Post gradmaraatzi

now that we are in charge of picture taking we struggle to post enough for the grandmaraatzi and all of garrett's adoring fans. here's to you!
ill figure out how to rotate these soon...
a very awake midnight burper

worlds cutest baby (thanks Jasmine)

fussy time turned cuddly time with dad

Clemmie the tiger is Garrett's swinging buddy

bundled up for a chilly walk

The cutest outfit! We were going to try to walk over to check out the homecoming parade but turned back because of the weather.

Baby Blessing

It's been a while since we have written anything. This past couple of days seem to have flown by. I guess they do when you have a new baby. We had all the family here this weekend and we were lucky enough to have a great Bishop who came to church on conference weekend to have the blessing. For those of you who don't know conference weekend is usually the 1st week of October and April where the leaders of our church including the prophet speak to us. This conference is broadcast throughout the world to all the members of the church and there are 5 meetings, 3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. During this week we don't go to our regular meetings that is why we are so glad our bishop was willing to come to the church to do the blessing. A baby blessing in our church is a little different then what most church's do. It is not a baptism, it is a blessing that is given by worthy male members who have received authority from Jesus Christ. Blessings are promises given by our Heavenly Father to those who have faith and live worthily. We had a great time having the fam all over and visiting with everyone. It has been such a long time since we have seen everyone together. The blessing went off smoothly and I think the pictures speak for themselves.
getting dressed in white:

adoring our little sweet boy

papi watching him getting ready to go

The Tingey Family

The Bagwell Family

Pardon me, I hope this entry makes sense. I am a weird mix of emotions: tired, grateful, overwhelmed, amazed, cooped-up, humbled.

geoff and I are adjusting to parenthood. Wow! Im already crying! It's amazing how something so small can change your life in such a monumental way. We are so proud of Garrett and how well he is adjusting to his new home with us. I am so humbled to have such a sweet, innocent, son of Heavenly Father to cuddle everyday. We pray everyday to be the parents Heavenly Father trusts us to be for Garrett. We can only hope to be half-as-good as our parents are for us.

Speaking of good parents...
Thank you Camille and Mom for being on the front-lines with us the first two nights (Camille) and these first 3+ weeks (Mom) Geoff and I are starting to understand Garrett's cues and falling into a schedule. I guess when you dont get much sleep and dont have any other choice the learning curve is way steep!

Garrett is remarkably patient with us. Ops. he beckons! write more and post pics a little later.

Garrett's latest

lounging in his swing

playin with daddy

after his second bath

sucking his thumb for the first time

his famous "im taking a shower" stretch

Our Little Bean

Finally, we met our little bean! If you're a little shocked by the news that Garrett has already arrived... we were shocked too. Garrett was born 2 weeks early. The experience was much less intemidating than i thought it would be. We were grateful to have the company of Buck and Niki as we waited for the doctor at the hospital. Also, despite his surprise arrival Camille and my mom and dad all flew in within 24 hours to meet their new grandson. Geoff and I truly appreciate our family and friends that have helped us welcome baby Garrett whether you were able to visit with us in person or send your love from far away. Garrett can't wait to meet yall as we have told him all about his family over the past sleepless nights. In all honesty, I believe we have it very easy. garrett is so patient with us as we learn our parenting roles. Ahbi (my mom's grandma name) keeps saying he doesn't cry unless there is something wrong. He is a sweet heart and I have the biggest crush on him (sorry Geoff :) )
Let the picture fest begin:

Pregnancy Pictures

Geoff has finally Finished his summer semester and so he got a little treat.



I'm getting bigger and even more uncomfortable.

Hooray for Geoff!

Geoff got an internship this week! The internship is part-time so he will be able to take classes at the same time as gaining the real work experience. We feel so blessed because he will get international experience to earn his global business certificate, be able to graduate in april as oppossed to august (if he would have gotten a full-time internship graduation would have been psotponed at least a semster), and make money! The internship is doing credit analysis work at Novell. Geoff's got 2 more weeks of class until finals and then he can finally have somewhat of a summer the last 2 weeks in august before classes start for fall semester. He really deserves some grand cruise or expensive resort but we're saving for little Garrett and my will-be 8 month pregnant belly limits our travel options.


I started my new job doing customer service for QuickBase which is a product from Intuit which also makes turbotax and Quickbooks. Last week was a nightmare as i came home and cried 3 out of 5 days because i felt like i was learning too slowly, etc. I actually talked on the phone to customers today and felt more validated and time went by so much faster. Im really struggling with 8 hour work days while being pregnant. I am exhausted and my back kills me! Im hoping the positive trend continues throughtout this week. It reallly has made a huge difference being able to be busy on the phone with customers.