Sorry for the delayed post - I guess I am proving my 6 week blogger status true. Little Barret (or should I say Big Barret) is weighing in at 16 pounds and over 27 inches long - and that was last month at his 4 month checkup. I have to be careful not to knock his little sweet toes off when I am hauling him around in his carrier - and I do mean HAULING. I had a meeting this morning where I carried he and 2 large shoulder bags up 3 flights of stairs and swore that I could have counted that as my cardio for the day. I am sure my trainer would disapprove - and I did go to the gym afterwards - and I did have to take Motrin in the middle of the night to relieve my aching hips from yesterday's workout. Hopefully one day it will pay off. So far the inner tube is still inflated around my waste. Yet I still haven't missed a meal :) ha ha
I do love this weather. The kids and I have really enjoyed getting back outside to stroll and play after another steaming summer. Our neighborhood is in full decor getting ready for Halloween. I have large spiders climbing my gas lanterns out front and don't have to decorate on the inside because the spiders have taken over inside as well - just kidding - kind of.
Speaking of Halloween, Morgan has decided to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. She recently watched the movie and just loves it, except for the wicked witch. Although she is infatuated with Dorothy and the characters and her red sparkling slippers, she is totally convinced the wicked witch knows where we live and is in her room. So now we have a couch sleeper. Morgan in her Dora sleeping back complete with Gracie, nighty, and her water cup. I took Leigh Ann's advice with the bribery sleep chart and thought it was going to work. We had decided on a new Hannah Montana puzzle if she slept in her bed for 5 nights. We made a cool chart and everything and posted it on the fridge. That first night I noticed her falling asleep on the couch and asked her to go get in her bed and reminded her of the chart. In a very grown-up voice, she opened her eyes up and told me that she did not need any more toys, she has a lot of toys already. The next morning I found the sleep chart and stickers in the fridge and decided that was the end of that.
Sweet little Barret is going to be the lion. Isn't it fun to dress them how you want to when they are young!!! I can't wait to post some pictures. Weez, her grandmother, has made her a beautiful Dorothy dress. We have the shirt, shoes, a handmade by myself Toto in basket, and the wig. We just got her hair bobbed back off so no more braids for her but it is really cute and so much easier.
As I have said before, between school, gymnastics, church, exercise, choir, bible study, ja meetings/functions and lunch playdates we are constantly on the go. Football is in full swing so weekends are fun and busy and make it so nice to be in Starkville. We have enjoyed seeing everybody in town and always look forward to it!
Gotta run for now - Happy Halloween!
I do love this weather. The kids and I have really enjoyed getting back outside to stroll and play after another steaming summer. Our neighborhood is in full decor getting ready for Halloween. I have large spiders climbing my gas lanterns out front and don't have to decorate on the inside because the spiders have taken over inside as well - just kidding - kind of.
Speaking of Halloween, Morgan has decided to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. She recently watched the movie and just loves it, except for the wicked witch. Although she is infatuated with Dorothy and the characters and her red sparkling slippers, she is totally convinced the wicked witch knows where we live and is in her room. So now we have a couch sleeper. Morgan in her Dora sleeping back complete with Gracie, nighty, and her water cup. I took Leigh Ann's advice with the bribery sleep chart and thought it was going to work. We had decided on a new Hannah Montana puzzle if she slept in her bed for 5 nights. We made a cool chart and everything and posted it on the fridge. That first night I noticed her falling asleep on the couch and asked her to go get in her bed and reminded her of the chart. In a very grown-up voice, she opened her eyes up and told me that she did not need any more toys, she has a lot of toys already. The next morning I found the sleep chart and stickers in the fridge and decided that was the end of that.
Sweet little Barret is going to be the lion. Isn't it fun to dress them how you want to when they are young!!! I can't wait to post some pictures. Weez, her grandmother, has made her a beautiful Dorothy dress. We have the shirt, shoes, a handmade by myself Toto in basket, and the wig. We just got her hair bobbed back off so no more braids for her but it is really cute and so much easier.
As I have said before, between school, gymnastics, church, exercise, choir, bible study, ja meetings/functions and lunch playdates we are constantly on the go. Football is in full swing so weekends are fun and busy and make it so nice to be in Starkville. We have enjoyed seeing everybody in town and always look forward to it!
Gotta run for now - Happy Halloween!
