Tuesday, January 27, 2009

silly garrett



our child is constantly cracking us up. saturday night we returned from the gym, fed G & i was letting him crawl up the stairs to clean up (please don't judge me: a second post where the poor kid has a dirty face!) & go to bed.

on the way up the stairs, he grabbed brian's goggles (brian had been swimming @ the gym) & tried to put them on his head...the pictures above resulted. hahahahaha...he looks like a little super hero or something. he's obsessed with putting on my sunglasses now too...the best part is that he often puts them on his head - how i end up wearing mine around the house half the day, i'm sure.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

we have a walker!


yesterday marked a monumental occasion in the white house...garrett is officially walking. all over the place. he goes fast. then he does a mummy walk. sometimes it's on his tip toes. but for the most part he's able to get exactly where he wants to go. from a walking/standing position, he's able to bend down & pick up his fireman hat or bowling ball & just keep on trucking - it's amazing!

he's also packing in food like nobody's business this week. clearly, the child doesn't miss many meals, but he's been like a trash compactor all week. as a family, we're kind of turning into a *waffles on saturday morning* kind of crew. last week it was blueberry waffles, today chocolate chip. AFTER garrett ate his usual breakfast of milk, oatmeal & banana...he ate 1/4 of a thick, giant chocolate chip waffle. his face & hands show the evidence - holy moly! he would've eaten more had we offered it to him. earlier this week he ate an entire grilled cheese sandwich, half the chicken out of my salad & half of a giant cookie! my goodness...no wonder we're @ 25 pounds & counting! now...granted, *most* of what he consumes are delicious veggies & fruits, but man...he consumes ALOT!



& i had to include one of G kissing...he loves, loves, loves to kiss!!! this is one morning he wanted me to lean in so he could kiss me (he pulls us down to his face quite often, just to kiss us!). i'd just gotten out of the shower, my wet hair pulled up, but he made me feel like a million bucks! :-) he'll kiss our hands when we're feeding him, our feet when they're propped up, my belly when we're playing in the floor, our lips & cheeks...he'll also kiss other children (random strangers, mind you) & pretty much anyone we instruct him to kiss...he's a bandit...look out this valentine's day!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

white, party of 4!!!


soon enough...our blog name will have to change...

we found out in early december (just b/f garrett's first birthday) that baby white #2 is on his/her way in early august (due date is officially aug. 7; which makes me about 11.5 weeks along)! we are excited & certainly feel blessed beyond belief to be entrusted by God with the life of another child. we also feel a bit nervous about all that life with 2 under 2 will bring (garrett will be around 20 months when Itty Bitty - as we're calling this one - comes along)! it will be fun, it will be challenging & it will be yet another chapter in the amazing journey of parenthood.

we hope that 2009 is off to a great start for you & yours!
the white's...all 4 of us!

ps - yes, i took 3 tests. i was shocked. i had to be sure. :-)