Bryce at 6 months

Bryce turned 6 months on the 7th of September. It's hard to believe that he is already that old!! Recently friends of ours had twin boys. One was about the same size Bryce was when we brought him home from the hospital, a whopping 5 lbs 11 ozs. As I look at the pictures of this tiny little baby it's so hard to imagine that just a short 5 months ago he was that size. Today when I took him to the doctor Bryce weighed 17 lbs 6 ozs and 26.5 inches in length. The doctor couldn't stop saying how excited she was that this preemie has made such progress. When I think about where he started in life and where he is now, it's hard to not get a little teary eyed. As mom always says, "He's just a little miracle". Although I don't know if she would really say he is so little now:)

Here are just a few things our Bubba Chunks is doing these days. Bryce now rolls from back to front but not so much front to back. He usually gets high centered on his little buda- belly. He is eating solids twice a day now and loving it. I recently introduced chicken but that was not a hit. I don't blame him, have you smelled the stuff? He loves grabbing his little meat sausage-toes and playing with them. He can't quite put them in his mouth but he wants to. He really enjoys putting anything in his mouth he can can get his hands. He loves to babble and he loves a good conversation. I often have to take him out of Relief Society because he loves talking to all the other ladies and gets very loud about it. I think I have another super friendly Kelsey on my hands:) I hate to admit this but one of the things that he has been babbling sounds just like "Hi dada" which he says when he sees John-David. John-David pointed it out to me yesterday and later on in the middle of church Bryce turned to John-David and said it. I am sure it's just a coincidence because surely he would want to say his dear sweet mother's name first, right? He is a good little sleeper most of the time and overall is just a sweet little guy.

Bryce at 1 month

Bryce at 6 months.

Because he is such a popular kid at our house,

it's hard to get a photo all by himself. Every time I

pull out the camera 3 other heads pop in the picture.

This snap shot will have to do for now.

Bryce pretty much has this face every time Kelsey

comes around. It's like he is saying, "Mom, do you really

think this is a good idea?" My brother had this same

look in all his baby pictures. Maybe he had this

same thought about my older sister.

Jackson adores this kid. He wants to hold him in

every photo. Unfortunately it's a choke hold

and we get another scared expression from Bryce.

I promise this kid really does smile.

Although Jocelyn isn't holding Bryce in this photo

(but don't they look cute), she definitely is one of his biggest

fans. Because she plays with him so much he actually

smiles often when he sees her. It's kind of ironic because

she often, accidentally, causes him the most bodily harm.

She loves Bryce and most of the time he loves her.