Mossman Family

2012!!

2012-01-30T08:23:00.001-08:00

Well, it's a NEW YEAR, and we have our NEW BABY! He's actually 7 weeks tomorrow! It has been way to crazy to get time to post with pictures, so better late than never!! Our sweet Griffin Louis was born on Dec 13th around 1230pm, he was a whopping 9lbs 7oz. It was a bit different than my last experience, i was in so much pain with contractions i went in to labor and delivery a few different times to be sent home because he really wasn't low enough and my contractions would stop once i got in the hospital bed. I was finally induced at 39wks 3 days, and I figured it would be a fast painless process with the epidural. Unfortunately it took about 4 hours and some fixing for the epidural to finally take and about 15 minutes after it was really working right i felt him slide down it was a really wierd feeling almost like i could feel his shoulders. Anyway, about 5 minutes after that he was ready to come out so I was pushing, he felt really big and after about 15min of pushing he finally appeared what a relief, we were all laughing about how big he was! My cute little chunky monkey! Here are some pictures of his first day:

Just came out to meet my favorite person, Mommy!!

Mom, Dad and Griffin

I was SO greatful to have my mom and wonderful sister in the room:

Big Brothers were SO excited to meet their baby, they each brought him a sweet little puppy

Bryson was the first to get to me and gave Griffin his puppy

Nolan was soon to follow and handed over a puppy for awhile, then took his back, lol.

I LOVE this picture of Griffin and his puppy from Bryson. So sweet!

Big Brothers holding their brother for the first time. So proud!

Our FIRST family picture, took a bunch and couldn't get everyone looking at the camera, still pretty cute, I feel so blessed I have 3 beautiful boys!!

The boys got to each go with the nurse to pick out an outfit for baby Griffin to wear during our stay, they were so proud to bring them back to show me:

Nolan picking, glad he didnt get pink! :)

Ready for his first bath:

NOT HAPPY about this bath idea. Who knew this was just a glimpse of that nasty temper of his, but luckily he's so cute so I don't mind to much. :)

This is Nolan and his millonth kiss for baby.. 'i kiss him mommy, i kiss him" 7 weeks later and he does this mulitple times a day, I have to watch him like a hawk he is always touching him poking his eyes squeezing his cheeks or nose to nose with him saying "hi BAaaaby," in a soft voice just like we all do, it's hilarious! but gets old that he won't leave him alone, especially when i get the baby to sleep and need to do a few things alone! :)

Griffin Louis Mossman

2011-11-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

This is from my 31wk 3D ultrasound of lil Griffy.. He is doing great. He's a big boy, still breech (not a huge deal at this point), good strong 135 heart rate, and weighing about 4lbs 6oz- already measuring a few weeks(not surprising as his brothers were always big also) ahead has a large head and tummy, and the cheeks.. I can't WAIT to kiss them!! The common consensus is that he looks like Nolan, but I never got a 3D when Bryson was in the womb, and the nose and mouth on all our boys are very similar.. so who knows.. he's just gonna be him, so we shouldn't compare right? Anyway, we got a few pics this first one is my favorite, looks like he's showing off his muscles:
side view of his face

def has daddy and big brothers lips:

now look at those cheekers! TOTALLY kissable!

looks like a smile

Sorry this is a few weeks old but, Griffy and I are both continuing to do well, he is growing like crazy and a wild man kicking all over, I'm hoping he has decided to be head down, he has 4 weeks to get there. I will be induced on the 12th of Dec, I can't WAIT.. it's a bit sad thinking this is my last preganancy but I'm really starting to hurt alot so there are times when I don't think that's such a bad thing! I think the boys are ready to meet the new baby, at least Bryson is.. Nolan might not appreciate the competition too much. :) he's pretty attached to his momma, this will be good for him tho, I hope he doesn't suffer from the middle child syndrome too badly! :)

Part 2: Birthday Buddies

2011-09-23T13:32:00.000-07:00

Avery and Nolan are good buddies/cousins and Nicki and I thought it'd be smart to go together and throw them an awesome joint b-day bash. Since Nolan is my only summer/fall birthday, I like to make a fun big backyard theme, and Avery is a Thanksgiving baby, we thought this was a perfect way to get the family together only one time, and pool our money and ideas and do something really fun.. I think it turned out pretty darn good, and all that no rain dancing paid off too!! (thank god!!) Thanks for Everyone who came and for the great gifts!!!!

He loved his party, snacks and gifts.. THANKS everyone!!!
Beautiful Miss Avery enjoying the bounce house, maybe her one still moment in there! Nolan decided he wanted to be shirtless, and apparently Avery wasn't to happy about his stripping at her party, sorry Avery, blame his dad! :)

Enjoying what might have been his 10th sucker of the day, but he's the birthday boy, and I'm huge and pregnant, I let it slide.. :) Can you tell he's obsessed with hats!? LOL

Cuties hanging together in the bouncehouse, of course Nolan won't look at the camera.

As soon as I announced I had cupcake cones, he ran up and yelled PLEEZ.. PLEEZ.. so alright bday boy, here you go!

Posing in her adorable outfit, the bows lasted less than 2 minutes :)

Chowin on a hotdog for a snack between suckers and running around crazy, opening presents and eating junk all day is hard work!I've never seen a bigger (or embarrassing) fit than the one this kid threw over this hat having straps inside!! my poor bestie Dana so sweetly bought him the hat and he was all excited, and went to put it on and FLIPPED out because of the straps and threw it and screamed, thankfully Pappy Stone came in to the rescue and cut those straps out and he was happy as a clam and wore it the rest of the party.. here he is enjoying the hat and new Elmo Spin chair

El Diva sporting her adorable hat, new light up glitter shoes (from her fav auntie), hello kitty necklace and toting her new purse, jewlry box and baby doll. What can i say, Girls are born to multi-task! :) Auntie Emma had prizes!

Shocker, what's he eating?

One sneaky thing I did at the party, gave him a sno-cone, and oops forgot the sugar filled topping, so he enjoyed a cup of crushed ice, and had no clue what he was missing!! I think his sucker intake made up for it! :)

Carnival, part 1

2011-09-23T13:22:00.000-07:00

WELCOME to the 2 turning 2 Carnival extravaganza!!!!! Nolan and Avery's big Carnival birthday bash! It was a great day and and good turnout of wonderful friends and family. our cool game set up, bean bags/ring toss, can-knock over, ping pong in a glass throw, and quarterback toss thru a hula hoop and for the youngsters pluck a duck from the pond:

Closer view of the food section of the carnival:

A far off view of the carnival food section, snowcones, popcorn, hotdogs and some yummy cotton candy, all a big hit!!

Went went easy on cake this year, decided to go with the cupcake ice cream cones, to go with our very sugar filled party theme! :)

Birthday Boy and Girl, giving a nice big HUG to start the party off right.. my all time FAV picture from this party. (does he look like his dad or what? can Aves outfit can ANY cuter!!?)

Perfect Patient

2011-08-18T14:01:00.000-07:00

Bryson has had a few visits to the dentist this year, unfortunately he likes candy and had to get a filling, he is a big brave boy and they took this pic of him at the dentist. How cute!

Don't show ur teeth Brycie, LOL. I got lucky and Daddy had a little time this am and he took him to his appointment for me so I could get to work on time. :)

PONY RIDE!!

2011-08-16T12:33:00.001-07:00

Saturday we went to Chapin for the Big Country Days Celebration, the boys had a great time at the parade and Nolan couldn't shove the candy in his mouth fast enough, it was so funny. Bryson was really good and waved to all the people coming by. Between mouthfuls Nolan would yell and point to tractors, 'Orange' "orange', 'papa? papa? his favorite 2 words and color for the month, surprisingly alotof the tractors were orange, so at least he was right on the color. lol.

After the parade we spotted ponies, Bryson wanted to look only, and Nolan couldn't get thru that gate fast enough to get to that pony, he started to get scared when i put him on, but the lady let me walk next to him and he LOVED it, it was sooo cute! he didnt' want off, he was very upset when we had to stand out and look over the fence, he kept trying to sneak under the bottom to get back to his pony friend, Star.

Mommy helping Nolan ride the pony named "Star" he LOVED it! :) **Notice Nolan is sporting his backwards hat, he doesn't like to leave the house without a hat these days. He is too funny!

Nolan

2011-08-10T13:12:00.000-07:00

This is my precious little 'Red Bear'.. he will be 2 next month, WOW, where on earth has the time gone?? He's going thru a bit of the terrible two's right now, but is a really sweet, curly headed boy that i just love to hug and kiss.
Nolan has 2 obessions right now, hats and papa:
HATS, HATS, HATS, he LOVES baseball hats, he wears this all night and often to bed lately, cole left this at our house last weekend.

CLOSEUP of the CHEESE face with his construction hat!

This is his ultimate favorite hat, that started this little obession he has, this construction hat is from his bday, he wore it 2 days straight, bed, school, nap, dr office, tried for bath-no on that, everywhere else, it was on. I couldn't help but laugh, it was just so cute, and he was so adamant that he had to wear it, i couldn't change his mind!

Nolie loves his nana, especially her doggie!

Our visit to Papa Brad's farm, with his best buddy big brother Bryson!

Trying out the gator at the farm, he was TERRIFIED!!

He loved this big truck that Papa was driving to haul grain with.

Papa's doggie is awesome, he LOVES all dogs.. he kept saying 'eye' 'eye' and poking the poor guy.. but at least he loves him!

Picture of his other papa's to come.. he LOVES pappy stone and the pool, im just waiting on some pics--

Big Brother's obsession often become his as well, the batman mask was a big hit with Nolan also, and he wouldn't leave Bryson alone and wanted to try it on... i thought he'd be scared, not at all!

He thinks he is pretty funny!

Little attitude going on, he DEFINITELY has a bit of the red headed temper going on! This is the late Easter Egg hunt we had at Grandma Great's
Nolans Best Buddy- Cousin AVERY! these to are a riot when they get together, Avery thinks im her mommy when i'm around, Nolan isnt' sure what he thinks of that, and last weekend she started lifting up my shirt and blowing rasberries on baby Griffin, Nolan found it very funny and joined her and continues this every night, it's really cute!!

They are very friendly with the kisses, Avery is such a sweet and loving girl, and Nolan doesn't mind!

We've had a pretty good summer so far, Nolan is just getting so big and really trying to talk alot, his favorite word right now is "Orange" he says it all the time, when he's not walking around saying "Pappa?" he also loves Elmo, which he calls 'melmo' anything red or a strawberry or actually Elmo, gets called this. It's so funny. He follows his big brother around all the time and mimics him and loves to attack/wrestle him, he always has to have ANYthing brother has. Thankfully Bryson is pretty patient with him, and hasn't taught him too many bad things, just a few. :) I have plenty more of that ahead I'm sure!

Bryson

2011-08-10T12:48:00.000-07:00

This is BRYSON! My wonderful 3.5
year old ball of ENERGY. Here is a summer update on him, and a few of his favorite things!

Cousin Cole is his "best friend in the whole world" he claims, here is they dynamic duo in the gator over the weekend, he finally let Cole drive, that's love! lol.

Bryson driving the gator, i was told they were down
the street and having a grand ol time. Not to mention
opening the alarm blocked door before 7am in the
morning while nana and papa were downstairs and
didn't know they were awake! I think the alarm scared them pretty good because they ran upstairs and said, 'we didn't go outside!!' BUSTED! thank god for the alarm, who knows where they would have run off to!

Cole just turned 4, and this is a cute pic of them at his party in June.

Bryson LOVES to swim, this is him a few weekends back trying out pappy Stone's new pool, it was alittle cold, but that didn't stop him!

Bryson loves Papa Brad's dog, especially when he gets to feed him scraps. No one loves animals quite like his brother Nolie tho!

Wrestling is a few fun thing in the house, Nolan is usually the instigator and with Bryson's new sleeping bag he likes to play in, Nolan just can't help himself. ;)

Bryson in his new Buzz lightyear sleeping bag, this was a gift from a friend of mine, and he LOVES it!!

Speaking of Love.. lets talk about BATMAN!! Bryson LOVE LOVE LOVES Batman, I found this mask and some batarangs at the party store and they were a huge hit, he wants to be batman again for the 2nd yr in a row for halloween. He also wants a Batman birthday, we have a few months for this, but it should be a pretty easy theme, just gotta find a huge batman balloon he keeps talking about wanting at his party. boys!! At least we talked him out of naming the baby Batman right!??

I just can't believe how much my 'baby' has grown, if i call him that he quickly reminds me.. "im NOT a baby mom, i'm a BIG boy!" and that he is! He is so sweet and loving. He is a great big brother, and watching him with Nolan really just melts my heart, he still calls Nolan 'his baby', when wants his attention he yells "BABY!" nolan comes running, if he can't find him, "mom, where's my baby?" I try to remind him we have another baby coming, and we should start calling him Nolan, it's just really cute! He LOVES that Nolan worships him, he will get him going and they run all over being so silly. They both love wrestle time with daddy, and he loves to tell you, 'mom, i love you this much, with his arms as wide as he can reach" then we go back and forth, with big things we love eachother as much as, sky, the town, the ocean" he's a really fun and fun kid, we are so blessed to have such a sweet, smart, caring boy!

3rd and Final Baby Moss!

2011-08-09T12:22:00.000-07:00

OK--- Lock up your daughters, the 3rd and final baby moss is... ... you guessed it.. another BOY!! (look out Routt high school sports! :) ) I think Bryson and Nolan will love having a baby brother and seeing how much they love to wrestle, this baby is gonna have to be a tough one. Bryson seems pretty excited about the baby, he keeps saying lately, i want a boy baby, over and over, and we took him with us to the ultrasound and he told the dr, it's a boy baby. And he of course was correct. Here are a few pics from our u/s, i won't share his private pictures :)

Here is the first look at my beautiful boy, Griffin Louis Mossman: (despite some great name suggestions from big brother, we decided we'd go with our own pick on the name!)

Face:

His adorable chubby thigh and big foot:

Spine and perfect hand :)

Bryson had fun looking at the baby on the screen but got bored very quickly, we want to keep him as involved as we can, i think he would enjoy a 3d ultrasound where you can tell it's an actual baby, so we'll see if he wants to tag along for that! :) He likes to tickle my belly now and say, mom, im tickling the babys belly and we both laugh, he also likes to read mercer mayers little critter book, new baby, but that baby is a 'girl baby' not like ours. :)

I'm feeling a lot better, just tired, and my stomach is really starting to pooch out, Im feeling him kick more and more, which is a great feeling. Im feeling very happy that everything looked good on the ultrasound, and he's measuring just a few days big, right in line with big brothers! Thanks be to god! Come Dec, our family will be complete, just in time for Christmas! :)

Chairs

2011-07-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

The boys love 'Cars', so mommy came home from walmart with a fun surprise a few weeks ago with chairs just their size, (covered with 'Cars' characters) they were very excited and immediately sat down and watched cars for a good 5-10 min, which is alot for them! lol. Of course, bryson couldn't decide which color he liked better, luckily his brother was fine switching back and forth with him a few times, i doubt that lasts long. Here is a picture of Mr. Red enjoying his chair:
Speaking of chairs, the joyus Potty Chair! Bryson doesn't use this kind of chair anymore, but it's really getting close to time to start thinking of getting Nolan to use it, I have it out, let him play, ask him to sit before bath or anytime he follows me in the bathroom. He thinks its fun to sit, take the top on and off, stand on it, put his hand in and quickly out and into his mouth (yuck) he will laugh sitting on it while i say "yay, what a big boy, can you go potty?" he nods, and jumps up promptly to be put in the tub where he just as the water hits him pees all over the tub, of course. So i tell myself, he will when he's ready and I'm just not ready to push this when he really can't communicate with me that great since he won't talk! Anyway, last weekend at my moms, my mom and i are talking on the couch and behind us hear Bryson leading Nolan to the bathroom, I hear him saying, "OK baby, stand here, I'm taking off your diaper, you go potty, u sit there(little potty) and i go potty on this big one" and Nolan stares at him bright eyed nodding yes of course i will...i quickly grabbed a pic as this conversation was taking place, it's hard to see, but they both have pants down, standing by the little potty:

He sat for less than 30 seconds, playing with whatever he could find:

and his norm, as soon as he got on, he popped right up (and didn't pee):

I quickly ushered him out to leave big bro some 'privacy' and to keep Nolan from taking apart or licking the toilet. Honestly, it was probably one of the CUTEST moments of brother time I've witnessed to date. Nolan thinks Bryson is pretty much the coolest thing ever, he still doesn't clearly say his name, which is payback considering Bryson only calls him "baby" i tell him often, "you know he's not a baby anymore, and pretty soon we will have a new baby, we should call him by his name." He's not into it. Thankfully, Nolan responds to about anything, we tested it the other night when Jeff calls, "baby" he turns, "nolan" he turns, "frank" turns and smiles, "red bear" turns again..looking like, what's going on, do i at least get a treat for this?? Anyway, I'm glad he doesn't care what we call him because we are both just as guilty as Bryson with the 'baby' thing. Anyway, I enjoy the sweet moments when they happen, this week has turned into Nolan loving to follow bryson around wanting all the same things, and loving to tackle him, Bryson laughs at first, then proceeds to yelling "get off of me now BABY", very frustrated. It is hard not to laugh, i find it so funny for some reason. Luckily he's pretty gentle so far, not that it matters that much because 30lb red bear is tough and can really hold his own. They are having fun tag teaming the house and getting into and doing anything they know will make me nuts. The joys of boys!! :)

Another chair we have fun conversations in is in the car. Funny story: the other night we were in the car and bryson says "that's the hosbibal mom, u go there when your sick, right mom?" i said "yes, when your sick and when babies come from mommy's bellies. After your birthday mommy will have a baby out of her belly, what do you want it to be?" Bryson says, " i want ANOTHER BOY", he says "his name can be Nolan, two Nolans." i said, "no, that's your brother's name, you wouldn't want the baby to be Bryson, cause that is your name, right? "No" he says. I say "then we should think of another name, what sounds good?" "how about Woody?" i say, "baby woody?" "Yep", he says in his cute teasing voice, " Hi Baby Woody!" insert lots of laughing, from both of us and an eye roll from mommy.. i say, "Bryson, that's a good name, but i don't' think we will name our baby that! Lets think of something else" and we changed the subject.

Anyway, lots of fun chairs in our lives, their most favorite is the car couch in front of the TV, and i love at night when they both squeeze in and share a snack. It warms my heart. What doesn't warm my heart: dinner time! I really wish they'd be better in the chairs at the dinner table, dinner is a struggle these days. Hoping that gets better soon! Or we may have to break down and go buy a mini fold up table and let them be on their own level, Bryson did so much better with that at Nolan's age, I'm avoiding that as much as possible, i don't need any more clutter!

Anyway, enough for now. I'll be back with more updates soon!

Ready for the weekend!

2011-06-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

Wheew, what a long week. Started out with a flood, which turned into a boil order for us all week and we still don't know the end date to that drama, it's NOT fun to have no water, that is FOR sure, makes you realize how much we take for granted. Then Nolan got strep, again, I couldn't figure out why he was such a bear and rude to everyone on fathers day, I definitely wasn't expecting that in summer for some reason, I thought his allergies and teeth were getting the best of him, but sure enough, he had it. He is acting so much better, just in time. The boys and I are escaping in less than an hour to head to Robinson to hang with Nana and Papa and hunt down their kitties! Then it's off to Pappy Stone's Saturday for an all day pool playing event. I'm hoping my mom made me soup, and I'm dying for some Yen Ching, the best Chinese place, yummm! Also, most importantly, I'm so looking forward to a day off and having WATER!! yay! i can clean my boys and do some laundry! And brush my teeth with running water, yippee!! the little joys in life. I just want to say a HUGE thanks to my best girl Dana for letting us come over last night and invade her shower, we were overdue for a good bath/shower, and the boys loved all of Grants toys and especially his new toad friend, 'Little' I guess Grant is the expert toad catcher, the boys thought it was so cool and Nolan kept petting him and poking his eyes, poor toad!!
Hopefully I can get some good pictures of the boys soon and get some recent stuff put up here to remember later!
I'm now 15wks, feeling a little better with the puking thing, i still occasionally do have to, but more than anything I've been having bad headaches, hopefully that will pass quickly also. Looking forward to hearing the heartbeat next week.
Anyway, Im off for my long weekend, wish us luck on the long car ride

12wks

2011-06-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Wow, I'm so close to being out of the first trimester I can taste it! I'm SO ready to feel better again. Yesterday was a big turning point for me, I've just been feeling terrible and starting to feel discouraged, but my 12wk ultrasound seeing baby "Griffin" (the name I want for either sex, which we won't know till the birth!) flipping around in there really did wonders for my spirit. Makes feeling so terrible way more bearable!! I don't care what anyone says, being pregnant with 2 kids is really hard, they don't care about anything but playing and doingthe normal, they don't know mommy is so exhausted she can barely talk or that she needs to constantly throw up and usually does most nights after dinner. They deserve there normal routine with a momma thats happy and fun, hopefully i can get there asap, I'm trying really hard. Seeing the baby's heartbeat flashing, the face and arms next to the face and the spine and chubby belly, it just never gets old! I told Bryson, I saw our baby on a tv today, want to see a picture, and showed him, i said, do you think it's a boy or a girl? "Mommy, it's a girl" and her name is "Jessie" he is obsessed with Toy Story Characters, so i guess it's better than the boy names he picked of Batman and Buzz, right? LOL. I asked him if he wanted to come next time and see the baby too, he smiled big and said "YES!!" so I definately think I will take him in Aug to my 'big' 3D Ultrasound, even if we won't find out the sex, it will be fun to include him. Hopefully he doesn't break anything! LOL.

Nolan is doing great, completely has no clue what is coming.. poor kid, we will start talking about it once my belly is big and it's closer to time...he's trying hard to talk more, i still don't understand much of what he says. He is obsessed with 'melmo' (elmo) right now, and loves quack quacks (anything with wings, mostly birds) he is such a bright eyed little joy, don't get me wrong, that red headed temper shows thru, ALOT, and he definately lets you know how he feels about everything! But he wakes up so sweet, smiley and happy each day, and when you let him outside, he is soo thrilled. Its so fun to watch life thru a child's eyes! Until the NO and tantrums of the day hit. ha ha.

May Update

2011-05-13T13:09:00.000-07:00

The boys are just growing like crazy and my baby 'red bear' is definately NOT a baby anymore, I have got to stop calling him that, even Bryson calls him' BABY' i've telling him, lets call him Nolan, not baby, but we all do it, but we'll have to get thru it by Dec since he won't be our 'baby' anymore. We are expecting #3 Dec 17th, one day off of Bryson's due date, so I figure they will have very close birthdays!
I've been trying to talk to Bryson about the 'baby in mommy's belly' he acts like he gets it, he's a pro going thru this before, right? So I've asked him a few times, do you want a baby brother or sister, and i get different answers but usually it's a baby brother, and I ask the next obvious question, what would you want to name him, he replies.. Baby Nolan....I chuckle and say, bryson, your brother's name is already Nolan, this new baby needs its own name. Well, okay, "BATMAN", (or buzz) what a perfectly great name for a brother, wouldn't u say? Naming him after your favorite character's, we thought it was funny. The next time I asked him he said "brother, NO...maybe a sister, I want a baby Avery like Cole has". So, I guess he will be happy with whichever sex we have, but we won't know until dec because Jeff has made it very clear he really wants to be surprised the day of the birth. I am trying really hard to get myself on board with this idea, it's just difficult with the planner side of me and being so busy with 2 kids already, doing everything afterward will be a challenge ! I'm really trying to get into it tho.
We decided we will do bunkbeds in Bryson's room and attempt to put the boys together, Bryson is really wanting a big boy bed and has said repeatedly I want bunk beds mom! The other night out of the blue he says: " Mom, the baby needs a bed!? " All concerned. I said, well, if you get bunk beds maybe the baby can have yours? He thought about it, well, okay, i do want bunk beds. I told him go talk to your dad about that! So, the hunt for the right beds are on!

So, other than ready to get a big bed, he loves playing outside, and playing on the ipad, he is a little whiz at it too, stinker! He really is a smart, independent, lovable kid, and very onery boy!!

Nolan is growing like a weed, he had his first hair cut the other night! it was really cute, he was so good, the entire time he was so concerned about his bed 'lovey' friend, his lion he so cleverly calls ' raaar', which he carries EVERYwhere, wants to eat and bathe with it, (it does need a bath, BAD) and he says it so sweet when he wants him almost in a whine... 'raar?" raar, luckily we got thru the cut by hiding rar for a bit and giving him a sucker he enjoyed even if it was covered with hair! I was so happy the curls didn't disappear and that he didn't freak out during the cut. We celebrated with some icecream after, and they loved it. He's really trying to talk a lot more and is very interested in anything big brother has, which Bryson isn't always okay with. They get along for the most part but we have daily fights over toys, especially color changer cars which are bryson's most prized possessions.

that's my update for now... until next time!

Disney cont. -Part 2

2011-05-06T12:54:00.000-07:00

Here is the only pic I got of our best day, at Blizzard Beach, we had so much fun, Nolan loved the little slides and running free, we made the long treck up the stairs to the family raft ride a few times and Bryson really liked it, Nolan wasn't so sure, but never cried! Bryson and daddy tried out a few fun slides while Nolan and I went for a float in the lazy river and played. We knew it was pushing lunch time, and Nolan got really cranky and upset and Bryson was really into the slides, so we let him go again and I thought Nolan would like it to, well, he stopped himself in the middle and the slide op had to go halfway down and had me climb part way up to 'rescue' him..neadless to say.. we left after that!!

On the boardwalk we found a great little place to order pizza and hang out and look for birds and ducks, it was yummy too, with our picky kids, it was perfect!

Bryson had a bunch of fun being silly trying on hats, daddy started it:

Nolan had no idea what we were doing:

Bryson the cute pirate!

Cute Chipmunk

'Goofy' mommy, hat was too small!
Goofy/mater hat..

Sheriff Daddy:
Arrg, I'm a pirate

bryson's cool light up toy, he got SPOILED rotten at Disney!!This is the most hilarious picture, bryson looking at is yummy popsicle.. love it!

Nolan enjoying the big treat also!

Wanting to share daddy's treat.. we are in trouble when he's older, he loves beer!
The 'Honey I shrunk the Kids playland' in Hollywood Studios: This was Great, both kids LOVED it!

Big super soaker bryson w as running under, hoping to get wet

slide Nolan loved
Bryson, climbing

Big ANT!

Bryson up there in that net maze, he thought it was pretty neat!

sliding..
Looks pretty real, but its just a background. Fun!

Our last dinner in FL:
He thought he was so big in the booth.

YUMMY, shoveling in spagetti

Being Silly
COME on plane, we want to go HOME!!!

Batman and sidekick Superman, patrolling the Orlando Airport!

THE END.. Wiped out as soon as we got back to our truck! It was a long, but FUN week.

Disney 2011-Part 1

2011-05-06T11:58:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends,
Many of you heard we braved a trip to disney with a 3.5yr old and 19mth old, during spring break time, and yes, if you were thinking, 'they are crazy' you would be absolutely CORRECT on that statement! We made it back safe and sound, and we had alot of fun but not much relaxation!! We are all greatful to daddy for all his hard work to get us this trip, it was a fun time overall!! Bryson had a BLAST! it was just alot for Nolie to handle and he had a throat infection and couldnt' sleep well the first couple days, the last few days were more enjoyable for everyone, when baby's happy-everyone can be happy! I have a ton of pictures, so I'll get started!

We arrived to the State Farm Welcome reception to get our tickets, eat snacks, and most important, MEET some characters!!

Nolan and I worked on this icecream Mickey:
Bryson went for the huge fruit bar:

Daddy tried out the Mickey ice cream sandwich:

Nolie decided he also wanted what Bryson had and of course, they can't share:

Now for the main event, MICKEY!! Nolan was SO excited and decided to not wait in line and run right up to Mickey Mouse, it was so cute!

Our family with a random girl who wouldn't get out of our picture, and Nolan was mad for some reason when the pic was taken.

Buzz walking in Bryson was so excited, we wait in line, get up there, and he's scared and won't even give Buzz a five, Nolan however was very into it!

Most of you reading my Blog saw this picture.. our attempt at a clever way to announce our expanding family with a sweet little girl (Sarah Paige) from a fellow South Carolina Agent they so nicely let us borrow for this fun picture...she was PRECiOUS!! (and LOVED buzz!!)

Woody!!!

Cool Playground at Epcot the boys enjoyed, although Nolan was too little for it

This was a common site in most parks, Bryson's feet hurt, normally the kid would flip at the idea of a stroller, but there is soo much walking at Disney, he always wanted carried.

The coolest Lightning McQueen made out of flowers, so neat, Bryson LOVED him!

We met up with my great friend Katie and her son Carter and the boys really hit it off!

A small glimpse of our resort pool.. super fun..most fun for B was the shipwreck water slide, it was so fun!

After the finding Nemo ride Nolan was the only one who would pose in the shark with Daddy, Bryson was a total grouch and was scared I guess!

A cute baby bunny on the pier of our hotel, the boys were fascinated by him!

Animal Kingdom Safari:

Someone let a wild BITING animal on our safari, how'd he find me??

Dinosaurworld had a really cool arcade games and Bryson loved them, and was really good at it! He won about 6 prizes!

One of 4 prizes we had left in our room from daddys hard work!

The one night we thought we might get caught in rain, but luckily didn't!
Being onery, running around

Finally got the stroller, Nolan didn't appreciate that.

Luck of the Irish

2011-03-09T12:56:00.000-08:00

I feel so lucky..but, I don't think I have Irish in me, athought my little red seems to look like he could have some Irish blood and the temper to go with it, who knows tho? Honestly, I know I really should know more about my ancestors and where I came from, but that's something for another day. St.Patty's day--makes me think "luck of the Irish' and with Lent begining today and thinking of things to give up and things I'm thankful for right as I'm about to leave my beautiful 2 babes for a much needed mini vaca to Napa (im goin to drink like im irish til sunday!) I am feeling sentimental and have the need to write to my sweet boys because I havent really done that before, just for them to look back and read it sometime, so..here goes:

My beautiful blue eyed boys:
I don't think I could ever begin to tell you how much I love you both. Special doesn't begin to describe how awesome you are! You two are by far the best thing mommy has done, EVER. I feel so lucky and blessed that God chose me to be your mommy, I will never take that gift for granted, because it truly is the most wonderful gift someone could ever have. Being mommy is the best job on earth, and I can't even imagine what my life would be like without you, my house might actually be clean, we might have food and no fights at dinner, and wouldn't have as many gray hairs, but i wouldn't trade that for the world, it would be soo disturbingly quiet and so boring with out my house filled with my boys! I love your adorable smiles, sweet bear hugs and slobbery kisses, sharing all my food, having my drink filled with floaties, your giggles really are the best sound on earth.
I'm sorry I can't spend more time playing and wrestling with you each day, I hope you love your school and friends and learn alot each day. I work to give you a good life and I think about you all day as I look at your precious faces a million times a day in the pictures overflowing on my desk. I tell stories and brag to anyone who will listen. I hope you know mommy is your biggest fan and will always support you in anything you want in life. I love you more than anything in this world and I would do anything for either of you! Your growing so fast, before long you won't want to cuddle me on the couch and run and give me kisses and hugs so I will enjoy all I can get now before all that attention is just 'not cool' anymore.
Thank you boys for giving my life true meaning. I love watching you grow and learn every day, even more I love watching you interact with each other and I hope you always remain close and stick up for eachother (just not to me!). Your the best little boys and I couldn't ask for more. I LOVE YOU!!!

xoxo,
Mommy

What a YEAR!

2010-12-21T17:40:00.000-08:00

A few pictures from the last few months:

Brotherly Love:
Toy Story Party Invite!

Opening Presents, I'm 3!!
Trying to get Santa hat pics:

Cheesy boy

Bryson LOVES to feed Nolan and of course, Nolan LOVES food!!

Why do we spend money on toys, they had a BLAST for hours in this big box!

BATMAN & Robin, so darn cute! They had a great time trick o treating, so much fun!!

Cheesey face

Trying to get Nolan in a Santa hat is nearly impossible!

Wow, I know already what my New Years resolution is, Blog each month about my kids so I can remember all the hilarious stuff they do! ( even tho it should be to get to the gym!)

We have had a wonderful, fun and tiring year!! The kids are really growing up and I still continue calling Nolan a baby, even tho he clearly is NOT a baby!! He is now 15mths and is just a ball of fire! He's had some issues staying healthy lately, he had tubes last month which was great for the ear infections, but has had strep 2 times in the last month, not fun! He is really learning alot, he loves his new toddler room, he is standoffish at times but once he is comfortable he is just so fun and funny! He is not much of a talker really, but he has no problem making his feelings and opinions known!! I think his favorite thing to do right now is climb on my couch and run up and down or off of it. This kids head has a magnet for hard objects! Not to mention his terrifying falling stunt at Thanksgiving where he bit a huge whole in his tongue, which has healed fabulously, thank the lord for that! He loves to play with Bryson's toys and he loves to eat! Bryson doesn't really love sharing his stuff, but that doesn't stop him from trying! We attempted to go see Santa, he was definately NOT a fan, unfortunately, we'll try again next year! He is really fun right now and understands most of what you say and loves to shake his head yes or no and comes over to get me and pull me up to take me where he wants me to go. Nolan just loves his big brother, and watching them is the cutest thing! Especially when Bryson is feeding him snacks or they are sitting together on a mini chair watching 'toons' together, melts my heart! Those are the moments you really realize, wow, Im so blessed what awesome kids!

Bryson, my firstborn, just turned 3!! holy cow, how is that possible!?? we had a Toy Story themed bday party, Buzz cake and all, he loved it!! He was so cute with it all and was very good about saying thank you for all his gifts, he said his favorite was the piata (pinata) which was a buzz spaceship. Im so glad the weather stayed good enough most people still made it, it was a blast! He got so much great stuff, i think one of the biggest hits was the big buzz doll with the lazer lights, he was hilarious with it and wouldn't put it down for days. Jeff and I got him a Tag Jr, which he loves to use each night before bed, Im glad that was a hit, now i need so more books, im getting sick of them already!!

Bryson is super excited about Santa this year, it's just so cute that he finally 'gets it' he has asked for a Bigfoot, Batman Car and a Rocket, which the rocket was added after 'santa' had done shopping, so hopefully he won't be disappointed, cause i really have no clue what he's talking about with a rocket anyway!! :) We also have a new houseguest, our Elf on the Shelf, Ernie. Bryson loves finding him each morning when he wakes up, and he's a good motivator to keep him on task when he's really not wanting to cooperate (which can be often, lol) I wish he could get him to eat MEAT! This kid is getting so scrawny he's picky picky!

Bryson has also started the Pre-school class (not pre-k yet, late bday) he is loving it, he calls it the big kid class. He has done fabulous with the potty training and he even has been doing great overnight, he refuses a pullup so thankgoodness for me and my washer that he's gotten good with holding it all night!! It sure is nice to only buy diapers for one kid!! Bryson is so fun right now, he is hilarious, and onery and sweet and smart with the memory of an elephant. He just cracks us up with his sense of humor and how he just says things and understands so much etc. What a little boy! Its awesome to watch him learn and develop! I still think my favorite moments, other than him being sweet to his brother are when he wants to cuddle with is mom before bed or when he comes in about 530 or 6 and says i want to sleep with you mom and curls up with me. I know those moments won't last much longer, I cherish them now!

So, that is a small recap of things going on the last few months. I will do my best to start being WAY better about my updates. I love having memories in writing because Im learning quickly that having kids has not done favors for my once great memory! :)

POTTY TIME

2010-09-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

we are on a potty mission with Bryson and I started in full force yesterday and Im not giving up like I have in the past. I'm not lucky enough to get to have the days with him so we are doing our own modified version of whatever it takes to get this child to be out of diapers before halloween, i hope that's not an unreachable goal.
So..Day 1.. he went a few times at daycare, but the minute we get into the house i take his pants and diaper off take him potty and let him pick out and put on big boy undies- I tell him, OK.. great job on the potty and your a big boy now so we have to pee on the potty and don't get these undies wet, u tell me anytime you feel like you have to go, or just go straight to the potty on your own. We added a sticker to the potty chart.. 4 stickers=prize, by the end of the night, he made the 4 so i owe him a prize today, so i gotta go get some..whatever it takes right? lol.
We even took a wagon walk for about 20-25min and he did great! which leads to a funny bryson story:
there is a cute itty bitty mouse/shrew bobbing around the road we walk on, we were having fun watching him, and he let us get really close and he just stood there trembling and bryson says.."lets pick him up mom" i said.. he's really scared, he's shaking, lets just watch him. He says.."I want to ride my bike with him, he can sit on my handle bars, he like it?" I laugh..sorry buddy your bike is at home, "lets go get it, he want to ride with me" i said, well, maybe tomorrow we will come back with your bike and look for him. "OKKKKaay" he says.. hilarious kid. then Nolan is dragging his hands over the wheel by his seat and bryson keeps telling him STOP it baby, you can't do that, and pulls his hands back into the wagon, and nolan looks at him with a nasty look and puts them right back.. no baby stop! and pulls them back in again, over and over til the baby finally just screams.. i say, thanks bryson, your a good brother, but he's so little and doesn't understand, lets just ignore him and maybe he'll stop. Im glad he's looking out for him even if the baby won't listen!! :) They are so much fun, just make life so much more fun and entertaining.
Bryson doesn't want to go to bed lately and is becoming great with excuses and stall tactics to stay up...he showed up at the bottom of the stairs last night and scared the crap out of me, i say, why are you up? "ba cause..ba cause mom, i just want to" then he sees my popcorn, i want some! so i give him a little handful and say, we are going to bed. he goes and hugs and hugs me, don't leave mommy, sleep in my bed" then he says.. i want popcorn. i just didn't eat much today." i say, oh so your hungry cause you didn't eat enough.. "yep mom." I said, well, sorry buddy, its bedtime so you can have breakfast when you get up. and I finally get to leave after a long conversation and a million hugs. Its so hard because i love his loving side, even when i know he's trying to manipulate me! lol.

Back to Potty.. Day 2! he wakes up, daddy takes him in to potty, he begs for big boy undies, but i tell him we can wear a pull up and wear some undies over it, he finally agrees. we get are on our way to school this morning and in the car hes s aying..i have to PEE..i say, hold it, we are almost there.. we get in and he sprints to the bathroom and goes potty! i was SO proud, this is huge for him! So i tell the teacher what we are doing and hope hope he continues doing well at school and doesn't forget to tell people, but i will pick him up at 430 and we will be back on our routine like last night. and saturday we will do all day at home and just focus on potty potty potty!

FInGERS crossed, wish us luck!! (more updates as the days go by!)

ONE YEAR!!!

2010-09-17T13:47:00.000-07:00

Party Highlights:
Bounce house slide.. so fun!! WEEE!!!
Hmm.. do i like cake? YES!

LOVED my monkey pillow pet Love the bounce house!!

My cute construction bday shirt

My baby is ONE!! Can you believe it? I sure can't, it's crazy! im not ready for this, can we freeze time?? Nolan is such a sweet, active little boy, he and his big brother are such a blessing to our lives, I honestly can't remember what we did before this. I love my boys!!
Last weekend we had a big Construction bday bash, transformed our yard and it was awesome, we were scared the weather wasn't going to cooperate but it turned out GREAT! Nolan dug into some cake, but really didn't go to nuts with it. We had to wake him up alittle after people started arriving so it took him awhile to adjust to all the people and let loose and take off on his own, he kinda looked around thinking what is going on? We had a bounce house and all the kids, even babies and parents loved it. It was really fun! My mom and sister came up to help get everything ready, i baked the cakes and made the icing and my mom went to town decorating, then Nicki and i made a rice krispie truck, it looked cute, but tasted terrible! not sure what the problem was!?? We had construction hats for all the kids with their names and a pinata with yummy candy, and treat bags filled with tool shaped bubbles, stickers, playdough and fruit roll ups..then some construction dressed rubber duckies for the littler ones! Nolan got lots of wonderful toys,golf clubs, books, some cute clothes some new seats(pb chair and a disney saucer chair), a play tent and even a trike! He really loved his pillow pet from his Nini, he just hugged and hugged it..he is a big fan of soft fuzzy things, blankets or animals....(i think he got that from me!!) . He got a big kick out of his laughing Elmo doll too! We had a great turn out and I think everyone had fun and was worn out!! I know I was!! Bryson has enjoyed the toys probably more than even Nolan has, he thinks they are all his and gets mad when Nolan tries to push his way in to play..i have to keep reminding him of whose they are!! :)

Nolan has had a great first year, and I just can't believe how much he and Bryson are alike. They are very similar on their height and weights. both in the 97% for weight, height and head(which i figured, huge heads!) Nolan is 24.6lbs, 32", and big ol chubby feet. He has 10 teeth with more looking like they are about to start the process of breaking thru, those are such a joy. NOT! He says mamma, dadda, baabba, bye, baaa(ball) will wave, and does' more' in sign language(b taught him), claps..knows the doggie and kitty in books.. loves to read, he gets excited for our colorful books with mirrors or touch and feel, and loves the sesame street baby books also. He loves animals, goes crazy if we see a dog in person and will chase it around for as long as he can.. i'd really love to take him to a zoo soon. He understands more than he can actually say and gets his point across pretty well, with that true red-headed temper. But he is just so cute with his sparkly blue eyes, red hair and chubby cheek toothy grin, it's hard to say NO.. He is obssessed with our phone! if our bedroom door is open, he goes right for it..he even puts it up to his ear and says..DAAADAAA....it's so hilarious! then he'll carry it into the other room and just yell..DAADAAA.!!! We are trying to get off the bottle, he is usually only having one, at night to get to bed.. occasionally he will get one in the middle of the night if he's really upset and mommy wants to get back to bed. lol.. he goes off and on on the sleep, he normally does great if he's not teething.. those teeth are rough!!
Bryson and Nolan are great buddies, and in true old brother style, Bryson likes to pester him. He will put him in head locks or just wrap his arms around him hugging him too hard, i've seen nolan trying to get away pulling bryson across the floor, or here him going EEEH EEEH trying to pull away, after awhile, he's finally had enough and squeals loud... I've caught him trying to kick the baby away from him when Nolan wants something he has or wants to sit in the chair with him. He also likes to feed him bits of what he has. He thinks he is quite the big brother, which he is. The other day I picked him up alone from daycare and he said, mom wait, we forgot baby nolan!!! very concerned big bro! Nolan really lights up and squeals when he sees Bryson, I never imagined watching brothers bond would be so rewarding and just plain ADORABLE to watch! Nolan is starting to learn to fight back..we were on a walk last week in the stroller and Nolan was pounding bryson in the face with a foam bat, i could help but laugh! bryson kept saying he's hitting me, you tell him to stop but he doesnt' really understand that yet.

Well, i've written a book and could go on all day..i better wrap this up.

more later!

thanks to all friends and family for helping make Nolan's birthday so special, we love you!!

10 MONTHS!

2010-07-16T08:02:00.001-07:00

AHHH! My baby is 10 months and it just doesn't seem possible! Nolan is just growing so fast that I can't keep up! What a joy this boy is to our life, I can't imagine our lives without him. We are so blessed! Nolan is a sweet, lovable, smiley strong willed and just a really fun boy to have around!
Nolan has been standing and' cruising' for a long time now, and is now really trying to walk and will stand up in the middle of the floor and look around wanting to move. He does great wheeling around his push toy and even came from behind the couch after finding it pushing it one handed showing off for his Nini giving her this smile and head nodd like' aren't i cool!??' we just busted up laughing it was adorable! He is so brave and unfortunately that and the magnet his head seems to have with the floor = lots of bruises, poor kiddo! he will climb the stairs, and loves to climb this picnic table bryson eats at, shown in this picture.. he also LOVES the fire truck chair, that is the #1 favorite for both of them, he likes it even more if big brother is in it, he climbs all over him.
The table, and curious brother to follow:

The firetruck chair Nolan is obsessed with:

Bryson and Nolan are becoming good buddies, there interaction is fascinating to watch. Little brother is already perfecting the role of pestering his big brother!! He is always after his food (and TOYS, wants to be with him and do what he does!!) Bryson does good for the most part, till he is tired of sharing and being wallered, then watch out. I have to watch those too close, mostly because Bryson likes to 'feed' baby red bear.. eek! (last night it was fruit snacks..yikes!) All I can say is..if having one boy didn't teach me not to sweat the 'small stuff' then 2 definately made me a pro at it!

My sweet boys:

They are really starting to look alike too (cheeks, nose and mouth):

love/hate relationship:

We do joint bath's now, unless we can get B to shower with Daddy, just alot easier on mommy, and they seem to enjoy it! Here are my cute water babies:
Nolan LOVES big boy food and has refused baby food for months(never much cared for it in general) and good thing he has 8 teeth now so he can eat about anything we all do, and he enjoys it! His favorites include: Pizza, Spagetti, greenbeans, peas, and finger foods (cereals, crackers, etc) and of course icecream! (but eats about anything 'real' and he can't be tricked he knows baby food so don't try it! ) Bryson eats at his small picnic table and he has to watch out because we have a food snatcher on the loose! You blink and it's gone! The other night he had a lunchable and I hear "ahh..mommy, get him away' and I get over there and Nolan has taken a handful of mini crackers and his very proud of himself for it! How can you get mad at those sparkling blue eyes and chubby stuffed cheeks and toothy grin..it's hard!! Then not long after Bryson had a bowl of Kix and sure enough, Nolan is right there beggin, and doesn't get what he wants so he grabs hold of the bowl and tries to get some and it dumps and gets milke EVERYwhere! he thought it was funny and liked rubbing the mess around and helping himself to the soggy cereal. Bryson wasn't too happy, mostly because he HATES when anything wet is on his clothes and his pants were drenched, he strips down when anything gets on him. funny..but not funny. lol.

Here is the food snatcher in action, just after he got caught 'stealing' of all things.. donuts:

Ice cream and popsicles are a big hit in the Mossman house, luckily Bryson is sharing pretty well. The other night he let Nolan share his popsicle and Nolan LOVED it, and took it away and had a death grip on the stick, bryson would try to get it and Nolan would screech at him like.. back of this is MINE buddy! So mommy had to step in and straighten it out. Normally dessert is icecream and both boys love that. Here is a picture of bryson sharing some icecream with his little bro:

Here is the big man eating.. we are working on 'more' and all done in sign language right now, but right now all we usually get is a wave HI a big grin or a dumbfounded look in response.. we'll keep working!
Until next time...

We're OFF to the FAIR

2010-07-13T12:36:00.000-07:00

Bryson and his buddy Grant:
Riding a motorcycle:

driving:

The Train:

Addy!

The RACE!

Driving a mower:

starting out on the horse:

Yummy, LEMON!

mommy and B!

The DRAGON!! eek!

Soft bunny!

In the bubble:

Nolie chillin:

Morgan County Fair came to town last week, and Bryson every day said" I want to go to the fair mommy!" so then i'd say in a few days we will so every time we got in the car, " we go to the fair in a couple days, in a couple days mommy????" So when friday finally arrived, it was an exciting day! We started off seeing the animals, his favorite were the chickens or 'roosters' as he said, and he liked petting the bunnies, they were really cute! Then next were the mowers and tractors, he LOVED those and got on several of the mowers to 'drive' and asked to ride the tractors but, that wasn't allowed! lol. We headed over to get the $17 all you can ride braclet and prayed he would get our money's worth and boy did he! You just never know how a kid will react and at first he didn't know what to think on the merry-go-round (we started slow and easy, lol) and then his buddy Grant showed up and they just went crazy going on all the rides, the bouncy house slide, the bouncey house, the train, the big slide that mommy and daddy had to ride with him and raced our friends Dana and Jason, they even ventured to the mini roller coaster DRAGON, they were a bit to short but the guy said it was okay if and adult rode too, so mommies to the rescue! Dana and I squeezed ourselves in and got beat up to let the boys enjoy the ride, and bryson's face was priceless and he was squeeling, it was so cute! There were some spaceship/motorcycles etc that were a hit also, his 'girlfriend' from school, Addy, was there and he rode one time on one with her. We saw lots of people we knew. We finished up the night with a bunch of JUNK!! taffy, strawberry lemonade and a funnel cake, yummmy! Baby nolan was along for the ride, got out to watch awhile, even enjoyed the lemon from our drink, then he was so tired he zonked out in the stroller for the last part of the night. It was great fun for us all!

Baby RED Bear

2010-06-17T14:10:00.000-07:00

a.k.a.- our sweet Nolan! Here is the story: Bryson has a new bear obsession the last few months and we play this game where he says.. AHH a bear, HIDE, mommy HIDE!! and we all have to hide or whatever and the baby is usually close behind, 'chasing' us.. i starting say.. look out, there is a baby bear, a baby red bear! so its kinda stuck around at night bryson will say tha talot..its so funny!
so, my apologies but, our home internet has been down so i can't get the pictures i've been wanting to post on here.. as soon as i can i will update with some new pics of the boys ..and i got a video of bryson feeding his baby red bear icecream and it was just soo cute! hopefully i can figure out how to get it on here!

my baby is 9 mths!? WHERE did all the time go!? it's CRAZY!! Im happy to see him thrive and grow and do new things, but part of me is so sad that he's getting to be such a big boy! His is everywhere and in everything, thinks he's such big stuff. Especially following big brother all around. Our checkup appt the other day went well, he's stayed at the 22.3 lbs for the last couple weeks (88% for his age) prob cause he is so active these days, and he is a tall boy at 30.25" (94% ) so they said he looks wonderful, and we agree! he has 6 big chompers now and that little bear loves to knaw on fingers and ANYthing he can get his hands on, he has decided he isn't much of a paci fan anymore, which it just fine by us!

i promise..pics are coming!

Chapter 2- the Swingset

2010-05-07T11:44:00.000-07:00

"WOW! WOW! mommy it's a slide..and SWINGS!! " followed by shrieks and giggles.. What an awesome site to see! We revealed Bryson's swingset last night and he was in heaven! He saw something when we pulled up he said.."huh? what was that?" and was very curious so we went back to 'check things out' and he saw it and just lit up, it was adorable! He wasn't wild about Baby Nolan swinging in his baby swing, until I said "now, Bryson, thats not nice we share with Baby nolan and you have a slide and 2 swings!! then he said "okay.. and I push baby now!" so he had fun pushing baby in the swing. Nolan wasn't totally sure what to think at first then the wind would catch him and he'd do that air sucking squeal and smiled all sweet, then he went to town chewing on the straps, hes def got some growing room in there he looked just a little awkward, may need to put a small blanket behind him. Mommy even went down the slide, at first Bryson said NO MOMMY, my slide, and then he thought it was funny and kept wanting me to come up with him. He checked out the binoculars and saw some 'robins' (all birds are robins, dont u know!?) and spun the ship wheel around then he would say "push me" on the swings, then daddy would push him and he'd get going alittle high and he'd say.".no no, don't push me!" It was funny, and he stayed outside just running between both swings and the slide and hugging on daddy even when i went inside to find some dinner, he was so cute! Then we woke up this am and he said "MY SWINGSET! all excited, and ran for the door. I was by myself with the boys, so i told him ONE time, and that's it, then we have to go, so we ran out real quick and went down once and told the swingset" bye bye see you tonight" and then went off to school to tell all his teachers and friends about his cool new toy! I took some cute pics and will post them soon!
Im so glad we finally got this thing and its all assembled and even has safety handles on the ladder, he did really good with climbing it! It was worth every cent we overpaid for it! lol. :) Friends come visit and play soon!

Bryson Stories: Chapter 1

2010-04-29T14:10:00.000-07:00

Bryson is so FUNNY! I have to write down the stuff he's been doing lately before I forget because god knows my memory is SHOT!
First off, we all know my child is obsessed with golf, and has discovered how fun it is to watch, he used to ask for it on tv, the other day he told me to move when i was walking in front of him when it was on and he will yell 'in the hole' when they are putting and Jeff taught him to yell 'TIGER WOODS" and he gets so excited, he now insists on havinga 'tee' when he goes outside to hit balls.. 'rreeeel balls mommy, those are daddy's." So last night after bath he was watching the golfers at the whole behind the house and a guy it it in the sand trap..and he kept saying NO GOLFER no hit in the green crap.. he was confused meaning hit it on the green and not the sand trap but it came out green crap, has a hard time with his 't' sometimes! it was so funny! he would get upset when they were done and want them to come back, Jeff would say keep watching, another one will come! That isn't even all the golf stories, but just a few.. he is just something else and he has quite the swing, im praying he doesn't hit the baby one of these days, but yesterday the baby got ahold of a club and was sooo excited and wanted to eat it, daddy is brainwashing these boys.. but I will admit, its cute right now. :)

Later the birds were out, they are all over by our house and hitting our windows etc.. so he and jeff were watching these ones that flew up and were sitting on the gutter above the window. jeff said, "oh no, they are high, hope they don't poop on us!" Bryson quickly says," No daddy, bird wear diaper, no poop! " I thought that was too funny!

Bryson also likes to watch Dora, ya, i know, a boy watching Dora sounds wierd, but, he likes the music and repetion, it's funny how she asks questions he is now yelling back at the tv.. the other night it was a 3 wishes show and the last wish she asked " What do YOU wish for" and bryson yells back to her ICECEAM!! I said what do you wish for? he said.. ICECEAM mommy!! and went to the freeezer for some, lovely he can now open the freezer and helps himself, we get the little plastic cup ones that are smaller and he usually wants one Banilla and one choclate(yes they are mis-spelled, that is how he says them, so cute)

The last couple nights he hasn't wanted what i made for dinner and started to get upset and said mommy, i wanted gilled ceese(grilled cheese)!! umm..okay bryson, lets go make one.. we hardly ever have that so its funny he just said it out of the blue. so if you let him butter it and all that, and make a big deal he made it, he's a happy camper.

Putting him to bed is soo cute, u tuck him in and he says i uuuve u mommy, i uve u mommy amy.. or (daddy, daddy jeff) and he is so sweet and i say sleep tight, see you in the morning, "okay, see you in the orning, i uuuve you." I always say, 'your my favorite bryson in the WHOLE world, he smiles and says, mommy in the world, daddy, nini, tole, gama, everyone he loves...in the world" Jeff and I both can't get over how cute it is..

For now those are the few funny stories I remember, Im sure I will have many more updates on this!!

April

2010-04-27T10:36:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's April already and my baby is 7mths old already, where has the time gone!? The boys are really loving eachother and Bryson is very fond and protective of his 'baby nolan' and Nolan just ADORES Bryson, to see his face light up and he just squeals and kicks just dying to get ahold of big brother. Bryson doesn't like to share and always wants the baby's toy that he's playing with so we are working on that and of course Nolan wants anything he can get his hands on so he's easy to distract from big brothers' selfish mode, thankfully!!
This weekend they played in bryson's tent, and with a bunch of bouncy balls, basketballs, etc.. it was just adorable! Bryson was cracking us up saying stuff- part of the tunnel he calls is garage and he'd say..baby, get in garage, baby, get in here.. and eventually nolan rolled his way over and was looking for brother, so i pushed him in and they both seemed pretty happy. Bryson is also very into 'bears' right now.. on that subject we were playing downstairs and he says.." HIDE! Mommy! HIDE, a bear's coming and baby Nolan is scared!" and i got him a cheapo glove and baseball mit and of course Nolan wants to chew on it, bryson is not a fan of that, but he will get it out and want us to 'play catch' and then when im tired of it he'll say.. BABY, play catch.. here baby, catch! im like.. umm..NO bryson, please don't throw the ball at the baby, he's too little! One of these days Nolan is gonna have either a golf ball or seam imprint on his forehead from his wild older brother and his sports obession. Bryson is still loving his new golf clubs, his favorite is the 'cutter' he is getting better with prouncing it 'putter' which we are happy about. We are hoping the weather will begin to cooperate, he is dying to get outside to play. Every night he say.. play outside, it's nice outside mommy, we go outside. Which makes it so hard to say No, unless Jeff's there we can't always go, depending on wind and temperature cause little bro has allergies and I dont' want him sick! And it's really hard to play with them both and keep them both safe with the road so close. Hopefully our new Rainbow swingset will be here soon, we are sooo anxious for it, it's gonna be wonderful to have!
Nolan is 7 mths, saying DADA. Of course I've been trying so hard to implant 'MA MA' in his mind, it's not catching yet. lol. He acts like he wants to crawl but decides he can roll faster, so he's all over the room, or where ever he can get to something cool or to his big brother. He also has one tooth now that he'd been working on for months, so happy its finally thru, I'm sure we'll have more soon. We are starting to do more independent eating, he's not wild about baby food so im trying more puffs, biter biscuts, mashed potatoes, graham cracker bits, etc. He also is liking his sippy cup the few times he tried it, it does seem to take abit of work to get the milk out tho.
The Mossman house is always hopping and never a dull moment, we are loving watching these little boys grow up. It is really amazing to listen to Bryson try to master the English language and become such an independent and loving boy. He has his little moments of mean in him, like any wild 2 year old boy, but he really has a good heart and it just makes me melt when I see him with Nolan. Being a mom is AWESOME! Even if I'm exhausted thru most of it, I wouldn't change a thing! (Except maybe wish for a cook and someone to clean every day! :)

Funny Boy

2010-03-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

Bryson is really becoming a little boy now, his talking is just amazing to me..and quite hilarious at the the same time the things he says..
Last week he was sick one day, well, he didn't act sick but anyway we have a mallard duck who was hanging around and was in the road while i was washing bottles I yelled for bryson to come see he was so excited.. MOMMY!! DUCK DUCK!! it's a duck~ then he started to fly towards the house.. he says.. YAY, he coming inside, i hug him mommy, i hug him..im gonna give him kiss, i kiss him..he he he. All day he talked about hugging the duck, it was so funny!
Basketball has been on ALOT lately so his love for BAKETball is growing even more..and he always says.. i make a shoot mom.. in the net. he will yell make a shoot to the players on tv. priceless.
He is quite a caring big brother when he's not stepping on Nolan's belly or poking his face or jumping up and down saying BABY BABY BAAAABY BAAAAAABY at the jumper... it can make us nuts with all the craziness, but Nolan loves it.. only thing he does't like-is that bryson is starting to get stingy with the toys...he has a whole room of toys and has to have the baby's.. and will take them away.. he did however start sharing his 'yellow club' with him that must be the one he doesn't like cause that is the only one he shares.. and nolan LOVED it and was chewing on it..so funny. The really cute stuff is Nolan will cry and he will say mommy baby cry.. baby!! he'll run to him..'it's ottay baby, don't cry, it otay. and look for his paci.. he'll try to entertain and distract him, it just melts my heart!

I can't think of all the sentences he is using now but he's really trying to talk alot, and at walmart yesterday he told us he needed a bike helmet and was super excited to pick one out. he got a cars one to match his bike..now we need the weather to stay nice so he can ride it!

Updates on Moss 1 and 2.

2010-03-12T12:35:00.000-08:00

Wow, I feel so bad, when Bryson was little I posted updates all the time, but life is so crazy, finding time is so hard! I need to write my stories down though because Bryson is so FUNNY!

Where do I start.. first off, this kid is obessed with GOLF..and is becoming quite fond of basketball as well! The golf thing has been a daily thing since that first bday when auntie Sam got him his first set, he seriously plays with them every single day. He keeps telling me "I want eel ones mommy, biiig ones" Daddy has 2 old ones outside that he insists on using them and making me watch him and give him 2 real golf balls in the yard, but this kid can handle the big club too, he swings good and actually connects with most attempts, he's starting to make it to the road now, look out...anyone know a good insurance man!? lol.
Funny story, B and Cole were playing outside at nana's..b with the clubs, cole on his bike..and nicki and I got home from walmart to find nana's landscape lights torn up....looked like the dog had been out there.. mom had me laughing so hard because she said the boys had taken the top lights off of the base and used the bottom stick as a golf tee.. big points for creativity boys.. They are two and doing this, I hate to see what our future holds.. but from what I hear Nicki and I deserve some headache from what we did as kids.. I just can't imagine that to be true. lol.
Bryson went to his first Basketball game to watch RHS at the sectional game, and it was packed! he was alittle overwhelmed and hot and wallered me to death but seemed kinda interested but then he got skittles and that took half the game and then he was wired..and man he wanted to get his hands on a baketballllll bad! (that's how he says is..baketball mommy!) i shoot.. i shoot.. he was so excited when the game was over and he got down to the floor and made a bee line for the rack of balls, they soon were taken away and he amused himself with a water bottle lid and got under the basket and threw it up..i shoot it..i shoot it mommy watch! nice, cheap entertainment! Ever since he's talked about basketball everyday, i want basketball mommy, a big one, go wallmart ? He does have a basketball but it hasn't been really warm to go play with it, and he usually won't put the clubs down long enough anyway..
He has some funny things he says/does these days..he likes to play Hide and Seek.. HIDE? mommy hide? so we say..go hide i'll come find u..he says OOOKAY!! and runs off to a very clear open spot and stands there for a few seconds and as soon as he sees u close he will giggle and run hug you, he thinks it is hilarious! pretty cute, takes a while to get that whole concept to hide and be quiet. lol.
I wish I could think of all the funny stuff hes been saying but now that I have the time Im going blank! He will repeat anything he hears, some of his words and sounds aren't quite right but he sure tries..
hearing him say raviloi, dangerous, baby jesus, jeff and other words he shouldn't are some of the funniest..

Now..for my sweet little fire fox... he is such a joy! His huge grin and kissey cheeks as i call them are awesome, u can't help but smile. He always has to know where I am and as soon as i make eyecontact i get that big grin.. I love it! he loves to chew on any and everything he can get too, loves cups like big bro did, they are so much alike! he likes playing with his feet too. He and Bryson just love eachother right now and it is darling to watch.. bryson gets hyper and excited and will jump around him and hug/kiss him and the baby will laugh and grab at him and try to chew on his face.. I need to get some video of it. priceless! He will be 6mths on monday! AWW where has the time gone!??
Our first family pic is on saturday, i can't WAIT! i hope they turn out!! wish us luck...Im mostly worried about the wild man who can run.. so..who knows what will happen!

Here is the pic..i think it turned out great!

I'm leaving on a Jet Plane!

2010-02-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

Nolan got his very first plane experience, here he is with daddy excited for what's to come!Here's the fam all together on our way to vist Ry, Ellen, Blake and Cam!

Mommy and her boys! They were so good! Nolan pretty much slept the whole way it was so early in the am. Bryson impressed me, with being so good, now, checking thru security and them taking his 'monkey' away, didn't set well with him, and he let us know! It all started when he got hit in the head in line by a guy's suitcase, yikes! Luckily, the trip was smooth from then on! The boys and I actually all ended up napping together before we landed!
Here is a picture of Aunt Ellen, Nolan and Cam! She loves her Nolie, and wants his hair, who wouldn't hes so cute! :) We miss you guys!
Bryson and Blake are buddies, they had fun playing- the big hit was balloons over the pool table, they also loved jumping off the ottoman into pillows..and they went to play alittle basketball too..best of all-- we had no fights! YAY! We only wish we were all closer so they could play more.

What a great trip and congrats to Uncle Ryan on his promotion to Major, we are proud of you, can't wait to see you all again, hopefully very soon!

SILLLY BOYS!!

2010-02-10T09:29:00.000-08:00

So, it's already February and I have an almost 5mth old and a 2yr old, WILD, where has the time gone?? They are growing up overnight and I can't keep up.. I will just update you with a few of the fun and silly stuff going on around the house!
Nolan was baptised last month, I have tons of pictures, might make a seperate post about it a bit later- he looked precious he's one of my fav pics:
Here is our one of 2 whole family pictures we have quickly been able to get in the last 5 mths, sad huh!? I am happy to report we are scheduled for a family session in March, can't WAIT. This pic was of Bryson's bday- we took him to see Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live since he didn't get to have a bday party.. it was a pretty fun family day!

Nolan has started foods, can u tell he was happy eating Bananas? Don't tell Pappy Stone, he hates naners! Not sure if it was so much the fruit or the having mommy sing Bannana NANNA NNNAAAS to him that made him so happy. He has been having cereal for the last month and he's tried about alll the veggies.. i just thought it'd be fun to throw in a fruit and see how it went over.. at least it was good! :)

This kid is so happy, Im telling you he is so mellow, he liked having daddy's hat on and lets Bryson waller all over him whenever he wants.. we are soo greatful for such a wonderful sweet boy!

Now, for Bryson, how much room is in here for me to type. One word. RIOT. he is so funny! This is him during our long weekend just me and the boys(and a wonderful visit from gama) when he decided that he was going golfing, but he put those down and thought he needed keys so he took my purse threw on the rainboots and headed for the door "i go bye bye mommy" ok, see you Bryson. He gets to the door. Mommy, need Keys. I need KEYS! okay, Bryson, get the keys. Soon after, Mommy, need monnies, i need monies as he dumps the few coins left from my wallet then he wanted to feed them to his piggie. Where do these kids come up with stuff?
Here is the half naked golfer. He is SOOO much like his dad, with a better swing. :) I'm sure there may be a picture or two of his dad shirtless someplace (maybe our wedding book? lol) Anyway, this kid has loved golf since he could hold a club it is so fun to watch him. Lets just hope he doesn't jack his brother in the head with that thing!
Brotherly Love: these two are so sweet! Nolan absolutely adores Bryson, and Bryson really loves Nolan, always wants to hold him or hold his hand if he cries he gets down to him..it's otay baby. then looks for me saying". mommy baby cry, baby cry!!!! " This is a pic after Nolan got bumpo seat time and Bryson thought he had to be a part of it.
Anyone familiar with Blues Clues.. well Bryson is OBSESSED with it. this is his 'thinking' chair, yep, bottom base of the car seat. ? ? don't ask? He just decided this when we were playing upstairs, he's had a notebook obsession and carrying it around for weeks now getting clues.. then he said, my thinkin chair mom..i need another clue. then he stuck his hands on his face like this and sang... thhhhiiinnkkkkkkk .. i was dying laughing!
more stories to come....

Christmas--WAAY Late

2010-02-10T09:22:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the MOSSMAN FAMILY:
Here is our Christmas card this year, most people got this, I just wanted to post it so I could remember it, it took me a whole bag of chewy sprees and about 50 some deleted photos to get that one cute one of Bryson...but baby Nolan was easy, he still lights up everytime I come near.

Anyway, this is so super late considering Vday is sunday! We had a great christmas with our 2 wonderful blessings, poor boys, Santa was lazy this year and only brought stockings, in fact bryson's gift (art easel) is still down in the storage room since I forgot to bring it up, the kid had a car load full of stuff he didn't know the difference, but i still feel guilty.. but here is a pic of the two biggest hits of the holiday:
Blues Clues.. this was in Bryson's stocking but even brother got to enjoy him!

Bryson with Blue and his awesome new STL fitted hat from Godmommy Sam, he wore it all weekend even with pj's.. thats love, and he looks so darn cute:
Here is my only child who would sit on Santa's lap, probably due to the fact he can't walk! Bryson simply heard his name with urging from me walked up to him and grabbed the brown bag with his name and ran.. who can blame him..Santa could be a bit scary for a child!
Anyway, we made the rounds to all the family and it was nice..other than Bryson having a sinus infection and being alittle fussy (very clingy).. overall, it was good and the kids have tons of toys and we still in Feb haven't gotten to them all. Thanks to everyone for the great stuff! I wish i had time to put more pics, i just have so many many I can't even choose!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-09T10:09:00.000-08:00

We made Jack-o-Lanterns this year and Bryson had a great time, he was helping mommy pull out the inside slime and seeds, his face in this picture really cracks me up: Here is his artwork, he added tape and stickers, really gave the pumpkin some character, don't u think?

Here are the completed pumpkins, the one on the left is Daddy's, the one one the right is mommy's with bryson's beautiful touches.

We invited Uncle Barry,Aunt Jenny and Cousin Parker as well as 'gama' over for halloween and trick or treating, we had a great time, the boys were adorable!

Bryson wouldn't get in the picture, but these little guys look pretty cute!

Nolan and mommy, he didn't want to be in the stroller any longer

Bryson, mommy and daddy sitting on the porch with our cool pumpkins

The boys in the wagon off to get candy! Bryson had a GREAT time once he figured out all he had to do was ring a door bell and hold out his pumpkin and they would give him candy! His FAVORITE!!

Here is our little future Cardinal! He was originally a dragon/dinosaur deal but he HATED the costume, we tried at the daycare parade and he flipped out. This last minute outfit turned out cute though and he carried the bat around all night too, it was so fun!

Here is our little cutie in his bat hat and pumpkin shirt, i had to take pictures this was the only one he wasn't completely mad in!

Little Dino on our way to see Bryson's daycare halloween parade, at least one boy wore his costume!!

We had a GREAT halloween this year, the boys all looked so cute, we have many more great ones to come, we are looking forward to next year!

2009-11-09T09:58:00.000-08:00

My boys are getting so big!! This week Nolan is 8wks! crazy!! I can't believe how fast it's gone and i'm really enjoying being home right now (minus the part-time working stuff). We have had alot of family together time lately and its been great, Bryson has been doing pretty good with a baby around, this is his favorite thing right now when he gets home and im feeding or cooking, lounging like a big boy in his firetruck chair watching cartoons.. he's also really into hats lately. Such a cutie! We started getting some good coos and smiles out of nolan lately.. this just melts your heart!

a little shy smile look.

This is brother helping feed the baby, he likes to be 'big' and 'help'.

Nicki and I were playing with her camera taking pics of Nolan, and she put them on photoshop and they turned out so cute! here is my favorite one.

Bryson, my little ham, Great BIG BRO

2009-09-23T13:51:00.001-07:00

Here's the big brother, he's taking full advantage of mommy not being able to do much and letting him eat pudding, and any other junk he could get his hands on.. smart kid, capitalize on the situation! Bryson doing his chores, getting the yard ready to bring home a new baby. Hard working boys!

This is our typical morning, he kisses the baby each day before he leaves for school, Nolan is the only family member that gets his kisses geninuely..the rest of us have to trick him and say, I don't want a kiss or hug.. don't u kiss me..and he comes running. Brotherly love!

Testing out the baby gear, looks sturdy, and he LOVES the vibrating seat we are constantly trying to remind him that he is a BIG boy now, and the baby needs that seat!

Babysitting: he loves to take care of Nolan, holding him is fun, well for like a minute, then he pushes him off, gotta watch that boy!

Entertainer: He is really into this CHEESE mommy, when he sees the camera, and likes to make that cute face.. he has my headband on too, he LOVES it, he looks like rambo when he gets it on his forehead. so funny.

Toy manager : taking care of brother's animals, although Bryson really thinks they are his--he wallers them everywhere. also note he has the vasoline in his hands.. his favorite thing to do is squirt it in his hands and rub it on the baby's head or cheeks, lotion is also a good alternative--doesn't matter what it is really he likes to help!

Product testing: These paci's are sturdy, they can withstand the toddler chewing.. he likes to try to shove them in Nolan's mouth even when he's dead asleep and won't open his mouth. At least he tries right?Mommy gave bryson some stickers to keep him occupied.. and this is what happened:

Cute baby all decorated with cool stickers :) Toddlers.. what can i say.. never a dull moment in our house

He's Here!!

2009-09-23T13:28:00.000-07:00

Our newest edition to the Mossman Family has arrived! Nolan Edward Mossman was born Sept 15th at 10:29 weighing in at 8lbs 14oz and a whopping 22in long. It was a really smooth birth and we all made it thru well! Nolan is a beautiful sweet baby and I couldn't be happier!
Our Family--my cute boys!! Im so proud!

Family-

Bryson meeting his brother, he loves to KISS HIM! We were happy that he took an interest, the first day we brought him in he wanted nothing to do with the baby, too much going on and the iv and bed buttons were just too distracting. The next two days he really was sweet and interested in Nolan.

He really likes to touch him as well :)

Getting a close up look, followed by a big kiss for Nolan:

Cool baby, want some licorice? We have to remind him, thanks for sharing but we can't feed the baby!!

Stay tuned for some good stories about my boys and the funny things they do!

What's he been up to?

2009-08-27T12:15:00.000-07:00

Since i was so bad about posting all summer, I posted a few pictures of the last few months of different stuff he's had fun doing...

Playing at Duncan Park with daddy:

Bryson loves Gpa's dog GUS! (and he loves him back!!)

At the Stone Gathering he loved pretending to drive

Morgan County fair, looking at animals!

Loved the ferris wheel, didn't want mommy holding him, he's a big boy don't you know!

I made it down, that was fun, he'd be saying and signing more as soon as he hit he bottom, it was so cute!

We wondered how he'd get up, but he had NO FEAR, he held up the line a bit(he's right in front of the boy in the red shirt), but he made it all by himself, he was so proud, so were mommy and daddy!

he loves sitting in my cabinets..he's getting a bit heavy for this, i hope he doesn't break them!

35wks!

2009-08-19T09:21:00.001-07:00

So, Im 35wks.. and feeling soo ready to get Baby Eddie out want to see why?

Here is me at 6wks:

and this is me today at 35 wks:

Does it look painful? Well, it is! lol... but, I can't feel to bad for myself..I think he's ready too, hes pretty cramped in there!! I have the 1st of my now weekly appointments starting tomorrow, so we are in the home stretch.. about 4wks to go..cause im measuring big so I dont think I'll make it to my due date.. but we shall see... I just can't wait to see this boy and hug and kiss him.. I'll be back with some updates on my other wild man and the cool stuff he's been up to.

Later-

UPDATE:

Went to the doc today, I'm 1.5cm dilated and 50% effaced... so we don't think I'll make it to my due date, which i I was praying for in the first place, and he will definately induce me at 39wks if I want, so I think the latest we can expect this big guy is Sept 14/15th... crazy!!

BIG BOY!

2009-08-06T12:55:00.000-07:00

I am not being a very loyal blogger lately, and so much has happened with Bryson in the last few months that I wish I'd documented, so many good and hilarious times. I am honestly awful with the baby book and all of that, it's sad, i wish it was different. I take pictures and leave them on shutterfly and dont' ever order, It's crazy how different I am now from his first year of life, it just gets crazy busy!
I have to talk about the newest stuff going on in the Mossman house, we are now currently in what we call Operation BIG BOY Bed! and it's now going really well for the first week. Last weekend Bryson decided he wasn't staying in the crib, he was constantly climbing out and it made me crazy, I was afraid he'd get really hurt, if you see his methods you'd understand. So I had daddy take off the side and put on the baby rail, the first few nights i was worried and all that and stayed in the room with him until he fell asleep, and it was taking about an hr each night.. I decided by night 3, this was NOT working, I couldn't do that and what a horrible habit to start, him needing me in there to fall asleep, plus he just wanted to show off for me or constantly check to make sure i was still in there. So the last two nights we went back to our normal routine of me leaving the room after story time. The first night he freaked out for aboug 6min, last night, he was done with the screaming by the time i got to the bottom of the stairs, so that was really great, but it was hard to walk out because he knew something was up as i was kissing him saying night night, lay down sweetheart. He gives me that puppy dog lip and says no mommy and whines.. it tugs at your heart strings that is for sure, but I sucked it up and made it out and it worked out thankfully. We made a little pallet of blankets by his bed incase he fell out or whatever and last night he pulled his pillow off the bed and decided to sleep all night on the floor. I guess it was comfy, but I felt bad he slept on the floor, but at this point, as long as he's going to sleep and happy I say do what you want buddy!
Bryson has also somehow learned this adorable but horrible puppy dog pouty face, it makes me sad but also want to laugh at the same time, hes really trying to work us! He is also now a parrott, he will repeat almost anything, except his name.. Jeff is determined he's gonna get him to say it, but Bryson is pretty adamant he's not gonna do it!
We still have a golf and baseball obession, he loves to hit everything, especially me, uug!, and is happiest with a ball, bat or club in his hand, such a BOY! He thinks animals, trucks and bugs are fascinating.. every day on our way to 'school' he looks for 'Big Trucks' and loves seeing the buses.
That's about all the recap I have time for right now, but I'll hopefully be back soon with some funny stories.

2009-07-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

We had our 3d ultra sound to see baby Eddie on July 6th.. it was awesome, Im sorry Im just now getting to posting them! Doc said all looked really good, my placenta previa has moved, YAY! Eddie was a little over 4lbs and was about 76% for his weight at this gestation. It was so cool to see him!

Cute little face with chubby cheeks.. his nose and big lips remind us of Bryson! Alot of people think they may look alike, can't wait to see!

Big foot!!

My favorite, him smiling with his arm next to his face!

We still have around 6wks to go. that's to 39wks...i feel huge! Some days I just don't know how i will be able to go that much longer..but i know i can and our bodies really can stretch, my poor tummy with this nasty stretch marks.. luckily my sweet boys are so worth it, I just can't wait to hug and kiss him. I look at Bryson and it seems so unreal he will have a brother really soon. He is just gettting to be such a big boy now and talking so much, I almost forgot what the baby stage was like, we'll be back there soon!!

Catch Up

2009-07-16T13:37:00.001-07:00

Wow, its been a really long time since my last post, we've done alot since then!
Father's Day- went good, spent time in Alton with Jeff's family and Bryson chased Gus around, boy he loves that dog! Then the next weekend we took my dad and Amy to a Cards game and had a great time despite the loss and me looking like a lobster after! :)

4th of July-
We had a 'Stone reunion' in Glenarm, and it was really nice even though the weather wasn't wanting to cooperate, I don't remember the last 4th of July i wore a jacket or sweatshirt! We played Survivor but it never really got finished but we still had fun while it lasted! Bryson had a great time playing outside and getting all wet and dirty with cousin Cole, he enjoyed seeing all the cousins and took a nap next to his buddy Claire, they were so cute!

Last weekend we went to the County fair by our house, we met up with Phil and his daughter Abby and they had a BLAST..it was so cute...they loved the merry-go round of horses, Abby always had a name for her, bryson was just having fun riding and waving at Abby and was making sure i didnt' have ahold of him cause he's a big boy now and wanted to do it on his own. Mr. Independent! There was also a huge air up slide with a ladder surrounded by two identical slides, I was afraid it might be intimidating, but Jeff and I let him try anyway, he LOVED it.. he held up the line a bit, it was a steep long climb, but he did so great, and he just got up there plopped down and went right down the slide with no fear, it was so cute. By the time he got down he w as already saying more, more..he went at least 6 times..It almost brought tears to my eyes, my baby is really a BIG boy now! He also got in a jump house deal that was neat, that was pretty much all he was ready for and mommy couldn't go on much with him with baby 'Eddie' cooking in her belly. It was really hot so we got a drink and headed to see all the animals, they were a huge hit. Bryson loved the cows--moo.. sheep he petted and panted at them cause apparently he thought they were dogs, he liked the piggies and really loved the horses especially the mini ones, he even kissed one. He and Abby were so cute to watch. Then due to mommy's craving, we got some taffy for a take home treat which he very much enjoyed.

Bryson is growing up so fast. He is really getting funny, and smart-he repeats almost everything. His new thing lately is 'gosse' = gross, if he sees anything icky, on the ground, bugs, etc.. he will pick them up or point at them..gosse gosse.. its funnny. He and daddy also have been making tents which he says is 'neat' and says it repeatedly every time he gets near the table they were making the tent with, it really cracked us up because we never coached him to say that! Unlike some of the other 'unpleasant' words daddy tries to have him say cause it's funny. Hopefully he doesnt' remember any of them!
He's a huge outside kid, we really need to get him a swing set and he'd be in heaven, we decided next year would be best for that, but it makes outside time now kinda boring, but he loves using his golfclub and bat and hitting anything and everything he can find. We also draw with chalk alot, which is messy but fun. We have a new tenant under our deck, a momma duck is sitting on a nest of eggs so we are looking forward to seeing the babies soon. Bryson calls her quack.. and we try to feed her bread but apparently she doesnt' like it cause it's all still sitting there, at least we tried right!?
I have about a million stories but that would take up a lot of time and space.. so i'll save them for another time.
I should be back monday for some baby updates we get to see Eddie in 3d and i just can't WAIT! until then....

18 mths

2009-06-19T14:12:00.000-07:00

Well, our big boy is 18mths! It crazy how time flies! I just can't even believe how much of a little 'man' he is now. Daddy buzzed his hair a couple weeks ago and he just looks so grown up, it's really cute on him, he was getting really shaggy, and was always so hot, so Im really glad we did it, and he was suprisingly good while it was being done! He had his 18mth apt yesterday, he was 27lbs(60%) and 34.5" long(90%), and he wasn't wild on the nurse or doc touching him, mainly because he hated the table with the paper, on my lap he was alot better! He is definately a boy with a mind of his own and very stubborn. We got a new little back yard pool last weekend and he tried it out and had a blast, other than when we put the hose in the zebra head that sprays water, it scared him to death! but it has a little slide and he was going down headfirst, with a countdown ..1.23 GO.. it was so cute, he wasn't scared to dunk his head at all, I can't wait to get him in a real pool! Another cool thing we did last weekend was go golfing behind the house (9holes) and he loved the golf cart, he was calling it 'my truck' and wanted to drive.. so funny! He brought his plastic golf club and ball and was having a great time, I think daddy loved every minute of it too! We are having a great time watching him learn and explore he really loves the outside, he is really learning to test us as well, he can be very difficult, but he also has those beautiful blue eyes that make it impossible to stay angry! I can't wait to see this new baby and how Bryson reacts to him! Im 26wks and he is growing like a weed, kicking and flipping like crazy! July 20th we get our 3d to see him, I can't wait!

My house of MEN!

2009-05-06T10:38:00.000-07:00

So those of you who haven't heard, we will be adding to the Mossman house of MEN..I don't know, must be some testosterone in the water around here, about everyone i know is having boys! Anyway, we saw our little man yesterday and he's looking great. Measuring alittle big like his big bro was and very active and not shy to show us his 'stuff', I saw it right away...he looks like a little froggy the way he was bringing his legs up and stuff..and we got to see him smile! i thought the pics turned out really cool:

Jeff was adamant from the beginning it wasa boy, he wanted Bryson to have a brother close in age, I think they will have a blast together, Im sure Bryson will beat on him awhile till this other guy can defend himself but I s ee some great times ahead. I told people at work, Im destined for a life of sports! I'm really excited, sure, it would have been cool to have a girl, but I love my boy so much, who could ever be disappointed with another sweet boy!? There's always next time... lool.. Jeff would not want to see me write that! ha ha

So now we are on to our biggest task, naming this little monkey! I think it may take a while to settle on a name, we both have our tastes and fortunately we have several months till sept gets here to come up with something great! :) I can't wait to see what this little guy looks like and if he's like his brother, I know Bryson will love him, maybe not at first, but it will be so fun! I feel very blessed!

Cards Game

2009-04-29T08:32:00.001-07:00

We went to the Cards Cubs game sat and took Matt, Nicki and Cole. Here are just a few pics, we didn't make it very long, it was really hot! Also, lets just say, the boys weren't quite ready for this 'big' occasion, I'll spare you the details, but in a couple of years they will have a blast. Bryson got a new Pujols jersey like daddy's so they looked super cute!

Nicki and I switched kids, Bryson is so heavy!

auntie and colie

Auntie Nini and Brysonian

eating icecream, his FAV..until he was so hot and threw it up.. : ( yucky!

Mossman men

playing, but not for long, he was not interested! He wanted to RUN and look at all the baseballs everywhere, those fascinate him! Think we have a future ball player here!

more easter pics

2009-04-29T08:22:00.001-07:00

Courtesy of Godmommy Sam (big thanks!!), I have some cute Stone Egg Hunt pics! I was so excited to see these since I missed the big day, I heard he was loving the candy he could get his hands on.. big surprise!

Also..when Nana was done watching Bryson while we were gone B hung out with Cousin Parker, awesome Auntie Jenny helped us out watching him while NIcki had to work, we were in a bind, thanks to you ALL for taking care of our sweet boy! He even got to full days with Pappy Stone, even papa mossman!! He had so much fun!

Happy Easter

2009-04-17T10:24:00.000-07:00

We were on vacation for Easter, Bryson got to spend some quality time in Robinson with Nana and Papa, and Pappy and Gma Stone. Then onto Auntie Nini and Auntie Jenny, and Papa Greg! He was a busy boy! Before we left we had a little backyard egg hunt because we didn't want to miss out on watching him here are a few pics.. he loved the golf ball in one of the eggs!

15mths

2009-03-26T11:31:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's hard to believe we are almost halfway to 2! yikes, time flies. I just can't believe how big my little boy is now! He is really getting fun and loves to go outside. Everynight we walk to the mailbox and he opens and closes the mailbox for me and he searches the neighborhood for dogs, which occasionally they are out and he gets so excited, he LOVES dogs, anytime he sees them on tv he gets really excited also. He is really trying to talk alot more, he repeats pretty well, guess that means Jeff and I need to be careful with our words huh!? He was cracking us up this weekend saying TACO... TACO.. clear as day.. he says paper- he loves to get the paper each morning with daddy. and he is saying baseball when we see the cardinals on tv, i'm sure daddy will be working on the roster with him shortly. lol.
His recent appt he hasnt' grown all that much.. he is 25.6lbs, and 32.5" long, he runs around like crazy so he's really thinning out, he looks tall to me though! He just got over a nasty cold where we did breathing treaments, etc, it was NOT fun, thank god it's over he was like possesed on that medicine!
We are really encouraging his new found love of 'helping' he always wants to have his hands in everything. He pulls up a chair when i am making dinner to 'help' and he really loves making cookies, i let him dump in ingredients and use the hand held mixer (w/assistance) it is so cute to see that look of pride when he figures something out or helps with something, and with a new baby coming late summer, I feel I have to encourage this helping because I am really going to need it!
I think i've told you all he's moved up to the toddler room at daycare and he still has his sweet girlfriend 'Amera' they hug everytime they see eachother, and she follows him saying 'bycie, bycie' Im told they are quite the item and like to sit by eachother and feed eachother, so funny. I even saw him kiss her on the cheek the other day. Then a little thing happened last night leaving school that was kinda funny, another little girl at daycare really gets excited to see him, and tried to run up and hug him, and he pushed her away! I felt so bad, poor thing, i told bryson we be nice to our friends, but in my mind i had to laugh, he really is a one woman guy!
Bryson is in a possesive over mommy stage, he always wants me.. did i mention he only calls me daddy, he started refusing to say mama...wierd child.....as for the baby stuff, i really think he can sense that something is up being so clingy to me..when he sees my belly i point to my belly and say baby, which he usually just hits it..and i say no, we love the baby be nice, and he'll put his head on my belly or kiss it.. its so cute, i can't wait till the baby starts kicking him, i think that will be funny. but getting big will make carrying him very difficult.
Anyway, enough of my book, just wanted a little update on the cyclonian!

Im a Fishy

2009-03-10T13:39:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, long time no see! Mom and Dad took me to their gym pool on saturday and it was so fun. I'm just like Nemo..mommy says i'm a little fishy! I love the water, it's like a big bath..that's what i called it...Bat Bat..(bath in bryson)

mommy got me some new nerf balls for the water, they were cool, but she stuffed me into my old swim diapers left from vacation. ..she said sorry, but i think that was way uncool..... u can see my bum!

I had fun hanging on daddy! Look at his silly goggles!

swimming on daddy's back

come on sea horse..giddy up!

im swimming!

what's up with this camera in my face!?

yeah...i know, Im cute, i got those blue eyes from dad. Sorry, Im taken, I do have a girlfriend right now ...so.. sorry ladies..

there were some cool fish paintings on the wall

I was having fun running around and touching this wall.. I wasn't happy I didn't get to stay as long as I wanted, but it was a cool big bath and I want to go back soon!

1st Haircut

2009-03-10T13:34:00.001-07:00

Hair Pictures as promised!

BEFORE:
DURING:

AFTER:

He looks kinda funny, lets be honest, i sorta miss my surfer boy! Man a haircut can really change them into a big kid fast!! It's starting to grow out since we did that in feb.. daddy wanted to give him a buzz....i said NO WAY!! maybe in a year or two!! i'm not ready for that yet!!

Long time no post!

2009-02-23T13:47:00.000-08:00

Sorry, it's been awhile, I just haven't had the time or the energy to get on here, plus i've been really slacking on downloading my pictures, I got a new camera and haven't put the software on our computer yet!

So anyway, update on the BIG BOY!

His daycare was closed on Presidents Day and my good friend Dana said he would keep him for the day and she sent me some really cute pictures, looks like he had a great time, what a godsend Dana is! Also while viewing the pictures, notice bryson got his first HAIRcut!! he is no longer my surfer boy, i miss the long hair though, who would have thought? Boy does it make him look grown up, and he was so good while they were cutting it, i will post a few pics when i ever get them loaded.

Bryson and grant hanging out, these two are gonna be trouble makers!

Riding on the zebra--

Reading a book- so smart my boy!

His OOOOOHHHH face when he sees something cool, or is excited, quite comical! What a little performer he is, wonder where he got that?

my BIG BOY!

oh, and he has some news for you guys-- he's gonna be a BIG BROTHER! YAY!! Here is a pic of the baby at 7wks... Baby should be here middle of Sept. or so, we are so excited!

Anyway, other than a new cut for bryson and being a big brother in the fall, the only other big thing is he is full time in the bigger kid class starting today, they had been transitioning him the last 2wks..he's doing great, loves all the kids and activity, and he's sleeping on a COT! not taking as long of naps so he's a little grouchy, but overall everything is good!

We'll be in touch later!

Bounce House

2009-02-04T14:01:00.000-08:00

Our friends son Drew had a birthday party at a bounce house place and bryson had a blast! He was one of the smallest kids there, but he still loved every minute of it. ALL of us were exhausted by the time we left!
Here are some Pics:

The air from the floating baseball in my face! WHHHEEW!
Here mommy..you hit..

Daddy teaching me to hit

Peekaboo..silly boys

WEEE, daddy took me down the slide, soo much fun!

DUNK! I've got skills!

Jump, Jump..that was an excited face if you can't tell--

WEEE! we went down a zillion times, he LOVED every one!

Bryson and mommy playing

My Boys! How CUTE!

What a fun time! I can't believe he's old enough to do this stuff!

13mths

2009-01-16T11:31:00.000-08:00

So a year has past and my baby, just isn't a baby! Makes me teary eyed! He is really getting funny and onery! Here's a little Bryson info:

DOGGIE! Bryson LOVES animals, this is gpa's puppy gus, they were best buds, hugging and running around at christmas. He loves all of his books with animals and is does the monkey and lion sounds we are working on cow and doggy.. BATH! He loves his bath, he is so funny when he gets in the water, he never wants out, he will be a blast this summer swimming! When it's time for bath we say, Bryson, lets go take a bath, where's the bath? Come on, and we walk, he runs to the steps, then turns around, daaeey(daddy)? looking for whichever one of us isn't with him, he will come off the stairs and look for the other one, and motion to come on, daaaey(daddy)..bath.. he wants us all to go together, it's sweet. He has been calling me daddy alot, and i am like, I'm MOMMY.. then he'll go mmamma mmamma

TACKLE! maybe he'll be a free safety like dillon? lol He and Cole constantly fight over toys when they are together, it is entertaining, he always runs and jumps on us if either of us is laying on the floor. Very cute. Luckily he still has a lovey side, he hugs and kisses alot, especially aunt nicki, he LOVES her! (and mommy of course) and hugs the daycare kids too, its sweet.

BALL! He says BALL BALL, and points to anything round, this picture is of him in the basketballs at Dick's sporting goods, he was going crazy pointing and grunting wanting them so we put him up there. Its funny though he thinks all round things are balls, i had a couple grapfruit last week and he got really excited, BALL! and had to have it, and then he went and dunked it thru his basketball hoop! so funny.. he reached for my apple i was taking to work today..BALL! just makes me laugh. Hes getting good with his basketball goal, likes to shoot baskets. Think we have an athlete on our hands:) we hope anyway!

MONKEY! Man oh man, does he loves to climb, these are our kitchen cabinets, i find him all the way inside, and the other picture is under our tv, it is a small space, it's hilarious when he tries to get back out of that. He climbs on EVERYThing he can.. especially the couch..and he climbs me.. oh and the worst, pulls out the bottom of the stove and stands on it and can oven the oven or touch the stove.. not good.

HATS! Oh boy, he loves daddy's hat's, he will take it off daddy's head put it on his and then run off, then you say go put that on daddy's head and he'll come over and try to put it on, then take it off, over and over and giggle, it's super cute. Guess he needs more hats, he has a cardinals one, but it is too small now!

He also loves his 4 wheeler right now, he's on that all the time, he's good at knowing how to make it go, unfortunately we are stuck inside and its not the best driving ground between all the furniture rugs and walls.. he rams everything, and can't figure out how to turn, so you have to follow him around, and when he is stuck, he doesn't take his finger off the button so he just spins out, it's even funner because he's just sitting there staring at you with a look like.. "umm..yeah, get over here and move me" he doesn't get upset..just sits there! He is a dare devil, he stands on the seat, i caught him moving along on it and then his feet are on the seat and his butts in the air going past the table, I'm like bryson, on your bottom!

Bryson keep to himself alot at times, but is really starting to talk alot more, most I can't understand but he does say 'dis 'dis and points to things he wants and does his sign language for more and please, he always wants snacks and that's how he tells you, runs to the drawer and pulls stuff out, yesterday i walk in the kitchen and he had pulled out the chips and was sitting on the rug just chomping away.. i coudln't help but laugh, thankfully he didnt' dump them all over!

There are all sorts of funny things he does, one is he mimics alot, blinking tongue out clicking the tongue etc.. it's a fun game.

he is obsessed with daddy's christmas cactus and pulls off all the little leaves whenever he gets the chance, it isnt' a good thing.

Well that's the recap for now, i'm sure I'll have more stories to come!

HAPPY 2009!

2009-01-16T11:16:00.001-08:00

Wow, it's a new year already! What a great year we just had we are ready for all the good things to come along this year! We celebrated the new year with family this year. My sister and Matt, Jeff and I all went to Jeff's brother Barry and Jenny's house. It was nice to have a nice evening at a house eating and playing games and with the boys.

The boys: Girls with our boys:

Let's party!

Nicki and Cole
Buddies
Rock star and dancer

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-31T09:17:00.000-08:00

Wow, I know this is late but it's been so busy I haven't had time to update! Christmas was great minus Bryson's sinus infection, but overall we had a great holiday. He really liked opening his presents he would pull a few pieces off and then i'd do the rest, he'd loose interest, he got lots of cool stuff he would go...ooooh oooh.. or wow! It was really funny We had christmas with Gma/Gpa Mossman and Barry, Jenny and Parker on the 23rd and then we went to see santa on the 24th morning it was really cute, bryson didnt' know what to think and he definately didn't smile, but at least he didn't cry!! Then christmas eve we went to gma/gpa Helds in Brussels, it was fun to see everyone, but I really missed my family too. Bryson entertained us all by climbing on all the boxes and being silly. We got to wake up at our house and have a little family christmas on christmas morning, it was nice, then that night we went to Aunt Elaines, bryson didn't know what to think of all the people..Sat we went to Aunt Nicki's and had christmas with Nana and Papa Schutte and Uncle Joe, it was fun, the boys got basketball goals and it was so cute to watch them, Cole really loved it! This weekend Gma&Gpa Stone(and Aunt Emma and Uncle Dillon) are coming to our house for a late Christmas, that will be fun. Until then we will be playing with lots of toys and celebrating new years! Bye Here are some pics of our whilwind christmas:

Wow, he's really getting older

2008-12-19T07:30:00.000-08:00

I just can't believe my baby is one, it just doesn't seem right! I feel like I just had him!! He is so amazing and fun to watch, I can't believe how much they absorb and understand, it is just awesome!
He had his 12mth appt this week, he is:
24lbs- 75%
32.5" long-95%
he even got to stand on the big boy scale! he thinks he's big stuff climbing all over the tables messing with stuff. He got 5 shots, eeek.. he has been sick ever since. Bad cold, nasty snot from his nose and eyes, coughing, and then i discovered 3 molars trying to poke thru, 2 have broke, the other is very close. That will make 11 teeth once they are thur. Im so ready to be done with teething!
He is saying all kinds of stuff a few of his newest include.. 'nack' (snack, he's always hungry) cheese, tries to say drink, tries to say dude..they just don't come out totally! But he will try to repeat what you tell him to. He says bubbles, still says daaaaey all cute(heartwarming) he is obsessed with saying daeey all the time and running around towards the door looking for daddy, he is always really excited to see him when he gets home! He isn't wanting to say momma lately, he just follows me around like a puppy dog and pulls on my leg. He is into the snack drawer all the time and has a way of getting into anything he want. He was sitting there helping himself to handfuls of goldfish the other morning, he just cracks me up the s tuff he figures out. Bryson loves to get in all the cabinets and pull out all his toys too. So our house is always a mess till after bedtime!
Bryson loves to read books (the same ones over and over!), he's trying to learn the animals, it's really cute! Big into the RRRARR for the lion. and he started the monkey ..oooh ohh aw aw.. As of last week he is completely bottle free (he was only taking them at night and sometimes early am) and we are on big boy milk now too, he seems to like it! And mommy likes that she doesn't have to buy that expensive formula! So that's most of the new stuff around here!

We are geared up for Christmas, he likes opening presents so it should be fun to watch him. It will be fun to see family.

Until next time...

LOOK who is ONE today!

2008-12-10T11:10:00.001-08:00

This is the birthday boy being dropped off at 'school' to play with his buddies, he brought a snack to share, orange sherbert and teddy grahams, yummy! I wish I could spend the day with him. Happy Birthday my sweet boy, mommy is so proud of you and loves you more than you could ever know!!

Saturday we had his party with our family and friends, Bryson was really excited to get all his new toys, he won't stay off the slide or out of the wagon, he loves dumping his new set of mega blocks all over the floor and I will ask him to help me put them away which he is great at, and then he will dump them again, and squeals/laughs, it's apparently hilarious! Bryson also likes his new tent and zebra toy and his new mini 4-wheeler, hes dying to get moving, hasn't figured out he needs to use his feet! He loved the balloons at the party, and plays with them alot too since they are still all around, I added a couple of cake pictures from saturday, he was pretty worn out by the time we had cake so he didnt' get as crazy/messy as I'd hoped- bad mommy didn't put enough icing on there.. he's getting some cupcakes tonight so we'll see what kind of mess he can make with that. Thanks to all our family and friends who made it to his special day, it really means alot to us! And the gifts were awesome!

Here is the cake Auntie and Mommy worked hard on for Bryson:

Elf Humor

2008-12-04T08:09:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!!!!

I 'elfed' my family:

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/XsFuSnQy2w062Sft

And my nephews:

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/tlM9WlkgHLVQ9f3MPw1J

Enjoy a good laugh, i know i did!!

Let us give Thanks

2008-12-04T07:55:00.001-08:00

I'm a week late, but I just wanted a quick post about Thanksgiving, we are truly greatful for all our wonderful family and friends. I look at my son everyday and all the new stuff he does and I'm just soo greatful to have such a wonderful healthy child.
Last week we made our rounds trying to visit all our family it was fun, long and tiring, but we are glad we got to see everyone!
Here are some pics

Gpa's new puppy Gus:
Cutie Cousin Parker:

Mossman's

Mommy and Bryson

Auntie and Parker

Stinker and Daddy

Jeff and I with the boys

Bryson and Parker!

Sadly i don't have any of cousin cole and Bryson! maybe aunt nicki has some!!

THANKS again for all our friends and family that love and support us! See many of you saturday, big 1 for the B man!!!

Cole came to visit..

2008-11-18T13:43:00.000-08:00

Bubbles!! YAAAY! He loves bubbles, and can say it now, along with bringing them to you wanting to play.

My WINTER coat, aren't i cute??

SANTA BABIES!
He found a pen, he has kitty whiskers ;)

Now he LOVES his bumpo seat, way more now than he did when he was the right age for it, he even sits and watches cartoons in it! Go figure.

They were playing IN the diaper box, one was in, the other had to be too, tight fit! lol

These little mice like CHEESE!

Wild Child!

2008-11-14T19:48:00.000-08:00

Here are some recent pics of bryson being his normal wild self..i thought they were funny.

getting ready for destruction

like daddy's shoes..they almost fit.. lol

Unpacking from CO

more to come!

Mini-vacation

2008-11-04T13:52:00.000-08:00

We just got back from our fun trip to Colorado to visit Ryan, Ellen and the boys! I guess you call it vacation since I was off work, but Bryson is alot of work, so it definately wasn't relaxing.

Since it's been said pictures are worth a thousand words, here are a few for you to see how wild my son is:

Here are some of the boys:

A few group shots:

some other cute ones-

We miss them all already, we had alot of fun, and we couldn't believe how good the boys were going out to eat, too bad we are so far apart, we would like to hang out more often. Hopefully next time Bryson won't be so onery and hit and take toys from Blake so much, but I won't hold my breath, something tells me we will have a whole other mess of things he's doing by then we'll wish it was the little stuff again! We can't wait to get all 4 mossman boys together, that will be fun!

HALLOWEEN!

2008-11-04T13:19:00.000-08:00

Bryson got to spend halloween with his cousins in Colorado, they were soo cute! Introducing:

Cam the PUMPKIN!

Blake the DINO!

Bryson the LION!
We tried to get a few of them together, this was the best i got:

We visited a whole two houses....the first one didn't go so well for bryson:

What makes a baby cry like this?

THIS!

YIKES, that and a strobe light and freaky music! He went to sleep in the car after this and didn't get to any other houses! Poor baby!

Halloween was fun, can't wait for next year!

OH, and one last cute shot- cute little punkin bootie!

2008-10-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

I had a fun weekend with mommy! We got to go in the car for a few minutes and then she pushed me around in a cart where I could try to pull things off of shelves, that was fun! I got a new winter coat, hat, mittens and an outfit. COOL! Also mommy bought these things for my feet, she calls them shoes.. I was NOT happy she did that to me in the store, I refused to walk, and tried to take them off. She never made me do that before, i like to be barefoot! They are pretty cool looking on my feet when i go fast, so I am okay with them now, but I hope she still lets me go barefoot too! Then we played the whole day, and I caught up on sleep so mommy could work on the house.. when i woke up grandma Pat was here! I forgot who she was at first but man she is fun, I like when she comes to play.
Saturday night my 8th tooth finally popped out, ouchie, it hurt and I cried alot in the night, mommy and I layed on the couch some and watched cartoons, she was tired. I gave her lots of kisses to say sorry.
Sunday I played alot, mom let me run around the driveway in my new shoes, she wouldn't let me in the street though and it looked so fun! I wanted to stay out longer but the wind was knocking me over, mommy took me back in pretty fast. I want to go out again soon. I can say dog and ball now, my favorite word is still dada.. I like to play ball and blocks.. also i got in trouble for trying to climb up the gate and banging the tv. Can't wait for my birthday so I can get some new toys!
Well, I got stuff to get into, later!

Weekend

2008-10-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

We had a long weekend road trip over to Robinson to see both sets of grandparents. B-man and I went to Aunt Nicki's and rode with her and Colie Polie. Friday was dillon's last home football game and it didn't go so great. The boys were sporting their 'stone' sweatshirts looking adorable, but it was alittle cold and Bryson didn't really feel like being very social, he's alittle shy these days, wonderful stranger anxiety. Cole was showing off his dance moves to the band music and running around it was funny! Man, I just cant' believe my baby brother is going to graduate high school this year, I feel so old! Saturday we had family pictures with my Dad and Amy and the kids.. Bryson was pretty good for as lousy as he seemed to feel thru the night with his nose and coughing.. Cole wasn't in the best moods so we are hoping we got a few good ones!
We visited his great-gma and gpa Simons and he loved the dog and kept saying 'dog' and pointed alot and ooooooh, ooh! they also had a lot of chickens that seemed to captivate him, he would have loved to grab on to one. Along with his grass eating obsession. Boys...
He spent some quality time with his uncle Joe and Nana, got to sit up in papa's tractor and man did he want to drive that thing he was practically laying on top of the steering wheel, and was sitting on my lap trying to turn it, it was so cute, he thought he was big stuff!
Bryson also learned from cousin cole to ' blow kisses,' one more thing to steal my heart, as if he didn't have it anyway! He is just growing so fast I can't believe he'll be one in Dec!

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

Cousin Cole and I went to a pumpkin patch by his house. Nana came with us too, it was fun. It was cool, there were pumpkins bigger than me. There were also lots of cool, stinky animals! A goat and a huge camel licked me. We got messy cause there was so much mud and Cole kept getting in trouble, we had to leave early cause we were so dirty! I wanted to run around but mommy said no cause I have no shoes that fit!

There was a big pumpkin that was like a chair, mommy let me sit in it and she took my picture on some hay with tons of little pumpkins that I tried to eat, they weren't very tasty.

Check out my pics!

The big 10!!

2008-10-13T05:52:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys! Here I am again, mom said I could post since it's been awhile and I just turned 10mnths old friday. She thought I should tell everyone what I'm up to now! So here goes:

I am walking now! It is so fun, sometimes its easier to crawl, but it's so fun to see the world standing, I'm getting pretty good mom says cause I can walk all the way across the room. Mom keeps telling me I dont have to walk right now, but I think it's to fun not to, I wish she would stop blocking off the stairs though, cause I love to climb them too.

I like to say mommy and daddy, baba and alot of other words no one seems to know what they mean... people think I said doggy the other day too.. which I say lots of stuff just doesn't seem like everyone hears me!

My mouth is getting full of teeth, I have 7! My gums have been hurting lately, so i chew and drool alot more than usual mom says she thinks there is another one coming, I hope it just hurries up, it's not fun.

Toys are so much fun, my cousin cole has some cool riding toys I tried out this weekend and I really loved them. He even has a powered bike that goes when i press a button, it was awesome! And this little car thing I got to drive while mommy pushed me. I can't wait for my birthday to get some neat toys like my cousin! I also love ziplock bags, I have a drawer I always get them out of and I pull them out one by one and spread them over the floor, then i take a bite out of different ones.. it feels cool on my teeth. Mommy posted a picture of it. She says I'm silly.

I love to play with my friends at daycare, and I really love snack time too. Mommy taught me how big I am and when she asks me I raise my hands straight up over my head and smile! then i clap for myself anytime I do something cool, which is alot! ;)

Well, I guess that is about it for now, I am ready to go play!

Look out ladies, more Mossman MEN!!

2008-10-08T13:01:00.000-07:00

Mommies, lock up your daughters, I have two, count them TWO new nephews in the last month, how exciting! So we now have 4 adorable mossman boys in the family. Blake, Bryson, Camden and Parker.

Last month, Camden Brady Mossman was born out in CO at a perfect 6lb 12 oz and is doing great from what I hear! He is super cute with alots of dark hair and eating like a champ his mommy said. We got to webcam with them at the hospital which was great, but nothing will be better than going out in person We are going to visit them over Halloween, and that weekend can't get here fast enough!! Big brother Blake seems to be okay with the new addition so luckily they can keep him! he he

Yesterday the sweet little Parker Michael Mossman finally arrived in STL by a quick C-Section and weighed in at a whopping 6 lbs 2 oz and is just cute as can be, lots of hair too, but I think it will be more like his mommy's darker blonde color! He was making faces that looked kinda like his daddy, but as fast as they change, you just never know who they will look like! I didn't want to stop holding him he was so soft and cuddly. Mom and baby are doing great and I can't wait to get my hands on him again!

So we will be looking foward to some great times ahead and we have almost enough for a basketball team, cousin Cole will have to come in for a team. or they will just be two on two for awhile!! We are so thankful for our wonderful expanding family. Bryson can't wait to play with the boys!

Dr. McCutie!

2008-10-02T14:10:00.000-07:00

Okay okay, it's patient McCutie.. but it sounded cuter as dr. lol.. Its been 2 weeks now since Bryson's surgery, he got tubes in his ears, seems to be doing alot better! He looked so precious in that little hospital gown, but it ripped my heart out to see them carry him away staring at me groggy over the nurse's shoulder as the surgury doors shut as i watch him get further and further away, makes me tear up thinking about it! He was really fussy coming out of the anestesia but he was also STARVING..so after he got a bottle in him and it wore off some he was alot better and played, then took a monster 3 hr nap.. and mommy layed down a little while too! It has been sooo nice to finally get full nights sleep again! Thank god for tubes!!

As you can see in the pictures, he was very busy exploring the room before surgury, and we read and played, the nurses gave him a cute bear we named Surge, he loves and hugs on it alot.. (and bites of course!)

BIG NEWS!

2008-09-12T13:57:00.001-07:00

Bryson took his first steps today!! Can you believe it?? He was so excited and unsteady it was just 3, but 3 is 3 right! he had done it earlier at daycare before i got there, i was just stopping in to give him some medicine. I was so happy and shocked, but also a part of me wanted to tear up a bit, what happened to my baby!?? This weekend he's gonna play with his cuz cole and I'm sure they'll be doing all sorts of funny and interesting things, we'll see if Bryson perfects his walking over the weekend!

It's been awhile

2008-09-09T14:16:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I've been able to post, its hard to find the time! Bryson will be 9mths tomorrow, he's getting so big! He is just a little wild child, we bought him a new push toy and he loves it, it's hilarious to watch him fling it around like it weighs nothing, he'll get going and ram walls and just flip it around and keep going.. he's into everything, loves the drawers and pots and pans I let him play in the low cabinets while I try to clean the kitchen or fix dinner. Many times I end up with someone hooked on my leg whining for me or biting on my legs.. he is getting 2 teeth, that makes 6 now, and apparently it feels good to bite cause he is constantly biting me, and HARD, it leaves teeth imprints for some time, we gotta put a stop to it. That and the hair pulling, thank goodness I have so much hair..lol

Bryson's had a rough month, we've been battling a stubborn double ear infection we tried 3 antibiotics, then moved to the 3 day shot, still didnt' get it all then moved to one other antibiotic, and got referred to a Ear Nose and Throat doc, and as suspected, fluid in his ears which means tubes for the poor kid. We are scheduled for friday the 19th, glad we got in so fast because I am dying for some sleep! Nights are rough! I'm a little nervous about it all, but i know its really common and I just want him to feel better!

Sickness doesn't stop the wild man though, he is jabbering, trying lots of new foods--loves manderin oranges, and any paper he can get his hands on, who knows why?? He's pushing toys everywhere using them as step stools, nodding NO, waving at everyone he sees, giggling alot and cruising like crazy.. and he loves to make spit noises and stand up in the middle of the floor and claps for himself. He's quite the character. Never a dull moment in our house!

I'm BACK!

2008-08-18T13:12:00.001-07:00

So, since I did such a good job telling u about our vacation mommy said I could try again! Yippee!

I've been learning lots of cool stuff lately! Mommy got some pictures of me so you can see. I am learning to drive, it's FUN even if I can't reach the pedals! I like to help mommy with laundry and putting clothes away, hangers taste yummy. I read stories to daddy when the cardinal games aren't on, I think he really likes it! I am crawling really fast now and I love to stand, I can stand with no hands for longer and longer each day, man I want to RUN really bad, we got a picture of my new frustrated face because I just want to do more stuff and keep up with my cousin cole. He came over the other day and we had graham crackers, my favorite, I had fun stealing his from him and eating them real fast before he could take it back! We have lots of fun, he hits and wrestles with me, I like it even though sometimes I cry, but I'm learning how to fight back. I've been practicing on my bear! I try to keep up with Cole, but he's really fast, I cant wait to be like him! Mommy says be patient, I will soon!

Oh ya, Mommy said to tell you guys I'm already 20lbs! I get to get a new car seat yipee!! Hopefully this weekend, I want to see the outside!! And I have 4 teeth! I got my two front teeth on the top a couple weeks ago...ouchy..but I like that now I can bite really hard! But it helps cause I love to eat, I like to try anything mommy will let me, I think my favorite is fruit, but mac and cheese is yummy to eat and fun to rub all over my tray and hair cause then mommy lets me stay in the bath longer!

Well, this has been fun, but I think I need to get back to opening all the cabinets, pounding the tv and playing in the toliet.. there is ALOt to do.

Seeya!

Disney Vacation!

2008-07-30T08:08:00.000-07:00

Well, it's about time!!! We went on vacation almost a week ago and my mommy never posted about it. I told her I was big enough to start doing this myself sometimes--So here goes my first try..

Mommy and Daddy took me to DISNEY for my 1st vacation, it was AWESOME! Even my cousin Cole came and we had a blast! At the airport my mommy let me play and look out the window and she showed me what a plane is, those are cool! It kinda made my belly feel funny and I kept spitting up my bottle, but I was still a good boy and didnt cry, mommy was proud and gave me lots of kisses, as usual! We stayed at Disney, a place that had boat stuff all around and cool pools with sand all over, i kept trying to eat the sand, mommy said YUCKY, and made me spit it out. Then, she took me out to the deep part, it was still really fun! I got to meet Goofy, Donald and Pluto, and mommy let me try a chocolate mickey icecream, yummy!

We met my new friend Carter and his doggies, his mommy took us all to Blizzard Beach where she and mommy met, and we played in the pool, layed in tubes on the lazy river and i splashed and splashed, mommy even put me on her lap and took me down a little slide. I got hot and tired pretty quick but boy it sure was fun! Carters mommy got an ouchie in herside her tummy, I hope she feels better!

We went to different places each day, mommy made me ride in the stroller, and i was sooo hot, but she sprayed me with water and gave me good drinks! She and daddy took turns going on rides with Auntie and Uncle Matt. Auntie got me a cool mickey hat with my name on the back and mommy got me a neat basketball. My favorite thing was the Nemo ride at Epcot and me and Cole got eaten by a shark! Luckily, our daddies saved us! Also Animal Kingdom had a nemo show with lots of singing and dancing and lights, even bubbles!! It was SWEET, even though i fell asleep at the end I had a great time!

I helped mommy pack to come home and I liked standing in my pack-in-play and not sleeping cause then mommy would let me sleep with her! We did lots of fun stuff, I really liked playing with my cousin Cole! I can't wait to see where mommy and daddy will take me next!

Hope you like my pictures, people say I look like daddy, what do u think?

Way too Brave!

2008-07-16T10:27:00.000-07:00

Bryson is getting alittle to big for his britches these days. He is pulling up on everything he can and thinks he's so big he just lets go..and of course falls down, which makes him mad. The pampers box is one of his new favorite 'toys', I really don't know why I waste money buying toys, but, anyway he pushes the box up against the couch and will see something he wants like the remote or the phone, and he gets so determined to have it he climbs up the box and up to the couch.. (i am right there making sure he doesn't fall of course cause he's unsteady) but man is that boy head strong.. he has to have what he wants, now! (where did he get that??) Yesterday at daycare, he climbed up on the play house things the babies play in, he crawls under and pulls up on all the cribs.. thank god I got my baby gate put up, this kid is a wildman!! Lets hope we stay out of the ER.. :)

4th of July weekend

2008-07-16T10:19:00.000-07:00

I didn't get a chance to post about our 4th of July! We went to visit nana and papa Schutte, and Granny and Pappy Stone!! The boys had a blast, we watched Emma play softball, went swim and played with cousins, got to visit with Dean, Cary Hannah and Ian that came up from GA, it was a great time. We took all the kids to the fair that night, the bigger kids road rides and we went to check out all the fair animals. Bryson tried pappy's infamous pancakes and seemed to really enjoy them. He and Cole really enjoyed Nana's new Little Tikes swing and grabbing the kitties!! It was super cute and funny to watch. The boys also got some quality play time together, baths and the like, it was humerous as usual.

Lookout here I come!

2008-07-01T18:29:00.000-07:00

This weekend Bryson really starting going fast army crawling, he is everywhere. He is very curious about everything, doesn't want to sit still! It is so funny to watch him. He hardly has time to sit for a bottle, there is just to much to do! He starting pulling up on things this weekend, he's strong but not quite coordinated enough to stay up very long. He was following me all over the house, he was under the jumper and kitchen table, must be cool to him?? lol.. We have fun watching and laughing at the things he does. And he has this hilarious panting noise he makes when he's so excited and he kinda jumps up and down all happy, smiling, almost like a dog.

Today at school he got his first 'accident' report..has a bruise on the side of his face, trying to pull up on the crib and he fell, poor kid..I think that is one of many to come. He just wants to grow up too fast. Makes me sad, my baby is getting so big!

Water Baby!!

2008-06-26T06:52:00.000-07:00

Nana, Auntie Nini and Aunt Jenny visited this weekend and we took Bryson and Cole swimming saturday! He loved the water! It was his first time so I was excited to see how he would react. It was so fun to get him in hisswim trunks and hat and see how he acted in the water. He was a natural, look out Michael Phelps, we have a swimmer here! We tried out two different floats and liked them both, and especially enjoyed chewing on the plastic boat he found. Cole was cute as usual, the little free spirit running around 'nakie'...it was so funny, especially when he decided to 'relieve' himself on the concrete, I guess babies are alot like puppies! he he.. As you can see in one of the pics, they are just like brothers, grabbing and kissing on eachother, fighting over sunglasses, it's so cute to watch! Can't wait to get them out again. Our Florida vacation in a few weeks will be a BLAST!

6mnth Appt.

2008-06-18T11:32:00.001-07:00

Bryson had his 6month appointment and shots Monday. His ear infection is gone, thankfully!! He weighs 17.7 lbs and he is 27 and 3/4" long! Our big boy!! He is sporting a cute toothy (2 front bottoms) grin now. Bryson is very talkative and gabbers all the time, we are betting on the first word very soon now! Jeff is hoping for daddy, which I think is pretty inevitable, don't all kids say that!? I hope it's mama though!! he's getting the mmmmaa. stuff going, maybe I have a chance? :) Bryson is really trying to crawl, he gets rocking good and will push up to the 'downward dog' position, for u yoga fans. He's pretty good at it, and it's very entertaining to watch. He can't quite get the hang of actual crawling just yet, but he lunges forward and 'scoots' to get what he wants. Look out my baby is mobile!!

Happy Father's Day Daddy!

2008-06-18T11:18:00.001-07:00

Sunday was Jeff's first fathers day, we spent the weekend in Alton visiting with the family and Ryan, Ellen and Blake were in IL for a visit before the arrival of their new baby. Sunday we spent the day at Grandpa Gregs, had lunch and visited. It was a nice day, I think Jeff enjoyed himself. We love you daddy, thanks for taking such good care of our family!!

GO CARDS!!

2008-06-18T11:05:00.000-07:00

Saturday we took a trip to Busch Stadium. It was Bryson and his cousin Blake's very first Cardinals game! It was a very warm afternoon, so we didn't get to stay long, but we got some great pictures and the boys were real troopers! They were interested in their dads cold 'beverages' and Bryson got to try a little of my fruity slushy, he got so excited it was so cute. We took the boys into the family play area for a bit on the way out, they have a huge rug that looks like a baseball field and has huge plastic baseballs, bats, hats and gloves for kids to climb on. Bryson was very interested and seemed to enjoy himself, this might be the only time I won't have to chase after him everywhere since he can't walk. I think I should be thankful! He got to ride around strapped to his daddy for the time we were there. Both boys were very well behaved and I think we have some definate baseball fans!! :) Looking forward to many good times at Busch!!

Happy Half Birthday Bryson!!

2008-06-10T09:20:00.000-07:00

My big boy is 6 months old today!! I cant' believe how fast time flies, it almost makes me sad, where has the time gone!? He is sitting up, getting teeth, trying a sippy cup, eating great, rolling everywhere. Now he gets on all fours and rocks back and forth all excited, really wanting to make the move forward, just can't quite do it yet. I know it will be any time now, and I'm not ready!! He gets around good rolling as it is, his favorite place is pushing his body under our couch, why, I have no idea. It is really cute and hilarious to watch him. He tries hard to get his head under there, it just won't fit--Thankfully for me! I will update with his stats next week, we have to wait a week for his appointment due to the ear infection and antibiotics, so we will update u all soon!

First Tooth!

2008-06-10T09:15:00.001-07:00

Bryson got his first tooth !! what a big boy! It is one of the front bottom ones. Along with the first tooth, came a fever, cold and ear infection which wasn't all that enjoyable for any of us! He has been chewing and drooling like a little puppy! Thankfully, we are on the mend he seems to be feeling good and is back to his curious and fun self. This weekend I noticed he has the second one popping in right next to the other one! Luckily no fevers this time!

1st Trip to the Zoo!

2008-06-04T10:11:00.000-07:00

Sunday, for Cole's birthday we took the boys to the Zoo, my mom and Aunt Julie and cousin Dani came too! It was fun, unfortunately Bryson was running a fever all weekend, so sunday he was pretty tired and slept thru most of it. When he was awake he seemed to enjoy it and was in good spirits despite the heat. He tried out his new sun hat and kept in on surprisngly, he loved chewing on the strings. We tried to put him close to a goat, the goat wasn't a real fan of getting kicked by a baby, I wonder why? Cole petted/smacked them and it seemed like he really liked all the animals! It was adorable to watch, and he would point and just stare at things. It's fun to watch the kids react to new adventures! Cant' wait to take the boys back when they are a little older! The ape section that we wanted to see was closed for construction, but everything else was really neat! All the kids got stuffed monkeys as a momento for the trip, the boys were trying to chew on them and getting the black hair in their mouths, it was gross but funny. There is also a picture of Bryson trying to eat my hamburger, he loves trying to get anything I'm eating...stinker!

Colton's 1st B-day!

2008-06-03T06:44:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my nephew Colton is 1!! Seems like just yesterday we were all impatiently waiting in the hospital for something to happen, while I continuously ran to the bathroom with morning/ALL day sickness from Bryson.. It was a great birthday celebration, my sister made an adorable cake and had a cookout and there lots of family friends and a room full of presents.. the kids were in heaven. Cole was a little ham, and loved all the attention, it was so fun to see him eat his cake and get excited for his new toys and books. He is an amazing kid! Happy Birthday Cole!! We love you!!!

1st tooth!!

2008-06-03T06:42:00.001-07:00

Bryson popped thru his first tooth last thursday! Yippee for the big boy!! Unfortunately, he's been pretty uncomfortable. Had a high fever for several days and his gums were pretty sensitive. He seems to be doing better now, working on fighting a cold.
I'll try to get a picture when he ever lets me look in his mouth!!

Bryson Update

2008-05-22T08:15:00.000-07:00

Well, Bryson is about 5.5 months old and last week weighed in at 17.7 lbs! Our big guy! He's really funny, smiley and sweet and now really starting to get active. He will push himself up with his arms arching his back way up looking around and he pushes and scoots backwards in that position. He can't figure out how to move forward yet. He gets his legs up under him, like he wants to start crawling, but his head is usually buried in the floor when the back end comes up. It is pretty entertaining! Bryson is getting strong, trying to sit up but he falls over to the side pretty quickly. Making progress, so he is getting there! Growing WAY to fast, he looks like a big boy!! I told him the other day he can take his time and wait a little while for the crawling, I'm not babyproofed yet! :)

People eating or drinking is very interesting to him, he is very insistent on being picked up when he sees mommy eating, he wants the cup, spoon/fork whatever. I've been giving him a cup to play with and he really likes that. I find that he's happy with sucking on the spoon I'm using, after i get a few bites in, he gets a turn. I'm thinking this will be easier when he can eat big people food!! I see already that we will have our hands full with this guy, he is very strong willed and vocal about what he wants. Wish us luck! :)

Friendly Visit

2008-05-19T12:51:00.000-07:00

I meant to post the other day, Bryson's buddy Abby(phil's daughter) came over to visit last wednesday, it was really cute. She was a bit shy at first, just pointing saying, baaaby. Then he got in his jumper and she started to get interested and warm up to all of us. She was kissing on him and trying to climb into the jumper, so cute! Once he was on the floor she got down to play and gave him his passy then started to tickle. It was defiantely fun to watch them interact. Bryson really likes other kids now, daycare has really made him aware of people. I think we'll have to keep these to seperated when they get older!

Mother's Day

2008-05-16T06:05:00.000-07:00

My first mother's day.. how special of a feeling that is! I love being a mom and I have the sweetest baby boy you could ask for! I feel so truly blessed. Unfortuantely I didn't get to go see my mom, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!! I missed u! I did have a nice day(despite the yucky weather) with my sister in law and her family for lunch at a cool resturant in Alton. Then spent the evening with my mother in law Pat, and Barry and Jenny... we had a nice dinner and played with Bryson, he loves being the entertainment!

My little Flirt

2008-05-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

Wednesday Bryson power puked all over mommy when she was dropping him off giving him his good by hugsss(many)lol... and kisses.. uurr..so i smelled great with my breast milk perfume on! he he.. anyway, before I left, it was soo cute..he is such a flirt..he was sitting with his fav 'gma' there.. and his little 'girlfriend' was on her lap too, so they start smiling at eachother and holding hands.. omg..it was soo cute!! he is such a FLIRT! his blue eyes and big smile he's gonna be heart breaker.. the ladies in there laugh..and said..he loves the girls! i was like..i see that!! he's staring too early!! also, on his take home note last night it said.."Bryson and Amerea enjoyed eachothers company in the exersaucers today, they had fun jumping and babbering'.. isn't that just soo sweet!! I wish i could just watch him some during the day to watch him interact..it's awesome..

Quick Catch Up-

2008-05-07T13:40:00.000-07:00

It's been quite awhile since I've been able to post.. I told myself I'd try to do it each week, haven't quite lived up to that! Bryson is growing like a weed and is getting sweeter and funnier by the day. He is rolling pretty good now, any time you lay him down, he flips to the belly.. then of course gets kinda ticked after a few minutes..he has quite the temper, probably got that from daddy. :) Lately he seems to always need something to play with and needs to know where mommy is at home. I wont lie, it's kinda cute, but can be aggravating when I have stuff to do!! He's really pushing himself up on his arms like those mini push-ups...it's funny. Definitely has an appetite, he likes about every food, except prunes..ya ya.what kinda mom even makes a baby try those, yuck!! ha ha
Bryson experienced his first Earthquakes--2 I'm pretty sure.. nothing serious, and no damage, he slept right thru it, but wow, I never thought I'd know what one felt like, kinda creepy!
We are excited, Bryson gets two new boy cousins in the Fall! (And one TBA in Sept) Barry and Jenny found out yesterday a boy, and my Aunt Julie found out today a boy! So we are starting to build up the boys, probably about enough for a baseball team before we know it! So that's exciting news!! Can't wait!
This weekend will be my first mother's day, I'm really looking forward to it, I've always wanted to be a mommy, and it's everything I hoped for and more!!
Not much else new for now..

Trying new Foods!

2008-04-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

Since last week Bryson has been trying solid food, first cereal, then monday-wed we added in some greenbeans, and then today peas! He seems to enjoy his new menu, he really likes stealing the spoon away to chew on it or 'feed himself' as I like to think he is learning.. lol.. He is super messy but it's really fun to see him enjoy it. Now, if it could just help him sleep all night, he'd have an even happier and more rested mommy!!

First Blog

2008-04-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

Wow, this is officially my first blog!! I figured I need some way to keep a little journal, and keep people up to date with all the new and fun things Bryson does.

So, where do I start!?? The reason for my blog would be my son, Bryson Charles Mossman, such a wonderful boy he is! He is 4 months old now, and super sweet! He had his 4mnth check up and shots last week. He was 15.5lbs and 26in long, our big guy!! He's in the 60% for weight and 90th for height, daddy and I predict a 6 footer when he grows up!! He didnt' care much for the shots,who would??-- but the tylenol before hand really helped alot, no major meltdowns and breath-holding trips to the ER, like the first go-around, that was scary! Luckily next checkup is only 2 shots, not that I want him getting any!

He seems to be trying to cut a tooth he chews, and licks on anything he can get his hands on, and drools like crazy! So, I expect to see one pop out any day now.. we'll see-

Bryson is in daycare, has been for a month now, he seems to really do well, loves to look at the other kids, he used to his cousin cole smacking and wrestling on him, he is really seeming to notice everthing around him now. He will wait for people to look at him and smile, then he lights up. Like most other babies he LOVES his reflection in the mirror, it's so funny. We do that every night before his bath, which he seems to love, looking forward to summer, to get him in a pool. His trunks are all ready to go!

well, that' about it for now..