday morning. Nick put his hat on and Bryant had to have a hat. Nick couldn't find Bryant's actual hat, so the next best thing, Kermit. Gotta love it. Nick said he wore it the whole time...



Yesterday was Bryant's regular OT appointment. His therapist, Brittany, says that he is doing very well. I had to share this picture of Bryant from yesterday climbing this ladder...



Impressive!

This particular exercise helps with his motor planning...one foot in front of the other, then he has to turn around and come down. He uses every muscle in his body, especially his core strength. Brittany says he requests to climb on it every time his is back in that particular room. The sad part is he wants to do the exercise, but he gets scared and makes the most awful grunting noise when he is coming down...a little encouragement and he keeps on going.

Nick was home early yesterday and stayed home with Bradley while I took B to therapy. This is what they were doing...



It was so nice yesterday. I actually had a play date scheduled, but had to cancel it because I had to take B to the Dr to get checked out. I thought he had an ear infection, but turns out it is just a little cold which should pass in a couple days. I kept him inside the rest of the day because I don't want him to get worse...especially with how out of control this pollen is. Plus, his MMO Easter party is Thursday and I don't want him to miss it.

Bryant had is first real hair cut on Wednesday. I took him to this kiddy salon across the street, Snip-its. He did surprisingly well. I sat right in front of him and held on to a dumb-dumb sucker. He sucked on it and watched a movie and the stylist was able to cut, cut, cut. It was awesome. He didn't care for the clippers around his ears and neck. I had to hold him still at that point, but other than that he was a champ. I didn't get any pics inside the salon, but snagged this one on my phone in the car as we were leaving.



We like to go eat Mexican every couple of weeks. Bryant loves the chips and salsa. This particular visit he couldn't get enough...the sad part was the salsa was "hot". Bryant was miserable. He couldn't stop eating it because it was so good, but then he would feel the "hot" and chug his water. Poor kid...



That is an entire chip submerged in the salsa...he would eat it.

Bradley sitting with Nick...this is a funny picture. He looks like he is enjoying Nicks margarita...



Good times...

17 weeks

We had pictures taken on Friday celebrating Bradley's 4 months (17 weeks) of life. We had pictures taken of Bryant when he was 17 weeks old so, naturally, I had to do the same for b. Here are some of my favorites...

But first, for fun...

Bryant, 17 weeks


Bradley, 17 weeks






















I didn't print any of these. You'll have to wait and see what I got...

School Days

Here are some recent pictures of Bryant at school...

Wear green for spring...





Sleeves up, ready to eat...






Coloring...



Art project...





Shamrock hats...



Pastels for Easter...



Lunch time...

M's

I bet you are wondering what this means...

Well, I have ruined my toddler. I guess it goes back to when he was 5 months old and started eating baby food. I gave him apple sauce and later discovered that was the wrong move. I was supposed to start with a vegetable. That way they begin to enjoy/have a taste for vegetables. Because I started with a sweet, Bryant has really never liked vegetables. The only baby food vegetable he would eat was sweet potatoes. Then, when he started eating solids he would only eat green beans for the longest. Later, he stopped eating green beans and would only eat fried okra. Now, the only veggie he will eat is black eye peas. So, we are at the point of bribing him with sweets to get him to eat his dinner. Hence, more M's. Can you guess?.....

He is asking for M&M's. It used to be fruit snacks, now it's M&Ms.

I think we have hit a patch of terrible 2's. He wants what he wants and if he doesn't get it he is not a nice person.

I didn't fix dinner last night because we had a big lunch and snacked all afternoon. So, I popped fish sticks in the oven for Bryant. He turned his nose up to them. I bribed him with M&Ms and he could watch a show of his choice. He didn't take my offer, so I moved on. He finally ate peaches. So, he got to watch a show of his choice...Mickey Mouse! No M&Ms. I didn't cave to that...even though that would have been so much easier.

Other fun stuff...

Bryant has started wanting to take his clothes off and play around the house in his diaper. I have a couple pictures, but decided not to post them.

He has started turning the lights on and off, again. We had to put away the chairs to his table because he would move them around to every light switch and turn the lights on and off. He has now figured out he can use his toys; the wagon, his toolbox, the bumbo, his truck...which he fell off of because it rolls. I worn him every time, but it doesn't do any good. This is what I am talking about...



I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time outside this spring and summer. We were outside on Saturday and Sunday. Bryant loves collecting rocks. He collects them in his bucket. He decided on Saturday it would be fun to take them out of the bucket and put them back in. I know he likes the way the rocks feel in his hands, but I also assume he likes the sound it makes when dropped into the bucket.



Whatever entertains...Which takes me to the next fun activity...

Pine cone batting practice...

This is the smallest bat alive. It was given to us for Bryant to use, but it is now dented because Nick decided it would be fun to hit rocks over the fence. We also use this bat to hit Dixie's tennis ball. Daddy decided it would also be fun to hit pine cones...









Watching his every move...



Sweet moments...









This one makes me want to do it again....







I'm not going to!

We were all outside...I happened to look down and saw this...



Made me laugh! I had to get a picture. Not long ago it was just two classes, and now it's four. God is Good.

I am head over hills for this wee one. He is the sweetest baby. He smiles and he lights up which makes me light up. I also think he is getting dimples...one on each cheek, just like his Ga-Ga.



You definitely cannot see dimples in this picture, but I still love it...who wouldn't love those cheeks.

Cracking up...



My other main squeeze...



This kid blows me away.

I have to share a quick story. He was rolling his arms last night and saying, what I finally interrupted as...Wheels on the Bus. So, I started singing it and rolling my arms and he put his head in his hands. He then looks up at me with this big grin and does it with me as I sing the song.



Nick's cousin, Scott, came over on Saturday and we had a grand ole time...Bryant thought he was here to play with him all day. Scott was a great sport. He played in the sand and colored with Bryant.



Not much else going on in our world. We are just happy to finally be healthy. Let's hope we can stay that way for a while...