Happy Halloween!

Well, Halloween turned out to be a bust this year. I totally procrastinated on Camden's costume, so I was still making up my mind this morning of what he should be! Bad Mama. All afternoon, he wouldn't nap, so he was exhausted and finally fell asleep...right before it was time to hang out with the neighbors and go trick-or-treating. I was so sad! So we have no pictures of all of us together and him with his costume on.

Thankfully earlier today, we tried it on and I got some pictures. He's Mr. McGregor...the famed farmer from Peter Rabbit who turned Peter's father into a pie. Huh. Anyway, it was all I could come up with the morning of Halloween. I even had a little vegetable set from Ikea that we used as his vegetables :) I think he's a rather strapping (and tired) little farmer!

So, maybe next year will be better. Happy First Halloween to Camden (and cousin Jack, who was a Pea in a Pod!)!

He's shreiking/laughing here. His face is so funny when he does that! He'll kick his legs really fast, flail his arms and start laughing and let out a high pitched squeal.

Oh, how I love those bright eyes.

Killian decided to check out the situation... from a distance, of course. Cam shrieks in excitement whenever he sees Killian!

My tired, handsome, little Mr. McGregor...with his lettuce.

25 Weeks!

Oh my, my boy is just about a half a year old! I can hardly believe it's that time already. Am I prepared for this?! Will the rest of the year go by this quickly?

There has been a lot happening in the last week! Camden got his SECOND tooth this week (accompanied by some tears) and he also started eating some rice cereal on Friday! We've since moved him to twice a day on the cereal (yes, still breastfeeding), and should be at three times a day in a couple of days. We'll keep that routine for a week or two until he gets the hang of eating with a spoon, then we'll start introducing some veggies :)

Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought we'd get in the spirit and take his weekly picture with a little orange! (I still don't have a costume for this poor boy...the mustache is the best I can do at this point!)

Fall is All Around

I love Fall. My favorite hot Starbucks drinks, the leaves turning, cool, crisp weather, scarves, sweaters, jeans, UGG boots... yes. It's delightful. It's even better this year, because now we have a baby. Baby? Oh yes, you remember our baby, right?

This is SUCH a fun age, and Bobby and I are enjoying every second with him. We have been busy this fall... this is the busiest season for weddings, after all. You can see what I've been up to HERE. We have also been busy taking Camden to the county fair and the local pumpkin farm. Thankfully, a lot of our friends have babies about the same ages, so it's fun to experience it all together with our little ones!

In September, Bobby and I went to the County Fair...just the three of us. It had been raining for about 3 weeks straight, I think, so just imagine: farm animals + fair grounds + lots of rednecks = lots of fun. Lucky for me, Bobby bought me a corn dog and I got to wear my favorite bright yellow wellies, so all was good. I think Camden enjoyed the sheep.

In the beginning of October, my side of the family rented a house in Lake Anna, VA. Bobby couldn't go with me so I took the baby and we headed out for an overnight! One of the perks to being a stay at home mama :) Vacation in the middle of the week...without having to take vacation time! Anyway, it was very relaxing, and Camden got to spend some quality time with some of his girl cousins. (Thanks to my Dad for most of these pictures!)

Charlotte wanted to badly to play with the baby toys that Jack and Camden had. Poor thing! We finally let her get into the bouncy swing so she could see that she was just too big for it! It didn't matter. I've never seen a smile to big on this girl!

Baby Camden and Baby Jack giving high-five's. They're practicing for when they destroy the older cousins in soccer one day.

We went hiking around the lake one day... so nice out!

I love this girl. She was SO good holding Camden, but I have no pictures of it!

The three youngest cousins and their mama's!

Charlotte is going to boss these boys around once they get older, I can see it!

Camden was playing "Steam Roller" with Charlotte. I think she liked it!

Sweet girl. She looks so much like my brother, I think! Not you, Christina.

AJ and Christina brought a little dinghy to the lake. The kinds enjoyed taking a ride. Later that week (we were already gone), my Dad rented a Pontoon boat!

Ellie was so good with Camden, too! He loved smiling at all three girls while they were together.

This is a great picture of my Dad. He got to hold Camden a lot while we were there, which was nice. Camden liked it, too, I think!

A few weekends ago, we met up with a bunch of friends at the local pumpkin farm to hang out and, of course, pick Camden's first pumpkin! He didn't really know (or care) what was going on, but us adults had fun. Thanks to Jamie and Liam for hosting a pumpkin party afterwards - pumpkin martinis, pumpkin gnocchi, pumpkin beer tasting, and...wine from Peru. The babies all played on the floor together, and the adults just had a good time!

Camden's first pumpkin!

Future Boyfriend/Girlfriend?! Cam and Emma were the only two sitting still for the picture :/

24 Weeks + A New Look

Welcome to our new Face-Lift!!

Finally. Camden is about 5 and a half months old, and I started this new-blog-facelift-thing a month before he was born! I had a bad experience working with a great designer with lots of creativity, but after 5 months and already paying her, I still had nothing. So I moved on, and found the even more fabulous Dear Miss Modern, who came up with the blog design you now see and.i.love.it!!!!! Anyway, what do you think of my fresh, new look??

So Camden is 24 Weeks old this week...almost half way to a year. Yikes. This is such a fun age, and I think that Bobby is even having more fun with him (not that he wasn't before). He is so interactive now, and is developing such a cute, little personality. It's just so much fun to watch and actually PLAY. Every action we do is rewarded with a toothless smile, or a little chuckle. Our boy is ON THE MOVE. He loves to wiggle all around, scoot him self like an inch worm, roll all over the place... it's so funny to watch him, but not so funny when I think about all that energy and walking. Oh my.

Anyway, this week, he's really sitting up much better. He can catch himself most of the time and sit up for longer periods of time without assistance! He's also getting himself up onto all fours... I can just tell that scooting and crawling are shortly behind!

What a joy this little one is. Here are some pictures from this afternoon. He loves to roll around and play on our bed (I am there, of course). That's also where we nurse, so he enjoys rolling right off my lap and into the sheets!

This boy makes some crazy faces!

This is a good one of his little toofy :) Just like a little jack-o-lantern!

His eyes are this wide. All the time. It's crazy.

Excuse me, while I go kiss those cheeks. They are just as squishy in person as they look here. Yum.

I love him.

Pardon the Dust

In an attempt to be over-zealous with my lack of HTML and blog-changing skills, I have made a mess of this blog's design. FAIL!

I am calling in the professionals and a new blog "face lift" is in store...coming in the next few weeks. Until then, please excuse my boring, old blog design!

Bath Time for Babies

We put Camden in the big tub this week... ah! My baby boy has almost outgrown the sink!

Since he's sitting up pretty well by himself these days, we thought we'd give it a try. We put him in the Bumbo seat so that he would be a little more stable in the water until he gets used to it. It's actually wonderful, except you have to keep your hands on it or it will start to float a little bit!

Bobby and I want to make sure Camden isn't scared of the water, so we've been diligently sprinkling water over his head to get him used to it. I half expected a screaming baby after Bobby dumped a cup full of water over his head, but instead, we got a bunch of giggles!!! It even got into his eyes, but he didn't really seem to mind.

Anyway, here are a few pictures I snapped and a video at the end...

Before bath in the big tub, I gave him some bath toys to chew on... except now they're covered in soap. MamaFail.

Daddy gets him to laugh real good :)

I love this one. Little naked baby bum!

23 Weeks

You.are.a.little.lizard.

For the past 2 or 3 days, you have been sticking your tongue out every chance you get! It's quite silly...except now there is way more drool everywhere than there was before... if that's even possible.

You are 23 weeks now, just over five months and you are starting to master sitting up by yourself! You've been doing it ok before now, but in the past 2 weeks or so, you've really started to get the hang of it!

We put you in the big bath tub for the first time this week, too! You LOVED it. All you do is kick your little legs!

Oh how we love you, Little One.

Taken with my iPhone...sorry for the quality!

22 Weeks + 5 Months

Dear Baby,

You make my heart sing with joy every morning. Your sweet face, cheerful noises and dark brown eyes just fill me with happiness. I cannot believe how fast you are growing, and in the past few weeks, it seems as though you are learning something new every day! I love watching you grow, but I also hate knowing that you'll never be this small again. Will you remember our happy and sweet moments when you're older? Will you ever know or understand JUST how much I love you?

It's cliche, baby, I know...but it's all true. I just love you.

You turned five months old this week and you look like such a little boy to me. You giggle so often and you are so cheery. I love the moments when you see Daddy after he's home from work. You start singing and squealing like a little bird when he plays with you! Daddy likes to dress you in all Football attire...you don't seem to mind. Oh, how Daddy loves you too, baby!

You're a bit wobbly, but you can sit by yourself now! If only you could get those legs to move, you could actually reach all of your toys. You also started "sitting" on your hands and knees this week! You're just one step closer to crawling. I can feel it - our lives are going to change when you figure out how to crawl! You are so wiggly and active, I think that's why you're so skinny! So much for those squishy baby rolls... it's ok. You still have Mama's chubby cheeks that I can kiss a million times in a day. A million kisses would still never be enough.

Happy five months to you, Baby. I know the next few months are going to be full, but I can't wait!

Je t'aime, mon petit chou!

OBX 2011: Barrick Family Vacation

Now that it's officially Fall, I figured that I should probably blog the images from our vacation back in AUGUST. Fail. I'm sorry.

We had a great time in Waves, North Carolina on the beautiful shores of the Outer Banks (OBX). This was the first vacation we've taken with all of us together (at least since Bobby and I have known each other) and we had a great time! The Barrick's had never been to OBX, so it was fun for Bobby and me to show them around. We all had fun noting the differences between there and Ocean City, MD, where the Barrick's vacationed growing up. Quite a difference! Anyway, it was fun to make some new memories with everyone together.

Everyone spent most of the days on the beach. Bobby spent every morning's sunrise on the beach with his Jeep. He took Nick and Amanda's boys with him one morning, which Benjamin loved! We built a camp fire another night on the beach, and saw some fireworks! We also celebrated Joey's 20th birthday (Bobby's youngest brother).

This was really our first vacation as a family with Camden around. It was definitely a lot of work, but we all had a good time!

Next Barrick vacation: New Zealand, Christmas 2011!!

Mmm, sandy toes.

Thanks to Nick and Amanda for loaning us this UV tent for the babe. He slept in it for a lot of the time we were on the beach.

Hey, look! I made it into a picture!

Andrew: Fearless.

The Barrick Boys (minus Joey and Benjamin)

Jido and Camden

Nana is pretty fun on the beach: she dug this huge hole for Ben!

Camden's first time in the pool! He started kicking his legs like he knew just what to do, it was so funny!

I love this: Ben reading about Tractors to Cam.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Joey!

I think I posted these before, but we took a family picture of ALL of us together!

ALL of the Barrick Boys: 3 Generations

Aunt Amanda can get him to laugh real good :)

Nana and Jido with the kiddos

Mmm...summer sun. I can almost feel the warmth from this picture.

One of the last nights, we had a campfire on the beach! Good times.

This is a terrible photo, but it's the only one we have of the 3 of us from the trip - ugh!

Ben and Joey's friend, Peter. Love this shot, too funny!

The guys lit up some cigars

Gorgeous sunset over the sound one of the nights. Beautiful!