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Barret now loves to give kisses to Mama...those kisses are so sweet and so painful at the same time. He doesn't quite understand that teeth are not a part of kissing, and boy oh boy does he love to use his teeth when he kisses. The other day I was fairly certain that my chin was going to bleed because he kissed so hard...but thank goodness there was no bloodshed.

Barret also says 'hi' in his own way and waves all the time. He loves to clap and dance in circles, like a dog chasing it's tail, which makes us laugh so hard. He has been saying something that sounds like what's that for some time now, but we think he is really asking now. When we give our answer to his, 'wastht' he comments with an 'ooOOoo' or an 'oh'. He knows the word no when we say it and smiles at us and continues on his way with whatever he shouldn't be doing.

Barret has discovered that the couch has arm rests that he can climb over, and that if he points at something we will either bring it to him, or lift him up to reach it. He loves to turn his tap light on and off!

Barret knows exactly where the bananas are kept and each morning comes into the kitchen babbling and reaching for a nana as we call them. He also knows where the cereal is located and during meals if he is absolutely repulsed by what we have given him he will reach and yell at the cereal until we give him a nice handful of crunchy goodness.

We all know that Barret has been saying 'dada' for months and months now, but lately he has started to actually say 'mama'. You would think that this would bring me joy, however, he only says it when he is whining and about to cry, or is already crying. Fun Fun :)

We have found out that Barret LOVES peanut butter, which is fabulous because Mama loves peanut butter, but we are trying to limit the intake. He also loves french toast, eggs, chicken nuggets, ice cream/Popsicles, and even real Quaker oatmeal! He is becoming quite the adventurous eater, as long as we are eating it when he is eating it. However, I'm pretty positive that his favorite things to eat are still french fries (from anywhere), cereal, cheese, and bananas. Oh and the cheese can no longer be string cheese. It HAS to be cut from a block, otherwise he will not even look at it....such a picky picky boy :)

Here is a picture of Mama and Daddy at Brian and Melinda's wedding! (A little late)

Look how pretty their cake was, it was delicious too!!!