What a beautiful Saturday!

Today is beautiful! What a great day to be outside. Unfortunately, LJ is now working EVERY Saturday - Yuck!!! So, Barnes and I invited Erin and Marley to go for a walk with us. We decided to walk down to Five Points and grab some lunch. We ate at Salty Nut Bar/Resturant that was always a favortie in college. What a great way to spend the day and get some exercise as well - it is a little bit of a hike from our house to Five Points and back.








Erin and Marley


This was Barnes on our way home.

And he was 5 months

So Barnes was 5 months at the end of February - so once again I waited a little over a week to post!

Barnes we can't believe how much you have changed from 4 to 5 months! You are growing like a weed and are about 15 pounds (according to our scales). You still love to smile and laugh. You have rolled over from your stomach to your back several times - I have missed every single time!

You started eating baby food and have eaten everything we have given you! We started on squash on Monday (2/21), then later we gave you sweet potatoes and then carrots. The second night you ate your squash you ate an entire jar! Friday night (2/25) we started sweet potatoes. And on Saturday night you ate an entire jar of each - squash and sweet potatoes!




Sunday night you officially "slept through the night". We put you to bed at 7:30pm woke up at 10:30pm and then slept till 6am - we are calling it! After two nights I started just picking you up and feeding you in your sleep around 10 or 10:30pm and you would sleep all night. You go down so easy. Our routine has become: eating around 2 jars of baby food, bath or just pjs, bottle, book, and bed. You definitely like to sleep and know when you are ready. Some nights I can't even get a page read to you before you start squirming and fussing a little. I know you are ready for bed. I lay you in your bed, tuck you in and you go to sleep on your own. What a blessing you are!



You are at such a fun age! We are enjoying every minute. You are so observant. You look around at your surroundings and love to watch and see what the, dogs are doing.

You are six month clothes, had your photos taken again, went on a rode trip to see mommy's cousins Libby and Emily and spent the day with them. I am trying to enjoy every minute because you are growing so fast.

We love you so much!

Starting last Sunday night

Barnes' Photos

So excited about the photos that Stacy took this past weekend. Check them out at
http://squattlebaum.photobiz.com/cart/gallery.cfm?galleryID=830438&displaystart=1

If you have trouble with the link go to naturallywonderful.com and click on galleries!

Just ordered a few frames from Pottery Barn that I found on sale - should be great to put some new photos up.

Meeting Sawyer and Ryan's Send Off

So, we have had a lot going on lately! The same weekend Barnes turned 4 months we helped our friend Erin throw a party for her husband, Ryan who is leaving this up coming week for Afganistan.

The same day our good friends Megan and Will had their baby - Sawyer on Jan 29th. We saw Sawyer last night and he got to meet Barnes. We took a few photos.


Me and Barnes - Megan and Sawyer




Amanda and Barnes


Photo of Barnes in his hat and mittens that GiGi made for him


Photo of the wall art that we finally hung up.

Lets Catch Up!

So, I am a little behind on posting. Barnes was 4 months on January 29th. We went to the doctor the day before and Barnes weighed 12lbs and 11oz and was 25 inches long, head circumference - 16 1/2 inches(the doctor said he probably lost some weight because of his double ear infection). LJ took Barnes back to the doctor yesterday to check his ears (he had another ear infection)and he was 14lbs 6ozs. He has gained quite a bit in the last 2 weeks!





Barnes is growing fast! He actually rolled over for the first time on Jan 29th - but I missed it. I had put him on his play mat on his stomach - walked out and came back in and he was on his back!

We have also started trying some rice cereal - he hasn't quite gotten the hang of it but seems interested. We are trying it off and on.



Barnes has yet to sleep through the night - he usually wakes up once to eat and goes right back to sleep. We officially stopped swaddling altogether this week. He still goes down very easily - he often doesn't make it through an entire book!

Barnes still loves to look up at his mobile and play mat. He loves to stand up on you while you hold his hands. He is making more noises and loves to move around! I can put him down in his crib one way and he will end up turning himself so his head is against one rail and feet against the other!

Barnes' Baptism

Last weekend my parents flew in town for Barnes' Baptism. Poor little guy was sick all weekend - he was so fussy! and just not himself. LJ took him to the doctor on Monday and found out he had a double ear infection. He has been on antibiotics all week and seems to be doing much better! He went back to daycare on Tuesday after his 4 day weekend.

He did make it to church to get baptized and did great! He wore my dad's christening gown and was adorable. He fell asleep during church and all the photos afterwards he slept through. So, today I put him back in the gown and took some photos. I thought he was going to be too big for the gown (the neck is sooo small) but he fit and we just left the button around the neck unbuttoned.


We had a really nice weekend with my parents considering Barnes' felt so bad. He really started feeling bad on Saturday morning while LJ was at work and I was at a baby shower - poor mom and dad got stuck with a pretty fussy little guy! We were able to go out to dinner Friday night and had a babysitter. LJ and I finally made it to Divino's - great food and great atmosphere!

We are headed back to the doctor on Thursday to follow-up from the ear infection and have his 4 month well visit.

Snowed In

So LJ, Barnes and I spent Monday and Tuesday of this week snowed in! Barnes isn't the age where he can go outside and play but we at least went outside for one picture!

Since we spent most of our time inside I finally got around to taking down the Christmas decorations, catching up on laundry, and relaxing with LJ. I had high hopes of getting more done (isn't that always the case).

I wish that I had taken more pictures but with Barnes' cough I didn't want him outside.

So with extra time - I took more pictures!!!





There aren't many pictures of Barnes and me. I am usually behind the camera!!


LJ and Barnes watching football - last week!