Happy Birthday Garrett!!

Good gravy! How can this child be three?? Sigh...people always warned be how fast time would go once I had kids and it just seems to get faster with the addition of each child! So here goes Garretto's shortened birth story...

For once Big Joe was home and like his big brother Garrett tried to come early..several times leaving me on magnesium sulfate for a while (NOT FUN STUFF). Finally when I hit 37 weeks and had had contractions all night in the hospital (for the umpteenth time) they decided to break my water. Of course then the contractions stopped. So they started pitocin. Big Joe decided to take little Joe to preschool and then return to the hospital. I had been told for years that I could no have an epidural but we thought I could have a spinal block so I opted for that. But they told me I couldn't get it until I was about 8cm because it would wear off. I was already 4 cm that morning but since the contractions had stopped we thought it may be a while....um no. Within 15 minutes I went from 4cm to 10cm and was screaming that it was time. The nurses didn't really believe me but they soon did. People started running. So much for the spinal at 8 cm!! But I did get it as I was trying to hold back pushing. Joe barely got back in time to see the one birth he would be in the country for and a man dressed in scrubs hit his rolling chair and slid to the bed. He just about "caught" Garrett and said, "Hi. I am Mr. Hoover." We all laughed and Garrett was here! All 7lbs 4oz of him and dimples to boot!

Fast forward 3 whole years!!! Garretto Burrito as we call him is such a joy. He had a great time at his party this year. It was very very windy and of course the first party I have that is not at our house I plan for a chilly windy day. But the kids had fun. Garrett doesn't have a huge sweet tooth (gets that from his Dad) so he was only interested in blowing out the candle. It was sooo windy he had to wait to do that when we got home.

Now for three things I love about Garretto.

1. He is so funny! This kid can come up with different voices and say phrases that leave me rolling! Not to mention his sweet southern accent. You just can't help but smile at him

2. I love that Garrett is a cuddler. Little Joe was never much of a snuggler. Probably because he spent a lot of time in a hospital bed with things hooked up to him. But Garrett loves to climb on the couch with me and snuggle or fall asleep in his Dad's lap. Some mornings we wake up with him in our bed as well. It's so stinkin sweet.

3. Sorry but I have to say those dimples for number 3. Ok well maybe his whole face. Garrett, I think looks a lot like my father. His eyes are so blue. The curly blond hair..everything but those darling dimples which are the icing on the cake. It makes me smile just to look at him because I see my Dad. Good thing his middle name is after him :)