Some Tomfoolery...if you will

THE Mr. Bryson

My baby is 3!

How in the world has time flown so fast? It seems like he should be five minutes old, and I should still be giddy from my epidural. God bless that magic juice!! At the same time, I feel like I've known him forever. Was there life before this precious tot came to join us? I can barely remember it.

I remember when I met Jesus. I remember some of high school and college. I remember getting married. I remember parts of our first two years of marriage.......then, I remember seeing that ONE pill I missed. Praise God for forgetfulness!

You know how women tend to be a little hormonal when the preggo-ness sets in? I was completely irrational. Most women, from what I hear, have common fears like if their baby will be healthy, a decent member of society, etc. My two biggest fears were that my baby would have no personality and it would be ugly. If you'd seen my baby pictures you would understand why I feared the latter. Don't judge me!

In my third trimester, my doctor had a feeling that something might be wrong with Bryson's heart. It was shaped weird, could cause problems, yada, yada, yada. I never really worried about it - which was even more irrational. I knew God was the creator of that tiny man's heart, and He alone would inspect, diagnose and cure. My doctor made me go have one of those 4D Ultrasounds done with 'the Specialist'. I feel like I need that title! So, Nathan loaded me and my 60 lb. belly into the car and headed to our 'Special' doctor...for our 'Special' baby. That was the day I became completely worthless. When that picture popped up on the T.V. screen, it felt like Bryson reached up and grabbed my heart and hasn't let go since. There was nothing wrong with his heart.....he just wanted us to get a better look at him. Those cheeks!! It looked like Casper the Friendly ghost was in my belly! Those lips! I couldn't wait to kiss them! We only had to wait a few more weeks to meet him.

I feel like I should inject a show of public gratitude to my husband for enduring nine months of my craziness.....okay, its more like five years of it but whatever! Nathan, you are my favorite man! Thank you for loving me in all my madness......and thank you for that little man. You are an incredible father. I love how you love our son. You are our hero!

On June 22nd, from the moment Bryson was born, my former fears held no merit. He was and is the cutest, most lively and funny beings I have ever met. His sanguine personality rivals my own, which makes me one proud mama, and keeps his daddy cracking up. Those of you who know him, know that he makes an audience of anyone he encounters. He is the pure JOY of his parents. The delight of his grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and buddies.

I do understand that every mother in the world feels this way about their children. I don't think my boy is better than any other little boy......I'm just so glad I got this one.

Speaking of being my joy, as I am typing this he just let me know that he 'keelt a bug in the udder room' with my Blackberry. JOY, people......pure joy.

I just can't wait to meet his possible brothers and sisters.

No, I'm not......but thanks for wondering! :)

Happy Birthday Mr. Bryson!

Arranged Marriage??

I am fairly certain I have found Bryson's wife! And after only a few play dates!
Chrissa and I took the tots to the mall for a little indoor playtime. Praise Jesus for indoor playgrounds when it is a zillion degrees outside!!
Bryson and Kaedyn (a.k.a "that girl" - by Bryson) played so good together while the moms watched after Kenzie (little sister) and had a little visit. What I think is amazing about play dates is the depth of conversation that can be had between the moms in a few run-on sentences, while running to the aid of falling/thirsty/hungry/lovely children. We truly are multi-taskers.

Here are a couple of pics of the lovely couple........
.....and they already have something in common: Chick-fil-A sweet tea.
I'm pretty sure we're gonna drink that in Heaven.

Planet Hero Invasion....'08

Granna, Grandad and Uncle Nick came down from Arkansas this weekend for a quick visit to celebrate Mr. Bryson's birthday, which is in a couple of weeks. To the Mr.'s great delight, they brought with them almost the entire brigade of Planet Heroes.....Bryson's favorite toys. It goes without saying that what this tot wants, this tot gets......from his grandparents!! Bless their hearts, they just love him to bits. He was so excited to open his new toys, in tot-terms I think that means he was very grateful...that's what I'm choosing to believe anyway.
It was a short visit, but we had a good time. We even got to go to the movies right before they had to head back home!!!

Here are some pics...

Bryson and Uncle Nick

Daddy helping Bryson with his birthday dessert

Granna and Bryson

Enjoying a refreshment at the movies (no, he did not drink the whole thing)


Love to all

Fruit Roll-up

I'm sure every mom thinks their child is brilliant. But my boy.....well......he continues to prove his specialness.

This is a conversation I had with him about an hour ago.

Mom: Bryson, wanna eat a fruit roll up? (knowing this will be his first roll-up, I totally think he can handle it)
Bryson: Momma, you're so nice.
Mom: I need a kiss first
Bryson: How about later?
Mom: NOW

After about 5 minutes of him snacking on his roll-up, I go to check on him and see that there are holes in the paper part of this fructose filled snack.

Mom: BRYSON, YOU ATE THE PAPER!!!!!
Bryson: I know. Can we go look for rollie-pollie's outside?

Oh lawd! My kid eats paper.....and likes it!

Wedding Weekend!!

Whew! We had a full weekend. Thursday afternoon we headed to Houston with Rob, Amy and Treyman for Tim and Lydia's wedding, which the boys were in. When we arrived, we headed straight to the tux place to try on the 'fancy suits', as Bryson called it. As soon as I buttoned the top button on Bryson's shirt he started making this gagging sound and telling me he was choking. Good times!

Everything fit good, so we headed to Nanna and Pop's house for a little visit, then we went to our hotel for the night. Friday morning we returned to N and P's for some fine family fun....and the boys did some swimming even though their lips were blue and their teeth were chattering because the water was a little chilly.

I was able to sneak away for about an hour to have lunch with Kimberly and Nancy, who are some precious friends. I was so glad to see them and get to visit. Thanks again, girls!

After an easy afternoon we headed to rehearsal. Fabulous rehearsal. The boys did so good. Then we went to Pappadeaux for the dinner! YUM!! Bryson and Trey worked the room like nobody's bidness!! It was too cute.

The wedding came and the boys knocked it out like champs. They were ADORABLE. This was Bryson's first wedding to be in and he did so good. Bryson was the ring bearer and Trey was the 'bell ringer'......if you asked Bryson what Trey's job was he would tell you 'he's the dinger'. Trey was such a good cousin to show Bryson exactly what to do. They are both getting so big.

At the reception, Trey and Bryson were the main occupiers of the dance floor. We did the Cha-Cha Slide and both boys looked like rock stars. They have rhythm that neither of them got from their dads!!!

We had so much fun celebrating with Tim and Lydia. They are precious to our family, and we pray God's favor on their marriage.

Random fact about Houston: You have to chew the air in order to breathe.......God bless the people who live in Houston.......they should all carry around oxygen bottles! :)

Mudder's Day

Simply put, I am crazy about my son.
I love him like crazy and he drives me crazy.
Its just big crazy fun. I love getting to know his almost 3 year old mind, and seeing everything brand new through him. I'm so thankful that God made him especially for us, and pray that we will be found trustworthy of His gift. Its just unreasonable to be a part of something so amazing, so beyond me. I'm more convinced than ever that God gives us kids so we can see Him better, trust Him more and understand His love as much as humanly possible.

I concede that my mom knows more about mothering than I do! She gets smarter with every question I ask her.........and for all of her strengths and weaknesses, I am a better wife and mother. Thank you, mom, for being a great example of a mother......for teaching me to have so much fun with my son while being an example to him. You're a rock star of a mom. I love you....more than my luggage!

As Bryson said to me all day yesterday....and still today....Happy Mudder's Day to all of you moms, expecting moms, or moms expecting to expect!! :)