Young Garrett has discovered that he has a tongue and he likes to stick it out constantly! I think he likes to nibble on his tongue with his new teeth. It's so cute as he curls his little tongue and sticks it out like a little lizard. I stick my tongue out at him, but I don't think he gets it. He just tries to grab it. So, now, I just try to grab his tongue when it's hanging out.
Garrett had his six month check up today and he is doing great! He is in the 50th percentile for height, weight, and noggin roundness. Here are his stats:
Garrett was such a sweet boy through all of our Thanksgiving parties. We started out at Cal's aunt's house where we had a great time getting to know all the new relatives. He was so happy and content all day, it was hard to believe there was a baby in the house!
This is our first real picture as a family! I love this one because everyone is looking at the camera!
This is Garrett having a "digestive experience". It was even funnier in real life.
Having dinner with Grandma!
Getting to know Aunt Miriam! Garrett liked to pull her curly hair. We met up with my friend Miriam on Friday after Thanksgiving. She had the opportunity to meet the little guy she saw me poking in my belly during our last semester of classes together. She was sure to let Garrett know that she was on his side the whole time. : )
Getting ready to go to Menomonie for Thanksgiving weekend!
I loves me blueberries!!
Good advice
So, Garrett has a goopy eye problem and whenever we get back from a car trip where he has fallen asleep, his left eye is always gooped shut. Here is what that typically looks like. I think it's pretty cute in this instance. I'm such a mean mom.
Garrett has enjoyed playing in his crib recently. It's new and exciting now that he can play sitting up. Below you'll see a video of him, too.
Baby loves to eat prunes! The green beans weren't such a success.
Much cleaner.
Holding hands with Aunt Cory...
Enjoying Qdoba with Uncle Larry.
The two boys sharing Garrett's jungle gym. It was a tight squeeze!
Garrett: "Who IS this guy?"
Braydon: I don't know who he is, but he's getting smacked in the face! Repeatedly!
Here is the adorable costume I picked up for Garrett and it was too small! I was able to wedge him into it for the picture, but he cried when he tried to move and couldn't do that so well. I think he looks so cute as a pea pod, and I wish I could find a bigger size! Alas, Target only sells this costume in this size. Sigh... However, at a local resale shop, there is a little sunflower costume for sale. We'll see how that one works out...
Help! Morty the Moose is getting me!
I LOVE naked time! There's nothing like the feeling of my butt cheeks flappin' in the wind!
Yummy, tasty fist.
Going shopping on a day when Garrett was in an especially good mood. All the people we saw in the store were enamored with what a sweet baby he is (WAS).
Garrett likes to spend naked time on the floor everyday. Today, Dad got to be part of it.
Last week we procured some funky new striped socks that Garrett appears to love. When I put the blue stripes on him, he couldn't stop staring at his feet and grabbing at those socks! I think they look pretty darn cute on him.
Little G's problem with eczema persists and we gave him an oatmeal bath tonight to help him deal with the itching and discomfort. He was pretty chill in the water and sat just like this the entire time. That thumb didn't leave his mouth and he just hung out till we took him to his room for lotioning. That's when the sh!t really hit the fan. This kid really hates being lotioned up. Maybe that's why we're dealing with eczema now...Mom shirked her lotioning responsibilities when Garrett screamed through it one too many times.
He really was happier than he looks when we took this picture. We had one where he was smiling really big, but it was super blurry and made me look like I had werewolf fangs. So, we won't post that one.
Someone finally took a pacifier. It was a pacifier that was supposedly four months too big for him. Look how huge it is on his face! Too bad it was only for a week...
We were playing on the floor of his room. He was looking at the baby in the picture on the side of that box. I left to go to the bathroom, when I came back, he was asleep. I guess that baby wasn't as exciting as he thought.
This is what I typically see when I go in to get him in the mornings. Aw.
Someone got all tuckered out from his walk. Did I mention he was just in the stroller?
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Fonstad for the great toy that makes all the loud noises!
Garrett and Braydon having their first pumpkin encounter
