Glad Tidings of Great Joy!!

Well, I figure this is a good time for me to make my first blog post... I am the proud new father of a beautiful baby boy!! Jason Nolan Barrett was born on December 13, 2008 at 10:45 pm. He was three weeks early, but still checked in at a healthy 7 lbs 9 oz and 21.5 inches long! It was a big surprise for us that he came so early, but we are definitely not complaining! It is definitely the best Christmas present either Amanda or I have ever received! Both he and Amanda are healthy and happy, so we feel very blessed. Over the last week, we have spent hours and hours just staring at our amazing son and having a blast seeing him figure out this strange new world he has come to.

Jason's early arrival changes our well-laid plans for the next few weeks... we can now go visit my parents for Christmas, and we will probably be moving to Denver a couple weeks earlier-since the baby and graduation were really the only things keeping us in Provo (except for softball!!).
Oh yeah... the awesomeness of finally graduating from BYU has been completely overshadowed by the birth of our son! He was born on Saturday, right before finals, so, needless to say, I was a little distracted during my last couple of tests. So even though I got my worst scores of the semester, I am pretty sure I passed all my classes, so at this point, I could care less! I am having way too much fun with the new kid in our home to worry about not getting an A in some business law class...
Anyway, we are so thrilled to have Jason with us and hope everyone has a great holiday!!