Michael and Shelli...& now Kailey and Jake too!: 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

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Saturday, December 25, 2010

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Getting older.

Sent from my iPhoneMy birthday was earlier this month. Shelli and the kids bought me a cookie cake.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

one happy little girl

IMG_7278_edited-1, originally uploaded by mi.barrett.

the cousins

IMG_7383_edited-1, originally uploaded by mi.barrett.

Kailey, Evie, Jake, and Ella

IMG_7304_edited-1, originally uploaded by mi.barrett.

IMG_7293_edited-1, originally uploaded by mi.barrett.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Thanksgiving

IMG_7386_edited-1, originally uploaded by mi.barrett.

Over the past few weeks, the need to sleep has been more than the need to post to the blog. So, I appreciate the emails from a few of you asking how we are all doing. Jake has gone from being a great sleeper at night to a bit of a challenge and the blog has suffered as a result.

For Thanksgiving we had a last minute change in plans. We had planned to drive to Alabama. However, Shelli's parents and my parents along with my grandmother all came in for Thanksgiving. Shelli's sister and her family came in as well. We had a house full and spilled over to a local hotel. Everyone had a wonderful time being able to see each other and spend time with our expanding family. Thanksgiving lunch was at Shelli's uncle's house in Pearland. I fried and few turkeys, but Uncle Bob and Aunt Judy put on a feast for us all.

Kailey is still loving the role of big sister. She is very helpful and a perfect little mama for Jake.

Tomorrow we have a trip to Texas Children's Hospital for Jake. Some of this tests had indicated his kidneys are not quite functioning as well as they should. We know that he has a malformed kidney (horseshoe kidney) but don't know much beyond that. He will be having a VCUG performed to help the doctor diagnose what is and is not right with the kidney function. We can't help but to worry and prepare for the worse. However, we are faithful that he will be fine and know that we can face whatever lies ahead.

Attached is just one picture from Thanksgiving. I'll try to, in between naps, get some more pictures up this week.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Toast Vs toast

The other night we opened a bottle of champagne to toast the arrival of Jake. After pouring the glasses, I set aside one with apple juice for Kailey. She was a little jealous of the attention Jake had been getting so I very cautiously asked if she could come join us. "For what?", she asked. "Kailey, we are toasting the arrival of baby brother", I said. After a few moments of silence, "I DON'T LIKE TOAST!" was yelled from the other room as she stomped away...... I will tell this story at Kailey's wedding.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

a few more pictures

Sunday, November 21, 2010

quick pic

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

feet

Jake's feet at 5 days old compared to Kailey's feet at about 43 months.

Kailey had very small feet and Jake can almost fit into the sandals that Kailey wore for her first birthday.

First Bath

WE ARE HOME!

Shelli, Kailey, Jake and I made the drive from San Antonio to Houston this morning. The drive was without incident. Here are a few pictures that Teresa took before we left her house.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Our Newest Addition

Shelli, Kailey and I are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new baby boy.

Jake Michael Barrett was born on November 11th and weighed 7 lbs 11 oz.

Everyone is doing great.

More pictures are at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelandshelli/sets/72157625273781327/detail/

Friday, November 12, 2010

SeaWorld with the Watkins

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelandshelli/sets/72157625211627217/detail/

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

trouble sleeping

Last night when Kailey called for us in the middle of the night, Shelli asked why she had awoken. Kailey's simple reply was, "I was sleeping so good until the dark woke me up."