5-1/2 Months!!

Okay, so I am sorry that I haven't posted in so long. We have been sooo busy and just haven't been able to get to it. Anyway, Garrett is growing so fast and is just getting sweeter and sweeter every day. He is really getting a funny personality. He loves when you sing to him and also when you act really silly ( I guess every kid does). He makes such a sweet grin....almost flirtacious when he smiles at you. We are still not at the crawling stage, but I's say we are getting close. I also broke down this week and starting with baby food :) He had been eating cereal for a month or so and this week we started with green beans. At first, not a fan, and then he decided the next time that he loved them. As much as he likes to eat, I am sure he is going to be that kid that will eat anything :) He is making all kinds of new noises and is getting so so close to saying dada. He already says mama!!! Such a smart kid :) Well, I only have a few pictures to post this time, but I will definitely upload more very soon. For anyone who follows this, I also post pictures of him every month at jongarrettdawson.shutterfly.com and you are welcome to follow there too!! Hope that everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend!!

Garrett and his doggie "Taggles" playing on the couch

Garrett looking ever so cute

Playing in the floor with some toys

Hanging out with Daddy and Charlie in the hammock :)

Playing in the jumperoo...he loves this thing...goes crazy in it...Thank you Aunt Teneal for this thing...it provides endless fun for him and everyone watching!!

Easter 2010!

This was Garrett's first Easter!! I think he enjoyed it. We went down to Gainesboro the night before and let Garrett stay with my parents and Jon and I went to my 10 year class reunion. Woo hoo...doesn't that make me feel old. Anyway, we had a really good time and it was great to see everyone. Easter morning we got up and went to church at McCoinsville. Garrett seemed to enjoy the singing. He was really good...just looked around the whole time. When we got back, we took some pictures and then went to Teneal's for Easter dinner. We enjoyed seeing all the family and I think they were all surprised at how big he is getting!!!

We were trying to do some of the cute washtub pictures, but I think the sun was too bright, so he wasn't wanting to look up at you.

This is Garrett being a cool dude in daddy's lap :)

This is the whole family. I think this one turned out really good!!

Jon and Garrett...It's hard to see, but his little outfit was so cute. It has a bunny and basket on the front and said "My first Easter". The feet were little bunnies and their ears stood up and then on the back, he had a little bunny tail.

And again, here we all are...

Hope that everyone had a great Easter and got to enjoy being with Family!!

Sickness....blah!!!

Well, I am so sorry I haven't posted in quite a while. We have had our first dealing with baby sickness and let me say that it hasn't been fun. We have had days of non-stop screaming and were really worried that this might be just a new phase he was in, but thank goodness for medicine. They started him on an antibiotic and it's like we have our child back :) He is back to his happy self and life is much easier!! I have lots of pictures since I haven't posted in a while....so I hope you enjoy..

He is really changing so much...He weighed 15 lbs at the doctors on Thursday...he is going to be a big boy!!

This was when it was really pretty outside and we had him on the porch in his swing. I had his little hat on him so he wouldn't get cold :) Adorable isn't he...

This is him playing in the floor. He is starting to like being on his stomach more...use to he would start crying after about 1 minute, now we are making it like 5 minutes...

Another shot...he really loves to put everything in his mouth now too.

This was the first time I put him in his new johnny jump up...As you can tell by his face, he wasn't too sure about it at first. He enjoys it now, though.. He still hasn't figured out he can actually jump in it. Now he just kind of uses his feet to turn in circles, which he thinks is neat..

And this is just him chilling on the couch with some of his toys :)

This was one day when my parents came up. He wasn't feeling too well and starting really crying that afternoon and pretty much cried from then on out :( I love this little outfit, though. I have always loved red and you can't find many boys things in red..

This Week...oh what fun!

Garrett is really growing :( I am a little sad because he officially started wearing 3-6 month clothes this week. They look so big when I get them off the hanger, but they fit perfectly. Just another reminder that they grow up waaaay too fast!!! I think he also officially has his first cold this week. He sounds pitiful at night when he sleeps, but the doctor told me to just prop his head up and it would clear up on its own since he doesn't have a fever. I just hate hearing him have such trouble breathing. Anyway, he is happy during the day, though, so I guess that's all that matters.

I thought this was really cute. You can kind of see the top of Jon's head. He was talking to him and you can just see by his expression how interested he was in what his Daddy was saying. He is really becoming very observant and even seems to be wanting to watch TV this week...which I am not sure is a good thing...

Also, again, Jon enjoying putting his hat on Garrett. It does make for an adorable picture, though.

This was Garrett when I sat him on our bed the other day to get some stuff done in there before we had to leave. He just looked so funny. He was sitting up so straight and had his arm propped up on the pillow just like he was lounging around. So cute!!

This was just a new outfit that I thought looked really cute on him. I have decided that he looks really good in blues and browns. This is a little polo outfit and is so soft and comfortable.

And I absolutely love this!! This was right before his bath in his little bath robe. It is so adorable!! He is really loving his baths lately. I think we are about to have to start putting his tub in the big bathtub because he has learned how to splash and is making a real mess in the kitchen everytime :0

And last but not least ( I hope everyone can view this) a little video clip of Garrett playing. He has really started talking and kind of squealing in delight. This is him on his activity mat a few weeks ago. He has gotten even better at hitting the little aminals hanging down. He has even started trying to kind of roll to one side when I place him on his stomach on here..

My first Pool Party!

Garrett got to go to his first ever Pool Party!! He was a good sport. We got in the pool for a minute. He was sporting his cool green shorts. We swam around for a minute until his lips started to chatter and I decided it might be a little too cool for him (water was 85 degrees). He seemed to like it, though. We'll just have to wait until summer when it is a little warmer. It was his cousin Mallory's 3rd birthday and she seemed to have a really good time. She had lots of friends and family there.

Me looking ever so cute in my green shorts!!

Me and mommy hanging out in the pool

Me and my Great-Grandpa

First time to meet my Aunt Lila and Uncle Robert

My Nana and Cousin Mallory

My first Pool

Lots of Pictures

Well we have been pretty busy lately so I haven"t posted in a while. There isn't a whole lot new going on, but I wanted everyone to see some new precious photos!!

My flirtacious smile!

Me and my daddy!

Me hanging out in my crib

Me and my friends hanging out in my crib

Me, my daddy and my dog Charlie hanging out

2 Month Checkup!!

Well, doesn't time fly!! I took Garrett yesterday for his 2 month checkup (even though he isn't officially 2 months until the 11th). Wow, how he has grown. He is now officially 11.12 lbs and is 22-1/2" long. They said that he was in the 50 percentile on both, which the doctor said is right where they want him. So, I guess we are doing good!! I wanted to share lots of cute pictures that I have taken this week, so I hope you enjoy and have a great rest of the week!

Jon loves to make him look funny, so this is Garrett of course with Daddy's hat on :)
What a face!!

I really love this picture. They are so cute together and Garrett has his hand on Jon's chin, kind of like...look at the camera Daddy!

Here's allt he boys of course. it wouldn't be complete without Charlie!

This week Garrett is starting to enjoy playing in his crib. I take this stuffed animal and rub it across his face and he just loves it!!

Garrett admiring his dog Charlie

Sleeping so peacefully in his carseat

Having some fun in my chair with my cute Calvin Klein outfit from Aunt Teneal :0

Snoozing and Our First Snow!!

After we got back from Nashville, Garrett had to catch back up on his beauty sleep. As you can see below, first he has to get relaxed on the comfort of his couch :)

Then it's snooze time. Notice my very cute pajamas!! Another pair that Nana got at Old Navy. These are absolutely adorable and they make him look so grown up with the cuffs at the hands and feet. We love them!!

This is me after my beauty rest....ready to go!!

So as everyone knows, we got a lot of snow Thursday and Friday. We have about 4" and it is really pretty!! I know that he is very small and couldn't really play, but I wanted to get a few pictures of him with the snow so that he would know all about his first snow!! We only had him outside for a few minutes and we had him in his very warm winter coat that Nana Chaffin got for him :)

He's so bundled up, you can barely see his face...

We had a fun weekend and are ready for another week... This week we go back for his 2 month checkup. He will have to get a few shots, which I dread, but I am looking forward to seeing how much he has grown again and checking on starting cereal!! Should be fun!

Our Days in Nashville

Well, Garrett and I got to make our first solo trip!! We went to Nashville last Tuesday and stayed for the night with Jon's parents, Nana and Pop. We had a really good time and got to visit with a lot of new faces!! Garrett did really good and really enjoyed his time getting pampered. I don't think he had to sit by himself at all :)

Here's me and my Nana. I'm in my cute new pajamas that nana got me at Old Navy. You can't really read them here, but they say "Daddy is my Hero". Jon liked these a lot :)
Here is a closer up view....he looks pretty content.

I never seem to get any pictures with him, but they did take one for me while we were there. Here is me and my baby...he's snoozing away!

While we were in Nashville, Tuesday night, Karen, Shandra, Andrea, Anita, Gracie Mae, and Lillian all came to eat dinner with us. Then on Wendesday, we went to Longhorn's where we got to see Libby and Peggy. We really enjoyed getting to see everyone.

Here's another shot with my Nana. She always says that she could hold me all day :) I think he enjoys the extra attention.

Here's another shot of my adorable outfit. These are sooo cute. They are fleece and so soft. I really just love the overalls.