A Day In The Life of Bryson

Last week Chris was away at youth camp so I got to spend a lot of time with Courtney and Bryson. It was so much fun. Bryson is one week shy of six months! Can you believe it? He is really starting to develop his personality. He definitely doesn't like to lay back, he wants to be sitting up, standing in your lap with help or whoever is holding him to be up walking around. Laying down is for babies and he has definitely moved beyond that stage. He can now roll over from belly to back and almost from back to belly. He tries really hard to sit up, but is not quite strong enough. He drools constantly, but so far no teeth sprouting. He has now begun to eat some baby food and does the "What is that?" shudder very well. It's quite amusing to those of us around so we usually give him several tastes so we can have a good laugh. Anyway, here are some pictures I took of him last week while he was at the house.

First up, Mom and Bryson posing in front of the builder's sign where their new home will be. Hopefully they will be in by Christmas. Bryson wasn't near as excited as the rest of the family.

After we went out and saw the lot where their new house would be built we went to a drive through car wash. Bryson couldn't quite grasp what was going on. Look at those startled eyes! Of course we were all having a laugh at his expression. He never did cry, but when those big brushes would sweep by, he was definitely amazed.

After we got home, it was bath time. Bryson really loves his bath. Hopefully some day, he will forgive me for posting a nudie picture of him on the internet. I just love bath and water pictures though. He was just kicking and splashing and having a grand ole time and boy don't they smell sweet when they get out and get all lotioned up. Good enough to eat!

Bryson's first dose of sugar

This past weekend, my older sister Darla came up for the weekend. On Sunday Courtney had called to see if I could keep Bryson for a little while. Of course I said "Yes!" I told Darla to come on over as she had been wanting to see Bryson while she was here. On her way over she stopped and bought Hester's boys and Bryson a ice cream shaped sucker. When we took the wrapper off and gave it to Bryson you'd have thought he had been eating them his whole life. He stuck that thing right in his mouth and went to town. He thought he was as big as Blake and Ethan. He kept checking out their suckers too. We were wondering if he noticed his was much smaller. We didn't let him eat much of it and when we took it away he kept looking for it and looking at the other boys as if to say, "That's not fair." He thoroughly enjoyed ever taste of it and here are photos to prove it. I don't know if you can see all the sticky goo on his face, but he was one icky-sticky mess and didn't care one bit!

Bryson Laughing

Today Courtney and Bryson came over so Courtney could use my computer and printer. While we were all in the kitchen, Papi (Hester's puppy that mostly stays with us) started barking. It would startle Bryson and then he would just laugh. It was really cute so I ran and grabbed my video to try and catch it. Of course it's just one of those flip type cameras so the sound quality is not very good and Papi is very loud. To top it off Hester, Courtney and I were laughing at Bryson, but hopefully you can still enjoy it. Nothing sounds sweeter to me than a baby laughing and always brings a smile to my face. It's so awesome to see Bryson turning into a toddler and all the new things he can do. He also can turn over and I took video of that, but need to try to edit it some. It's hard to believe where Bryson started and how great he is doing now. God is good.

Don't forget to turn up your sound volume and leave Bryson a comment.

5 months old

Well, Bryson is 5 months old and growing strong! Here are a few pictures showing how much he has grown in his 5 months here!

Ha Ha! That's a funny one!

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What a Little Firecracker!!!

Bryson is almost five months old, he will be in three days. We went out to Lavonna's, Bryson's Nonna, for the Fourth of July Celebration. We weren't sure what Bryson would think about it all, but he actually took it all in and seemed to be very curious about what was going on. He never did cry over all the noise and chaos. Bryson is eating cereal and Stage 2 baby food and loves every minute of it. Here are some pictures I took from the weekend.






The happy Quinto family.



























Bryson and his mommy.






















Bryson and his daddy.
















Courtney wanted me to ask everyone if you could leave a comment now and then, for his first birthday we are going to print his blog out as a bound book. We want Bryson to always have a record of all the very important people that have prayed for him his whole life. Even if you only say, "How cute." or "Precious" or "Nice pictures" or whatever you feel. We really like comments. Thanks, and we're going to try to be more consistent with posting to his blog.

4 months old!

Well its hard to believe that Bryson is already 4 months old! He is getting so big!  He had his 4 month check up today and he weighs 11 pounds exactly. The doctor said that we can stop giving him his caffeine now and if everything looks good in 2 weeks we will take him off of his heart monitor.  He also said that he can start eating baby food now!  Bryson had to have 4 shots today and he was not happy!  This week Bryson laughed for the first time and had his first stuffy nose, it was a very eventful week!  Ok well thats it for now keep checking in for more updates!

Crying after his shots!



hanging out with Pops

 

All night long

It is exciting having a new baby because everything is new to them, everything is a first. Bryson has already had his first smile, his first laugh, and will continue to have many other firsts. But the first that we are most excited about as new parents finally happened last night. Bryson, for the first time ever, slept all night long!!!!!!!!

Now I am not crazy enough to think this is going to be an everynight thing already but man that is exciting. We put him to bed about 10:30 or 11:00 and we got up around 8:20, which is late I might add. But we are very proud of our little man and he was in such a good mood this morning. Courtney said it was because he slept all night, which was why momma was in a good mood too!! He is growing and changing and learning new things everyday. We can't wait to experience more 'firsts' with Bryson and we will keep you updated. Thanks for checking in!!

This is Leelee now adding my two cents worth, but today while Courtney and Bryson were over at my house I took this picture of Bryson. Another first "sitting in his own Bumbo chair." Kevin's sister gave it to me to give to Bryson this week. He seemed to enjoy it for a few minutes and did pretty good at "sitting." He kept making faces and making me and Courtney laugh. He's so cute. He grows and changes everytime I see him. Here is the picture. Thanks Christi and Kelly. I'm sure his Bumbo will be used often.

3 months

Hi everyone, it's Courtney!  Bryson is  3 months old now and growing like a weed.  He is weighing around 9 pounds and he is finally starting to fit in his big boy clothes and shoes.  He is smiling more and making lots of little noises! He loves going on walks in his stroller! He is pretty much a typical baby, growing and learning like normal! Here are some pictures of him at 3 months old!






*** After I posted this I went back to the very beginning and was amazed again by how great our God is! I recommend looking for yourself!

Some new pics

Hey everyone, it's Courtney! We don't really have anything to update so I thought that I would post some new pictures I took while we were getting ready this morning! Enjoy!

My apologies

I am sorry for the lack of posts these last few weekes. Bryson is doing good and growing alot. He had his second doctors appointment yesterday and he now weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces and is 20 and 1/4 inches long. He got some more shots yesterday and he cried actual tears, but momma picked him up and he was all better. He has been a little sick the last few days, nothing too bad just some tummy problems. Other than that he is just hanging out doing his thing.
Here are a few new pictures of Bryson.

Bryson sleeping on his momma

Bryson loving on his daddy!

He really is a happy baby

Weekly Update

I know if you all are like me, I check Bryson's blog everyday for an update and am disappointed that is not an update. I do know Bryson went to a pediatric eye doctor and the report was great! He goes back in a year for another exam. He also weighs over seven pounds now and has outgrown his preemie clothes and is now wearing new born size. Bryson is still not supposed to be around large crowds yet, but Courtney and Chris said they welcome visitors, but please call first. I'm supposed to take picutres of him later this week so maybe I will post some pictures. Bryson has a regular peditrition appointment later in the week, so maybe there will be more news. In the meantime, keep checking in.

Easter Weekend

I know Chris and Courtney will have more to post about Bryson's Easter weekend, but I wanted to do a quick post about his visit to Littlefield to meet the rest of the Sanderson Family. Being as his birth date was originally supposed to be Easter Sunday, April 12th, it was quite exciting that Bryson was with us and not as a new born, but as a two month old. I think he did pretty good for his first trip out of town. I don't think he liked his sleeping arrangements very well and was probably happy to get back home to his daddy and his own little bed. Here is a picture I took on Saturday with Bryson's big Easter Bunny I bought for him. He's so cute, you just want to eat him up. He now weighs 7 pounds plus and is starting to stay awake a little more and is growing into his personality. It was really a blessing to have him home with us all.

2 Months old!!

Here are some pictures of Bryson at 2 months old, he sure is getting big!!

Growing like a weed

Bryson is growing so much it is crazy. Courtney's grandma bought us a scale so we could weigh him ourselves since we don't weigh him everyday like we were doing while he was in the NICU. If the scale is right, which we know it isn't as good as the ones at the hospital, Bryson is almost up to 7 pounds!!! That is crazy and would mean that he has gained over 3 pounds since he was born. He is starting to be more alert and is holding his head up better. I will try and get some more pictures up soon.

Courtney also wanted me to let everyone know that if you would like to come over and see Bryson we would love to accomodate you. If you could please call us first that way we don't have too many people over at once. Also it is still important that if there is even a small chance that you might be sick, or you are getting over being sick, we still ask you to refrain from coming over. Even though Bryson is getting bigger it is still necessary for us to take every precaution we can to make sure that we will not have to bring him back to the hospital. With that said, we hope to see you all soon!!

Not much to report

For those of you who are dying to know what is going on I thought I would update you a little bit. Bryson is doing well. He is growing and changing everyday, In the almost 2 weeks he has been home it is crazy to see how much he has changed. We are only getting him up once during the night and he is adapting to that very well. He sleeps until we wake him up and feed him and then goes right back to sleep when he is finished eating. He has made a few outings and has done well. We won't be able to take him to church or any place with big crowds until he is at lesat 3 months old. He will be 2 months old in a week, that is crazy!! Other than that Bryson is doing what babys are supposed to do, cry, eat, sleep and repeat. It is wonderful having him home and getting to be mom and dad. We will keep you updated on any news, but it may start coming less and less. But please don't stop checking in so that everyone will know what is going on with the cutest kid in the world!! (granted I am a little biased)

What a snowy day!!

Well today is going to be fun, we are going to let Bryson play out in the blizzard!!! Just kidding, but this is his first time to get snowed in and as Courtney put it, probably his last as long as we live in Amarillo that is. So today is my day off and we are snowed in so we all get to snuggle and cuddle in our warm bed together today. Bryson is doing good, just hanging out and being a baby. I will put some more pictures on here for everyone to see, thanks for caring!!

First Doctors Visit

Today was Bryson's first doctors visit and it went pretty good. We finally got to weigh him today and he is now up to 5 pounds 12 ounces and is 18 and a half inches long. That means he has gained almost 2 pounds since birth and grown 2 and half inches. He is doing great!!

On a not so good note, his pediatrician wants to increase his caffeine per day because he has had some bradykardias. They have mostly been when he is eating but she wants to make sure that everything is ok. He is also slightly anemic which hopefully he will grow out of.

Things are going good at home. Our sleep is still at a minimum but hopefully that will start changing soon. We still have to wake him up and feed him at night but not quite as often. He has seen all of his grandparents and most of his great grandparents. Some time this week he should get to see two of his great great grandmas!!!! Other than that it is business as usual with Bryson. We are still not going to get him out in crowds for a while, especially with this cold snap coming at the end of this week. But thanks for your continued prayers for us and Bryson. Can't waith for him to meet everyone!!!

Bryson with his Cousins Maddox and Carmen