Ryan and Garrison went to the country to visit Ryan's dad today for a late fathers day celebration.  After watching some of our home videos I find myself missing my two men!  As much as I sometimes long for a break from being mommy (stay at home moms will understand) when I get the break all I can do is miss garrison :(

    Anyways, so I thought I would post some pics of Garrison from his birth and when he was oh so tiny.  Garrison was born on October 30, 2007 at 3:51.  He weighed 6# 13 ounces and was 20 in long.  Can you even believe it?!?!? He is now seven and a half months old and about 20 pounds. It hurts to think of him growing so fast.  

   Garrisons birth was one of the scariest but at the same time, one of the best days of my life.  The sound of monitors going off and nurses running in will constantly play back in my mind.  I wasn't scared of the actual labor, I was so excited to finally be able to see and hold my baby.  To make a long story short, Garrisons heart beat was really low and dropped drastically several times.  After a pretty long labor and a lot of ups and downs- our doctor decided that a c-section needed to be done for the safety of Garrison.  Ryan and I immediately starting praying that this decision would not effect Garrison and that his tiny heart would beat perfectly when he arrived.  While this was def not our first choice it is something that had to be done. 

About 30 minutes later our son Garrison Trice Little was born.  

    He was perfect in every single way.  I will never forget seeing him held up for the first time and waiting for that cry!  And then seeing ryan- it was the craziest feeling ever.  After our peditrician checked his heart they told us that everything looked great.  

     Being a mother is so much more than I ever imagined.  It is so overwhelming to know that what type of man Garrison grows up to be is determined by how me and ryan raise him.    He is growing up so fast- too fast.  I used to make fun of people who were like this.  You know the people who would always say when you were pregnant "They grow up so fast". Now I am one of those people!

    I find myself trying to bottle up and tuck away every smile, laugh, and sound of his sweet little voice.  I rejoice over things Garrison does that before becoming a parent meant nothing to me:  an hour with no spit up, eating finger foods and not choking, being able to pull up, starting to wave "bye bye".   I know it will all pass too quickly and it already has.

     Enjoy the pics of Gar bear.