The boy is FOUR!

Happy 4th Birthday to my sweet boy, Bryce!

Bryce, this is where you started 4 years ago. . . you were so tiny and so sweet. When I watched this I had forgotten your little sounds, but when I heard them it all came back so clearly. You amazed us with your strength as tiny as you were!

Your Birth Day was a day full of mixed emotions. We were so joyful you were here and doing as well as you were. The neonatologist in the NCU said  . . . "He forgot to read the book about premies! He thinks he is a  full term baby!" We were also scared. Weighing 3lbs 6oz you were so tiny, but you opened those little angel eyes and looked straight into our eyes and comforted our souls. From that day forward your have filled our lives with a happiness I did not know was possible! You are truly a blessing from above!

You "graduated" from NICU after 11 days weighing in at four little 4 pounds.  We were over the moon becuase we thought you would be there much longer.

My mama, your Lo Lo, was waiting at our house to hold you in her arms when we got home. She had just finished 2 weeks of radiation and it was such a special moment for me to see you and her together.


 


 

We suprised your Mema with your arrival home. ( I secretely think your daddy enjoys trying to send her into a  mild heart attack!) We invited her over to eat dinner and had the baby tv monitor set up.  She looked at it when she walked in and there you were in your very own crib! Ofcourse, she just about fell out right then and there!! Mema visited you every morning in the NICU before she went to work to feed you and she sang you lots of songs. There are still several songs that are just between you and Mema and you will not let anyone else sing them to you!




You have grown so much, met so many milestones, and blessed our everyday lives with precious moments in your four years of life. You are no longer a baby - you are now four years old - which I think officially makes you a "little boy".

Happy Birthday to our Little Boy!

We love you so much!

                

~j