4 1/2 Months!

Bryce in his cute overalls

Hanging out under his play tent.  Bryce is into grabbing his toes a lot.

We tried to put him in his bouncy seat while we organized his room, but he insisted on leaning forward. If he wasn't buckled in he would have tipped right out. Guess we can't use this anymore

Mr. McCutie?!

He is a pro with the bottle now and can even hold it himself!

Giggles!

We all went to the Octoberfest in Galveston for a few hours.  Bryce liked the people watching, Ryan liked the beer.

Bryce trying rice cereal!  He really liked it, but was going more for the breast milk than anything I think.  He made quite the mess as expected. 

Bryce's new toy.  Grandma Lisa bought this for him after knowing how much Andrew enjoyed it.  Bryce doesn't have the jumping thing down yet, but he likes to spin and swing around bit.

Here he was insistent that he was going to walk to the door jam

Yumo!

Hanging on the back patio.  If you recall this was the outfit he came home in.  He was swimming in it then, now his belly sticks out a bit. Hehe.

Cute thongs

Watching the washing machine go round and round

Oops the 'hangups' of being able to roll over.

Yummy, Bryce's second attempt at rice cereal.  A little more thick this time.

Too bad this turned out blurry, but he was leaning out for more.

Ooh, the remote control.

I went shopping for some plants to put in the yard and Bryce just stared at the leaves.  Hopefully he will love the outdoors like his parents

So he doesn't much like being plopped in the bumbo and is already trying to escape!

What are you looking at?

Go Ducks!

The past 3 weeks Lisa, Ryan's mom, came down to care for Bryce while I went into work to write.  Unfortunately I didn't finish.  She was a big help and Bryce loved the care.  She helped him get more proficient at rolling over and he is now just about to sit successfully on his own.  It also allowed us to keep him out of daycare a few more weeks.  Ryan and I have checked out a few that have available spots, and they were satisfactory, but there is just something lacking.  Of course I cried after I left the first place. Is there some how I can be a stay at home mom and have a career in science?!  Hard decisions.

Some how I managed not to get ANY photos of Bryce and Lisa together.  Boo. I need to become a better photographer!  Lisa also helped start the decluttering and staging of our house so we can sell it. Oh I pray that it wasn't a poor decision  on our part to buy.  Other houses in the neighborhood are making a bit of a profit and most don't seem to stay on the market too long.  Crossing our fingers...

In other news:  Ryan qualified for the second stage of Q school, on the number.  It was very stressful for us all.  We will find out shortly where and when he will be going. Check it out at http://www.pgatour.com/qschool/.

I found out that one of my first author manuscripts was accepted into Vaccine and will likely be in print early next year.  I was also given 2 scholarships from UTMB.  One was Micro and Immuno specific and the other was from the Faculty Women's Club.  They are greatly appreciated with all of the anticipated job interview and moving expenses we will incur.