my "big" boy!

Jan. 21st- Doesn't he look soooo cute in his overalls! I think he looks like such a "big" boy in them.

Keaton has really started liking to look at toys and listen to music playing or the sound of your voice. He doesn't really hold on to/play with his toys yet, but he loves to look at them and when he is happy he will lay under this toy for hours. :)

Jan. 24th- Keaton turned 5 months old on Monday! That just seems so very weird to me. He is getting so big, yet he is still so little. He is such a good boy. Since the beginning of the year he has been sleeping 10-12 hours through the night!

Jan. 26th- Yesterday, Keaton and I made a quick trip to West Point to visit for a little bit. (I just really needed to get out of the house for a few hours...I really can't wait for winter to just be over...) Maccoy also came over to grandma's house and said it would be okay if Keaton watched Brother Bear with him. (My mom got much better pictures of them sitting by each other than I did- by the time I got my camera out Keaton was pretty done "watching" the movie. :) )

Today Keaton had his "4 month" doctor appointment. (Keaton turned 5 months old on Monday, but his adjusted age makes him 3 months old on this coming Sunday, kinda confusing, I know.) But, it was real fun to take him to the doctor and find out how much he is growing. He now weighs 10 lbs. 8 1/2 oz. and is 22 inches long. :) The doctor says he is looking really good and Keaton was a very good boy, even when he had to get his shots. He cried, of course, but he got over it pretty quickly and as soon as we left the doctor's office he fell fast asleep. Apparently, though my "big" boy isn't quite as big as he needs to be. He ranks in the 5th percentile in all areas and the doctor says he needs to be eating more and that somehow I need to fit in an extra feeding into Keaton's day. (So, maybe sleeping 10-12 hours in the night isn't such a good thing? Ha, ha.) He also said we need to start fortifying Keaton's formula a little bit so that he will start gaining a little more weight. The worst news is that Keaton's doctor says that RSV season is just starting and that it would be best for us to keep Keaton away from everyone for a few more months. I know it's what is best for him, and although it's NOT what I wanted to hear, I couldn't handle my baby being back in the hospital again and that is right where the doctor says we will be if we don't continue to be careful! Let the countdown begin... about 3 more months to go! I can do it! :)

I just couldn't stop laughing...

Justin: (while studying and listening to Pandora) "Doesn't this music just make you want to study?"

Me: "No, it makes me want to dance with my eyes closed."

Justin: (short pause) "Don't hurt yourself, bubby!"

We both started laughing so hard. I guess once I answered Justin's question he just pictured me dancing with my eyes closed and that it could likely turn out tragic! Ha, ha. Oh, brother!

I don't know, maybe ya just had to be there.

yesterday and today...

Jan. 19th-

Smiling and giggling are Keaton's most favorite things to do these days. His eyes are looking more and more brown everyday. They look really brown in this picture. I love this boy!

Jan. 20th-

Trying to blend in with his Cabela's camo- from Uncle Neal and Aunt Suzanne. His eyes make me laugh in this picture.

I've been sick with the flu for the last week. YUCK. But, I am lucky to have such an easy-going little baby. I just rest when Keaton's napping- and he naps a lot. :) I've had to wear a mask around Keaton and wash my hands every 5 seconds and I've also used a lot of Lysol. Call me paranoid, but I'd rather be paranoid than have Keaton spend another couple of months in the hospital. No way I'm risking that. So far, Keaton is still nice and healthy though, and that's how I would like him to stay!

attention to detail = OCD?

(I took these pictures for you, Ani. :) )

There is nothing like starting the New Year off with a nice, spotlessly clean house. And man, our house really needed a good cleaning after being gone for 2 weeks for the holidays! I think we pretty much packed our whole house up to go home to West Point and then we had all our stuff to bring back PLUS all the Christmas presents we were spoiled with. :) So, yesterday I spent ALL DAY LONG unpacking all of our crap and cleaning our apartment from top to bottom.( I also took down all our Christmas decorations and put up our Valentine's Day decorations.) Good thing Keaton is such a content little baby or I wouldn't have been able to accomplish as much as I did. And, good thing Justin is such a patient and loving husband, since after I was done cleaning I left him with Keaton and went grocery shopping and then stayed up till 3 am putting away groceries, doing laundry, packing Justin lunch, setting out cinnamon rolls to raise before breakfast, making hard-boiled eggs, and balancing the checkbook. (What can I say? I was on a roll!)

So, an explanation for these pictures. Back in December, Ani noticed in our Christmas tree pictures that I must have done some rearranging in our house and told me I needed to take some pictures and document our changes to look back on someday, plus, she really wanted to see how we had changed things around. (Sorry I never took any pictures till now, Ani, but better late than never right?)

In the beginning of December we had to buy a new computer. (Justin's laptop gave out on us!) and Justin really wanted the computer to be out in the family room instead of in Keaton's room, which meant we needed to do some major rearranging to make it fit.

I didn't take any pictures of our room, but one of our decorative tables that used to be in the family room now resides in our bedroom. All of our rooms are now pretty much packed to the gills.

We just have accumulated so much in our tiny apartment it is hard to find a place for it all... So this table that I set up in Keaton's room has become "the home to all things that don't have a home."

I think it all has turned out pretty nice, after a good scrub, a trip with a bunch of junk to the DI, and the sweetest baby to keep us company our home is such a happy place.