March Randomness

I wish I had time to write more thoughtful and creative posts these days but quick photo-dumps will have to suffice for now. We all know the pictures are what everyone comes to see on a blog anyway...right?

Barrett got his 1st round of shots at his 2-month well-visit. Poor guy slept a ton afterwards, just like Eli always did.

Smiley guy in his "nest"

Beautiful sunset

Eli working on his corn-hole skills

Sleeping thru the night = TOUCHDOWN!

Yummy sushi complete with awesome carrot mystery animal

Mailbag fun! (and yes it says mail, not "I Lam")

Sad day for the Mama Car. Ended up needing a new alternator. Hooray. (Eli did enjoy watching the tow-truck in action, though!)


Hope you enjoyed my randomness!

My Lucky Charms!

2-Months-Old

On Friday, March 8th, Barrett turned 2-months-old! It's been such fun watching him grow and change over this past month. Here is what he's been up to:

Weight: 13 lbs 12 oz
Height: 23.25 inches

We have a BIG boy! Eli was only 10 lb 15 oz and 22.75 inches at the same age!

* Clothing Size: Still wearing 0-3 month clothes but those are starting to get a bit short

* Diapers: Just switched over to size 2's (had a few too many leaks recently!)

* Nursing every 3-4 hours

* Barrett's sleeping habits have changed quite a bit over the past month. For most of his 2nd month, Barrett was sleeping for one 5-6 hour stretch and waking to eat only once in the night. As of this past week, he started to sleep for longer 7-10 hour stretches at night. I know things might still change at this stage but I will take it while I have it!

* He is getting into a better nap schedule as well

* He is still most alert in the latter 1/2 of the day (Party Boy Barrett still makes an appearance now and then!)

* A new "batch" of hair has started to come-in over the past week. Mark and I are thinking he's going to be more dirty-blonde than Eli's white-blonde hair color

* Around 6-weeks-old the baby acne started to clear-up and a bit of cradle-cap came

* He's tracking objects much better these days, including Candy, who he can't quite figure out what she is exactly

* The smiles and coos are coming a lot more regularly and he especially loves to flash a big gummy grin at his big brother, Eli (He likes to talk to him too!)

* He loves to "talk" and smile at his crib sheep mobile and EVERY ceiling fan he sees

* Like his big brother, he found his thumb right at 2-months-old (he prefers his right one though) He will still take the occasional Soothie Paci

* We've also nicknamed him "Grunts" because he does it constantly, especially when he's asleep

* The boy is still not a fan of tummy-time but his neck-strength is definitely improving

* He loves to be held and cuddled, which we gladly do whenever we can!


Mark and I were spot-on thinking Barrett was a lot bigger/solid than Eli was at this age and we are loving every inch of his rolly-polly self! (When his weight showed-up on the scale at his well-baby visit, I had to literally ask the nurse if it was correct, I was in such disbelief!) Barrett continues to bring all of us such joy each day! We love you dearly Baby Bear!



Here's our Eli at 2-months-old too!

Ebony and Ivory Part 2

Barrett finally got to meet some dear friends of ours recently and we just had to re-create a favorite pose. Hard to believe how much our older boys have grown and changed over 3 1/2 short years. Now the real question is whether or not we will have an Ebony and Ivory Part 3? Probably not any time soon. We'll just enjoy these babies while they are small because obviously it doesn't last long!

Barrett and Trinity circa February 2013 (Barrett is about 1.5-months-old and Trinity is 6-months-old)



Eli and Ramir circa October 2009 (Eli was about 1-month-old and Ramir was about 1.5-months-old)

Picture Dump!

We are slowly getting into a routine around here (as much of a routine as we can with a newborn and Mark back on night-shift again) and I have a bunch of pictures to share of our boys. February flew by and here we are almost half-way through March. Where is the time going?!? We have enjoyed visits of friends and family, some first smiles, and keeping ourselves busy indoors the best we can during the final days of this dreary, cold winter. Hope you enjoy a tiny peek into our everyday!


Poor Candy gave us a pretty big health-scare in February but thankfully she seems to be back to her old bad-dog self.

Valentine's Day 2013

Here's what Valentine's Day looked like this year:

It was a 1st Valentine's Day for this little guy


I had a breakfast date with my Main Man


Big brother was at school and Barrett was the perfect tag-along on our date. He slept the whole time!


There were plenty of handmade Valentine's surprises from Eli and a pretty sweet stash of Valentine's goodies from his school buddies. He gave his friends "Cars 2" valentines attached to a bag of Graham Bunnies. We had fun putting them together this year.




Eli and I made some heart-shaped french toast together. It was delicious!



I got to spend the day with 3 Very Cute Valentines! I am one lucky lady!

1-Month-Old!

On February 8th, Barrett turned one-month-old! It's amazing how quickly the time is already flying by but he is definitely fitting right in and makes the perfect addition to our family. Here are Barrett's stats at 1-month-old:


Weight: 10 pounds 1 oz.
Height: 21 3/4 in
(These are his measurements as of the 3-Week Well-Visit)

He had lost a bunch of weight right after birth, going all the way down from 9lb 12oz at birth to 8 lb 10 oz right after our release from the hospital. The pediatrician made us do one weight check but obviously he's been doing just fine since. This is such a blessing because we had to monitor Eli's growth pretty closely for the first 6 months of his life, which was pretty stressful for me. Barrett loves to eat and is nursing great so far!

* Size one diapers (the boy poops ALL THE TIME which is opposite of how Eli was at this age)

* 0-3 Month clothes

* He's been sleeping in his crib since day 1 at home and is even giving me 4-5 hour chunks of sleep at night

* He's had a pretty nasty case of baby acne on his cheeks and chin

* He naps all over the place right now, but we're working on getting better about putting him down in the crib for them (it's just so hard not to hold a sleeping baby when you know now how quickly that phase is over!)

* He's starting to track more and more, especially his big brother

* Not a big fan of tummy-time but Eli loves cheering him on as he "works-out"

* Took his first real bath at 4-weeks old---his cord fell off at his 3-week appointment but the doctor had to use silver nitrate to dry it out a bit more, so we waited a bit before getting his belly button wet

* He'll use the Soothie paci when he's tired but don't even think about trying to give it to him when he's hungry!

* At a month old, he's not a big "spitter", usually just when gets the hiccups (which happen pretty frequently)

* He furrows his brows at everything/everyone constantly

* As of 3-weeks-old, he was attempting to smile but is still not quite sure how to do it consistently

* So far he seems to enjoy his swing, seat, and "talking" to the sheep mobile over his crib

* He also enjoys pooping/peeing on me rather regularly (Mark and Eli think this is funny)

* Eli is still smitten with "Baby Buddy" and always wants to check on him and hold him---it's pretty sweet! One morning he woke up and Barrett was out of his crib with me elsewhere in the house and he ran out of his room in disbelief stating "baby brother is missing!"

* Overall Barrett seems to have a pretty mellow temperament thus far, only fussing when hungry or fighting sleep. He gets MAD when he's hungry though! Thankfully, that is fixed pretty quickly and easily!



Here is Eli at 1-month-old for a quick comparison of the brothers
(Poor boy didn't have official monthly pics until 2-months-old)



Barrett is definitely a bit more "solid" than his brother at this age. I have a feeling we are going to have another big boy on our hands!