Six weeks!

We can't believe how quickly our boy is growing up. While it may seem like days drag on sometimes, the weeks are flying by. Good thing we are able to take so many pictures of our little fella', so that we don't forget these precious moments.

Our beautiful baby boy



"Snug as a bug in a rug!"This is called a "swaddle me " blanket.
It sure helps Mom and Garrett sleep better...
Thanks Daddy!

Do these glasses make me look smarter?



I love monkeys...

and to nibble on their ears!

Two handsome boys ready for church

Daddy can always make me smile!

"Maggie just kissed me...EWWW GROSS!"

Mommy and son

Colin and Garrett enjoying story time after some "lunch"!

Our Baby Monkey

For those of you who don't know, my husband loves monkeys! I don't know where this obsession has come from, but he just can't get enough of them! So, I think it is only fitting that he calls our son, "monkey boy!" Don't worry, this is a term of endearment! Because of this love of monkeys, it was easy when we decided on the jungle theme for Garrett's room. We shared this theme with some of our family and in turn we got a lot of safari gear! One of our favorites was the onesie that my sister-in-law made that says baby monkey on it. Let's just say that Colin may have a matching shirt! We haven't taken a picture of them both wearing their shirts yet, but promise to post one soon!

He's not swingin' from any trees....YET!

We also got a cute stuffed animal monkey from Colin's Aunt. We started with a few and have gotten many cute ones from friends and family to add to the collection. So, I got this idea from one of my friends to take a picture of Garrett each month by the same thing to see how much he grows! So, we decided on this cute monkey that Miriam gave us. We had so much fun and were laughing hysterically by the end. Garrett didn't like it too much at first, but then was quick to warm up as he started giving the monkey kisses. Check out the video here:

Here are some other cute pictures of our baby monkey! We may call him our little monkey, but don't worry......we love him too much to sell him the zoo!

Just "monkeyin" around!

All this "monkey business" is making Garrett pretty tired!
Good thing Mr. Monkey makes a good pillow!

Mom Kisses Baby

We don't have enough cute pictures or videos of Mom and the baby. So we need to share them when we have them. These are the only other lips that Colin will let her kiss! ;)

Can you believe it's been a month already?

Our little guy turned one month old today. It's hard to believe that so much time has passed already. We can definitely see a difference in the way he looks now, compared to those first photos of our little fella. Still the cutest thing on the planet and only getting cuter with each passing day. Here is a look back at some photos from the past month.

The true definition of multitasking, or is that just bad parenting?

We haven't forgotten about our puppy.
She is a little neglected now, but still our sweet little Maggie.
Trish took both of "the kids" on a walk around the neighborhood. She feels a little cooped up in the house all day and needed some fresh air. Way to go Trish!

A daddy and his boy.

This is one of Trish's favorite photos of her with Garrett.

"Excellent"

Does this outfit make Garrett look like a banana?


Just had lunch...ready for a nap.

Happy One Week Birthday!

Here is a little slide show highlighting baby Garrett's first week with our family. After 9 months of wait, we can't believe how adorable he is. He was definitely worth it and we hope you enjoy these photos too, as much as we do.

First week of motherhood

Garrett is all smiles! :)

We had what seemed like a record stay in the hospital of 6 nights and 5 days! It was quite the week with a lot of waiting, pain, fear, sleepless nights, grumpiness (which is was a result of all those sleepness nights!), joy, excitement, and most of all happiness that our son was born and that he is healthy! Since Colin has done most of the bloggin' since our labor story began over a week ago, I thought I would take a turn! AGAIN, we apologize for not updating the blog more and leaving so many of you worried about us last Tuesday night! We appreciate your love, support and prayers! :)

We were glad that we had so many good people to take care of us! We had a lot of nice nurses (some not so nice), great doctors, and family and friends that came to visit us in the hospital. The one that took care of us (Garrett and I) the best was COLIN! He was the best nurse, doctor, labor support person, husband and father anyone could ask for! On our Lewis family team he definitely was our MVP! I recall on Friday night after another LONG day, in between tears, telling Colin that I didn't want anyone else to ask how I was doing, what my pain level was on, can I touch your belly etc. from all of the hospital staff! I just wanted Colin to take care of me! Let's just say I am really lucky to have such a great and supportive husband. He stuck by me through it all and despite how difficult I know it must of been to take care of a new mom like me, he only had a few moments where I thought he was going to lose it!!!

I could probably write a whole novel on everything that happened in the hospital, but I won't bore you with all the details! So, I have chosen a few "moments" to highlight some of our experience in the hospital.

• Most painful moment: Well, after almost 24 hours of labor I thought that there was an end in sight! We had just decided on the C-section being the best option and they stopped the potocin. They told me that the contractions would lessen and that soon they would come in to get me ready for my surgery. For the several hours before that I had been complaining that I could still feel my contractions slightly and asked for some relief. Well, at this point right before the C-section I thought that I should be "relatively pain-free!" Oh NO! I was feeling full contractions and asking the nurse what was wrong. The anesthesiologist came in to get me ready for the C-section with a spinal block and saw that my epidural WASN'T CONNECTED!!!! My doctor was there and commented that the BED was numb.....NOT FUNNY!!! SO, he did a new epidural, a booster shot of fentanyl, and a spinal block all at the same time. Let's just say that within about 5 seconds, my whole body was numb!!
• One of the hardest moments: I had been in labor for over 24 hours.....that means no drinking or eating....just ice chips! So, as I was having surgery it was a little hard to breath with major COTTON mouth. I felt major dehydrated and couldn't hardly swallow. Not to mention the misshapen oxygen mask that was squishing my mouth and my stuffy nose that I couldn't breathe out of because of my crying during the contractions I was feeling right before surgery! I had to keep reminding Colin to tell me to breathe because I knew that I couldn't do it very easily. Let's just say, as soon as I got back to the recovery room, I took my first GIANT swallow of water that had never felt so good in my life!
• Most touching moment: After the surgery, I went back to the recovery room. I still hadn't met my son and I hadn't seen Colin for almost an hour. He went with the nurses the the nursery to do all the testing on the baby right after he was born. So, I was very excited to see my two boys after all this time. I looked at Colin and his eyes were red and tears were streaming down his cheeks! He said that as soon as he saw our son and from spending the last hour with him, that is when his WATER broke! He was so overcome by the emotions of having our son finally there, and me making it through it all to bring him in to this world! It was a very special moment and I am getting teary eyed just thinking of it all right now!
• Cutest moment: I was almost done feeding Garrett and needed him to feed a little longer. He didn't seem interested and we seemed to try everything to get him to keep going. Finally I asked him if he was being naughty...so he latched right on, pulled off and gave me a big smile! He was being naughty!! Of course we laughed and he did it one more time as he pursed his lips as I tried to make him feed one last time. But, how could I be upset at a the cutest kid ever! He has done it several times since...he already likes to tease his mom!

• Funniest moment: Colin's favorite thing to do with his son is to burp him! He says this is their bonding time. This is a great way to get him involved in the feedings! Well, after my milk had come in, burping time got a whole lot more exciting. The burps were no longer dry and loud, but wet and loud. Colin got a good wet one out of Garrett and he turned to tell him, "good job buddy!" right when Garrett decided to sneeze and get the rest of it out all over Colin and his face!

So, after all of that, I can't believe that I have been a mom for one week! It seems like forever. It definitely has been the hardest week of my life and I know I have a lot more hard weeks ahead. I am also looking forward to all the other special moments that I will get to share with my "new" husband (now that he is a father) and the precious child that we have together. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a mother and the trust that Heavenly Father has in me to help raise one of his children. It is amazing how much love that a child can bring to one tiny family. Garrett is the greatest reward that we could ever ask for.

Mom meets baby

One sad side effect of having a cesarean delivery is that Mom isn't able to enjoy the baby immediately. In fact, this video was taken an hour and a half after Garrett was delivered and it was the first chance Trish had to hold him.