Photos

Here are a few photos from 7 months. He is wearing a pair of shorts that mother knitted. By 7 months he was completely sitting up on his own and cutting two teeth.




This is LJ and Barnes at the Crawfish Festival


Barnes in April going for a walk

Easter Photos

Really mom? More cleaning?

Well....Barnes and I had a pretty productive weekend. I spent the entire day Saturday working on the house (in between taking care of Barnes). LJ continues to work every Saturday and after either being sick or busy constantly for the past 3 weeks I decided I had to devote an entire day to this house! I am still working but got a lot accomplished.

Barnes practiced sitting up unassisted and drinking from a cup (he just plays with his sippy cup). He spent most of his Saturday moving from room to room while I cleaned. As always he was a great sport and took 3 good naps to top things off.


So in between cleaning and running around my house I took a few photos of Barnes in his Easter outfit in front of the azaleas. Thanks GiGi for the outfit!

6 months - Wow!

I can't believe our little guy is 6 months old! Monday we took Barnes to the doctor for his 6 month appointment. He weighed in at 16lbs 9oz and was 27 inches long. He is growing so fast!
*He loves to eat - almost everything! He is eating Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, and Rice Ceral. He gags when he tried Peas or even if we try to sneak them in. He will eat green beans if we mix them with something. He eats so well.
*He is talking and laughing up a storm - especially when his daddy talks to him and makes noises.
*He can roll over from back to front and vice versa. He is starting to sit up on his own for just a few minutes and then he rolls to the floor.
*He loves to sleep - he doesn't seem too interested in books. Sometimes we can get through one before he starts wiggling - his indication that he is ready to be put down.
*He is still in 6 month clothes but can fit into some bigger sizes if it is one piece.
*He still has hardly any hair.
*He loves to play with his snail and look at himself in the mirror.
*He puts EVERYTHING in his mouth! He tries to grab your face, arm, clothes and anything else.
*He loves to pull at LJ's beard.
*He seems to really enjoy his bumbo when we set toys around it.
*He started sleeping through the night again on Monday night!! He might wake here and there but it is usually quick and mostly because his gums hurt, he wets through everything, or he has completely rotated himself 180degrees and I feel the need to turn him around.
*Whenever he takes a bath he wiggles himself way down in the water so the only thing out is his head. I guess he doesn't want to be cold - I don't know.
*He tracks the dogs and has started to interact with them more.
*He doesn't fuss or cry much and overall is such an easy baby!

Barnes we love you more everyday and can't wait to see you grow and grow. Your laugh brings us so many smiles and we can't wait to hear your voice.

Weekend in Hot Springs - the girls and the babies with GiGi and Pops

So, last weekend Barnes and I took our first trip together on an airplane and headed to Hot Springs to spend the weekend with my parents and my sister, Sarah and her little girl, Parker. Both of our husbands were at home working.



I have to admit I was a little nervous about traveling with Barnes. For those of you who know me well - I am a stickler about Barnes' schedule and not starting any bad habits. I don't let him fall asleep on me and always put him in his bed for naps and bedtime. I was worried he wouldn't fall asleep with me holding him. He did wonderfully. We had to change planes and on every flight he took a bottle and then went to sleep. On the last leg of our trip he got a little fussy - I think his gums must have been bothering him because after putting some oral gel on he went right to sleep. Everyone along our journey was so nice and helpful!

Well we had a quick stay with GiGi and Pops - only Friday to Sunday - but we enjoyed it all even if the weather was pretty awful! We went to dinner at our favorite Mexican Restaurant, shopped a little, visited one of my very best friends, Britani and her little girl, Avery, went to lunch and just hung around the house.



It was so fun to get Parker and Barnes together. They are so close in age (just a month apart - Parker was born Aug 28th) and yet they are so different. It is so fun to see how much they can change from one stage to the next in a month and the differences in a boy and girl. Barnes is definitely more laid back and just takes it all in. Parker is already one the go and seems to do everything early and she is LOUD! She loves to make noises! But when Barnes tried to talk to her for the first time you would have thought he hurt her feelings - she got so upset. Barnes is a flirt and loves girls! He loved to talk to Parker and watch to see what she was doing.




Sarah and I took the babies over to Britani's and they got to play with Avery. Parker was born the end of August, Avery about 2 weeks later and then Barnes about 2 weeks after that. They aren't at the age where they "play together" but they all seemed to enjoy being together. They all pretty much did their own thing. It was so much fun to seem them all together.



Sunday we finally got some family photos:





Getting together for such a short time makes me miss being close to home. Hopefully we can always make an effort to get together often - I can't wait to watch Barnes and Parker grow up together.

Time to Catch Up - St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Brunch at Erin's

The weekend after St. Patrick's Day we had our annual brunch at Erin's house. Because LJ was working, Barnes and I went over by ourselves. Tracie and Tyler came down with Laney and Megan and Will brought Sawyer over. We had fun taking photos of all of them together.










Usually we all head down to Five Points for some green beer and live music but the closer we got Tracie and I realized that it wasn't the best place for Barnes and Laney. The weather was so nice and therefore it was ridiculously crowded.

Tracie and I took the kids to Cantina 76 - they got to hang in their strollers while we had a few drinks and an appetizer. It turned into a pretty great day. LJ even made it down in time to enjoy the festivities.

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