A birthday, a haircut and a little brother

Bryson has had a big month. He turned two, got his first haircut and we just found out he's going to get a little brother sometime in July.

His birthday party was at Estero Community Park so that the kids could play on the nearby playground and the adults could hang out in the shade. Of course it was construction themed. Unfortunately Scott was sick, very very sick, and couldn't make it to the party. He was so disappointed to miss out on the fun.

But Bryson was so excited to have all his grandparents there, except my step-mom Judy.
He got so happy when we sang the line, "Happy Birthday, dear Bryson," and he pointed to himself and clapped.

Oh, melt my heart, this kid is so amazing.

He has played with those "cake" trucks every day since his party.

 We decided that it was finally time for a haircut last weekend. Obviously his hair was getting out of hand, but we didn't want to lose his signature curls. The stylist at Bananas Salon for kids was great, and she even gave us a curl of hair to save.

He did great during the haircut too. Of course it helped that he was sitting in a fire truck and that they put on Cars the movie for him to watch. The stylist was also very quick.

 

 So now his hair is not too short, it's out of his eyes, and the curls look even better. I was so happy. If we had lost the curls, I would have cried. Like seriously bawled. Pregnancy hormones are no joke y'all.

In other news, we made it Facebook official. We are pregnant and expecting another BOY!

We were convinced it was a girl since this pregnancy has been a little different. But, as all parents know, kids are always happy to surprise us! I think he will be just as active as Bryson since I have been feeling him kick for a few weeks now. With Bryson, I didn't feel his kicks until the day after our 20-week appointment.

A super fun Christmas

Bryson really got into Christmas this year. While he didn't fully grasp Santa Claus, he did understand that he is an important dude. And he really loves the Christmas tree. He calls it "isis tee," and goes over to admire it. He was also really into opening presents. Or course he got a lot of trucks and cars and trains.....

On Christmas morning, after he opened his gifts from Santa, mom and Billy came over for breakfast. Then he got to open lots more presents from them. He really enjoyed the new dump truck and train set.

The weekend before Christmas we went to Jekyll Island to meet dad and Judy. We loved it there this summer, and it's a convenient halfway spot between here and Raleigh.

We had a nice day on Saturday and went for a bike ride. On Sunday it rained so we didn't get to do much except the playground. Bryson still had fun opening presents and playing with his new toys. He LOVED spending time with my dad and Judy (granddaddy and Juju).

He also had a vocabulary explosion this past month. He says "outside" (pronounced "ow-sigh" which is the cutest thing ever!), "eat," "apple," "bye bye," "fire truck," "please" ("eese," same as "cheese"), "cool," and "cool car," "disarmed" (copying our alarm system voice), "poop" and "football." He usually tries to repeat most things we say now, which is pretty cool, but we have to watch our language. In toddler speak, "shoot" sounds a lot like "shit."

We are not really pushing potty training yet, but most of the time Bryson will poop on the potty if we catch him in time. So we're really pleased with that, and Bryson is so proud of himself.

Back to Christmas.........

On Christmas afternoon, we went to Scott's parents for dinner and family time. Bryson had fun helping everyone open their gifts and bonding with cousin Carter.

 

In late November, we went to the downtown tree lighting, but Bryson cared much more about the fire truck that was there. He also made the paper.......

 

We also went to visit Santa......
Bryson was not willing to sit on his lap alone, but he thought Santa was pretty cool and obviously an important dude.

Seeing Christmas through Bryson's eyes this year was amazing. Scott even got excited about the Christmas tree when he saw Bryson's face light up. So cute.