The Barnes Family

Because… Even though she LOVES to sleep, she will gladly wake up when a little person calls her name to join them on a golf cart ride She will make eggs, then pancakes, cut a banana, and when he says no to all that, she will make a trip to McDonalds. A cookie can be turned into a snack She can pull together one FABULOUS party She gives and gives and gives of her time! She will give up the comfort of her own home to stay and help us! She folds clothes, unloads the dishwasher, cleans up after dinner and organizes the toys! She is full of decorating ideas She’s not afraid to eat lunch with a sticker on her head She lets her favorite little person destroy her living room. She makes sure she is in town to see her grandsons last 60 minute swim lesson She doesn’t mind her house being taken over by a two year old and 3 month old. She will make frog-eyed salad, even though everyone else requested strawberry cake She lets little people be as messy as they can be She makes toast in the shape of w...

It’s hard for me to think that in one month I will have a two year old. Where does the time go? I feel like over the last couple weeks Wyatt has really changed! Sleep: 7:45 pm until 6:00/6:30am. Nap 12-3 or 1-3/4. He will take great naps! Normally they last anywhere from 2-3.5 hours. I love it!! Vocabulary: It has really taken off. He is saying more and more two and three word sentences…. “I see baby?” “I get you.” “water, swim” “help mommy” He is into everything and ALL boy! His new interest, is jumping! He will jump off just about anything. It scares the living day lights out of Todd and I! I love watching him grow. He really is getting so big! He has also learned to swim! Well, he is starting to learn how to swim. He took 8 lessons and can now jump in and swim a pretty long distance underwater! He loves the water.

I've thought about this over and over again and as much as I HATE what I'm about to share, I've come to realize we all have to start somewhere. July 19 2011 170 July 27 2011 165 - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Two weeks ago we decided it was time to visit our friends in LaGrange, GA. It was all lined up... breakfast, swim lesson, quick nap, load up in airplane and fly to see them. 40 minutes as opposed to 3 hours. At the very last minute, we were unable to fly and our plans changed. The car was loaded up and we started our very long 3 hour ride. The first hour was great. McKinley slept, Wyatt watched his movie and the entire car was nice and quiet. Then came trouble, the next two hours were spent playing beat the clock (trying to beat traffic in ATL), two feeding stops, headphone assistance, crying, paci assistance, snacks, food throwing, sit kicking, toy throwing, and then there was the screaming! Oh the screaming! When we finally got there we were both ready to pull our hair out, McKinley desperately wanted to eat and Wyatt, well we don't really know what he wanted. He was just happy to get out of the car and play. That night we had a wonderful dinner after getting 4 out of 5 kids to s...

Wyatt took 8 lessons and is now a FISH! The boy can jump in and swim to you without help. It was worth the $100!!!

Call me crazy but I Love nursing McKinley in the middle of the night! She has had 12 hour nights, 10 hour nights and then she goes back to 7 hours stretches! Oddly enough, I'm okay with a 2:30 feeding. I love the sweet little smile that greets me when I lift her out of the crib, the way she nurses half asleep, the fact that it's her best nursing session all day, I love my quiet time with her, and I love watching her drift back asleep so effortlessly. It's only a brief 20 minutes that we share, but it's our 20 minutes! Just the two of us! I wonder if she knows that? Maybe that's her favorite time too! I'm sure the day will cone when I want her to go back to sleeping 12 hours but for now I'm soaking up every last minute!

It's 8:06pm, she feel asleep in my arms finishing the bottle daddy started at 7:30. I have lifted her to my chest, little head tucked under my chin, her tiny butt in the air, she is out! I should; unload dishwasher, put clothes in dryer, fold clothes, clean up the house, the list is really endless! However, I CAN'T put her down! I can't stop kissing her sweet little head or stroking the back of her neck. I know how fast these moments go bye and I can't help but wonder if I'll recognize the last. So for now, I'm going to hold her, kiss her and rock her! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone