The Barnes Family

I don't know what happened! I can't understand why all of a sudden my son turns 8 months old and not longer wants to sleep through the night like he has been doing since about 3 1/2 months! My little man used to be a very good night sleeper. I always counted myself lucky, I could lay him down and he would roll around the crib, yet still stay asleep and wake happy as could be around 7:15. The night before last he woke up at 4:45 and did not want to go back to sleep. I would get him so close, lay him down and eyes would open, tears would start. We played this game until 5:30 and then I'll be honest I gave in! He woke up cuddled in my arms. Last night, he woke up at 11:30 and again at 5:00. At 11:30 I went in and rocked him. I also added a night light in his room hoping this would help. When I heard him at 5:00, I rolled over, glanced at the monitor to make sure he was okay and rolled the other way! I stayed strong and did not go in to help him get back to sleep. He must have ...

I love my son! I think that if you ask any mom, she would say the same thing! I also think that if you offer any mom a couple hours minus the little one they would say without much hesitation, YES! I have left Wyatt before, for a couple of hours, for an overnight and for a week. I have only ever left him with family though, my parents, Todd's mom, and my aunt and uncle. Today I left him with a family friend. Someone who has only been around him about 3 times but I have known her a long time. She is wonderful with children and a very sweet loving person! Today I accomplished some great things, minus one! A training session with my trainer (got much more done in an hour without the little one crawling around and having to stop for a diaper change), picked up a lamp for my mother in law, went to the baby store, had a conference call, went grocery shopping and mailed the stuff I sold on ebay! What I loved the most was coming home to a VERY happy baby! It felt good knowing he was in gr...

That's right folks, I ended my day with a dead squirrel on my back porch. After getting Wyatt's bowl off the table and licking it clean, and chewing up two pacifiers (BRAND new ones), Coby decided that my long day wasn't complete without trying to bring a dead squirrel into my house. My not so clean house because of two dogs, the rain, and the fact that my housekeeper quite (via text)! My day went off track long before the squirrel though! Let me start by saying that Wyatt has never really been a very scheduled sleeper. He has always taken a morning, afternoon and early evening nap, the times are just never the same. The child sleeps when he is tired and I have never had a problem with that. Even when he doesn't go to sleep he at least has some down time and that is always nice to have! Well this week (since he hit 8 months) he hasn't wanted to take more than an hour nap in the morning and maybe a cat nap if I go somewhere and that's a BIG maybe, and in the earl...

Happy 8 Months! My little man is 8 months old today! Where does the time go? I think that is the question all mothers ask. I was looking back at his newborn pictures and remembering what it was like to have a newborn in my life. I loved every minute of it! That being said I am REALLY loving this stage that he is in. I mean LOVING it. Every time you get used to one stage though and you think that it is all figured out, it changes and you have to start all over again! He is growing like a weed… a very cute one. Sleep: As far as sleeping goes…. We have been truly blessed! Wyatt has been sleeping through the night since about 3 ½ months and he still continues to do that. He goes down at about 8:30 and will sleep until 6:45/7:15. When he wakes up, he will play quietly until around 7:30/7:45 when I go in to get him. Sometimes he will put himself back to sleep! Naps are another story! He takes a morning nap from about 10 until 11:20, then if we are out he may cat nap around 2:30 but if we a...

Lets just call it a month since my last blog.... I am so sorry! With Todd still taking care of business in Atlanta and me being on my own the day seems to just fly by and when it is finally quiet I pick going to bed over blogging. Lets just get to it, a lot went on in the month of April! Masters Week/Spring Break Senior Trip : Don't get me wrong, I love going to the Masters. I love what it brings to Augusta but I also like to escape during that week. Growing up, thats just what we did, we got out of here! So this year was no different. Wyatt and I decided to tag along and go to the beach for my brothers senior trip. My mom, two brothers, their girlfriends, Wyatt, 20 something 18 year olds and myself all went to spend 6 days on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. It brought back some memories of my own senior trip and it got alittle crazy, but all in all it was a great time. Wyatt enjoyed going to the beach the first time (mommy did not, I am not a big fan of the sand) and it was very...