Mister Twister

Like alot of newborns, Garrett has his days and nights mixed up. My mom said she got up to check on us this morning, and when she opened his door, it looked like a tornado had gone through his room...hence the name Mister Twister. I had every bouncy, vibrating, swingy ding thing you could think of to get this kid to sleep to no avail. He slept all day today though! Papoo, Nanna, Ms. Cathey, Amber, Mason, and Anna Kate visited today. Here are some pics from the day:) Emmy as always is spending time with the girls. They played pin the tail on the donkey.

Welcome Home Garrett!!!

Well you can see who is in charge of sharing pictures around here. Faber just brought us home from the hospital, so I am finally getting back to the computer. Mary greeted us at the door and promptly offered Garrett a potato chip which he politely refused. Faber grabbed some emails off of my computer Tuesday night, so I'm sorry if some were left out and you are just finding out that he was born. Here are his stats....

8 lbs 3 oz
20 inches
May 13, 2008 at 4:05 in the afternoon!

Everything went very well, and he's doing great. Of course I couldn't decide which pics to show, so I made a little slide show!

Happy Mother's Day! My sweet angels woke up at 5:45 am for the day...about 5 minutes after Faber walked out the door to go to work! AHHHHHHH! Oh well, we went to church, and afterwards had a picnic lunch with our pals. I can't believe I have not already introduced Little Pumpkin and Little Lion. To find out who they are check out The Lion's Den. Of course you Longview folks will know them! It was a beautiful day for a picnic, and no cleaning or crowded resteraunts! From the looks of my big belly, baby will be here Tuesday! To all the "moms" in my life especially my own...thank you for your love, encouragement, and guidance over the past few years as I treck down this path called motherhood.

Not a rash...just stamps.
Mary "helping" with Hannibal.
Well, Mary has been my little "helper" the last few days. I walked by the utility room recently and thought, I am too big to fill up his bowl, that looks like a great job for Mary. I showed her how to fill it up, and she of course thought that was a great job as well. The next day when I walked by, this is what I found. Well...he's certainly well fed. The above pic was taken this morning. I went to the Dr. for my last check up, and Faber took this picture after Mary had swiped one of Allie's stamps. She was quite proud!

Seventy-dollar Socks!

OK WARNING! This pic is a little disgusting. Please disregard the dog hair on the bottom of my feet. With a 100 pound german shepherd, it is just impossible to keep his hair off my black socks. I noticed just this morning that my $70 socks are wearing thin. See these socks have been with me for many months now, as I have worn them alternating with another tan pair for the majority of my pregnancy. I've been blessed with some very unsightly and somewhat painful varicose veins induced by pregnancy, but these socks have carried me through. We definitely have a love-hate relationship, and as I ponder my last week to ever be pregnant, I think of these socks and of the holes on the bottom! Yes, my little man will definitely be worth it!

Beauties, Beads, and Bubbles

We have taken it easy the last few days in anticipation of baby boy's arrival. Hopefully just one more week from tomorrow! Allie and Faber went out of town for the weekend to celebrate Pappy's 60th birthday. To see pics of that event please visit http://www.therowefam.blogspot.com/ That's Katie's blog..my sis-in-law. She's posted pics of the whole event and of my sweet little nephew, Zach, and sweet little niece, Abby (Mandy's baby girl). I am sad to have missed them. They are only 8 weeks apart. Anyways..today was the last MOPS meeting for the year:( This year was full of wonderful new friendships just as it is every year, and so I will look forward to next year! My friends Christy and Jaime are heading up a new group at our church...YEAH for THEM! It's a lot of work, but if anyone can do it they can! So back to the pic...after nap, Mary screamed to Allie "Allie we dress up!". She's finally getting a request in! They ran around the cul-de-sac in there somewhat tattered dresses and played with all the boys that live in our circle. Mary and Hannibal are both into bubbles, and Allie is really into blowing them! I just sat in my chair while they played...which is all I want to do these days!