Pryce - Just Playin' Around

Pryce is becoming more mobile and is getting into everything these days. We've been 'babyproofing' the house, and with good reason. Pryce's favorite new thing is to open cabinets and turn faucets. Luke and I are constantly on the run chasing Pryce...it's bound to have its benefits (more exercise, right?). In the last week and a half, Pryce has gone from amoxicillin (both ears infected) to augmentin (sp?) and tylenol to get over a virus. Still, he can manage to muster up enough energy to keep Luke and I worn out! He loves to bang the coffee table, has smashed his fingers in the cabinets already, and is moving enough to sustain his weight limit for the activity jumper. He's doing well in daycare and is exploring more and more every day. It's a whirlwind...and we're having a blast! We've just ordered invitations for Pryce's 1st birthday party. Hard to believe he's almost 11 months old!

Pryce - 10 Months

It's hard to believe Pryce is already 10 months old! Time is getting away from us faster than I can keep up! Pryce has had a pretty big month...he's crawling everywhere now, eating a variety of table food, pulling up to stand all the time, and is (as of today) the newest member of the Catepillar class at Tree of Knowledge Learning Center (daycare)! Grams (my mom) has been such a huge help to us over these past 7 months, taking care of Pryce during the day (not to mention helping with laundry, dishes, etc). It's the little things (like 7 months of having our bed made when I get home) that have made me realize just how great it has been to have her in our home with Pryce. We're so fortunate to have had her, but it's always been part of 'the agreement' that Pryce be in daycare by the time he is a year old....we don't want the 'biter' or the little kid that won't share. I know he'll be so great with all the other little ones around him. We started exploring the daycare thing a little over a month ago to see about getting Pryce started around the beginning of the Spring, and TOK (Tree of Knowledge) only had 1 spot available in Pryce's class. So, with no guarantees if we waited, we went ahead and took the spot, and have just been paying for it until now. It was a great day! I called to check in on Pryce a couple of times. He had a great mornng did well with his biscuit for breakfast, graham crackers for snack, and lunch. He didn't do so well at nap time, but finally went down for about an hour on his cot. There are 9 other children in his class, and Pryce is the next to youngest in the room. He seemed to have a great day! It didn't even phase him that his mommy & daddy had left. Our cup runneth over, and we're so excited about this new adventure for Pryce!

Pryce - 8 Months

January 2010 has been quite the month for Pryce. We're treating his second ear infection of the month. He's aqcuiring a taste for Amoxycillin. This time we find out that Publix gives this (and probably others) medication out for free, so that's a bonus! Last weekend, he fought taking his afternoon nap in his crib, so we put him in our bed (with pillows on the sides). He managed, somehow, to roll off the bed. Luke and I hear a loud thud and then rush in to find him wailing on the floor on his tummy just looking at us like his heart was broken. He came away with just a little red mark on his nose that went away within the day. Scared Luke and me to death, but I guess that's just the first of little accidents we'll experience along the way. Pryce's first tooth came in earlier that week, and he's been making the funniest faces (sucking on his lips in different ways...we figure to feel that tooth). Pryce is still trying to figure out how to crawl, but pulls up onto his feet so well! He is a master bouncer (LOVES his activity jumper), but we're soon going to have to invest in a new one since he's on the cusp of reaching the max weight limit (25 lbs) and has already worn the seam on the seat of it. We also have had to purchase a new bouncy seat since his rear was grazing the ground in the old one. This new rocker (similar to the bouncy) is a God-send! Pryce has also grown to love his bathtime so much! He enjoys playing with his squirt toys and the water. I think he looks forward to it. Moe has been quite the entertainment for Pryce lately. Luke will get Moe barking, and Pryce gets so tickled at him. He can hardly stand himself, he giggles so hard. Most recently, we have enrolled Pryce in daycare to begin in late April/early May. Tree of Knowledge is the place, and we just know Pryce will do so well there! It's going to be hard not to be with his 'Grams' every day, but it will be good for him to get some interaction with some other little ones his age (we don't want him to become the biter or the little kid that won't share).

Christmas with the Duttons!

Christmas with the Murrays!!!

Christmas 2009

Pryce with Santa 2009

Luke and I took Pryce to the Choo-Choo to get his picture made with Santa. We weren't sure how it would go (and were more concerned as the child in front of us pitched a fit), but Pryce was SO good! He just giggled while he sat in Santa's lap. It made me so proud for some reason (I teared up a little).