One is Fun

As we were recovering from the big birthday party, we spent some quality time just playing with our big boy! 

First, we had his one year doctor's appointment. Barrett is in the 90th percentile in height and the 80th percentile in weight.  He's such a big boy!  (However, I can't seem to find clothes to FIT him!  The 12 month pants are too short, and the 18 month pants are way to big!  Those seem to be my 2 options.)  The doctor was impressed that Barrett was able to say more than just "mama" and "dada."  As you can see below, he doesn't have a huge vocabulary my any means, but he has mastered a few words.

 Then, we went to College Station to see Gamma and Poppy on our way to Houston.  For some reason, Barrett always decides to learn something new while we are there.  Gamma and Poppy have a ring stack toy that lights up and plays music.  While Barrett's never really shown much interest in this toy before (we have one at home too ... but it's not nearly as fancy!), he became obsessed with stacking the rings on the post.  He had never been able to do this before.  And since he's starting to repeat things we say, we thought it would be funny to teach him to say "boom" each time he stacked a ring.  Each time he stacked a ring he looked up at us and said, "beeaaaauuum" with a sparkle in his eye.  He was so proud of himself!

Daddy and Barrett at Gamma and Poppy's House

Next, we headed to Houston because I had a wedding shower for one of my sorority sisters.  Which meant we got to visit Aunt Lindsey AND see all of his Zeta Aunts!

 Playing With Aunt Lindsey at the Park

 Not So Sure About this Sliding Business

 Thought This Picture was Sweet

 Zeta Aunt Kellie!

Barrett is also learning so many new words and ways to communicate. 

 Somehow he learned to say "Where Did It Go" by putting his palms up and saying "go?"

Wondering where his pancake is ... He ate it.  

 

Here he is wondering what I'm doing while I was cooking dinner.  I looked down because I heard him saying "go?   go?"


He's also learning to say "please."

 Barrett's favorite toys still seem to be his books ...

... but he is also loving his new toys he got for his birthday!

His "GoGo"

He will scoot around the house on this fire engine while saying "go go go go."  He loves to move!

This is his other "GoGo." Whenever he notices one of these toys laying around the house he points at it and says "GoGo!"

Current Barrett-isms

Signing "more" EVERYTIME he wants food ... not just when he wants more food

"no NO" = no

"ma ma " = mommy

"da da " = daddy

"dOOOOOOO" = down

"yeeawww"/ "ya" = yeah

"baaaw" = ball

"caw caw caw" = car 

"goh goh goh" = go (especially when he sees a car driving down the street)

"ba ba ba ba" while waving to himself = bye bye

"go?" = where'd it go?

"pease" = please (while rubbing his whole chest and tummy"

"gogo" = I want to play with my walker

"esss" = yes

"beauum" = boom

"shez" = shoes

"shew" = bless you (I think ... he says this every time he hears a sneeze)

Pumpkin Patch Birthday

 Every birthday should start off with family pictures!  

 Daddy and Mommy

Why Do These 2 Keep Pointing at Me?!?!

 After the big birthday party celebration on Saturday, we got to spend Sunday with our little TODDLER.  We went to breakfast with Gamma, Poppy, and Aunt Lindsey.  And I ordered food for Barrett at a restaurant for the first time ever!  He loooved his pancake from Main Street Cafe.

"Where'd It Go?" ...  After Finishing the Pancake

After breakfast, and naptime, we took Barrett to his very first Pumpkin Patch.  Nana, Aunt Kelley, Aunt Rachel, and Aunt Mary decided to come with us!  Halls Farms is just down the street from their house, so we just walked over there.

Last year, right after he was born, I wanted to take him so badly!  I couldn't wait until this fall to roll around so that we could take those cool fall pictures.  Matt did SUCH a good job taking pictures of him!  (And I obviously had a hard time picking just a FEW pictures)

 

 

Definitely a fun, family, birthday day!  We love you Barrett! Welcome to toddler-hood!

12 Months

Barrett is 12 months old.  I can't believe it!  

We have had a year filled with such joy, I don't think I will ever find the words to describe it.  We also had many sleepless nights, dirty diapers, unexplained crying, and lots of spit up.  But this little guy has forever changed our hearts and our lives.  I never knew love could run this deep.  And there is nothing in the whole world that I would rather do than take care of my sweet boy every single day. 

Here are some of our favorite pics from our last monthly photo shoot ever!

 And then I had to jump in on the action:

Things I Don't Want to Forget

• how funny I think it is when he says " no no no" to me.  And he keeps doing whatever I told him not to do. I know by this time next year that will probably drive me crazy!
• how he drops everything and heads to the door (as fast as he can crawl) the second he hears the door open when Daddy comes home from work
• the expression in his eyes when he smiles at someone
• how he loves to "read" his books
• the excitement we feel when he "walks" us us.  We still have to help him quite a bit, but the determination is there!
• rocking him to sleep every night, while he is laying on my chest, giving me the biggest bear hug
• splash time during bath time
• how he says "ba ba ba" and waves to himself every time we leave the house

Current Barrett-isms

Signing "more" EVERYTIME he wants food ... not just when he wants more food

"no no NO no no no no" (in a sing songy voicee) = no

"ma ma MA ma ma ma ma" = mommy

"da da da da da da da da" = daddy

"dOOOOOOO" = down

"yeeawww"/ "ya" = yeah

"baaaw" = ball

"caw caw caw" = car 

"goh goh goh" = go (especially when he sees a car driving down the street)

"ba ba ba ba" while waving to himself = bye bye

Sock Monkey Birthday

We threw Barrett a Sock Monkey Party for his FIRST Birthday Party!  So hard to believe that our little man is ONE!  Thanks to Pinterest and some creative friends, our house looked so precious!  Gamma and Aunt Lindsey helped with all the last minute preparations.  So glad they were here!

Decorations and Cake!

Barrett was a little overwhelmed because there were so many people in his house! So we didn't capture too many pictures where he looks excited ... until the sugar rush kicked in!  He was a rockstar with his very first cake!  Instead of explaining how the party went, I'm going to let the pictures do the talking! (Or typing!)

 Nana, Mommy and Barrett

Mommy's Sweet Carroll Elementary Friends 

Poppy and The Birthday Boy

Sweet Friends Who Came to Play

Trying to Run Away

Mommy and Daddy

Aunt Kelley, Mommy, and Barrett

Gamma and Barrett

Uncle David and Uncle Thomas Playing with Barrett and Moses

All these Presents Are For Me?

 This Teddy Bear Is SOOO Soft!

Hannah Girl Posing for the Camera

Sock Money Jack In the Box

Barret's First Toms!  And a Basketball from Uncle Chris

Getting Ready for His First Cake

 Cute Birthday Boy Face

Hmmmm ... What IS This?

Not Sure If I Like It ... 

Here Gamma ... You Try Some

Why are Mom and Dad Stealing My Cake?!?!

Papa and Nana to the Rescue!

Until THESE TWO Try to Steal My Cake.  Who's Name Is On This Cake Anyway?

 Getting the Hang Of It

All Messy ... But TOTALLY Worth It!

By the time we got back inside after cleaning Barrett off, Nana and all the Wilson girls had the cake mess from the kitchen cleaned up.  And Uncle Brandon had attacked the high chair with a hose.  (That was a Barrett's birthday gift to Mommy!)

We had a great time at Barrett's party.  Thank you so much to everyone who took time out of their weekends to come and celebrate with us.  We were surrounded by friends and family who have been a part of Barrett's life ever since we found out we were pregnant with him.  And to celebrate his first birthday with those who prayed for him before he was born, and supported and encouraged us as parents through his first year, was truly the icing on OUR cake!