Catch Up!

Ever since we bought our house things have been so crazy! So this is just a quick catch up.  We have been busy with going to the park, having visitors, playing with friends, school and just spending time as a family. 

Life has been great.  We love living in Texas.  We love our house. The kids are getting big Way too fast.  

Jason is doing really well in school.  He has made some really great friends and he is having a lot of fun learning and growing.  He has started reading on his own and does awesome!  He loves his Legos still!  We have a kindergarten kickoff in a couple of weeks and I still can't believe it! It is hard to think about having a kid in school.  But I know he will love it.

Bailey is a free spirit.  She is sweet and sassy.  She loves all things girly but loves to play rough with her brother.  Bailey loves to change her outfit 100 times a day which I just Love (NOT) She loves to help out in the kitchen and is such a good big sister.  Some times she loves him a little too much :-)  

Parker is getting too big too fast! I keep telling him to just stop growing but he never listens! He is such a sweet baby...some times a little needy but he is a baby! He is a great eater.  A decent sleeper.  He could watch his brother and sister play all day! He rolls all over the place and tries to crawl a little.  I am getting ready to start him on solids and hopefully that will help him sleep through the night.  He has started talking a lot and it it so sweet! Parker smiles all the time and is just the happiest baby and we just love him like crazy around here.

Brad and I are doing great.  It is his slow time for work so we have been seeing a lot of him lately and we Love it.  He has been playing a lot of basketball and if he is not working or playing basketball we are working on the kids swing set.  It is a beast and with three kids we get to work on it for about 10 minutes at a time.  But they will have so much fun with it once it is finished.  I have been busy with the house and kids.  I am trying to get back into running.  House work, yard work, decorating has been much more difficult than I thought it would be but it has been a lot of fun figuring it all out.  

2 Months

My little baby is not so little anymore :-( He is getting too big too fast! Parker is very alert. Some things he loves

when people talk to him

his swing

watching his brother and sister play

the tv

being outside

being held

eating

taking a bath

his binky

He does not like 

his carseat

having his nose sucked

He is such a happy and content little baby.  He hardly ever cries or complains.  He is so smiley and happy.  I could not ask for a better baby.  

Christmas 2013

Jason is our little chess wizard.  He loves playing games and caught on pretty quick.  He likes to teach people how to play.  He tried teaching Bailey but she could care less about it :-)

This Christmas we decided to go to Indiana.  This was the first Christmas there since we have been married.  Brad traveled the first couple weeks in December so I thought it would be fun to take the kids and go out a couple weeks early.  

Nana and Parker

Luckily the snow went away after a few days

Parker loved the tree. 

 His cute church outfit.  Makes him look like a little old man.

  

We had a good time decorating the tree with everyone

Parker and his Great Granny

Bailey and Lily

Parker and Pappy

One night we went down to Louisville and did the Lights under Louisville.  It was a pretty cool lights display under ground.  

Our Family Lately

I can't believe Parker is almost three weeks.  It is definitely going by too fast!! He is such a sweet baby.  Very content and happy as long as his diaper is clean and his belly is full.  The last couple of days have been the most difficult.  I think he is hitting a growth spurt and he is eating about every hour and it is just exhausting!   

Jason and Bailey have been amazing! Now that Brad is back at work it is really hard having three all by myself.  With Parker eating so often I feel like I don't get to spend as much time with the other kiddos but they have been so sweet and playing really well together.  

Jason is doing really well in school.  His teacher called me the other day to discuss how Jason is doing and Jason is a great helper.  He has made lots of friends.  He is excelling in all areas at school.  Every day he climbs into the car after school and lets me know his name was on blue All day! :-) He really enjoys school and loves playing with his friends.

Bailey is really adjusting to having Parker here a lot better than I thought she would.  Every day she seems more interested in him.  She loves to help me by getting diapers and burp cloths.  She likes to pick him up "all by herself".  She has an amazing imagination.  Anytime she is in her room playing I love to hear what game has made up.

Brad and I have been trying to figure out how to handle three kids.  It has been a different experience this time because we are not bottle feeding.  So I am the one getting up every night but Parker is pretty awesome at waking up and eating then going back to sleep and Brad makes sure I am able to get a nap. So that helps a lot! 

Welcome Parker Lee Barrett

It has been two weeks since Parker arrived and things have been pretty crazy.  I am trying to figure out this having three kids thing :-) Right now the kids are playing and Parker is sleeping so I figured I would update the blog and share the birth story.  

This Labor and delivery was such a different experience.  I finally came to terms that he was not going to come on his own and I would be induced on the 30th.  I was able to enjoy the last couple of weeks and cherish each moment.  I really enjoyed it up until the day before being induced.  The day before I was kind of a mess.  I had a few break downs and felt a little anxious and nervous and overwhelmed.  I was really excited but knowing what was going to happen the next day was kind of crazy.  

So we arrived at the hospital at 7:30 in the morning and checked in.  They hooked me up to the IV.  At about 9:30 my Dr. came in and broke my water and they started me on pitocin.  That is when my contractions started to pick up but I still wasn't ready for an epidural.  I really wanted to wait as long as possible and just breath through them.  Finally at about 11 or 11:30 I asked for the epidural and after that we just waited.  Finally it was time to push.  I think I pushed for about 5 minutes or so and he arrived at 12:38 pm.  He was a perfect 8 lbs 3 oz and 20.5 inches long.  

I got a little bored while we were waiting :-)