Barrett's 1st Birthday and Announcement!

Barrett's first birthday is officially today, but his party was last night. It went off without a hitch and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, especially Barrett. He handled all the attention great and even stayed up until 10 pm! Even that late he wasn't too cranky with anyone, which was nice. Everyone kept saying "is he always this good?". I tried to remain modest, but yes, he is always that good. I am very lucky.

Barrett got a lot of neat toys, cool looking clothes, and loved the cake! At first he kind of just poked at it, but quickly he learned that he could put his hands right in it. We knew he was finished when he started smashing the cake and cake started flying everywhere! It was funny. Thank you to every one who was able to spend the day with us to celebrate Barrett's birthday.

Barrett's stats @ 12 months:
:::Not sure how much he weighs (dr. appt. Monday), but somewhere around 25-30 lbs.
:::Blonde hair, blue eyes
:::Sucks his right thumb
:::Sleeps through the night (~9pm-7am)
:::Takes two naps a day (one in the morning from 10:30-noon and then another one in the afternoon from 3-5pm)
:::Eats people food throughout the day
:::Transitioning to cow's milk (formula with some cow's milk)
:::Drooling all the time and bad diaper rashes (molars are coming in)
:::Eight teeth
:::Crawling, cruising, and a little bit of walking
:::Beginning to wave
:::Says many sounds, but no distinguishing words, yet
:::Loves to climb everything!!!
:::Getting cuter every day!



Also at the party we announced to most people that we are expecting another baby. Barrett wore the shirt shown in the picture (I ironed on the letters) and most people were shocked, but excited. Yup, two kids under the age of 2 is going to be busy! :)

Finding out I was pregnant again was interesting, because I had taken two pregnancy tests and they both came out negative. My instincts kept telling me something was up, though. My pants felt tight, I wasn't feeling good almost every day, etc. So I waited another week and then took another test and this time it was positive. I came into the other room where Ben was and said "you're going to be a daddy again!". He just hugged me and then got super giddy. He is so excited, as am I.

So some of you now may be wondering how I've been feeling these past two months. I have been very tired and very sick. It is a daily struggle to get through the morning without rushing to the bathroom. The sick feeling also comes back to get me at bedtime. I can't wait for the 2nd trimester! Also, with going back to work, I have been even more tired than normal (plus I have a 1 yr. old who doesn't let me sleep much in the afternoon also). It should be an exhausting winter, but at least I can bundle up in comfy clothes and not worry about being enormously pregnant in the summer like I was last time. :)