a year ago today, mine & brian's lives were changed forever. Garrett DeArmon White came on the scene @ 12:26 PM, weighing in @ 7 pounds, 4 ounces, 20.5 inches long. i remember being so tired and so happy and so delirious with emotion. i remember thinking he was the most beautiful thing i'd ever seen in the entire world. and that i wanted to hold & love him forever.
every parent says it, but truly...where does the time go? you look at a year & wonder where your little tiny munchkin went...you know, the one you gave birth to in the hospital? the one you picked up out of his crib for midnight feedings those first few months...the one that snuggled on his boppy & slept contentedly there for an hour or two? it's too quick...the *little itty bitty* stage didn't last long enough.
while i am *sad* to be entering toddlerhood b/c it means my *baby* is not so much a baby anymore, i am amazed @ how he continues to develop. that he says "mmm, mmm, mmm" in response to us teaching him "ho, ho, ho" - that while he doesn't say the words, he does the same inflection. i'm amazed each time he eventually picks up on a new sign & does it back to me - like "eat" and "all done" this month. i crack up when he pulls his shirt up by the hem (exposing his large belly!) to play peek a boo with us. i laugh when we're talking to new or old friends & he leans into that person, sucks his thumb, wraps his other arm around them & lays his head on their shoulder. the things that make him laugh, make us laugh even harder. he is garrett. he's coming into his own. he's aggressive. he's very verbal. he is social & loves watching people. he is the joy of our day. we love you, little one...we've had so much fun celebrating your first birthday...remembering all that happened a year ago today...we look forward to all of the future celebrations we'll have with you & seeing you grow into a man of character and faith.
since garrett can't blow out the candle, well...mommy & daddy have to.
once we showed him how, he dove in!
cousin clay & garrett check out the loot!
garrett *helped* me open presents for about 3 minutes!
our little man on the day he was born.
our sweet pea the morning after his birth.
mommy snuggling into the new man in her life!
finally @ home...a family of 3!
