6 months!

Well Bryce turned 6 months this week and also started crawling!  Of course this coinsides with getting the tree up.  I think that I keep saying this, but the time has been going by so FAST.  Its been so much fun and I just love being a mother.
Until now, Bryce consistently gets up 2 or more times per night and I end up feeding him.  He usually falls asleep just fine, but wakes in the night. Everyone keeps telling me that one day he will just magically sleep through the night.  It hasn't come and we, well I, am tired of waiting, literally.  Well Tuesday we decided to try tough love and let him cry himself back to sleep without feeding him and without picking him up.  The first night he woke 3 times, 2 of which he easily went back to sleep with only light soothing, but the third was a bit tough on all 3 of us.  He cried for 40 minutes! I was very close to giving in.  Ryan did the hard part and checked on him every few minutes and to give him his pacifier, I just hid in the bedroom.  We made it through the night and Bryce didn't hate us in the morning. I have to thank Ryan for being great.  Hopefully this won't last long.

Bryce took his first baths within the big tub.  He was splashing too much to be doing it on the counter anymore.

Sorry these are sideways, but they won't upload any other way.  Bryce showing off his golf duds and how well he stands.

We walked to the park and Bryce got to go down the slide and swing for the 1st time.  He had fun! Staying warm in Grandma Hase's sweater and hat- first time it was cold enough here in Houston

Oooh, Christmas lights.  Bryce loves stareing at the tree.  He and Olive 'helped' me put the lights on.

Ryan took Bryce to see Santa.  He did very well and wasn't scared, but forgot to tell him what he wanted.  Guess we have to wait until Christmas morning to find out.