Ben Got His Buck!

Yesterday Ben got an 8 point! He was pretty excited, yet says that he still needs to get a bigger one. Today we are heading off to watch my cousin play in the High School Football State Championship at Ford Field. That should be a good time. Then tomorrow is my grandma's 80th birthday party in Saginaw. A busy weekend filled with family...gotta love it! :) 

GO BLUE!!

Big day for the Michigan Wolverines!! They play Ohio State today (OSU is ranked 1 and UM is ranked 2). I'm home with Barrett today while Ben is off hunting in the northern woods, so I thought I'd better get Barrett ready for the big game. Thanks Melissa and Kyle for the adorable outfit. The outfit was too big earlier in the season and now it barely fits him! :) He's growing so fast!

Barrett update: He continues to sleep through the night. He only got up once this week in the middle of the night. A new thing he is doing is sucking his thumb!! Neither Ben or I was a thumb sucker, but I guess that doesn't seem to matter. I should have guessed this from the beginning though, because he really liked to suck! :) He still smiles a lot as you can see in the picture and he makes some very cute sounds. Overall, things are going great and we have a very good baby! :)

GO BLUE!!! I want to add how sad I am about Bo, too. What a legend he was.... We need to win this game for him!

Opening Day

Yesterday I sent my boys off in style! It was opening day of gun season and Ben was off for the day so he could shot a deer (he did not get one yesterday). Barrett was dressed like his daddy to show support. Whether you are for or against hunting...I must say that my boys look pretty cute! :)

P.S. I wonder what that orb is in the photo...hmmm.....

Sleeping

I wanted to wait to see if it was going to continue and I'm happy to say that it has...at least for the past three nights. Barrett has slept through the night the past three nights!!! A whole 7 straight hours each time. Yippee! Maybe I'm jinxing it now, but I had to share the good news. Of course, I didn't have to work the following days (so if he sleeps through the night tonight I will be a happy camper for work tomorrow!), but it was still great to get the good sleep. Okay, I have my first full week back at work this week, so wish me luck! :)

2 Months Old!!

(Aren't Barrett and Louis so precious in their baptismal gowns?!?)

Barrett turned two months old yesterday! He is already getting so strong and big. He is a good eater and sleeper. He is still waking up one time during the night to eat and get a diaper change, but he goes back to sleep easily afterwards. It could be worse, so I consider myself lucky. He eats 6 times a day plus one time in the middle of the night. He eats primarily breastmilk, yet with my conferences this week, he did need supplemental formula feedings. Developmentally, he likes to try to stand up on your lap, he has a strong grip, he flips over from belly to back easily now, he loves to kick his legs and flail his arms during play time in his gym, and he loves to smile at familiar faces. He continues to make new cooing sounds everyday, which are to the amusement of his father and me. We love 'em. Ben and I could not be happier and could not love Barrett more. He is the best gift we have ever received! :)

Baptism

Last Sunday was Barrett and Louis' baptism. It was a wonderful day spent with family. Barrett has wonderful godparents and he is loved by many. After the baptism, Amanda and Pat hosted a party to celebrate. Then the Rainey clan headed to dad's to celebrate his birthday. Overall it was a long day, but a great one. I couldn't ask for a more loving, caring family. :)

Happy Halloween!

Okay, so I'm a few days late with this post, but it is all my computers fault!! I apologize for these technical difficulties. Anyway, Barrett's first Halloween was very exciting. First we went to Ben's office for a kiddie parade and this is where I first saw Barrett in his costume (a co-worker of mine gave us the costume). I think it is just the cutest costume ever and Barrett looked so darn cute in it, too! :) After the office event we quickly went home to do a few things and then headed over to Grandpa and Grandma Raineys. They got to see Barrett in costume and we stayed and chatted for a little while. After that we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Spitzleys. We met up with cousin Louis there who was dressed up as a very cute monkey. Together they made quite a cute pair! :) The day was filled with smiles (check out Barrett's big one in the pic above)

Also at the Spitzleys we weighed Barrett (he hasn't been weighed since he was a week old) and Grandpa Delbert found Barrett to weigh about 15 lbs. now. Then Grandpa Del measure Barrett and Barrett was about 24 inches long. He's quite the growing boy! Barrett's also making a lot of new sounds which are really cute and he seems to be spitting up less (except when given the occassional bottle of formula). He still wakes up once a night, which may cause some sleepy days for me here soon because I go back to work on Monday. I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand I am ready to go back. I miss the students and the routine of the school day (and I'm a bit stir crazy at home), yet on the other hand I love my time with Barrett. But, alas, reality calls and I must go back to work. I am heading in today to get some things around for my day back (Ben's going to come home early and take care of Barrett) and hopefully I'll get a lot accomplished. Wish me luck!