10 months, 5 steps, 4 teeth, 2 ear infections, and 1 messy little boy!

My little man turned 10 months old on the 18th of this month! Less than two months and we will be having his 1st birthday party! A week before he turned 10 months was my very 1st Mother's Day, and my little man was so cute! I was getting ready for church and Brian came in holding Bryson, who had a big grin on his face and he was holding a card in one hand and a jewelry box in the other. He was so proud of himself let me tell you. It was the cutest and sweetest thing. He handed me my card and then my box, which was a beautiful silver heart necklace with diamonds around the heart and in the middle it said MOM. My boys did very good for their 1st Mother's Day! I was just proud Brian remembered to get a card. :)

This month has been so much fun, but very tiring. Bryson is going non-stop and he hardly takes naps during the day now. He loves playing with little basketballs. He will throw them and then chase after them, and then he will continue to do this until he gets tired which is usually awhile later. :) He is pulling up even more now, and he is getting really brave because he will not hold on. We were playing in his room the other day and he pulled himself up on his toy chest, and then he saw a big toy a few feet away he wanted to play with. I just sat back and watched as he was trying to figure out how he was going to get to that toy, and all of a sudden he let go of the toy chest and took three steps towards the toy before he came crashing down on top of it. Grandmas don't worry he was not hurt! :)

I love to let him pull himself up and then have him walk back and forth between two people. He has gotten up to five steps before falling. He is so funny though because he gets so excited and every time he gets the hiccups!

He also is getting four teeth on the top now. I was really surprised when I saw them starting to come in because he has not been cranky. However, we both went to Urgent Care on Sunday because he was not feeling good, and I had a sinus infection and I thought I had busted my ear drum. It turns out we both had ear infections along with colds. I have not had an ear infection since I was three. I now feel very sorry for any baby that has one because I am telling you it is very painful and your ear feels like it is constantly stopped up. We are both feeling much better now - it was just a crummy 3-day weekend with us both not feeling well.

Meet my Mr. Hollywood wearing his Aunt Katie's huge glasses!

Last week we gave Bryson his own plate of spaghetti and below is what we ended up with. He had it everywhere. Needless to say he went straight into the bath tub. He would get so mad when I took the plate away!
Can you say kiss me momma!
This was him after the plate was removed.
Here is a video of the experience. It was hilarious because the dog had a field day gobbling up what Bryson dropped.

P-Baby's B-Day Party!!

On Saturday we went to Peyton's birthday party (my friend Shayne's little man). We had such a great time. It was so good to see everybody! Bryson got to finally meet Miss Mackenzie (sorry if I spelled it wrong). It seemed more like a basketball reunion than a party - the babies could have cared less. :) It just amazes me we were all so close in high school and now we all have kids of our own ranging from 14 months - 9 months + Miss Jacie Jo 3 1/2 years old (future babysitter). It is crazy that is has almost been 10 years since we have graduated. My how things change. It was so funny watching the babies interact with another - they are all so precious!

Mackenzie, Bryson (still holding the ball from Friday), Hunter, and Peyton

All the babies before the Dorito mishap.
So, Bryson took a bite of Peyton's Dorito, and I thought I had gotten it out of his mouth, but as I was snapping pictures he started choking, and Brandi got the chip out of his mouth, and then he proceeded to throw-up everything he had just eaten. Then Peyton started throwing up - it was like a scene from Stand By Me (eating contest scene)! :) We decided they were a little to young to have Doritos.

Thanks Brandi for saving my son!!!

1st attempt to get all the babies to sit still. We had to keep putting things in their lap. As you can tell from the pictures above - Hunter does not like to sit for very long. I don't know how Brandi keeps up with him! :) That is probably why she is so skinny!

Let's see Bryson - how many things can you hold and fit in your mouth!
Mackenzie wanting to play with the frizbee.
Mackenzie and Bryson


Hunter and Bryson fighting over a sippy cup lid. It was so funny one would have it and the other would take it, and it would keep going back and forth! I was cracking up because they have known each other the longest and they were already taking stuff away from one another.

Mackenzie
Bryson and Peyton

Mackenzie trying to sneak the ball while Bryson is not looking. :)

Here are some of the 97-98 b-ball team! Kelli and Jacie Jo (3 1/2), Leslie and Mackenzie (9 months, me and Bryson (10 months), Brandi and Hunter (14 months), Shayne and Peyton (11 months)

Just us girls before we got in the Jupiter Jump! :)
We had such great time - thanks Shayne for inviting us! It was so nice to visit and catch up with everyone! By the way the bink is back. I thought I lost Bryson's pacifier, and we looked everywhere for it. So, I thought okay it's lost and we will be done with it; however, on the way home Bryson just bawled! He is teething, and I knew he would want a pacifier and I really did not want to go to Wal-Mart that late. We have others, but he would not ever take them. Of course he took them that night. Then Sunday afternoon Brandi calls and Bryson's pacifier was in Hunter's bag. So, all is well again in the Earp household!

Bryson's 1st Bedlam Experience!

We had such an exciting weekend that there is so much to report. I will start from the beginning. Friday was Bedlam Baseball - Bryson's 1st Bedlam. We have went to the Tulsa game the past four years and we always have such a great time - probably mostly because OSU has won those years. They always play Friday night at Driller's Stadium and the next two days at Bricktown. We go with my aunt Kelly's work and they have a picnic before hand. We have such a great time visiting and cheering with everyone. We also like to make fun of all the drunk people falling down stairs. I did not know how Bryson would do because the game started at 7:35 and he ususally goes to bed between 8:00 - 8:30. He did not go to sleep until the 9th inning. Little man was so tired though, but he just would not give it up! He was so much fun during the game. He would clap and cheer, but of course he thought that everyone was clapping for him. He would dance to the music played between innings, and he got a little startled when Pistol Pete fired his gun! I was so thankful he slept all night, and most of the day Saturday.

Grandpa Mike took him walking during one part of the game and they started throwing these balls into the stands. Mike raced past some people in wheelchairs and caught one for Bryson (not lying about the wheelchair part)! Bryson was so excited he did not put the thing down the rest of the game. When they got back to the stands everyone kept saying he caught the #2 ball that is the winning ball. There was no way I was going up there to check just to get told "uh, what are you talking about," and we all know Brian was not going to check. One of our friends took the ball up, and sure enough he was a winner. He won a powerball cup with a t-shirt and a lotto ticket. We kept joking around saying Bryson was going to wear the t-shirt to church on Sunday! :)

Here are pictures from our fun night! Thanks Kelly for the tickets!!!

Bryson and his ball.

During the picnic - my lil cowboy!

Bryson and Jamison holding hands and awaiting the game!
The Earps - The back of my shirt said "Cool Chicks Wear Orange," and Bryson's shirt said "Cool Chicks Dig Me!" So precious!
Nana and the babies routin for the pokes!

Here Puppy, Puppy!

So my little man has already figured out a way to mess with our dog! Last week Mason (our dog) took off out of the living room with a wipe in his mouth. As you can tell by the pictures he tore it all to shreds. Well, my little b-man took off after him and chased him under the bed. I don't really know if it was much of a chase since Bryson was army crawling after him, but it was funny to watch anyways. He was yelling at the dog and just crawling after him. He found the dog under our bed, and he proceeds to crawl under it also. Mason would mess with him and lay beside him under the bed and then he would start running in circles around him. I had to run and get the camera it was the funniest thing. So, now the dog is not safe. Every time we put Bryson on the floor to play in the living room he will automatically go straight for our bedroom and hide under the bed.

Here he is after he got caught. But he did not stop there he kept trying to get the dog.
You can kind of see the dog and the mess he has made, and Bryson looking like "I promise it was not me!"
And, here he is after the dog ran out from under the bed into another room, and he could not figure out how to get out without bumping his head! Poor baby!
He and the dog are so funny. They kind of have a love-hate relationship. Bryson actually really likes him, but the dog could care less about Bryson until he is eating. He thinks Bryson is going to pull his hair or something. I was letting Bryson suck on a cheeto the other day and as I was about to put it in his mouth the dog leaned in and took it out of my hand. Bryson just looked at him, and the next thing you know he has picked up his pacifier and is trying to give it to Mason so he will stop eating his cheetos!

9+ Months

Bryson turned 9 months on April 18th. I know I am runny really late on reporting that, but things have been crazy busy. This was such a fun month for us, and I really enjoy the stage my little man is in right now. He is army crawling everywhere - he chases after the dog now (too funny)! He is talking non stop baby talk, but of course he knows what he is saying. I can only understand dada, mama, bye-bye, and sometimes he talks and it sounds like he is saying hi, huh, and help! He starting yelling the other day when I was putting him in his car seat, which he hates now, and my dad said "did he just say help?" It was so cute! When the dog starts barking he will act like he is barking back - like they are talking to each other or something. Maybe animals and babies speak the same language! :) He will not do any of this on cue or for the camera - stubborn like his dad! :)

This is a picture of him cheesin' it after a bath. Check out all that hair. I can put it in a ponytail on top, but it makes Brian mad.
He knows what "no" means, but that does not mean he is going to stop. He will just stop and look for you and give you his cheesy smile (see above) and go right back to what he was doing. I am just proud that he at least stops for a little bit.

He has two teeth on bottom, and he is getting a side one on top. He will look total hillbilly when it comes in and he has his two middle bottom teeth, and one on the side on top. :)

He started eating table food at 8 1/2 months, and I have not yet found a food he will not eat (out of the ones he can have). The kid does not even make a face when eating a lemon. He even likes guacamole and asparagus. And, he even eats the table food that he would not eat as baby food.

I love his face in the picture below - I just don't know what to think about it.
Here you can kind of see his two teeth.
He loves to go outside and play. Brian let him ride on the lawn mower with him and Bryson just thought he was big stuff! He also loves to read. I will read him a book and he will pull the flaps open, and sometimes he will turn the page (we are still working on it). When he does this he will look at me and start clapping for himself - he is so proud. Then he will take the book and go on and on like he is reading it to me, and then I look and the book is upside down. He is so advanced for his age - being able to read upside down! LOL! :)

He is pulling himself up on things, sometimes not very sturdy things. And, the other day he decided he was going to slide off the couch. He was laying on the couch half asleep, so I went to let the dog outside and I guess he heard the door open and he scooted to the edge of the couch and thought he could just slide off. He may be tall, but he was not tall enough. He landed on a toy, and now has a bruise on his leg under his butt cheek and one on his back. That was our first uh-oh fall and I felt so bad. I had to hear it from everybody that I let him fall off the couch and now he is all bruised up.

On Monday 4/28 he took a couple of falling down steps. Brian informed those do not count because he was falling down while walking. Okay, I am 26 and I can not walk without falling down sometimes. So, we have been working on balance and walking and last night he took 5 good steps from grandma to grandpa (earp). We all started yelling and clapping - of course Bryson started clapping for himself.

I have loved every month I spend with him even more. Every night when he goes to bed I always say a little poem to him that is out of a book - How Much Do I Love You. At the end of the book it says "How much do I love you, let me count the ways. For if I had a millions days, and time enough for all the praise, I could not tell you all the ways - I Love You!" This completely defines how I feel about my little man.

Here are a couple of cute videos. One of him in the bath tub acting like he is swimming, and the other is him talking and gnawing on that comb.