January 2015

Hi everyone!

It's me, Bryce!  Here I am looking good in stripes for my 5 month pics (have you guys picked up a theme in my wardrobe)?!?

Life is good! Most importantly for me, my mom got a clue and figured out (with the assistance of two pediatricians, three nurses, two allergists and 27 friends and family members) that I am allergic to milk, so now my eczema is much better and I'm a lot less itchy.  Thanks goodness!

My sister is continuing to thrive as a sweet, loving, early rising, egomaniac.  She often grabs my wrist and says "HI GILLIAN"!!! As if that's exactly what I'm thinking when she is towering over me, disregarding my personal space.

Here is me using my look of total discomfort to alert my mother that we are getting close to a problem.

Here is me realizing that anytime Gillian says "Want to hold him!!!!" that there is cause for concern

Here is me demonstrating resilience and just my overall award winning personality.

But the great news is that overall, I'm doing well.  I'm sleeping alot, enjoying my babas, and I've recently been introduced to sweet potatoes which are delicious.  And even though Gillian gets up every day before 6am (we've tried the tell-time clock which might as well be a glowing copy of War and Peace, putting her down later, putting her down earlier, shortening naps, putting her back in her crib in the morning over and over, letting her cry, if you have other ideas please email mom), so despite this egregious sleeping flaw, Gillian is doing great too.  She's talking in full sentences.  Yesterday, she walked into the playroom the other day and said, "what's up guys?" to mom and dad.  She loves talking about the weather ("It's cold out.  It's not warm.  It's snowing.  It's not snowing") and may possibly have a career as a meteorologist.

Just getting her dolls set up

"Gillian I'm going to run upstairs and check on Brycie.  Be right back!"
"Painting my chin mama!"

Finally, mom went back to work for the first time in six months, which was basically a non-issue.  Here are mom and dad commuting together.  After this photograph was taken, daddy stopped talking to mom and did work the entire trip. :)

Here is a link to our latest family pics.

love,

bryce