Baby's 1st Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving my parents invited us over to their house in Boise Idaho. What a great visit that was. I was a little apprehensive at first about traveling alone with Bryce but he did great. Happy as a clam. Bryce and I flew over on Wednesday and Jim followed Thanksgiving morning as he had to work wednesday. We all flew home together.

It was fun to get a way for a while and to go "home" for Thanksgiving. My brother Jon, my sister Marlies and her husband Dave, and my grandma were also there. Mom made a wonderful meal with all the trimmings. Bryce even got to eat some of the foods like mashed potatoes and yams. He loved all the attention and really enjoyed being up at the table with everyone. Mom had gotten this stroller that converted into a seat that fit great at the table. He loved playing imitation games and banging on the table.

We played games such as Settlers of Catan, mexican train dominoes and watched a couple of movies together. We also went on a hike at Bogus Basin which was a tough climb but so worth it at the top! The view was gorgeous!

Bryce also started making more babbling noises and started getting more on his knees and trying to crawl. Here are a few pictures of our adventures in Idaho.

Jim is looking forward to having someone to play on the slides with him. Bryce is not so sure of them now.

Boy's best friend. Bryce loved my parents' dogs Bucky and Skeeter! He squealed with delight when he saw them and they licked him.

Nice hat Opa,but I'm not Jewish.


Bryce and Uncle Jon playing.

Bryce and Uncle Dave playing.

Great Grandma and Bryce

Playing with Auntie M

My sick little boy

Poor little Bryce has gotten his first bad illness. Some how he contracted the RSV virus (Respiratory Synctial Viruses) which then caused him Bronchiolitis (inflammation of the smaller branches in the lungs. It has been quite an adventure! It started out Monday looking like just a cold along with teething. Then Tuesday night he was coughing really bad. Weds morning he woke up wheezing and having a hard time catching his breath. I called the pediatrician and took him in to be seen. Of course by the time I got there Bryce stopped wheezing and never coughed for the dr. The doctor said it was just a cold and the wheezing was probably due to it being really cold that night. He said I was doing everything right: humidifier, saline drops, increasing fluids, and keeping him away from others. He said if the wheezing came back it was probably the RSV and/or Bronchiolitis. He said they don't prescribe medication or recommend anything over the counter like decongestants or cough suppressants until age 6yr because it hasn't been proven to work and it lessens the effectiveness of antibiotics later in life. So I went home with nothing and a miserable child.

After Bryce woke from his nap he was wheezing again and very distraught. When I called the dr. again I found I was suppose to have had a prescription from the dr for Albuterol and an antibiotic. when the nurse found I didn't have either she checked to make sure and sure enough it was in the chart and the dr said he told me. ( I think he must of gotten side tracked because he likes to talk to me about Idaho as he really likes it in Boise.) Anyway.. long story short I got the medication and Bryce is starting to feel better. Gotta say though giving a almost 7 month old baby an inhaler is quite a challenge! He likes to sit in the steamy bathroom with me though. It reminds me of me growing up. :) Mom, you probably understand better than most.

Even though he's sick Bryce still likes to play and started getting on all fours and rocking. He gets so proud of him self!! I love it!



Can I go to bed now??

Look what I can do!!

Here's a cute video of our little entertainer.

6 months and loving life

Bryce is going on 7 months now and is so much fun to watch. He seems to be growing right before my eyes sometimes. He has picked up speed with his creeping or camocrawl and has started to get up on his knees more each time. We have a corner in the TV room that has all his stuff and a shelf with his toys. One of his favorite things to do is to pull all the toys off the shelf and spread them around.. then he goes in circles spending a little time with each toy. It cracks me up! He's started to understand the word "no" and obeys.( for now.. we'll see how long that lasts ;) )

He's begun solid foods now such as vegetables and fruits. He loves his food! I have to be careful because he will take his cereal over milk. This is not good because he is still suppose to be getting most of his nourishment from mommy's milk. He's just too eager to grow up and I'm not ready for that!

I was pretty sad to find out that the overalls and shirt my cousin Maike sent from Germany are for summer. She got 6-9months but they are suppose to be shorts and so he will never wear them. The weather here during his 6-9months is too cold to be wearing shorts. I did put him in them just so I could see them on him and take pictures. He looked so cute!

Here's few pictures for you all. I am finding I am taking less these days.. he is too fast for me sometimes.


Here he is in his German overall shorts. They look more like capris on him.


Bryce loves chasing his ball around the room. It also makes a great teether!


Happy Fall Everyone!