I Have Daddy's Feet

My First Two Months

Hello there! It's me, Anders Bronson! Wow! This new world moves fast! It's already been two months, and in that time I have grown over five inches and gained over five pounds. Here is what I have been up to.




My First Month In my first month, my mama and daddy say they were just trying to stay above water. (I'm not really sure what that means since they weren't ever in water.) Thank goodness for my Mamie...that's my mom's mama. She stayed with me for two weeks while my mama was recovering from her c-section, and my daddy went back to work. She rocked me and changed me and soothed me while my mom kept blabbing about some"schedule business." Schedule smedule....I just wanted to be cleaned and fed! During my second week home, our air conditioner went out, and I stayed my first night in a hotel. It was exciting, but I definitely like my bassinet at home better. Also, my Aunt 'Manda...that's my daddy's sister...came to see me. She lives in Denver where my mama and daddy tell me there are big tall things called mountains. I hope to see them someday. My Papa Daddy...that's my mama's daddy...was in the hospital during August so I got to go on my first airplane ride to Mississippi at three weeks! It was quite an adventure, and I got to meet some of my cousins and see my Uncle Jon Michael...that's my mama's brother. Now my Papa Daddy is doing much better so that makes me happy. Boo boos are no fun. My daddy's mama...I call her Grandma Bronson for now because she is still deciding on her special grandma name...came out to keep me during my fourth week while my mama went to her school's work week. We played, and she sang to me and rocked me and loved on me all week. We had a great time! My Grandpa...that's my daddy's daddy...came out a few nights, too and brought Tucker...that's their dog. He seemed to like me pretty well. I can't wait to be old enough to grab his fluffy hair! At the end of the week I went to stay at my grandparents's house in Fort Worth. I saw ducks and sat on the dock, and we went out to dinner at Joe T. Garcia's. It's a favorite Tex Mex restaurant of my family. I also spent the month meeting lots of my mama and daddy's friends. They tell me that even though I am not related to these friends that they will fondly be called my aunts and uncles. I'm cool with that. At the end of August I went to see my pediatrician to check my weight. I was 9 lbs, 0 oz...growing tons! I also discovered the mobile on my swing this month and found it completely fascinating to watch these dangling animals spin around and around. It usually puts me to sleep. My Second Month In September, I took my first long road trip over Labor Day weekend. My mama and daddy tell me that I will understand what that holiday means when I am older and have a job. What's a job? We drove to Mississippi. It took quite a while because we had to stop every few hours so I could have my bottle. My parents tell me that I was perfect and slept all the way from Dallas, TX to Batesville, MS, and then I screamed for the last 20 minutes. Clearly I was just tired of being in the car. I went to the Grove where I met many of Mamie's and Papa Daddy's friends. They were nice and told me I had big eyes like my mama but that I looked like my daddy. When we got back to the house, my daddy dressed me in a Nebraska onesie, and I watched my first Husker football game. I met one of my great grandmothers, Gran,...my Mamie's mama...and my great aunt and uncle and some of my cousins. My Gran kept asking my mama why I didn't have any booties on. She also told me that I was the most beautiful baby she had ever seen...after my Mamie that is. I also met another of my great grandmothers, Weedie,...my Papa Daddy's mama. She held me and loved on me a lot and kept telling me that she had had lots of babies when she was younger. On the drive back to Dallas, my mama and daddy showed me the Mississippi cotton fields and took my picture in them. My Grandpa and Grandma Bronson's friends in Fort Worth threw me a baby shower. It was fun to meet them. My mama and daddy call them the Lake Country crew. The ladies held me and told me I was pretty special and cute. My mama tells me that I got some cute clothes and some cool toys and blankets. I have done lots of tummy time and toy time since the shower, and I watch these really smart baby videos...I think my mama calls them Baby Einstein. My parents tell me that I am their little Einstein. My Mamie, Uncle Jon Michael, Aunt 'Manda, and Uncle Ryan all came to town the weekend of September 12 to go with my mama, daddy, Grandpa, and Grandma Bronson to the church so I could be Christened. Some of my mama and daddy's friends came, too. I took two bottle so I would be on my best behaviour...then the pastor put cold water on my head so I cried. But my Aunt 'Manda called me a "BGM" baby (Big Game Moment), and said that I really rose to the occasion. Oh! And my mama and daddy told me that I have these special parents called Godparents. It sounds kind of funny to have two sets of parents, but I thought it was okay when they told me that Uncle Jon Michael was my Godfather and Aunt 'Manda was my Godmother. They're my favorite aunt and uncle! I went to my first SMU tailgate party! SMU is Southern Methodist University, where my daddy went to school, but it is also where my mama and daddy met. This month I also learned to swat at those things that dangle in front of my face when I it in my bouncer seat or in my car seat. I can hit them, but I can't quite grab them. Still, I get pretty excited when I whack one! I also began smiling during the end of September. And no...it wasn't "happy gas" smiling, but I really began to smile at my mama and daddy. At my two month doctor's visit I was 24 inches long (85th percentile) and 12 lbs, 8 oz (50th percentile). My mama and daddy tell me that I eat a lot. :)