What doesn't kill us makes us stronger...

Living life one day at a time...

Things have been really hard lately but I am just grateful for all the things God has given me!

I have an amazing husband, and a beautiful baby boy, and a wonderful family (that includes my in-laws!)

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!

My handsome little man!! He's a lady killer already!!!



World Traveler

Looks like Bryson is going to be a world traveler with 3 plane trips planned for us before he's 10 months old! I just wish that it was for different circumstances, but I will take any opportunity to see my family! I am excited to go home and see everyone... and I am also very excited to see everyone in Colorado.  I am gonna be one tired Mommy with all this traveling with a baby, but it will be worth it! Super excited!

WOW

Could someone please explain to me how a 7 month old is smart enough to figure out how to take down a baby gate? I have had to re-arrange my furniture because Bryson seems to know how to knock the gate over. If it's not perfectly set up, he takes his little hands and pulls the corner until it falls over.  Then he crawls to the cat food dish and throws it all out on the floor. All this in the 2 minutes it takes me to use the restroom.  And this is NOT the first time he's done this either. How freaking funny and cute is that! Well I've re-arranged some things so lets see if he can get through it tomorrow.  WOW! That's all I got! HAHAHA! I love my little Bryson-zilla!!

My little man is growing too fast!

I can't believe my baby boy turned 7 months old yesterday! He's growing up so fast! He is already crawling around and getting into everything! He is trying so very hard to pull himself up onto things. He even stands straight up in his crib. For the past 2 mornings when I went in to get him he has been standing straight up looking at me like "come get me mama!" He is the sweetest little boy ever! He loves to cuddle and every night around 8:30 he tells me it's time to cuddle! He comes crawling up to my feet and tries to pull himself up to me.  So I pick him up and give him his nightly bottle and we snuggle on the couch watching tv.  It's the cutest thing! Another one of his favorite things to do is to talk to his Daddy on skype.  If Justin's internet is running slow and we aren't able to pull up the video he just stares and stares at the computer with a look on his face that says "where is he?" He knows his Daddy's voice that's for sure! We just can't wait until Daddy is home so that we can be a family! I know Bryson is just gonna love playing with his Daddy all the time!

BRYSON IS ON THE MOVE!!

I cannot believe my baby boy is crawling already! Luckily Justin got to see him do it today on skype! I have got to say THANK GOD FOR SKYPE!!! I don't know what Justin and I would do without it! I can't wait for his Daddy to see him really take off! We had fun tonight... he kept trying to crawl and play with Justin's XBOX 360 and Playstation 3, so of course I had to keep getting him and putting him back by his toys.  He is a very determined little stinker and we played this game for about 45 minutes before he threw a little temper-tantrum and gave up and started playing with his toys again.  (Not before he tried getting into the fireplace LOL) And so the fun begins! He is so much fun already! I can't believe how fast they grow.  So proud of my little man!!

Snuggling with my little man!! He's a HUGE CUDDLER!!!

Separation Anxiety

So my baby boy is starting to have separation anxiety.  If I put him down to go in another room for a second he screams at the top of his lungs! He wants me to carry him and snuggle with him all the time.  I definitely don't mind the snuggling, but I just hope this stage passes soon for the anxiety.  I also think he's going through a growth spurt because he wants to sleep and eat a lot.  He is just about ready to crawl! He has been getting up on all 4's and rocking back and forth.  Time to baby proof the house!! I love being a mommy...  he makes everything so much better! I love seeing him grow and learn.  It's amazing how babies grow... I just wish his Daddy was here to see it all with me. 

My little snuggle bear cuddling with his mommy and watching Aladdin!! SO CUTE!

6 MONTHS OLD!!!!

I cannot believe my baby boy is 6 months old already!! Seems like time with Bryson has flown by, while this deployment is dragging. But the good news is that Justin got his mid tour leave for September so he will be here for Bryson's first birthday! So excited! We are going to San Antonio Sea World and the San Antonio Zoo for his birthday. Then his daddy wants to take him to his first sport event.  We aren't sure if that's going to be football, baseball or both yet... we shall see! Then we were thinking about taking him down to the Gulf of Mexico for his first time on the beach!! Can't wait! Only 172 more days until September 1st (when he might be home... but who knows with the army)

HAPPY 1/2 BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST BABY BOY EVER!!

MOMMY AND DADDY LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!