Garrett Gilbert Griswold

When I was in my last trimester and huge pregnant the doctor wanted to do an ultrasound to see how big the baby was.  I had gestational diabetes and Maggie being the little love she was wouldn't turn, (yes we tried manually (terrible experience)) so I had to have a C-Section with her.  I really wanted to try and have Garrett natural, drug induced and intoxicated if necciscary but at least vaginally as natural as that may be.  When they were doing the ultrasound they took an extra long time, Michelle was with me and a had Maggie thank heavens, she had taken her out of the room.  The nurse told me the doctor was going to come in and talk to me, I never really thought anything to much of it, my doctors had always been great at OU, but I was a little nervous.  The nurse handed me the paper work.  We had waited to find out what we were having, like waited 8 1/2 months, there was MALE printed right on the papers.  I was really nervous to have a boy, the only boy I had ever really been around growing up was Steven, I hadn't ever seen much male anatomy, everything boy petrified me.  Then the doctor came in and said they had found a spot on his kidney, from that moment on my heart was attatched to this "boy." I loved him, I knew I'd do anything in the world for him, I yearned for him, and I knew he had my heart.

About a week later at 1:03 in the morning I had the most beautiful little baby boy you have ever seen, he was amazing, the whole thing was amazing.  He has been such a gift from God.  He is the happiest, most cheerful little soul you have ever met.  He smiles at everyone and when he smiles he smiles with ever fiber of his being, it warms your heart!  He wakes up happy (my little sunshine sue sometimes not so much in the happiness area upon waking).  I fall a little more in love with him everyday.  Right now he has four little teeth, when he smiles it is so freaking cute, he kinda scrunches up his little face and his little eyes, I just want to keep him captured in my heart just as he is, he has been such a fun baby, I have loved being his Mamma.

We knew that we were going to have further testing on his little kidney, I think both John and I thought it would go away.  Well we continued to have tests and ultrasounds, catscans, and that little growth continued to fail to leave.  We were advised that it was going to be best to take it out.

The day we took you in was about as bittersweet as anything I have ever done.  Handing you over to the doctor was more than hard, it was almost unbearable.  We knew that the likelihood of something going wrong was slim but there was still a chance that we would never see our little baby again.  We stood in the room after they took you away and  held each other and cried, we said several prayers as a little family until you returned.  Since I have had babies I have came to the realization that you deal with Heavenly Father to watch over your family and you sweetheart.  You never realize how much your heart will be in love.

You have a pretty good scar little man. You had a drain in for a week and had to be in the hospital for about three days.  I slept in your crib with you, I was also very thankful to be able to go home.  We love you John Garrett Griswold and we are so glad you are ours!

Bathroom Visits

Potty training is complete, 100% like no accidents ever not even at night, bathroom ettiquite, well not so savvy.  Public restrooms, disgusting.  "Maggie please don't take your shoes off, you have to put your shoes on.  Don't, Maggie don't! the floor is dirty please get up, don't look under the bathroom stall.  Maggie the water has poo in it you don't want your bum in poo water.  Maggie please don't push the paper into the water it's dirty." You get the point.  It is like somehow bathroom toddler manners to touch everything in the bathroom with their feet, their tush, their hands, at times yes even their mouth, it GROSSES me out but we really do attempt to wash our hands very well before she once again touches every dirty surface imaginable!!  Oh how I love my little bathroom adorning child!!

She would still much rather wear diapers than panties, she informs me when her poo is coming and how many little pebbles have hit the water.  What a goose!  Today I realized the floor in front of my toilet is not wet from her playing in the toilet water but instead because she overshoots the toilet, yes I know isn't that just the cutest little fact ever:) oh the joys!

Damnit to hell

That may just be your next phrase. I'm sorry I used it at you today. It makes me cry to think about how easy it is for me to loose it. You are so fun and full if life, spit, and vinager. I don't ever want to dampen that spunk. You picked up handfuls if beans and let them go on the floor, knocked over your bowl if grapes I gave you, and hurried to get into the sugar bowl. You pulled down my curtain under the sink and then threatened to dump the trash can over ( you did that last week and we shared a few tears picking it up, we were on a healthy living kick for the week and it was gross.) I love you my little Maggie magoo, oh how I love you. I kissed you as many times as I could when I put you to bed, how did my little baby turn into a little girl? Garrett was given some clothes, you would love them to be yours:) you tell me you need your pants on so your legs don't get cold lol:) you currently hate pigtails and would prefer princess braids.  

Garrett-my little happy camper. Tooth number 4 is cutting through. I don't know how I ever dreamed I wouldn't love a boy, you have my whole heart. You smile with every fiber of your being and you just love everyone and everything. You are starting to stand in your own, you are so proud. We are doing the baby bird feeding right now lol, you love it!! You go in next week to have them operate on you. I am petrified. My world revolves around you and Maggie, I can't stand tge thought of anything happening to you or you having to hurt. I love you more than words can say:)

Do you Want to Talk to my Friends

Oh Maggie Magoo, you keep my life wild and crazy, you make me smile, laugh out loud and cuss on a regular basis.  Right now you carry around three cans of shaving cream, and a honey bear which all came to bed with us last night.  They are "my friends, do you want to talk to my friends?"  You take their tempature and last night you told dad that they where all about three months and couldn't eat avacodo's yet:)  You are very particular about what you where and you are the only completely potty trained girl I know that would much rather wear a diaper than panties, it is a bit of a pain when we are in public.  You knocked over the trash on purpose the other day, pretty sure just to see what I would do, and yes you cried big crocodile tears when we had to pick it up.  You LOVE your dad, and you are quite particular in him doing things for you, you poke him when you are out of a bottle to get up and get you one and you have to go with him, you love being his little side kick and he loves having you there.  You have everyone pegged as "he's nice" "he's mean" and it cracks your dad up.  You would just as soon be barefoot all day but love shoes and anything that is new to you.  Getting you to sit down and eat can be hard, you love ice cream and butter:)

Go fly a kite

We got Maggie a kite for Easter and she has begged to open it for days. Tonight we took it up to the barn. She was so proud holding on to it and kept calling Johnny come see:) I've thought so many times the last few days how glad I am that she has a daddy who loves her do much and that she loves back. We have had some bad nights with high fevers and many tears. John has gotten up with her and us so tender, one night he sat with her in theiving room and read her a book at three in the morning:) 

We went grocery shopping tonight, there was a whole basket of stuffed animals, she emptied about thirty of them onto a shelf so because "their sleeping."

Garrett is going to be crawling, it makes me sad rob think my baby is getting big do fast. I love being a mama. He smiles and coos and talks. He loved to blow spit bubbles and wakes up and goes to sleep doing it. He's holding himself up in plank, it's just a matter of time. He smiles at everyone that will look at him. I never dreamed I could love a cuddly chubby cheeked little one do much. He is so stinken cute!!

It is extremely dry here and at home. It is supposed to rain both there and here tommorow. I pray it's a soaker. They have grass bugs on dryland, dad is pretty sick. Em sold "my" truck, I loved that truck. Little Birdy my little Birdy is busy with wedding plans. Life is so short, I'm really trying to love every moment. 

Sharing the covers

Everyone said not to let you sleep with us but here I lay with you between me and Johnny g and Garrett laying on the other side, I feel complete when our little family us all tucked away into bed. My favorite moments happen just before we close our eyes. It's your story time, your giggle time, and just your tender little moments. You have strep throat, you has to get a shot. Poor little thing, as you say you had a bad day. We came home and took a nap then explored outside for baby kitties and made popcorn with lots of butter. 

John's grandpa died today. Him and Delores have been married 70 years, quite the accomplishment. 

Garrett you are my heart baby, oh how a love your chubby little hands and kisses. You wake up blowing bubbles and felling the world just how happy you are. I have enjoyed every minute of being your mama. You are rolling EVERYWHERE, you will soon be crawling. You've cut your first tooth and you are eating baby food though you don't always know what to think of it!  Maggie adores you, to much at times but you love her back. Of anything I've ever done being mamma is my favorite. I love johnny g and I love my babies. 

Daddy's girl

Maggie would not let John leave the house for love not money this morning. She wanted him to change her diaper (she went potty:) to get her dressed, to hold her, pretty much everything. She is crazy about him! I sure love her:) she got all bundled up and headed out the door. She wasn't about to stay with me lol. 

It's cold here. 8 above last night with a cold north wind. John hasn't been getting to much sleep staying up with little babies. 

Garrett Gilbert

We took little Garrett in for his four month check up today. He weighs in at 15 lbs 10 oz. yes I do give cream:) poor little thing had to get his shots, I hate shots. They make you feel like mean mother of the year. It's cold and snowy here we drove super careful and slow to he doctors. 

Mom and dad for home from Hawaii, dad has the flu, I doubt he was much fun to travel with. They flew all night, dad didn't feel well and was fevered. I feel sorry fir both of them. 

I'm heading off to dreamland with my babies:)

Miss Maggie

How has two years flown by so fast?  It was just yesterday that the nurse said, "It's a Maggie."  Now here we are with a two year old and another little one.  How I love being a mom, it really is the best thing I have ever done, the hardest, the most challenging, but hands down the best.  There is nothing sweeter than a little hand, a sweet giggle, or "here momma."   I love my babies.  Michelle made sure that Maggie had party hats, candles, and the little party squealers, she is an awesome sister.  Lori ordered cupcakes and everyone was there to sing her happy birthday (minus Mom and Dad who are in Hawaii, and Julie, BUT they all called to sing to her)  I have the best family in the world.  I could tell that John was pretty blue that he wasn't here.  Maggie has had the crud so we canceled our plane tickets to go home on Tuesday and we are going to hang around here till Sunday.  We will get to see Birdy this way and Maggie has had a ball with cousins.

Lou's little ones have had the stomach flu, a major case of the stomach flu, I'm praying that Maggie and little Garrett don't get it.  Poor little things have been so sick.  Little Oakley would keep saying today mom I'm good enough to eat Pizza, or mom I want a treat, she couldn't hold anything down.  It will be good to have her our little Oaker Anner tomorrow feeling better.

It has been so nice to be home, I forget just how much I love it, the smells, and the sky, the corrals, the barn, the meadows, I love home.  No matter how much John has my heart with him in Oklahoma this will always be home.  I would love if we could come back but I realize with each time that I come how blessed I am to have a husband that is good to let me come as much as I do.  I dread the day when my visits have to slow down.  I really do love it here.  I love having all those that I hold dear close.

The girls all went with Emily and I down to the barn today, they love going and Emily makes sure they get to go whenever they want.

Mom went with Dad, Steven, and Leslie to Denver this year.  She was a heaven send.  I really don't know how I would have ever managed without her and Maggie is in LOVE with her.  She should be, Mom doted on her like a mother hen, she let her play in all the shavings one night after they had taken the display bulls down, Maggie had purple shavings in ever crack and crevice in her whole body, literally:)

Garrett had the crud a little when we got home from Denver but he is doing perfect now.  He has to go in for an Catscan on his little kidney when we get home, I'm pretty nervous about it.  He is so little and perfect, the thoughts of my little baby having to be sedated petrifies me.  He is such a little sweetheart, he coos and talks to you and is just like a little puppy searching for his dinner, and then milk drunk happy all day long.  I never dreamed that my babies would have my heart like they do.  Poor Garrett doesn't know that he has a long road to tow with Maggie lol:)  She loves him and is pretty protective of him.

Well bed is calling it comes much to early:)

Johnny G

Maggie scratched John's eye last night right before we went to bed. I'm pretty sure he layed awake most of the night worrying about it. He just left to go to the eye doctor. We are in Salina Kansas on our way to Denver. 

Another bath really

Maggie has stripped all of her clothes off and has her doll naked as a Kay bird right alongside her and is walking around saying tubatub. .... It's 9:30 and she already had a bath and was in her pajamas for the night. Guesse who is running bath water, just a little spoiled. 

Our fence that we thought was so smart has already been figured out by our two year old. We were changing a light bulb under the breeze way and I told john to go check on her. She was on the other side of the fence, it made me start to cry. Scared me to death. 

I love youmy crazy daisy, Garrett I love you too your just not quite so crazy , yet:)

Muck boots and curling irons

I burned Maggie on accident while curling her hair for church, half her hair is curled the other half is not. John was there to witness it and we may never curl her hair again:) for real though. She also is taking a bone (coco's dog) bone with her to church. We tried to give it to coco and we had to retrieve it before she would get in her car seat. 

I told John her boots were in the car, he told me that "no their not," Maggie is sporting muck boots with her Sunday best, we are just a little country:)

Cream

I love cream probably more than the average person, is it bad if I let Maggie way it on her Cheerios? I was out of milk. 

Maggie can scale the crib in nothing flat poor little Garrett has no safe territory. 

The heifers from the sale went to Utah today, I wish I was going with them, I'm pretty blue for my little Utah valley. 

Garrett still has a spot on his kidney. We are going to do an MRI when we get home from Denver, the poor little thing. I love him so dang much. He's just waking up and starting to cry so ......

Never trust quiet

I will try to upload the video. You made a mess and LOVED making it! You jumped, danced, and swam in them, you were in heaven! You are my Goosy Lou:). We tried to clean the closet today. I'm pretty sure you tried on 20 outfits one right after another. You are now sound asleep in nothing but a diaper:) love you magoo!

I can do this on my cell phone!!

Well my little love bug you are just barely asleep. I love you so much it hurts you sang me songs tonight for a good hour. You love I am a child of God, twinkle twinkle little star, and popcorn popping. You are starring to say all kinds of little words and everyday you make me smile.  How have you got so big so fast? Where have the days went? I need to cherish every moment because it seems so fleeting. We curled your hair for the first time the other day, you looked so big. You helped me with dinner tonight just like a big girl. When you want a bath you say tubatub and you are in love with your dad. You wake up asking for him. Oh how I love you!! You ask for a treat at least 15 times a day, if your dad is home you usually get one! You love boots, your favorite right now are a pair of muck boots that you wear on the wrong feet:) you are a hoot and such a little goose. If you do something naughty and I pretend my feelings are hurt you hurry to hug and kiss me better:) it petrifies me to teach you and Garrett all you need to know. I pray everyday that I can raise you to love Heavenly Father and live right and happy. My little Garrett, you are growing everyday, you smile at me and my heart just melts, I never dreamed I would love you so much. You are sleeping by yourself in your bassinet, a major accomplishment for your mother considering the only time your sister hasn't slept with me is when you were born. You are the perfect little baby, your happy about all of the time. Your little fat rolls grow things if we don't get you bathed often enough lol. The two of you defiantly keep me busy but being your mom is the best thing I've ever done (I really love being your dads wife too:). Sleep right my little love bugs. May your guardian angels hold you close tonight and always. I love you!