HO, HO, HO!

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! Here are a few pictures of Barrett over the holiday!

Hands up! - Bear has started crusing the walls; we can't keep him out of anything now!

I'm still not sure about this guy...

I am not digging into the presents, I don't know what you are talking about...

Check me out in my fancy digs and new car!
We all had a wonderful Christmas, it was so fun to watch Barrett open his presents, although he was much more interested in the wrappings - particularly the bows.

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Yes, I do like to dress my son in sweaters. This is another sweater I made a long time ago. I think it brings out the blue in his eyes.

I am so happy that I have some snacks! My mom is starving me! Can't you tell?!?

Cousin Bella, Aunt Jen, and Uncle Ben came by last night and Aunt Jen gave Barrett his first haircut. Doesn't he look handsome? He sat very still in his highchair for most of the haircut, then we had to bribe him with food to stay still so she could finish it.

And here he is eating his lunch. He has become quite the picky eater. His favorite foods are meat sticks, cheese, yogurt, and snacks. He also likes bananas and peaches, but is not so fond of the veggies right now. But I keep putting 'em on his tray hoping he'll eat them.

We hope everyone is geared up for Christmas, we are looking forward to celebrating Barrett's first. Will post some pictures of him playing with boxes after the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!

Almost Done!

If you are interested in seeing my final project for my Cultural Studies class, Click Here. I changed the format from a Blog to a Wiki. Just make sure you click on "Sidebar" on the right side of the page so you can navigate to the other pages. The page that comes up is the Introduction; there are two more sections to read. You can get the gist of the argument without viewing the videos as well.

I am so glad this semester is coming to an end! I have pretty much finished my papers for my Writing Center class, am just waiting for some feedback before I do my final revisions. I just have an at home final on Thursday and then I am done! YEAH! Four whole weeks to relax and play with Barrett. I am hoping next semester is a little easier - although it probably won't be "easier" just different. I am only taking one class, but I also have to do my final Portfolio (it is the equivalent of a thesis, but meant for people not going on to Doctorate degrees), which is a lot of work on its own. I will also be continuing my work in the Writing Center as well as doing a Writing Fellowship for a Basic Writing Composition course - I will work solely with that class as their writing tutor. Should be fun and I am looking forward to it! Am looking even more forward to May when I graduate!

Will post some new pictures of Bear this week. Maybe I can figure out how to upload some video that we took of him with our new camcorder.

10 months and getting into trouble!

I think I have been in Blog blah... not because I don't want to blog but because I have been so swamped with school work. The semester doesn't end until the 20th for me and I am just exhausted. Going to school with a baby is very difficult, for anyone considering finishing school and having a baby, I recommend finishing school first. Not that I would ever trade Barrett or being a mom for school, it is just a lot easier to do the school thing without a baby to care for.

Well, enough of that, here are some pictures of Barrett fromt the last few weeks. If you look real close you can see his new teeth in some of these pics. (If you click on the picture and open it in a new window you may be able to zoom in).

Best friends

You can see his teeth in this one, but they had just popped out so they aren't too visible yet.

We had to put our Christmas tree in "jail' so Barrett and Chuie wouldn't get into it.

Barrett has pulled himself to a stand once. I think I was overly excited because he won't do it now, but he does love to stand up and walk around furniture. He takes off like he can walk without help when you hold his hands, it is kind of scary cause he will let go. You should hear how excited he gets, it is really cute. He so wants to be a big boy!

See, even "jail" can't keep me away fromt he tree. (Another good one to zoom in on to see his teeth).

I had to get him this Grinch toy at Hallmark, I think he likes it.

When I saw this picture I cracked up; it is one thing to get the dog looking funny, but look at the expression on Barrett's face.

JoAnn sent us home with the walker last week and Barrett is in seventh heaven. He absolutely loves that thing... of course, this has also led to him getting into my plants and the bookshelf. Look at the pile under the walker!