It was a White Christmas

Hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas! Garrett has had numerous visitors over the holidays, including nearly all of his grandparents, great-grandparents & a few aunts & uncles...

We spent Christmas day as a family of 3! Believe it or not, we got up to feed the little man in the morning, but all managed to sleep until around 11 AM! Later in the afternoon, Garrett met Chase Gardner! Chase is the son of our friends, Greg & Kelly, & was born just 4 days before him. They both slept nearly all the way through their first "play date"! Last night Garrett slept in his car seat next to us while we dined on some yummo Chinese food.

Photos top to bottom: White, party of 3 on Christmas; 4 generations in the Houser family...my grandmother, Boots Houser, my dad, Ronnie, me & Garrett; Brian's parents, Gary & Martha (aka, PopPop & Grammy) with Garrett by the tree; my parents, Ronnie & Becky (aka, Grandmom & Poppa) with Garrett & Huckleberry.

Garrett's first lunch date

This week has been rather adventurous...I went solo with Garrett on Monday & Tuesday - not too bad except the slight meltdown he & I both had Monday night after Brian got home from work! We were both happy to see him!

Brian's mom, Martha, arrived on Tuesday night & has been helping us this week. Again, what would we do without our moms to get us through these times? B's dad & sister, Gary & Julie, will arrive today! Lots of hands to love on our little man.

Garrett had a dr appt yesterday. He's regained his birth weight, plus 2 ounces, so he's up to 7 lbs, 6 oz! Yahoo! His sleeping & eating is going well. Brian & I are actually surprised & even though it could change at any moment, we're not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. We'll take it for now!

On Thursday Garrett & I had our first lunch date with some of my co-workers (seen in the photo here). Peter, Lee & Lauren all got to gaze at our "perfect" (yes, you guys, he IS perfect - every stinking little part!) baby boy. It was great being out & catching up with each of them!

Merry Christmas!
Beth

Merry Christmas

As Dr. Suess - that wise old sage - said in How the Grinch Stole Christmas..."Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more."

For me & Brian, this year, it definitely does. We can't express our joy over the gift we've been given this Christmas season. Garrett has been - in the 9 days he's been in our family - such an amazing addition...bringing laughter & tears galore! (Even Brian's shed a few tears, people!)

So we hope this holiday season brings you & your family something beautiful & magical too...Just had to share a few pics of our little guy!

PS - Thanks to great-grandma Houser for the uber cute Christmas outfit & great-aunt Sybil for the first Christmas blanket...they, of course, make some darling photos!

Staying Alive

Who knew Garrett already knows how to disco?...Looks like he's "Staying Alive" in his little Moses basket! & for those of you who have seen Brian's 5 dance moves, this is an encouraging sign that perhaps one White man will make us proud out in da' clubs. So, you'll also notice the orange outfit & UT hat he's dressed in...yes, yes, folks it's true...Brian has created another Volunteer for the UT Nation!

It's been a good week so far...my mom, Becky, has been here with us all week & has certainly helped make my life a lot easier transitioning to being at home with Garrett. What would the world do without Grandmas hands to help & hold our babies? I love this shot of my mom's hands just loving on Garrett while he sleeps.

Garrett is also adjusting well to life at home. He had his first dr appt on Wed & had gained back an ounce of the 8 he lost in the hospital. Feeding & sleeping are currently not a problem for our little guy. We'll see how all of that pans out in a few weeks when the "newborn slumber" has worn off.

Welcome to the World, Garrett DeArmon White!

Garrett DeArmon White made his way into the world on Saturday, December 8 at 12:26 PM. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces & was 20.5" long. Garrett is in honor of Brian's dad, Gary. DeArmon is in honor of Beth's grandmother, Betty Newell DeArmon.

Garrett has overwhelmed his parents with more love & emotion than they could have ever imagined. He is perfect in every way & has stolen the hearts of his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins & friends.

Beth & Brian are so grateful to God for the amazing privilege of being able to raise Garrett.

Our due date is today!

Update from dr appt yesterday...He feels that Baby White is going to be on the scene in the next few days. As in, I will not be seeing the dr for my scheduled appointment on Monday morning because the baby will already be here. No guarantees, of course, but the Houser-White clan is on standby ready to swoop in from all over the SE at a moment's notice!

Baby scored 8/8 on the ultrasound "test" yesterday which is all very good. They're estimating him/her to be around 7 pounds, 9 ounces. We saw a sweet little profile of the baby...each time we tried to look at the face head on, though, he/she held its hand up directly in front of its nose/mouth! The tech also pointed out the fuzzy line around the head which is apparently dark fuzzy hair! For some reason the thought of our little munchkin with dark hair is very funny to us!

Ok...that's it from the White House...we'll keep you posted! It's hard to believe that Dec. 6 has finally arrived!
Beth & Brian