Father's Day 2013

Last Sunday we celebrated Father's Day together and it was also Mark's very first one being a Dad to TWO boys. He is such a wonderful Daddy and Eli and Barrett love him to pieces! So thankful to have him by my side in this whole parenting journey!

June Randoms

In an attempt to catch-up a bit, here are some pictures of a few of the things we've been up to so far this month!

Barrett enjoys making his Cabbage Patch Face


He's finally starting to notice Candy. She didn't seem to mind when he got her ear one morning.


Eli's enjoying lazy PJ mornings. Barrett is too!



We took a family trip to watch the planes at the airport


Finally getting to put my boys in some cute matching shirts for the summer makes me smile!


Barrett loves playing with his Dada!


Slow down June! I can't believe you are almost over!

May Re-cap

Life has been a bit full these last 5 months since Barrett's arrival, and May was definitely no exception.

Eli's pre-school class hosted the moms for a Mother's Day gathering


We had an impromptu Chick-fil-A ice cream date


Eli, Barrett, and I picked strawberries with his class for their final field trip of the year. He loved eating the "free samples"


Barrett spends his days smiling and giggling at us and we just can't get enough of his sweet little personality!


Eli is officially potty trained. Finally. It's been a LONG road. He finally earned his Holly Shiftwell from his grandparents and was so proud! We were too!


There has been plenty of swinging at the park


Barrett finally had his 4-month well-visit. No shots are going to get this little guy down!


Love these boys!

Finally, our May wrapped-up on a sadder note. On May 22, 2013, my family said "good-bye for now" to my precious Grandmother. We will miss her dearly but I am so very thankful for the 32 years I've been blessed to have shared with her. My boys will always know how much their Great-Grandma loved them. No doubt about it.

5-Months-Old!

On June 8th, Barrett turned 5-months-old. It's amazing how quickly the months fly by but we are having so much fun with our newest family member. He is such a sweet and cuddly little guy!

* Clothing: wearing a mix between 6 and 9-month clothes
* Diapers: size 2 Diapers but about to switch to size 3
* Naps 2-3 times a day.
* Still nurses about 5 times a day (every 3-4 hours)
* Starting to stare us down when we eat. Will be interesting to see how he responds to solids next month.
* He became a definite stomach sleeper this month. Love seeing his fluffy and smiley little head pop up to look out of the crib when he wakes up
* On 6/2/13, Barrett spent his first Sunday in the church nursery and did great. The nursery volunteers said he was smiling and giggling a bunch.
* Little guy got his 1st cold this month. Nothing too bad but it still makes you sad when he isn't his usual happy self
* Blows raspberries randomly
* Continues to gnaw on his hands and pretty much anything else but no teeth yet
* Still sucking his thumb when he is sleepy but not showing much of a preference lately
* Giggles/talks to himself in mirrors or any reflective surfaces
* Loves to grab and snuggle with blankets
* Rolls all over the place
* Started to scoot on his belly a bit, pushing off with his knees/legs towards things he wants
* Loves his big brother Eli more and more each day. Always looks for him and gives huge grins constantly when he's around. Especially loves it when Eli walks behind us on the stairs. Too funny!



And here's our Eli at 5-months!