7 months!!!!!!

 

7 month Stats:

Height : 28 inches

Weight: 20lbs 3oz

Size: 4 in diapers. 6-9month clothes

Teeth: None yet. Everyday he chews on his hand and toys so much that you think one is going to pop up any second!!

Sleeping: He is a really good sleeper. He sleeps every night from 7:00pm to 7am! He also takes a couple of good naps during the day!

Eating: He drinks about 5 bottles of formula/day. His favorite solids are carrots, sweet potatoes, and just about everything with fruit. He LOVES Earth's best organic Peach banana oatmeal for breakfast!

 

Movement: He loves to lay on his belly and play. He still scoots backwards very quickly!

Words and sounds: He loves to make the bbbbbb sound. We are trying to get ma-ma or da-da to come out but he just laughs at us when we ask him to say them!!

Milestones: Baptized!!!! 

Favorite toys: He loves his blocks, pop up penguin book, his stuffed Perry and Mickey!

Places I went this month: He has been in swim class all month in Carmel!!

Other special things about me this month: Maverick has finally been able to go outside some. He loves taking walks and playing in the grass.

It's a twister!!!!

Well, we made it through the scary rounds of storms last night! Maverick and I were home alone during the first round. We huddled in his closet while he snoozed away!

The 2nd round was really scary. The hail was coming down quickly.

In this picture you can see it on our back deck! Yikes!!

This is a picture of my little storm chaser!!

The sirens were going on and off for hours. Along with the sounds of the horrible storm it was super loud and he slept soundly the whole time!!!!

Outside fun!!!

We have finally had some nice weather the last few days!!

We were able to take Maverick out and play and walk the last few days!

Every precious gift comes from above!

Today is a very special day in the Wolf Den b/c Maverick was baptized!

Along with lots of our family and friends, Maverick was blessed and became an official member of the Catholic church!

The1st picture is our Wolf Pack with Maverick's Godparents!

Aunt Sarah and Uncle Tyler.

Both of these two people are very special to our little family. They have been our dearest friends for many years. We couldn't imagine asking anyone to step into this special role for our child. Sarah and Tyler are truly the best friends that Matt and I could ask for!

 Father Brian, who is a visiting priest, baptized Maverick. He was very nice and did a great job!!

 After the baptizm we had a small reception at the Elk's. This is the cake that Matt and I made at midnight last night!! (Yes, we are procrastinators!)

 I tried to get a picture of Maverick in his baptism outfit. This is the best one I could get.

 Everyday I thank God for my little family and all of the blessings in my life.  

Maverick is the greatest blessing that Matt and I could ask for!

And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
(Mark 10:13-16 ESV)

Swim lessons week 2

We had our 2nd week of swim class this week!

Daddy even got to come and watch!!

 This is the ball that they give you to throw so that they can learn to move their arms correctly.

Maverick thought it was a chew toy!!

 He was so excited Daddy was there to watch!

This is our class circle where we sing songs and move to the words.

Maverick loves this part!

Welcome to the world Stella Ruth!

I would like to interrupt your regularly scheduled Maverick programming to introduce a little princess!

Stella Ruth Barnes was born May 4th, 2011. She was over 9 lbs!!!
Stella's mommy Kylie and I are great friends!

I finally got to meet her yesterday and she is beautiful!

Baby and Mommy are doing great!

Happy Mother's Day

This is my 1st Mother's Day and it has been perfect!

I woke up to a giant card from Matt and Maverick, daddy went and got my favorite breakfast, we went to the park, and then we all snuggled up for a long nap!

I even got a beautiful pink rose from two of my favorite little people. Thank you Grady and Avery. They are so sweet! 

This was Maverick's very 1st trip to the park. We had a blast. He loved the swing and the slide!

He wasn't too sure of the merry-go-round.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Making a mess with finger paint!

Maverick made both of his grandma's gifts this year for Mother's Day.

We put finger paint on his hands and tried to get them on a piece of paper to frame.

This is the before picture of Maverick and Daddy

 He was having so much fun making a mess!

After about 35 tries we finally got something that resembled hand prints!!!

Both Mammy and Mammaw loved their gifts!!!



Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

Maverick started swim lessons this weekend!!

He is such a little fish. He LOVES the water!

Maverick's friend Sam is also in his class!

Thank you to Sam's daddy Jack for getting some pictures of us!!

(warning: I am only a size 2. However, the camera adds 10 pounds and there were lots of cameras on me :) )

Ready to swim!

 Sandra, Sam, Maverick, and me

 The instructor teaching Maverick to splash

They were so cute.

Sam was so excited that he kept splashing and Maverick tried to eat Sam's hands and toy fish.

 It was an even trade!

We had a blast!!!



My big boy!

Not much news from the Wolf den this week!

So, I thought I would share a couple of pictures from the last few days.

This is Maverick watching his new Baby Signs DVD.

He loves it!! I am anxious to teach him sign language!

He is learning how to use his big boy sippy cup!!!

Have a great day!!

The Wolf pack goes to the Dr

Last week was Maverick's 6 month well baby appt.

It went great! He is in the 75th percentile for height/weight/head size.

We LOVE Maverick's pediatrician.

Maverick also loves to go to her office so that he can play with the paper on the table!!!

He was upset b/c he wanted to eat the paper and we wouldn't let him!

We marched for Charli!

I don't think that there has ever been a cause that has been closer to my heart than the March of Dimes. This past Saturday Maverick and I, along with our friends, participated in the Indianapolis Walk For Babies 5k. Our Team was Charli C's Angels. We were walking in memory of Charli Catherine Jenkins.

Not everyone can say that they have seen an angel. Not only have I seen an angel, but I have held one in my arms. On August 6th, 2009 Charli Catherine was born too early. She was born to my very best friend in the whole world, Sarah and her husband Brandon. She is the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen in my whole life. She looked just like her mommy. 

I will be forever grateful and humbled to Sarah and Brandon for letting me meet the most beautiful angel in heaven.

Although Charli went to heaven that day her spirit lives on.

 This weekend our team raised $1500 in her memory!

This is something that we are going to do every year. I encourage everyone reading this to donate to the march of dimes. Their mission is to raise money for research for premature babies.

Team Charli C's Angels

maverick and his Aunt Sarah

Getting ready for the walk

Aunt Lish made it!!

Charli's mommy and daddy

This is how we spent most of the day!

Maverick with his Charli shirt

We love you Charli!

You are on our minds and in our hearts every single day!

I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.
Leo Buscaglia

6 months!!!

My baby boy is now 6 months old!!!

Where did time go???

 Storytime with Daddy

 My little Tiger

6 month Stats:

Height : 27 inches

Weight: 18lbs 12oz

Size: 3 in diapers. 6-9month clothes

Teeth: None yet. He has been chewing so much that they are bound to come in sometime soon!

Sleeping: He is a really good sleeper. He sleeps every night from 7:30pm to 7am! He also takes a couple of good naps during the day!

Eating: He drinks about 5 bottles of formula/day. We also started giving him baby food. He LOVES to eat! His favorite is oatmeal with apples/bananas mixed in. Squash is his favorite vegetable!

Movement: He is now scooting backwards! Crawling can't be far off!

Words and sounds: Lots of grunts and smiles!

Milestones: Starting on solids!

Favorite toys: He loves his jumperoo, Perry the Platypus, and teething rings.

Places I went this month: We went to the zoo for the first time!! We also did our very first March of Dimes walk for Maverick's guardian angel, Charli.

Other special things about me this month: Maverick's personality is really starting to develop this month. He is so rotten!!!  He still loves bath time. He also loves to lay on his Toy Story mat and roll over back and forth!