Update

I haven't updated this in a while so I figured why not! Well Justin got home in July for his 2 weeks of leave and we had an AMAZING time. I love my family so much! Bryson is getting so big I don't know what to do with him! He's started taking steps and understanding words. It's so amazing watching our little man grow and learn! Justin wasn't even here for 24 hours and Bryson was already super attached to him.  It was as if he never forgot him.  Which I know made Justin feel good after being away for almost 7 months.  Justin would go outside and Bryson would crawl after him and cry for him... the same way he does for me.  It made my heart swell watching those two together. It's undeniable the bond they have.  Bryson got to do a lot of firsts with his Daddy; he got his first haircut while sitting on Daddy's lap, he ate his first chicken nugget happy meal from McDonald's, he went to his first baseball game (Texas Rangers), went to his first beach and swam in the lake, stayed in his first hotel, went to SeaWorld for the first time, ate at his first very expensive restaurant, had his first marshmallow, and the biggest thing of all is he took his first steps for his Daddy! One of my favorite things while Justin was here was watching Bryson crawl after Justin when he went outside for something, then Bryson would stand up at the screen door banging on it saying "dada dada" and Justin would bang back at the door. Bryson would laugh and laugh! It broke my heart when we got home from taking Justin back to the airport and Bryson crawled to the back door and banged on it saying "dada dada" and he looked at me and then crawled away when he didn't get a response.  The tears wouldn't stop coming. I can't wait for Justin to just come home.  I wish he didn't have to deploy and be away from his family.  Of all the things I've done or had to endure in my life... these deployments are the hardest thing for me.  Especially this one after the year I have had.  But either way Justin's leave was amazing and I am so glad we got to spend that time as a family. All three of us really needed that more than words can express.  I love my family so much!

My World

I miss you Papa

I think about you all the time and miss you so much... you were a wonderful man and loved by all!

RIP

November 1, 1940 - April 30, 2011

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!