Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Happy Half Birthday!

You're six months old and we love you more and more each day.

Here are a few new things about you:

-You love to eat. I make all your baby food and your favorite is definitely sweet potatoes. You also love bananas and applesauce. You're not a big fan of green beans.
-You love sitting in your high chair and eating little snacks. You like peach yogurt melts and banana puffs. You try so hard to feed yourself but the darn things get stuck to your hands. You'll get it soon.
-You're so close to crawling. You scoot all across the floor and will prop yourself up on your hands. We'll be baby proofing our
apartment soon.
-You have the sweetest personality. You love your Daddy so much. Seeing his face makes you smile. Your favorite thing is when he throws you up in the air. It makes Mommy cringe but you love it and I know that he will catch you every time.
-You love your Mommy too. I can feel it so much when you're content in my arms when I'm rocking you. Sometimes you like to hold my hand when we're watching TV or when you're riding in the shopping cart. You just reach out and grab my finger. It warms my heart. I'm not going to lie. There's been some tough days but it's all been worth it.
-You are so close to having some teeth and boy, we will be so thankful when they get here. Sometimes they really bother you.
-You had your first ear infection...and we didn't even know. We took you in for your six month check up and the doctor told us. I guess that explained some of the days when you were more fussy than usual.
-You love your froggy bouncer. You have liked it for awhile but not that your feet touch and you can actually bounce it's like a whole new world has opened up.
-You have definitely taken after me in that you're not much of a morning person (as you can tell in this picture) but you looked so cute in your overalls and messy hair.
-By far, the biggest change in our life is that you started going to daycare about 6 weeks ago. Your Tio Joey, Tia Melissa, and Samantha decided to move back to Roswell so we had to find somewhere for you to go during the day while we work. I will always be thankful that Melissa took care of you for the first 4 1/2 months of your life. It was hard leaving you at first but it would have been so much harder if you were only 6 weeks old. So, thank you Melissa! It's amazing how God walked in front of us and prepared the perfect place. You go to Peppermint Plantation and it has worked out great! Your teachers are so precious and they love you to pieces. There's a rumor going around that you already have a girlfriend. Her name is Allison and she is adorable. I see an arranged marriage in your future.
-Your first Easter was this weekend. You looked like such a little gentleman. I don't think you were a very big fan of the tie, but you wore it like a champ. We went to Sundown, Texas and celebrated the resurrection of Jesus with your family there. You have lots of cousins there so it was very fun. Tio Isac and Tia Lucy have a swing in their backyard and you loved it! There was an Easter egg hunt after church and you were pretty fussy so we didn't participate this year. But you sure enjoyed checking out Luis' eggs.
-We went to the mall in Lubbock on Saturday and I didn't have your stroller so I rented a little cart. I wasn't sure how you were going to feel about it but saying you enjoyed it would be an understatement. You drove all around the mall and had so much fun.
-You still love taking baths and you finally had enough hair for your first shampoo mohawk. There will be many more to come.


We love you so much Austin Brynn.