Bryce: 9 months

This cute little guy is 9 months old today! 

He...

-is crawling and attracted to many things he shouldn't get into!

-is pulling up to stand on his knees

-has 4 teeth

-loving all kinds of foods

-sleeping through the night, most nights

-loves swinging at the park

-loves when Addie does funny things to make him giggle

-doesn't always love the stroller during Stroller Strides, but loves the playtime afterwards!

Today he saw Dr. Wallace. He's a happy, healthy little boy!

Zoo

 Wednesday March 13th we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. This was Bryce's first visit and Addie was super excited when we told her we were going. When we planned on going a few days earlier, we did not think about the fact that it was Spring Break and we were going on half price day. The day before we considered waiting and going the following week, but then decided just to go for it and thought we might avoid some of the crowd if we got there early. Well, we got there early, but so did everyone else! We parked a good half mile away and waited in line for about 30 minutes just to get a ticket!

Eagerly waiting to get into the zoo...

Finally purchasing our tickets!

Once we got into the zoo it wasn't quite as bad as we expected. The thousands of people there spread out quite a bit. We were even able to find a not so busy area to eat our lunch.

Bryce had a great first trip to the zoo!

Before we got to the car, we stopped to swing for a little bit :)

Although it was a fun trip to the zoo, we will definitely not be visiting on half price day during Spring Break again! ;)

Bryce is officially on the move!

Tuesday, February 26th (8 months, 11 days), Bryce decided it was time to start crawling! So far he's most motivated to crawl towards snacks and towards the TV where he tries to get into things he's not supposed to! Here's a little video of him crawling today :)

Here's when Addie started crawling, around 7.5 months.

Bryce at 8 months

On the 15th Bryce turned 8 months!

-He's getting up on his his hands and knees.

-Trying to crawl, but not getting very far!

-Pulling up on furniture.

-Talking and smiling all the time.

-Enjoying car rides more. He made the 2hr trip to Tyler last weekend and slept almost the whole way. The last time we visited he cried almost the whole time!

-Loves food.

-Content to play by himself for a little while as long as he is surrounded by toys.

-Sleeping through the night most nights (going to bed at 7:30, walking up between 7-8am).

-After a week of drooling and a runny nose his top front right tooth popped through a few days after he turned 8 months and it looks like the other one could come through soon too.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day started off with a surprise waiting for Addie and Bryce...

Bryce woke up a little later than usual (Bryce is usually up before Addie) and Addie handed him a rose ;)

Craig brought home chocolate and a rose :)

All smiles on Valentine's day!

I taught a Valentine's themed Stroller Strides class and these are the Valentine's we made to pass out to our friends afterwards.

Some action shots from Stroller Strides...

 This is probably my favorite picture from Valentine's Day...Bryce is finding Valentine dates already ;)

When we got back home from Stroller Strides a package arrived from Grandma and Grandpa Holman with Valentine gifts and a few items we weren't able to take home with us from Christmas. The package arrived singing Christmas songs :) There was a Santa hat that was placed just right in the box that every time it got bumped, the music started playing. Addie thought it was hilarious :)

Bryce playing with his OSU mickey and blanket from Grandma & Grandpa Holman.

Addie making flowers...part of her Vday gift from Grandma and Grandpa Holman.

She LOVES chocolate. Picking out one to try...

Watching Addie eat chocolate...probably wishing he could have some too ;)

Later that afternoon we all went for a run then finished with a little walk.

Addie helped Daddy wash the car for the first time!