newborn pics

ok.... i know i know. i'm a bit behind on this. if you have a baby you understand. lol :) my best friend stephanie took these newborn pics of Barrett when he was just a few days old. you should check out her blog!

 

 

 

 

 

day one.

today is the first day of my new diet. technically i wouldn't consider it a "diet" so much as a strict way of teaching you better eating habits. i'm doing the HCG diet with my good friend at work. we are so excited! i am hoping to do the 40 day plan. but if at day 26 i'm doing well, i may stop the drops and work on the maintenance and then do another round after a few months. anyway, i'm so excited! so i'm being super honest here {SCARY!} but on the first day, i am weighing in at 215.6 pounds. i would like to get to 180 and if i do the 40 days that is a realistic expectation. really i would say my goal weight is about 165 ish but i know i won't get to that point in one round. so for now, wish me luck! it's going to take a bunch of will power! but i know that it's always more fun when you have people to prove wrong ;p

poem.

i was reading a blog about a little baby diagnosed to be back with Jesus 6-12 months after birth. this poem was on the blog but i feel like it's appropriate for all of our babies....

I'll lend you for a little time a child of mine," He said.
For you to love the while he lives
And mourn for when he's dead.
It may be six or seven years
Or twenty-two or three,
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care or him for Me?
He'll bring his smiles to gladden you,
And should this stay be brief
You'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.
I've looked this world over
In search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd
Life's lanes, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love,
Nor count the labor vain,
Nor hate Me when I come to call to
Take him back again?"
I fancied that I heard then say,
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done,
For all the joy Thy child shall bring,The risk of grief we'll run.

We'll shelter him with tenderness,
We'll love him while we may,
And for the happiness we've known
Forever grateful stay.
But should the angels call for him
Much sooner than we've planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that come
And try to understand."

edgar guest

a very sad day....

Today my baby turned two months! TWO FREAKIN' MONTHS Y'ALL!!!! it is absolutely insane to me how quickly the time has passed! here's a couple stats for the books ;)

6.8.11: 7 pounds 8 oz 20.5 inches long
8.8.11: 12 pounds 2.5 oz 22.5 inches long [although i'm pretty sure that silly MA mis-measured his length!]

anyway, doc says he's doing well and he's a cutie! {let's be honest though, we already knew that!} i was so so so worried about him because i knew he was going to be getting his shots today. i have never seen a baby get their shots but in my head it was this horrendous event filled with alligator tears and lots and lots of screaming. not the case. he cried for a second when the needles, yes NEEDLES [there were three!] went into his chunky monkey thighs but as soon as i picked him up he was fine. he's been really sleepy ever since he was done but now he is super content sleeping on daddy's chest, which is seriously my favorite thing to see!

GroVia Cloth Wipes!

I have found a new hobby! I am loving cloth diapering and with it comes cloth wipes. So far I'm just using cut up pieces of cloth. It works. I am now working on winning diapers and wipes from other blogs. Anyway, I am really hoping I can win these GroVia wipes! Here is the link.

my smiley boy

SIX WEEKS!

oh my stars! i CANNOT believe barrett has been here for six weeks already! it's insane. it feels like he's been here forever! i just can't picture him not being here! he is 11.9 pounds as of this morning which means he's getting so big :) he is smiling all the time! especially when i talk silly to him or imitate his sounds. tj installed a ceiling fan in the main room this week which barrett LOVES too coo and smile at. i love just watching and listening to him :) he is also now sleeping more at night! YAY! he generally goes to bed around 8:30 or so and wakes up to be changed and eat at around 2 then 6 am. but he doesn't actually get up until close to 9 am! this momma is very happy about that. i do think it will start to be even longer stretches because he's been going a little longer and eating more than 4 oz at his feedings.

 anyway, we went to cali for fourth of july to see my grandparents and aunts, uncles, and cousins. we had an AMAZING time! my grandma was in absolute heaven i think... we didn't really do a lot other than visit which was the best part to me. :) i'm so grateful that we got to go down there :)

on the 31st of july, we are going to do barrett's baby dedication. we're so grateful that God blessed us with this healthy, happy, cutie and definitely want to raise him to know God. :) it'll be fun too because uncle james, aunt karen, and the kiddos are coming out. we'll also be going shooting. yay for family fun time ;)