our big boy

He is growing up SO fast, and feel that I am going to forget every single sweet moment. Writing it down gives me a small amount of peace of mind knowing that at least I can come back here and remember a smidgen of how wonderful this little boy is!!

He now has 14 teeth!!! A whole mouth full of chompers!!

He loves to bite things with his little front teeth. My favorite thing that he bites in half are cheerios!! He either takes the littlest nibble with his front teeth, or swallows them whole. There is no in between with this kid!!

His favorite breakfast is a whole banana and 2 handfuls of cheerios!! He wants this as soon as his little head wakes up at 6:20 am.

He is really starting to talk allot more. Sadly it all sounds the same, but we get what he is saying. He clearly says "DaDa" from the moment he wakes up until the moment he goes to bed. He just adores Travis. He says MaMa if he is VERY angry at me or whining. He likes to point to any light and say something...which we know means light. He says Doggy...kinda.

Though his verbal skills are still growing, he has really taken to signing. He signs "more" and "all done" with great gusto! Of course he signs them in his own way...not the way that we first showed him, but that is ok. We get it!!

He is still having a terrible time with his ears, so we have decided to have tubes put into his ears. Everyone has very strong opinions, either for or against tubes, but we decided to do it after speaking with the specialist. I know fully understand WHY he is getting infections, and just how much it hurts him and can delay his speech development, and I don't want that for him. So on June 19, we are going to have it done, so please keep him in your prayers on that day!

Barret is still not walking on his own, but he walks everywhere as long as there is something to hold on to!

He plays so hard all day that by 7:30 he is beyond tired. If we don't do bed time as planed, he starts falling asleep doing whatever it is he is doing. Or, he'll go lay on the carpet or the bath mat in the bathroom! He just gets too tired to take it!!

He is the easiest baby in the world to put to bed (has been his whole life! Thank God!) We just bath him, dress him, lay him in his crib with his puppy and piggy (a new addition to the sleeping routine) and walk out of the door. He is out within seconds!!!

Barret also LOVES to dance. He dances to any beat...his toys, a commercial, but most especially any music his daddy plays in the car. He is the funniest dancer!!! I'll try to post a new video of him dancing soon!!

my daddy & me!

Barret's favorite person in the whole wide world is his daddy. He lights up when Travis enters the room. They have such a special relationship, and I am honored to witness it. Travis is the most wonderful dad that I have ever known. Let me list the ways!!!

1. He gets up with him in the night. And not just gets up. When Barret makes a peep, Travis flies out of bed like the house is on fire. Scares me to death! But luckily, I get to go back to sleep because he is the one that runs across the house to comfort his baby boy. He sooths him, gives him his passy, lays him down, and gives him his puppy. Such a pro. (I know this because I love to watch it on the monitor!!)

2. He gets Barret ready most mornings. Breakfast and dressed.

3. Then he brings him to Mrs. Donna's. They sing and dance the whole way.

4. Then he picks him UP from Mrs. Donna's, and they sing and dance the whole way hom.

5. Then they play play play until Barret is ready to drop.

6. Then he gives him a bath, and we both put him to bed.

Where am I during all of this??? I'm intertwining...enjoying this father and son bond!!

Happy Father's day baby. I never thought I'd love you more than the first time I saw you with Barret. My heart filled up to the brim seeing you with him for the first time. But amazingly, each time I see you snuggle our baby boy, my heart grows just that much more.

And as a tribute to Travis, the worlds best dad on Father's day, I made a video of his first year as a father!!