The Barnes Family

Am I sick.... NO! Is Todd sick....NO! Is our cute little 16 month old sick.....YES! Would it be easier if I were sick or Todd were sick....YES! After the blueberry incident, he feel asleep and slept soundly until 7:20. He got up and seemed fine, until I put breakfast in front of him. If you know Wyatt, you would know that he likes to EAT! The kids loves his food. So when he had gone a day and half with very little to eat, I knew something was wrong. I think that a nice hot bath cures EVERYTHING and when you add bubbles, it's extra special. So we left our breakfast and went straight for a bath. My good thing Valery came over around 9:30 to watch him so I could go to my massage. ***side note*** I feel like a bad mother writing this but I told Valery what was going on before she came over and thought of canceling it, but at the time he seemed like he was on the rebound and she didn't mind coming over to play with him for an hour or two. That being said, I left him in the caring h...

At 7:15 my status on facebook said, "I have a feeling this might be a long night... Think I should go to bed!" At 7:40, he was crying out and I thought, "Here we go!" At 8:25 he started crying and sat straight up, so at this point I went to see what was the matter. Even though there was very little light in his room, the chunks of blueberries and stuff that covered his face couldn't be missed. I turned the light up and rushed right over to my sweet boy who had throw up all over his face and head, all over the sheets and his sweet little lambie! I picked him up, gave him a bath and was thankful to have daddy there to help me change the sheets and hold him while I threw lambie in the washer. While Todd was holding him, he decided he needed to throw up a little more. After this, he seemed to feel much better and was smiling and talking to daddy! So, I have NO idea what is wrong with my little man. Last week it was an ear infection, so he has been on medicine for 8 ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. I truly believe that! I also believe that when you have children it adds a whole new dimension to it. It was so much fun seeing his face this morning when he walked in the living room and saw what Santa had left him. He walked in and said, "WOW" then ran right over to his new kitchen and looked so excited to start playing with it. It has been so much fun watching him open his gifts from family and friends and seeing how much he loves seeing what is in each box. He was so sweet tearing off the paper and saying, "Wow" each time he noticed something he really liked. I think this was a CUTE age for Christmas but I think next year is going to be really fun! Today was a great day. I feel truly blessed that we were able to be surrounded by our family and friends. I have spend today really thinking about how blessed we are to have such special people in our lives. We would not have made it through this last year, had it not been...

Before I get to cleaning my house (It really needs its), I wanted to enjoy my bowl of cereal and update the blog. Today Wyatt is trying something new. We found a great lady online that keeps children at her home along with her two young children. At first I was unsure about this but after meeting with her, seeing her home and seeing how happy her kids were, I thought that it was worth a try. She is an educator and believes in not just letting them play but helping them learn new things. I was very impressed when her 3 year old son could recognize the word 'because' and the word 'cat' and he showed us how to write the letter 'A'. So today I dropped off my sweet boy and I didn't even cry! I was a little nervous driving there but she made me feel very at ease. He didn't even cry when I left (of course I let his sweet lambie go with him). We will see how this works out. For now I am enjoying my breakfast in silence and I am about to get my butt up and clean ...

So continuing with Wyatt's funny moments (more for me to remember them and to give you a little laugh).... Wyatt has fallen in love with his stuffed lamb that we call lambie. Its a cute little jelly cat stuffed animal that used to be very fluffy and soft. He started off with a blanket that I would rub on his cheek as I was rocking him, then lay it by his side while he sleeps. Then he moved on to cuddling a sweet little pig made my jelly cat also (these are my favorite)! After the cute little pig, lambie was introduced and this one is by far his favorite. When I sent him to his first day of Mother's day out they told me to send a lovie with him. I was hoping that he would only need this for the first couple of times but silly me continued to send it. Back in August Todd tried to introduce the very same animal but he just threw it on the floor and wanted nothing to do with it. Then we gave him his lambie and he rubbed it on his face and fell asleep. A couple weeks ago I asked Mot...

What hasn't he been up to? I feel like everyday Wyatt changes and is learning new things. Here a just a few..... -Words we know: sprout (the channel where we find the Wiggles), back, papa, nana, santa, church, Donna (teacher at MDO), ball, bath, bye (sounds very southern!), mama, dada, barn, hay, car, tractor, ATTEMPTS: Austin, Spencer, Lindsay, JenJen. -Loves to: wave bye, dance, blow kisses take baths, pull out my pitchers every morning, go through daddy's bathroom cabinet, play with his cars, flip through his books, push his trucks around, try to walk down and up the stairs, try to use a fork and spoon and attempt to color. Every day seems like a new adventure! I look at him every morning and he looks like a different child, he is growing up way to fast! What's been going on: had our first battle with pink eye. YUCK! MDO called me last Friday and said his eye was red, I went to pick him up, took him to the doctor and he had pink eye. By Sunday he was better! While I w...

Pregnancy Highlights: How Far Along : 22 weeks Size of baby: McKinley is as long as a package of Oreos and as heavy as a large bag of tortilla chips! Total Weight Gain/Loss : haven't a clue! I'll look in the morning Maternity Clothes : living in my jeggings and maternity shirts. I hate maternity jeans! Gender : It’s a GIRL Movement: feeling her all the time. All through the day and alot when I lay down Sleep: sleeping great! Wishing little man would sleep in a little What I miss: sleeping on my stomach and back. Cravings: carbs and candy Symptoms : feeling great Best Moment this week : buying her fabric to have her bedding made!!!

Last time gas prices went crazy, (in the fall of 2007) I traded in my Lexus suv for a cute little gas saving prius!! It was perfect for me and our two dogs, it even worked well for one baby but with another on the way, we needed to find a bigger car. After weeks of test drives and price haggling, we found the one! I can honestly say it was LOVE at first sight. It was HUGE with tons of extra stuff. The week before Thanksgiving we drove to Statesboro and picked up our 2011 pearl colored, Platinum edition, Toyota Sequoia. Let me just say I LOVE IT!!! Here are a couple of my favorite things about it.... -Heated and cooled seats! -sun shades that you can put up in the second and third row -DVD rear entertainment!!!! -XM radio -navigation -back up camera, back up sensors, side and front sensors to help me back up and park! I needed these! -A reclining third row with the push of a button -Having a big car- don't know why but I just like it coming from a prius So those are some things I lo...