Happy 7 Month Birthday, Bryce!

Bryce is 7 months old!
It is amazing how much he has changed in these 7 months.
In the beginning he only wanted to be held. He would scream if he was put down. He still prefers to be with me, but now also enjoys independence. He can entertain himself for a long stretch in the exersaucer, with beads, with spiky head, or by rolling around on the floor.
He is very close to crawling forward but not quite yet. Bryce manages to get around by using other interesting moves. He doesn't have any teeth yet, but he loves to eat. He wants to have everything we have.
Bryce is also just plain sweet. He loves cuddle. He inches his way over to me while we play on the floor to get a hug. He is very content to be held and carried all day long. Bryce is also very social. He talks to people we see at the store, even if they aren't even looking at him. He also has the best laugh. He giggles and giggles and giggles. He mostly laughs at movement. He laughs when he is bounced or when Nolan is bouncing.

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Today I walked by Bryce while he was playing in the exersaucer. I had a toy in one hand and a cup of tea in the other.
He "asked" me to have my cup of tea (He is a pretty persistent vocalizer). I gave him the toy I had, and he got MAD! He wanted to have the tea, and I had not listened!
Of course I handed it over right away, and he was as content as could be.

my favorite dogs

On the snow day Daddy, Nolan and the dogs went out to clean off the cars. The dogs ran into the road and Nolan screamed "no my favorite dogs, come back"

snow, lots and lots of snow

Wow, what fun. Snow in December
Nolan enjoyed it, Bryce hated it.
Nolan and Bryce both got bundled up and went outside. Bryce cried because he couldn't move and then only lasted for 2 minutes outside because of the wind.
Nolan and I went sledding down the street and Daddy stayed home with Bryce.
Nolan explored the big dark forrest in the snow, tried the slide and went sledding. He had a hard time walking so I carried him most of the way.

still not crawling

but somehow Bryce still manages to get these beads off of our tree and pull them across the room to shake around like crazy

waiting for snow

We are waiting for a big snow storm, and Nolan just couldn't wait to get outside to make snow angels and a snowman.
The snow wasn't deep enough yet, so he had to settle for walking around on the back porch.

all bundled up

and hoping for some snow to play in!