I'm 7 months old!

Hi everyone! Someone recently suggested that I take over writing my own blog (with a little help from Mommy with the typing....) and now that I am over half a year old, I agree it's high time I took charge!

First of all, we have a little catching up to do, as Mommy forgot last month to share some family pictures we took waaaaaaaaaay back in February for Chinese New Year. There is a whole album here for your enjoyment, but here's a favorite of Ah-gong and Ah-mah.
Last month, I had a playdate with my friends (Josh, Max and Drew) from Moms group. Here are Mommy, me and Josh.I wore my new University of Utah shirt, which was a birthday present from Mommy to Daddy, but only fits on me! I really like the great blocks I got from Great-aunt Lisa; I even shared them with Drew and Max.

I also had a playdate with my friend Adam - click here for photos of our adorable selves.

I have been continuing my adventures in eating, with tastes of not only cereal, but also vegetables and fruit. Unfortunately for me, Mommy has been trying to make homemade babyfood, which I'm sure is very nutritious but doesn't taste very good. Here is what I call "My Green Bean Face."
Don't worry, I got over the trauma of the green beans (I ate them anyway) and soon returned to my normal, cheerful self. Here I am tormenting Tad in my monthly photo with him. Pixie (the cat) better watch out! she's next..... In case you want to see all the monthly photos, click on the link on the upper right hand box labled "Monthly Photos". Note that I have also added links to some of my friends' photos - if you would like to be added/deleted from this page, just let my Mommy know. Mommy is also starting an email update list to let people know when this blog is updated - please also let her know if you want to be added to that list. That's all for this month! Love,

Bryce

Bryce is 6 months old

Wow, the months are flying by. It's hard to believe Bryce has been around for half a year now! Soon Mommy will be back to work and these updates will probably get even FARTHER behind. But back to the last month....

The guest star of this month's post is Aunt Helen. She has been generous enough to give Bryce's Mommy and Daddy not just the occasional night out, but last month: a whole NIGHT AWAY to celebrate their birthdays. So they not only had a nice dinner, but also: went wine tasting, hot tubbing, mountain biking, and slept in. All in less than 24 hours (amazing how efficient parenthood makes you.) Meanwhile, here's what Aunt Helen & Bryce were up to:

In other fun, we tried out the new Sherpani pack we got for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa. Bryce likes the new view from up high. If he gets bored, he plays with Daddy's hat or yanks his hair.

Bryce had a couple of major milestones this month: first of all he now sits up pretty well on his own (he seems to have skipped rolling over, not surprising since he hates tummy time.) He looks so grown up like this!
Also, he had his first taste of sold food: rice cereal, to be exact. You can't tell by the photo but he is a VERY sloppy eater, so far. But he really enjoys it.


Lastly, his monthly photo with Baby Tad. The complete 6-month album is here. Enjoy!

Bryce is 5 months old

This month we're sharing a selection of photos and videos from over the last month. Here's Bryce in his adorable froggie sleeper (courtesy of Auntie Debbie), which he has unfortunately pretty much outgrown now. :(
We had a busy social calendar last month, including lunch with Auntie Katie, who gave us Bryce's crib and changing table. Bryce is also modeling his Christmas present from Auntie Melissa, a lovely hand-knitted blue sweater.

Bryce still doesn't like tummy time much, but tolerates it for short periods, as demonstrated here.But 2 minutes later, he's given up (I guess holding up that big head is just too much work....)
We're also starting a monthly photo series showing Bryce's growth, with the help of Baby Tad (he is the one on the right.) This is the 4 month photo. And here's 5 months.
Lastly, here's a short video of Bryce laughing (along with Mommy) in his crib - he's usually in a great mood when he first wakes up.


Happy Valentine's Day and Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Love,

Bryce & his mommy

I'm four months old!

What a way to spend my four month birthday! First of all, Mommy takes me to the doctor, who pokes and wiggles me everywhere, even in my privates! Then - horrors - she sticks me in the legs four times (FOUR shots!) The final indignity: on the way home Mommy makes us stop at the optometrist to pick up her new glasses (something about not being able to see without contacts when she wakes up in the middle of the night to feed or change me), and while we're there she asks them about sunglasses for babies. So this is what they found, and the worst part is that I was asleep and couldn't protest.

So on Sunday she & Daddy pulled a Steve Irwin and took me to see the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo (of course I slept through that whole thing too.) Here's a pic of me & Mommy (well, the top of my hood - I'm sleeping in the Bjorn and Daddy cut me off) standing in front of some of the smaller male seals. That's the guide's red arm, probably pointing out the 2.5 ton alpha male in the background. She also told us that elephant seal mothers nurse their pups for only a month or so before heading back to sea, leaving the babies alone on the beach to take care of themselves. I'm sure I overheard Mommy & Daddy discussing this as a potential parenting technique. I would just like to point out that elephant seal moms don't leave until after they have fattened up their pups by about 200 pounds, by effectively transferring that much of their own body weight to the baby. So Mommy still has a long way to go, since according to the doctor, I only weigh 14 pounds so far.

Well since none of these shots give you a good look at me, here I am yesterday in my crib - I'm always in a great mood after waking up from a nap. Ignore what the shirt says (thanks Auntie Allison); I'm a little angel!

Christmas Part 2: California

We spent Christmas itself here in California. Of course Bryce was a big hit with the grandparents and got lots of attention.

Ah-gong & Ah-mah got him the cool Bumbo chair he's using above to practice sitting up. He also scored a couple of new holiday outfits. Above is one, and below is another.

Bryce's Uncle Ivan (Susan's brother) snapped some awesome pictures and the full album is here. Susan's photos (not nearly as good) can be viewed here.

Christmas Part 1: Utah

We had a great week in Utah; saw lots of family and friends but it was not too busy or stressful, even for being Bryce's first ever trip away from home. Two key events were celebrating an early Christmas with the whole Lindberg family, and attending Uncle Lance's wedding. As you can see, Bryce also took his first photo with Santa. Complete photo album is available here .
Coming up next: Christmas Part 2 in California!

Bryce's First Airplane Flight

We flew to Utah for Uncle Lance's wedding, and to celebrate Christmas with the Lindberg family. Bryce behaved wonderfully, and slept through the whole flight plus another hour afterwards. Stay tuned for more pictures from the trip.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bryce's first Thanksgiving: note size of 11.5 pound baby vs. 14 pound turkey.

The full Thanksgiving album is here

Bryce hopes you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! Now bring on Santa!

November 12 - Bryce is 2 months old

Sorry these posts are falling behind a bit - is anyone reading this anyway? if so, please make a comment or drop us an email, so I know I'm not doing this purely for my own entertainment! Anyway, back to the official subject of this blog: Here's what he looks like when he falls asleep sitting up.

And here's some proof he smiles and giggles - although he sounds more like a honking goose.

Nov. 6, 2006 - Welcome Adam!

Last week, Bryce met his new buddy and future playmate, Adam, who was born on Nov. 1 and is exactly 7 weeks younger than Bryce (oh, and his parents are Helen and Marc, in case anyone was wondering.) Here is Bryce (on the right), eagerly waiting for Adam to grow up (and wake up!) so they can hang....

Halloween Pictures and Video

Thanks to Kate for the outfit and Melissa for the shoes. I tried to narrow down the pix but these are just too darn cute so I have to show them both!

And here's a bonus video - sorry it's sideways! (operator error, oops)

More 1 month faces - and a home video

Sleeping


Smiling - though this is probably from gas, not a "real" smile.


Of course, he won't smile on video, as evidenced here! Click on the "play" arrow to play the video.

October 12, 2006 - I'm one month old!

Bryce is now one month old and much more alert than he was when he was born. He is also finally on track growth-wise, putting on almost a pound in the last week and a half (and he is 1.5 inches longer than when he was born. ) Here's a selection of his funny faces.

October 3, 2006 - Helping Mommy with My Birth Announcements

Welcome to my new blog!

My birth photo gallery is here.
My birth story:

Bryce arrived on his due date, but not without a fight (apparently he preferred his previous home inside Mommy.) Mom was induced, and labored from 3 AM until 10:30 AM, then pushed for 3+ hours, but Bryce still refused to emerge. So he was born via c-section, and dragged out kicking & screaming by the doctor. Everybody's home now and doing fine (well, Mommy & Daddy are rather tired), and Bryce is looking forward to meeting you all soon!