Brice Alan McCracken Aka BAM:)

A little about Brice; Past and Present

Past

*We just knew Brice was a boy when I was pregnant with him...I was really excited to have a boy; though a little scared about how I would relate to him since we only had a girl. It's cool to see how much Brice has taught me in 17months.

*He was born 10 days late(though he thought he was just on time:)! God seems to find all kinds of ways to teach me patience...waiting to move to Charlotte reminds me (on a different scale) of waiting for Brice to be born...I didn't know when he would come and it was not in my hands.

*He was 9lbs 8oz (we skipped newborn diapers:) Emma was 7lbs 6oz...it will be interesting to see how big the next baby (God willing) will be!

Present

* Brice loves to "help" me around the house(as you can see from the pictures). He is my cooking companion (Aspiring Chef)..he stands on the stool in the kitchen as I cook and watches with a random measuring cup and spoon that I have given him or he has found rummaging through the kitchen drawers. He often gets out all my pots and pans and "cooks" with them (why do we have toys?) He also loves vacuums and brooms. Whenever I am using either of these he is right there with me wanting to help push the vacuum or use my broom.

*He loves, loves, loves dogs! Whenever he sees a new dog he goes crazy and says "dog, dog". We have 2 dogs of our own that he likes to follow around will try to find as soon as he wakes up. He also loves to feed them. Every morning Brice puts the dog's bowls down where they go and then calls to them with a kissing sound (which Jason and I use to call the dogs) to get them to come and eat:)

*He also loves his sister (most of the time:). He laughs and laughs when they are playing. I have seen him lately start to "protect" her by handing her things that are hers and sharing his food with her.

*He now hates his highchair :( He will no longer sit in it when we are at our house. He wants to sit in a regular chair (like his sister) on his knees. Our challenge now is teaching him to not stand up on the chair and to not get down when we are eating.

*He loves his sister (most of the time:). He laughs and laughs when they are playing. I have seen him lately start to "protect" her by handing her things that are hers and sharing his food with her.

*He uses a few words (Dog, all done, please ("ease"), mama, Dada and uoh). I suspect he knows a few more words but we don't understand him:)