Regan's Show

My little brother Regan is in a band. Rick and I went to hear them play at Muse Music with my parents the other night. They were really good and Regan jammed on the drums! I wish I could remember the name of the band right now . . . pregnancy!

May's Belly-D day

Right before delivery!

Cookies and Milk

Rick and I were making cookies the other day and apparently it was a very large recipe. It made 80 cookies! So, I thought I'd take a picture of the cookie jar filled to the brim.

Introducing Luke Richard Barton

On the 8th Rick an I went to the doctor and he recommended that I be induced the next day (which was a week early) because he thought the baby was around 9 pounds already! I have had gestational diabetes which tends to produce large babies. Anyway, on Friday night our beautiful boy arrived via C-section. We came home from the hospital last Monday after some rest in the hospital.

Luke Richard Barton was born on May 9th at 11:23 pm. He was 7 lbs 11 oz and 21 inches long. He looks a lot like Rick and has all of his fingers and toes, as my mom says. I'm not sure how much of my DNA he has except for the dark hair. He loves to stretch his long legs and has a very mellow temperament. We think he is amazing. So far, Rick loves changing diapers and being wet on, I love kissing this little guy and we both love taking naps whenever we can.

It took us til the last day in the hospital to decide on his name and Luke seemed to fit. We also really like the idea of naming him after someone. As the first son, he gets his daddy's name.

Welcome to the World Little Luke

Here are a few of Luke's first pictures. We are so excited to have him here. I just think he is so adorable and fun to take care of. He looks so much like his dad and is just as charming. How can you resist that little face? He is already 2 1/2 weeks old! The time is going by so quick and mostly I just spend my days holding him. That's why its taking me so long to get these pictures on here. I'll post again real soon with lots more pictures and details --promise!

The Launch

bartonwoodworks.com has finally been launched. Check it out if you have a second. I'm proud of my Rick and all of his hard work.

Someone's Nesting

Lately, I've been cleaning out our house and painting, sewing and organizing for the babies room and I'm pretty excited about it. Yesterday, I was in the babies room and didn't really have anything else to do, when Rick asked me what I was doing. Basically, I was just sitting in there looking at all of the baby stuff for no good reason. I had to laugh at myself. Here are some pictures of what I've been having fun with lately, since a couple people wanted to see. We've got a little jungle theme going on in nursery.
Framed wall art from my friend Tara, who sells for Upper Case Living

Moses Basket

Quilts my mom has helped me make (okay, she does most of the sewing and I do most of the watching)

Elephant

Giraffes

Little Buddies