The Little Things

The things that used to be sooo easy have now become the little milestones with a kiddo. Case in point: The doctor's office. The first appointment last week was a breeze, probably a bit too breezy. Bryce was wide awake, and there was not a peep from him...ah, the perfect baby. He weighed 6lbs 10oz at this appointment, which was great because upon leaving the hospital he lost 6oz, weighing only 6lbs 8oz. Here's a pic of his first weigh-in:

Alas, for every up there is a down. This week, our pediatrician appointment was a little earlier in the day, and Bryce was going on 3 hours since his last feeding (usually this is not a problem in the morning because he sleeps most mornings and is up most evenings/nights). Well, not this day. Cry cry cry. Hmm...more like Wail, wail, wail. The good news is that Bryce is well on his way to becoming a big guy-- he gained 12oz this week. I'll provide some perspective for you all that do not realize the significance of this: The goal for the second week is to just be back to birth weight, which would mean that all Bryce needed to gain would be a mere 3oz between week one and week two. He was just trying to show off his eating and gaining weight ability when we were all surprised that he gained the whole 12 oz. This puts him well into the 7lb category. It's funny because although this weight gain was fantastic, he still remains in the 15th percentile in terms of weight. So needless to say, the whole breast feeding thing, although a major challenge for me, is really working well for Bryce. Yay on the little wins!!!

The second little accomplishment happened just this morning. We went to the grocery store! Let me tell you that this store is not very baby friendly-- there are not baby car seat holders on those carts, which made it a bit challenging. So Bryce car seat went into the cart (leaving about 6 inches of space for groceries. Nonetheless, it's a little win for me. I'm sure I'll figure it out better as I go.

Here are some pics we've taken since he's been at home--

The ah, natural look-- Me, Bryce, and Rudy-- all very tired since Bryce decided to stay up until 3am the night before. (And then he was up at 5:30am again...ugh)

Bryce's monkey outfit.

I love to comb his hair. Very rarely does it stay this way though.

Bryce is a true Texan at heart. Notice the boot on his onsie and the fringe on his pants :)

Just a cutie. (Messed up hair-- going for the Ryan Seacrest look).

Car seat! He LOVES the car! Thank goodness. The pacifier however, is unfortunately, not our saving grace. It's very hard for him to take this.