You Mean To Tell Me My Toes Are Not Piggies?

Sweet baby Barrett is six months old. The last six months have flown by. This sweet sleeping baby has grown and become even more precious to us.

He still loves his bath. He plays with his toys, kicks his feet, and squirms around! He would stay in the tub all day if you would let him! I can't wait for the pool to get warm. I know he is going to love it!

Our first attempt at feeding was a complete disaster he hated every second of it! 

We waited about six weeks and tried again. As you can see below this attempt went way better!!!

Little one loves to eat! We are making his food(which is super easy by the way)

So far he is eating avocado, carrots, bananas, oatmeal cereal and an occasional vanilla wafer (his dad is a cookie monster!)

Sweet baby has started to sit independently. On the floor he can sit for several minutes. 

This isn't the best picture but I was trying to make sure he didn't do a face plant! 

 Barrett is finally starting to get some hair! So his dada gave him a mohawk! 

He is also chatting up a storm. His first word was "yeah" he has added dada, mama, and hey to that list!

He is also in full on teething mode!! Luckily the Easter Bunny brought him some yummy teething rings!

We got an exer saucer Friday night! He loves, loves, loves it!!! He squealed and squealed and I really thought he was going to jump out of my lap while Sonny was putting it together.

The little one loves to play. He's rolling over, sitting up, eating his feet and hands. LOVES musical toys! Driving his car is his favorite toy! 

He is growing and changing so fast! Makes me so sad he is six months old. We are savoring every phase with him! Enjoying every new skills he learns and milestone he reaches! Heres to hoping the next 6 months and 17 years slow down! 

Beachy Baby

Barrett went south for the first time over the weekend. He visited J&M. Stopped by the pier for some fishing. Watched the dolphins on the balcony while visiting Mr. Perry and Mrs. Eloise. Slept a whole lot! Was mistaken for a girl by three people. Played with his girlfriend! 

Fishing is hard work!

 He had his toes in the water, toes in the sand!

He is ready to go back this weekend!

Hurry Friday!!

Any Day Spent With You Is My Favorite Day

Monday will be three weeks since I started back to work. In that three weeks Barrett has changed so much! 

We had a play date with his "girlfriend" Brenley.  There was a lot of starring into each others eyes going on!

 Eventually they had too much fun and decided it was time for a nap

He turned three months old

                                                                                                   

 He still loves his bath. For the most part he doesn't throw down any more when you take him out either!

 His doctor started him on a new formula for cow milk allergy. Ever since we started the formula he has no tummy issues and he seriously does this all the time! I love this sweet smile!

He experienced his first snow with his grandmother and papa! I had to leave for work =(

He had the cutest little snow man! Hovatter saved it and put it into the freezer in the garage. He also bagged up some of the snow and wrote Barrett's first snow on it! 

He is trying so hard to hold his bottle! It is just so hard stay awake long enough to eat!

 He really loves playing on his activity mats. He has two that we double up to have more toys above him! 

I think his Bumbo is his favorite to sit in! He has started sitting in his papason and swing some as well! Even took a nap in his swing today!

 Look who is chunking up! (the picture makes him look alittle bigger then he actually is) We took him to doctor on Tuesday and we have reached the double digits!! 10.1 If he keeps gaining we will take him off high calorie formula in March!

Since it has been warm this week he has been outside more and LOVES it!!

He is a wiggler and a chatter box! Growing too fast! 

If You're Not Getting Older Your Dead

I don't want to call anyone out but we had a very important birthday this week! Someone turned Forty and someone didn't! I would never believe she was forty by looking at her but I also get the feeling she wouldn't make this up!

I also included a picture of mine and Kim's birthday in December

We also had a baby shower at work this week and I didn't take one picture! Shame on me! I survived my first week back it was absolutely dreadful! Not the work part it wasn't bad and I enjoyed having my kids back. However the spending more time without Barrett then with him was just awful! I know he enjoyed spending the week with his Grandmother and Papa.

We took him back to doctor on Friday he is up to 9 pounds!!! We did however buy more newborn diapers today so once again I was wrong we haven't bought the last of them!  Little one is growing I will end with a picture from this week!

Well, maybe not haven't uploaded them!

A Farewell Is Necessary Before You Can Meet Again

This little sweetie here

Has become this sweetie here

On Monday my 12 weeks of maternity leave are over and my days will no longer be spent loving on this little guy! To say I'm sad is an understatement! I'm seriously depressed to have to leave him. I realize people leave their babies everyday but that doesn't really make me feel  better about it!

The good news is when I return to work I will have lots of kiddos to love on. Don't get me wrong I have missed my kids and sweet co-workers but I sure could use another 3 months. A three day week would be nice too! 

Moving on from my state of depression I must pause for a minute to wipe my tears!

Now that Barrett is approaching the three month mark I decided to blog about some milestones before I forget!

Let's start with things he loves!

• Bath Time!
• He is some kind of serious about his whale tub
• He kicks, splashes, and tries to get his duck with his feet
• Loves his lights that go on the side of the tub and his whale that swims around and sprays water
• I love that it makes his little gassy tummy feel better! 
• Eating
• Little man loves to eat and has started holding his bottle some
• He currently takes about 2-3 ounces every two to fours hours
• Sonny
• Barrett loves Sonny when he comes in he stares at him and coos at him! He finds him very fascinating. 
• Story Time
• He loves loves loves being read to
• We usually read him several stories a night
• Floor play
• He will play on his back and reach for his toys on his activity mat (He just started hitting them on 12/30/12)
• He also likes tummy time!
• TV
• Well, I'm not necessarily thrilled about this one but this week he has noticed when the television is on and cues in to it.  It is pretty funny to watch his face.
• He watched an episode of the Flintstones with his grandmother and his papa(I must admit it was sweet)
• Playing Peek-a-boo
• I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen him playing with mom. She would cover her face and say "Peek-a-boo" then he would cover his eyes with his arm every time! Too Cute!
• Sticking his fist in his mouth! He loves to suck on his fist! He also has become VERY drolly in the last few weeks! We never needed bibs before but we sail through 3-4 a day with this drool monster
• Music
• Loves it! If he is screaming play Snow by RHCP or George Strait and you have a quiet baby
• Sitting up
• 90% of the time he wants to be sitting upright and looking around
• He has been independently holding his head up for about two months now and is a very curious little one
• Dogs
• He has noticed Toby and Allie and finds them very intriguing 

Now the things he doesn't love so much

• Getting out of the tub
• He must be freezing because he screams until he is wearing clothes again
• Coughing
• He startles when Sonny coughs it even wakes him up sometimes
• Having a wet diaper not that I blame him
• When he is gassy and his tummy is rock hard
• It's really the saddest thing 
• Being put down
• No really he wants to be held always! Always! 
• Doesn't like a swing, papason, crib, or boppy for more then about 20 minutes usually 
• The only thing he likes is a Bumbo but I don't feel comfortable putting him in it for more then a few minutes because his trunk control isn't there yet. I always sit with him when he is in it so that doesn't help get things done!!
• That's okay though I know he wont want to be help forever so I just love him up!
• It's also pretty skillful the things I can do with one arm!
• Getting woke up
• He is so like me and wakes up so slow! 
• Opens and closes his eyes a million times and stretches his arms!
• He usually wakes up happy when he gets his nap in!
• If he gets woke up he is ill until you soothe him back to sleep

On a side note! Mostly so I remember he is wearing Newborn diapers (I swear every case we buy will be the last!) Newborn clothes but were starting to work our way into some 0-3 Months! Socks are a disaster if they are slim enough the heel comes to the middle of his foot! haha

Hope you enjoyed the latest on this handsome little sweetie!

We are only slightly obsessed with him!! But isn't that the point!!!!