Saturday, April 26, 2008

always carry a spare


if i heard it once, i heard it a million times...but i chose - one saturday morning - to not put a spare in the diaper bag. a spare outfit, that is...

garrett had outgrown the spare outfit in his diaper bag, so i put it aside as i was checking his bag while walking out the door to a granite showroom. since it was going to be a quick trip (as in just going there & back), i thought i'd put a new one in there when we got back or before church the next morning. i should've taken the extra 27 seconds to run upstairs & get a new one!

on the way to the granite spot, garrett's diaper overflowed with...well, poo... so we changed him quickly in the cargo area of our SUV. only after i finished changing him did i realize there was NOT a back-up outfit in the diaper bag! but we had gone 30 minutes to this granite showroom & we were going in...naked baby or not. i felt compelled (but didn't actually) to explain to everyone why my child was only wearing a diaper in a public place. that i was merely an inexperienced mom who would (i hope to god) never let this happen again (i pray) and we are not the white trash that we appeared to be.

regardless, it was funny to put garrett in his car seat for the ride back home. he looked nearly naked sitting there in his diaper. he could've cared less, though! love this little man & all his sweet little faces!

Monday, April 21, 2008

happy spring


this past week, my mom was here from wednesday through sunday. our nanny had gone on a cruise with her hubby & Grandmom came to fill in (we really had to twist her arm to get her here!). ;-)

garrett totally entertained her...even showing off two of his newest tricks - rolling from back to front AND playing with his feet & toes! so stinking cute, that kid! saturday - the weather here was phenomenal - we went to a local art festival...one of garrett's first cultural experiences. we're attempting to raise a well-rounded child here, people!

friday garrett also had his 4 month appointment (including 4 shots, which almost made Grandmom cry & DEFINITELY made garrett cry - although i managed NOT to cry this time!). garrett weighed in at 15 pounds, 12 ounces & 25 5/8" long.