The Barnes Family

Two months has come so fast I'm now realizing what everyone means when they say they grow up so fast! One day he is kickin my ribs and the next he is smiling at me! That's one thing I love now, that he can smile and talk to me! Well not really talk obviously but coo and make little sounds that let you know he's there. He seems to be more talkative in the morning or right after a good nap! He gets bigger everyday and I wish time would just stop! Wyatt can also sleep from about 9 until 3 and then from 3:45 until about 7:45. When he wakes in the morning it's not really a cry but just him talking and smiling when he sees that your there to get him out! He is such a good baby and a blessing from God. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

It would be easy, oh so easy for me to open that blue lid that sits on my counter top, mix the powder with some hot water and give Wyatt a bottle. I've now moved the container off the counter top and into a cupboard! It wold be easy but I can't bring myself to do it! Since becoming pregnant it was never a question of breast or formula... it was always going to be breast. It was always going to be up to me to provide all the nutrients to Wyatt. My mother didn't do it an neither did Todd's but I couldn't imagine it any other way! I bought the books, the pump, the boppy, I was all ready! When I found out I needed to have a c-section the one thing that I was most upset about was the fact that I couldn't nurse him within minutes of birth. I would have to wait about two hours! I was very worried about how this would affect nursing. I wasn't even thinking about the fact that I was going to cut open! In the hospital I learned that nursing is not as easy as I once th...

I have been wanting to write this for awhile but with a new baby at home that takes an hour to eat, I don't get a lot done! This is for Todd, my wonderful husband!!! Like most couples, we talked about children before we got married. We needed to make sure that we were both on the same page about how many we wanted and at what point in life we wanted them. I have always wanted a big family, 3 or more! Todd on the other hand has always said 1 or 2. When we first found out that we were expecting Todd seemed alittle hesitate. That is all I wanted to talk about and I think it drove him CRAZY! However, he put up with me! At our first doctors appointment (9weeks) we got to hear the heartbeat! I think then it became real to Todd, this was really going to happen. Throughout the whole pregnancy he was great. He was very involved and excited. I had no doubt that Todd would be a great father! He has really surprised me though.... Todd was the best labor partner I could have ever asked for. He ...

So I wrote this on September 17th.... just now getting posted... oh well! When I was pregnant I got to hear lots of labor and delivery stories, mommy advice and pregnancy advice. I didn't mind it! I atucally really liked it, and now that I am a new mommy I understant it. I love sharing my stories and little pieces of advice that I have learned. That being said I thought that I would share a couple of things.... I was told.... “You will miss being pregnant.”- This is completely true! Today I was riding down the road listening to some sad country song and I thought, I miss feeling him kick and move around. I miss the waiting game that we played at the end, I miss the planning and not knowing. I miss the connection that we shared. “Breastfeeding is hard and painful.”- This is partly true. It is harder than I ever thought it would be but not as painful as people made it out to be. Its time consuming, requires patience and practice. “Time will fly by.”- This is very true. I still look...