Mommy's Little Man

It's funny how something so small can make you so happy. When we brought Barret home from the hospital I was in every way terrified. I had know clue what was going to happen, how we were going to take care of him, or even if I knew how to make him stop crying. Lucky for us Grandma stayed with us for five days! It was so fun getting to share the experience of our new bundle of joy with my mom. I was able to ask her for advice, see how she interacted with Barret, and simply have another person to lean on. Steve and I were so greatful to have her here and I know Barret loved getting to spend time with Grandma as well.
Through our first week as a family Barret and I have gone through our struggles but are continuing to surprise each other in many ways. At our first doctors appointment we found out that Barret lost a whole pound! Yikes! I thought he was eating really well, turns out he wasn't. After a little work, and help from the doctors we are now back on track and went in for a weight check yesterday and we are already almost back up to our birth weight! Yeah Barret!!!

Some of Steve and my favorite things to do is watch Barret make faces. He is very animated and is continuosly surprising us with new faces and squirms. There is a lot of laughter when we watch him make these faces even though most of them look grumpy. We call him Mr. Grumpis.