dinner time

Blanket from Great Grandma

Mom and I ventured out today for lunch and shopping with the boys. It's a gorgeous day, so it was nice to get out. The boys did really well and let us enjoy our shopping. It was a good chance for us to break in "the bus," as I have nicknamed our double stroller.

A little anecdote from yesterday: we watched the inauguration coverage all day yesterday, and before we knew it, Charlie was starting to recognize Obama on TV and would say his name. Except that it comes out as "ma-ma." Even when the TV was off, he pointed to it and said "ma-ma." Close enough. :)

Here are the boys on a blanket my Grandma made for Nathan. We also had to get a picture of them in their Mavs gear since Daddy is gone all week with the team. Can't wait for him to come home on Saturday! Charlie just started reading the Mavs media guide. He likes to look through it before naps and bed. He especially likes it when we find Daddy's picture in it.

Finally...an update

I'm finally getting around to blogging again. No surprise, it's been a busy week. But I think we're successfully adjusting to our new little one. I'm finally starting to feel somewhat back to normal after a bout of mastitis. Dave has been Superman around here keeping everything afloat. And Charlie seems overall well adjusted, but of course has his moments.

The other day, he and I were playing with his cars in the play room when all of a sudden he walked off with his cars. Turns out he was bringing them in the family room to give to Nathan. My sweet boy is already sharing. :)

More pictures

We came home from the hospital yesterday and somehow managed to survive last night. Nathan woke up pretty much every hour and half, so that made for a long night for Momma. He's nursing well, but only eats for a few minutes before falling dead asleep again.

Charlie spent most of yesterday with Granny and Grandaddy (THANK YOU), and they brought him back this morning. He's been pretty cranky, but we're hoping that is short lived.

Otherwise, we're hanging in there. In so many ways it feels like deja vu, but at the same time I feel like a rookie again, too.

big bro meeting little bro

Grandaddy

Grandma and Granny

Aunt Nancy and Uncle Chris

Charlie giving Nathan a further inspection


All dressed up to go home




meeting Mimi

Nathan

Here are a few more pictures from yesterday. Charlie got to meet Nathan pretty soon after he was born. He seemed a little overwhelmed and clung to Dave at first, but there were still a lot of people in the room, so I don't think he had any idea what was going on. He saw Nathan and said "bay-bee." He showed interest in Nathan, but actually seemed most interested in my IV. I'm anxious to see how he does when we bring Nathan home.





So here's how it all went down. I got up with Charlie about 6:15 yesterday morning and had breakfast like normal. About 7:30 I told Mom and Dave that I wanted to go back to bed, so I did. I woke up about 8:45 with wet pants, so at first I thought my water broke, but I actually was bleeding again. So we called my doctor and headed to the hospital. I felt a few contractions, but not all that much more than I've been feeling for weeks. Once at the hospital we could tell the baby was OK, and I was at 5 cm, so we proceeded with labor. I got a little pitocin at 11:00 to move things along, and then the waiting began. We didn't have to wait too long, though. I got my epidural at 12:45, rested for about a hour, then I could tell things were really starting to move. So we started preparing to push, and started pushing about 2:45. Then Nathan entered our lives at 3:08. Twenty minutes of pushing is definitely better than the 2 1/2 hours I pushed with Charlie!

Welcome Peachy!

We're very proud to announce the arrival of Nathan Scott Keeney. Born today, Jan. 7, at 3:08 p.m. weighing 9 lbs 8 oz, and measuring 20 inches long. Momma and Nathan are doing well. More photos and details to come!

No news

No baby yet, and I'm getting more and more impatient everyday. I try to keep perspective that I have no control over it, and God's timing is best. But I think it's been a lot harder to wait this time because ever since the abruption, I've had the feeling that it could come any day. So after four weeks of thinking "any day," I'm bound to get impatient. That, and I'm getting pretty uncomfortable. A few months ago I started feeling really good about Jan. 4, but obviously that date came and went, and still no baby. I'm trying to cherish these last few days of having just Charlie. I'm pretty freaked out about having two kids, but I'm also just so excited to meet Peachy and dive in to what our crazy new life will be.

Any day...

Belly Photos

Here are the latest belly photos taken last night (38 1/2 weeks). Don't know if I could get much bigger. My weight gain is pretty much right on track with how much I gained with Charlie.

Christmas

Sue and Calvin setting out Reindeer treats on Christmas Eve:


Dave testing out Charlie's ball pit after Santa dropped it off:




Trying to get a cousin picture in their matching PJs: