Christmas in Texas

We spent a wonderful week with Aunt Kim & Uncle Keith and cousins Kyle, Caden and Quin. They came to visit us from North Carolina and to spend time with their new cousin Keaton. During the week, Keaton was also baptized at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The boys got to go on a motorcycle ride with Uncle Nate and also got to go to a Mavericks game. It was great having the house full, especially with very active boys. Keaton also got to spend a few weeks home with mom and out of daycare. We spent time reading books, listening to music, going on picnics, playing in the exersaucer, aquarium floor mat, and doing lots of tummy time. She is cooing and screaming and really likes the sound of her voice. She is starting to put things in her mouth, especially her hands. She has always spit up, but it is starting to get really bad... projectile vomiting!

Thanksgiving in Florida

Keaton flew on her first airplane ride (not counting the many she had in utero). We were a bit nervous being trapped 30,000 miles in the air and possibly not being able to calm her down. All our worries were for nothing... she was perfect and slept the entire trip. On the day of our flight, she hadn't pooped in 5 days (which her dr. did say is normal for breastfed babies) and I was so afraid that she was going to have this mass explosion on the airplane. On the ride to my parents house, I could hear a party going on in her diaper. When we got to their house, she was neck high (literally) in poop. Kim kept the boys up extra late to meet her and their first impression of their new cousin was one sure to remember. We had such a wonderful trip with my family. Keaton smiled and cooed all weekend and absolutely loved being held by her Aunt Kim and Nana. Keaton loves to suck on her hands and she spits up all day long. I call her our human faucet. She always does it with a smile on though. 5 days out of 7 she is sleeping from 8:00 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. I know I should be happy about this, but now that I am back at work, I kind of wish she would wake up at 3 a.m. every night just so I can spend an extra 30 minutes alone with her. Her daycare days are going okay... of course I wish I could be with her all day, but just two more weeks of work and I have three weeks off to be with her. We are eagerly waiting for Kim, Keith and the boys to come out and spend Christmas with us.

Two Months Old and First Day of Daycare!

What a great day! Keaton had her first day of daycare today. We were up at 5:30 a.m. (after sleeping for 9 hours... yeah!). She was so excited to wear her Juicy outfit for the first time that her uncle Taylor and Shelby got her. Nathan and I dropped her off at 7:30 a.m. and she was all smiles. She is starting to smile responsively, which is really exciting for us. Mommy headed to the gym for her first "real" workout in two months and it felt great. I was a little concerned because Keaton is a little irregular and hasn't pooped in about 3 days. I had a feeling one was coming. Well, it did and all over the place 2 times!!! Nathan went to check on her at 11:00 and he took her out to lunch at the Galleria... this is when the first explosion happened. When I picked her up at 4:00 she was in an outfit that I had never seen (it belonged to the daycare). I asked why she was wearing that and they said that she had 2 huge explosions that leaked out of her diaper and she also spit up so bad in another outfit. She wore 4 outfits at her first day of daycare... talk about high maintenance. Luckily, they washed all of them for me at her daycare and even got all the yellow poop stains out, which was great for me. After I picked her up, we headed to the doctor for her 2 month check up. Keaton absolutely loves her doctor, Dr. Denison. She coos at him and kicks her left leg really fast when he talks to her. She is exactly 10 pounds and 23 inches. She is in the 25% for weight, 75% for height, and 50% for head size. She had 3 shots and one oral medicine today and she is right on track for everything developmentally. Tomorrow, mom heads to work for the first day... Pictures are Nathan giving Keaton a bath, which is one of her favorite times of the day, and her first day of school.

GO MUSTANGS!

We brought Keaton to her first SMU football game on Saturday. She was too cute in her SMU onesie, socks and cap. We had our friends Reagan and Adam in town for the weekend and we are so excited that they will be having a little girl in April. Keaton is growing like a weed. She is already outgrowing some of her newborn clothes. She has found her hands and LOVES to suck on them! We are enjoying every last minute of our day time together before mom heads back to work.

in love at 3 am

It's 3 am and my beautiful baby girl is happily eating away. As I look down at her, deliriously tired and sleep deprived, i realize just how lucky I am. I am in love... And if I turn my head a little further to the left, I see and hear with his wonderful snores, daddy who I love more and more every day and thank him for giving me the perfect little daughter.

Too good to be true...

Three weeks into parenting and we feel very lucky to have such a great baby. Keaton is a VERY laid back girl who is easily fitting into our lives as we have always known them. We take her pretty much everywhere with us right now because all she does is sleep. Keaton has been to the mall, walked to Whole Foods, out to dinner at Terrilli's, a picnic in the park, and Sunday morning breakfast at Cafe Brazil. We just had her Nana and Pop Pop in town for a week from Florida. Mom and dad even got to go out on a date and leave her at home with the grandparents. That may be our one and only date for a very long time. Mom got to experience pump and dump for the first time. Keaton is eating every 3-4 hours and loves to be held. We still haven't figured out the whole bath thing... major screaming when wet and naked! She is starting to make her first cooing noises and is making eye contact with bright pictures, lights and your face if it is really close. She is gaining about an ounce a day and has already outgrown some of her newborn clothes because she has really long legs and arms. We are still afraid to cut her fingernails or claws, so we keep them covered most of the time so she doesn't scratch her pretty little face. Her big brother Barley is very sweet to her... he gives her gentle kisses on the back of her head.

Welcome Keaton Marie!!!

On Tuesday, September 16th at 5:27 p.m. we welcomed a beautiful baby GIRL into the world. Keaton Marie was born screaming with a full head of hair. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. As the doctors pulled and pushed her out of me, they let Nathan announce the sex. She was pulled out with her butt facing Nathan and he said... "What is it?" All the doctors said "It's a girl!" Yes, her little girl parts were a bit swallon leaving her looking like she could have been a boy from the back side. We stayed in "hotel" medical city for 5 days and mommy was well taken care of. In fact, I didn't want to leave! Once we got home, Keaton slept too much and wasn't too interested in eating. When we went to the doctor on Tuesday for her one week appointment she was down to 6 pounds 15 ounces and her jaundice levels were getting high. The doctors gave us 48 hours to beafen her up and we were able to put 3 ounces on her in 2 days. We head back to the doctor this week for our 2 week appointment where she should be back up to her birth weight. Keaton is a good sleeper (when sleeping on mommy - not in her bed) and right now we have to wake her up to eat. She loves to poop and pee while we are changing her diaper leaving us with a very big mess, lots of used wipes and multiple diapers getting dirty in a matter of minutes. When you put her on your stomach, she is able to crawl... yes crawl up your chest to the crevice in your neck where she can feel your pulse. She then falls sound asleep... Her Aunt Ashly and cousin Elijah just visited us for 4 days from Berkeley. Aunt Ashly was a HUGE help cooking us dinner, taking Keaton at night so we could sleep, and changing many diapers. Elijah just chilled with his super cute, bright eyed self and finally warmed up to Barley and Nathan just in time to head back home. We can't wait for them to come visit us again.