Papa Bob's Helper

Today Brad had to work most of the day, which is unusual for a Saturday. I had a baby shower to go to so I loaded the boys in the car and we drove down to Papa Bob & Grandma Shari's. We spent most of the day there, but I took Colt with me and my mom to the baby shower. This left Brody under the watchful eye of Papa Bob. As with most people, Brody LOVES Papa Bob. Today they had tons of fun and Brody was Papa Bob's helper. He was helping fix Uncle Jason's car by picking up the bolts and putting them in the drain pipe. (Reports indicate that all bolts have been found) After fixing the car Brody rode on Papa Bob's tractor. Since it looked as if they were going to be riding it for quite awhile they decided to mow the lawn. One day we hope all this "helping" translates into a nicely weeded yard at our house. :)

Nixie Knox

It is so fun to watch the way our boys are growing. Today I had a fun time reading books with Brody. He is especially fond of his Dr. Seuss books. He often asks for Hop on Pop or Fox in Socks. Today we were reading Dr. Seuss' ABC book. As I opened up the book to the X page, Brody pointed at the picture and said "Nixie Knox". If you are not familiar with Nixie "she" is one of the characters on this page. Now this is really interesting because we have not been "quizzing" Brody on this he just remembered it from the numerous times it has been read to him.

The first stitches

Brody had another first...his first set of stitches. I really hope that this is not the beginning of many more trips to the emergency room. So how did it happen? Well, basically we were not paying close attention to our little explorer. We were having dinner at Brad & Shawna File's house and Brody went up the stairs, fell backwards and hit is lip on the post.

I am thankful Brad is a calm person because it helped everyone including me. After about 2 minutes of a cold washcloth and some peas Brody wanted down and wanted to continue playing. Brad was a little worried that the cut might need stitches so they went to the Emergency Room. It was a quick procedure and they gave Brody 3 stitches, a popsicle, a fancy bracelet, and a new beanie baby (a hippo). Brad said Brody did such a great job even though it was hard to watch him get a shot.

Today Brody is doing great and only notices his stitches when you say "stitches".

Welcome to the World, Baby Colton

We are so excited to welcome the latest member of our family, Colton Norman Barquist. Colt was born on August 20, 2008 at 9:32 AM. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 19 1/4 inches long. We are all adjusting to life with a newborn, again, and anxiously awaiting a little more sleep.

Moclips Family Trip

Last week we took a week long trip to the Washington Beach at Moclips. We were able to stay in a cabin that Brad used to go to a long time ago. We had a great time and it was nice that it was just our family. It was especially fun to think about our family getting bigger very soon. Brody had a fantastic time at the beach. He loved playing in the water, shoveling sand in his buckets, and chasing the seagulls down the beach. As soon as I become a little more tech savvy I can download a few videos of him chasing the birds.

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our next baby. We have a scheduled c-section for this Wednesday, August 20th at 9:00 am. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

In Training

Brody is in training for his future athletic adventures. He is walking on his own but is still sometimes a little unsure about his next step. He is signing words and even tries to say words when we encourage him. This morning we were trying to get him to say "oopsy daisy" and he did a pretty darn good job with it.

This evening Brody had some good Daddy time. Brad taught him how to laugh and talk loudly into the phone. It's not going to be too long before mommy is going to have a tough time getting any words in. :)