We went to see Lydia's cousin Warner again yesterday! We had a barbecue with Omi, Opa, Uncle Mike and Aunt Katie. Ths picture above is (from left) Uncle Mike, Opa, Daddy, and then little Warner! We're all even now with 4 boys and 4 girls in the Barron family.

At one point Warner was crying a little bit in his bassinet, and Lydia looked concerned! Or confused. Not sure which. She was staring in the general direction of Warner's bed - eyes glued. When Warner's Daddy went to the bassinet to soothe the baby, Lydia came over and tried to see what was going on. Then, shortly after that she began to do some fussing of her own, and I'm sure Warner was thinking, when did my home suddenly become so noisy?

This weekend we had pictures made at a photo studio (Kiddie Kandids). Lydia did very well for the first few shots, and then... she quit on us. It was impossible to get her to sit still or not fight us about sitting on the platform. So, in the end, we got one good family picture, and a few sweet ones of Lydia by herself. The objective was to get a few in front of the great backgrounds they had, but it was right at that point that she began to fuss a lot, and we realized it was over. So in the end the cute little shorts and shoes I bought to go with her cute top didn't even show! O well. For the most part, we're pleased with the pictures. We'll try again when she's a little bit older and understands how to sit and pose!

At one point, the photographer suggested we take a 10 minute break and go walk around the mall with the hope she would settle down and be happy again. She was very happy strutting around, enjoying the sights. But then...we went back to try again and it was the same scenario.

Today we went to visit Mike, Katie and Warner! Warner is 4 days old now... Big Man! He's super sweet and cute, and his parents certainly appear to have this parenting thing down already. Lydia didn't have much of a reaction to Warner.. She played all over the house, strutting her stuff, totally oblivious to this new little person. We're glad she didn't mind when we held him. It didn't seem to bother her a bit. Maybe she's too young to have jealous feelings, but truthfully, I think she just didn't even realize he was real! Later we invited her to have a closer look, and she finally became somewhat interested in little Warner. Enjoy these pics.

People are always saying there aren't enough pictures of Lydia's PARENTS, so I am trying to be better about that...

That is Warner's toy... Lydia is breaking it in for him, I guess.

Aw, I she likes him!

Lydia went swimming again today!
Once she was finished, we stripped her down half way to dry off and she had so much fun playing, totally unashamed!

A few weeks ago Lydia had SO MUCH fun swimming with her Daddy and Uncle Mike, and I neglected to post pictures and video of all the fun! I have to tell you about her outfit... All the Moms out there will understand. Ok, so while I was off attending a baby shower, Oliver and Mike agreed to take Lyds swimming. I packed her swimsuit, the swimming diapers, sunscreen, a hat, a t-shirt, a change of clothes... Well, they get to the pool (there is a super cool pool playland in Mike and Katie's neighborhood) and they learn there is a rule that babies have to wear special plastic pants (much like a bathing suit, with a built-in diaper sort of thing) or they can't go swimming! Ok, no problem - the pool sells these special suits. HOWEVER, the largest size available was a 12 month. The lady tells them "they stretch" so it will likely fit anyway, but... BUT...she doesn't know our Lydia! No way! The guys tried and it was a definite no-go. So they packed up Lydia and all of her stuff and drove to a nearby Kids swimming store, found what they needed for $9.99, and returned to the pool. Ok, so here's where the outfit comes in. Instead of simply putting the new super swim pants on, and her t-shirt to protect her from the sun... Daddy puts on the t-shirt, the outfit she was wearing that day OVER it, and the new swim shorts over it on the bottom. So silly. Guys are funny. I still can't figure out why she was wearing her regular outfit over the t-shirt. BUT SHE HAD SO MUCH FUN and certainly didn't care what she was wearing!

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Guess what?! Lydia has a new cousin! His name is Warner Christian Barron and he was born on August 11th! He was 6 lbs 9 oz and he is absolutely perfect. Lydia is so excited to have another family member, and now she's not the smallest one anymore! Oliver, his Mom (Omi), Lydia and I drove out to the hospital near Keller (where Mike and Katie live - Mike is Oliver's brother) and got to meet little Warner just minutes after he was born! It was special.

Here's Lydia on her way to meet Warner!


Here we are just after we heard he had arrived! (Lydia is holding in her excitement. Plus...it was after her bedtime!)


And here he is!!


And the happy family...

We are so happy you're here Warner!! We thank God for creating you and carrying you safely into the world!

Bed Head!