2 months

Today is May 21st, Keeton has officially been with us (outside of my belly) for 2 MONTHS!  This is insane!  It's been a super fast two months.  And I'm afraid month three will go by just as fast.  We are headed south this coming thursday.  He and i will be flying to Mississippi on Thursday and then the following Wednesday we'll be headed to Tennessee.  Keeton will finally get to meet the rest of his family, with the exception of a few that just HAVE to live in Florida or the Cayman Islands.  He will also get to go to Starkville so that his daddy can show him the Mississippi State University campus, hopefully he'll get to take his first trip to the beach, and he will make a trip to Dollywood, Cades Cove, Max Patch, and probably a few more Smoky Mountain tourist attractions.  Matt will be with us till June 2nd, when he heads to the Netherlands for some work stuff.  He will be gone for entirely too long.  We will make our way back to Colorado (by car) on June 21 and 22 and Keeton will get to see his Daddy on the 23rd (I'm already looking forward to this day).  This is going to be a very interesting month!

Another insane thing that is happening is we are finally buying a house!  It cleared the inspection on Wednesday and we close June 25th.  I will post pictures of that as soon as I can but till then just know, we do have extra room so come see us!!

Just a little side note, in case you didn't know, Keeton does not have to wear the pavlik harness!  Before we brought Keeton home from the hospital we were told that his hips were loose and he would maybe need a brace.  We went through two ultrasounds to check them out and both times his hips weren't normal.  They said he had developmental hip dysplasia.  Basically the socket didn't cover enough of the ball (i'm not sure how else to describe this ha).  This could lead to him having problems with it dislocating and even leading to him having surgery later in life.  Well we were called in for him to be fitted for the harness.  I was completely heart broken because that thing looks terribly uncomfortable and who wants to see there child in something like that for 3 months.  But of course my God is amazing and Keeton went in that day and somehow his hips were completely normal!  It was amazing.  So thank you for the prayers my friends because God worked His magic in our lives that day.

Anyways,  so I thought I would share a few pictures of Keeton's first incredible two months.  I apologize if this is just too much cuteness for one post but here we go...

Keeton meeting Matt's mom for the first time.

Of course when you have that much hair, you need a personal stylist.

Keeton with his momma and my mom

And Kona...

Matt's dad teaching Keeton about the only college team that really matters...

My dad, who is probably telling Keeton about cars or guns...

Drinking Coke at the best Texas BBQ place EVER!  Thank goodness they have Rudy's in Colorado. 

Aunt Chelsea!  Keeton is very upset that she lives a BILLION crawls away.

Amanda, Keeton's bestest friend, with us at FRONTIER RANCH!! (Frontier Ranch is one of the most amazing places ever, it's also a Young Life camp)

I know I should be posting the 2 months picture today but here's the six weeks picture instead.  Sorry for the delay.

And here is Keeton and Matt doing their very favorite things, also you might see that Kona was enjoying this as well.

 

 

Here's Keeton, just lounging...what he does best!  And why aren't fat rolls cute on adults??  It's just not fair!

I just realized there aren't many pictures where you can see Keeton's face...sorry!  As soon as I get back from this crazy long trip, I'll put up an album on facebook so you can enjoy way to many pictures but for now I must go cuddle with my little man! 

Oh my word, the last six weeks have flown by!

Here he is at six weeks...Why does my son always look soo stunned??

On March 21st we finally got to meet our little man and wow, life has changed!

Oh ok...you want to hear all about it. (probably going to include entirely too many details, I'll try to keep it brief)

3:15 a.m. I woke Matt up with the simple words "I think we need to go to the hospital". I believe the only word he heard was hospital.
4:15 a.m. We arrive at the hospital. I get hooked up to all the machines and what not only to discover that my water hadn't broken but I was having contractions that were about 5 mins apart. I had no idea I was even having them!
 5:00 a.m. I'm told that i'll see a doctor before 7 and till then I should walk the halls to maybe speed up labor (haha what a joke) walking the halls is terrible!
9:30 a.m. Finally, a doctor comes to let us know they will be keeping me at the hospital. At this time contractions were 3 to 5 mins apart.
12:45 p.m. I get an epidural...very needed since my contractions had gotten INTENSE!
3:30 p.m. The doctor says "it won't be much longer" again, another joke! Also got hooked up with a sugar iv! Sugar Iv + epidural = feeling amazing
6:00 p.m. I'm finally at 10 cm so now we just wait for keeton's signs saying he's ready
8:15 p.m. Finally the pushing starts
10:16 p.m. He arrives!!! What an awesome moment that was. We meet our son and all the worrying about labor is over! (too bad it wasn't as easy to recover as I thought it would be)

**these times might not be exact

Warnings to all the pregnant ladies:
1. If you have to push for two hours, don't expect to walk normal for a week. Yea I know that seems like something I shouldn't share online but really I'll sacrifice myself so you'll know the truth! No one warned me of how bad it is afterwards!
2. Being swollen for a month after giving birth came as a surprise. I couldn't wear my engagement ring for weeks.
3. It's six weeks later and I weigh less than my prepregnancy weight but somehow I'm still to big for some of my old clothes...what the heck is that about?!?
4. No one can explain how awesome it is to see that sweet baby for the first time.
5. No one can explain how awesome it is to see your husband jump into daddy mode so quickly

Special shout out for my mom:
 Having my mom there for everything was so great. She got here a little over a week before Keeton made his arrival. She helped me clean (or she cleaned while I slept) which was a HUGE blessing. After Keeton was born she was there to make sure we had food (she filled our kitchen with sooo much food, more food than I have ever seen in our house), she continued helping us clean and just helped with Keeton so we could rest (and probably a lot more stuff but goodness what a blur those weeks are).  I am forever grateful for all she did while she was here. Also, thankful dad let her come!

Anyways, God blessed us in a crazy awesome way by sending this baby boy.  We couldn't be more excited to add him to our little family.  We are so thankful to everyone that prayed for us, encouraged us, listened to us complain, listen to us be way too excited, and well just supported us through the last nine months or so.  Without you, we would have gone crazy.

Here are a few pictures from the day.  

Matt was a little to eager to watch the epidural go in...

I on the other hand was terrified...

Though I don't look like it, I was feeling GREAT at this point.  Oxygen, sugar, and epidural...

And we have a baby!  (philips should pay me for this advertising)

Matt was excited to meet his kido, but Keeton was not to sure about that beard.

Denver, being at such a high altitude, usually only sees little babies...lucky for Keeton he spent his first 6 months of belly time in the great state of Texas, and we all know "Everything is BIGGER in Texas.  I am thankful last three months were spent in Denver, I probably would have died if he was any larger. 

Well that sums it up for today.  Keeton wants to eat so I must go.  I will update you all soon on how it's been since Keeton has been home.  And of course I have a ton more pictures to show you!