What's so funny?

What makes Logan laugh?

his favorite guy in the whole world

baby playtime

Keegan's asleep time GREATLY out-numbers his awake time. So when he is awake, we try to take advantage of getting in some "play time." Okay, Keegan just lays there but his eyes are open at least. ;)

tummy time

holding his hand

proud big brother!

playing outside...

This past weekend - it snowed. Less than an inch on the ground, but snow is snow - especially this winter which has been super lame. We're still waiting for our big snowstorm. Anyway, Logan was happy to go play in the snow for the first time. And looked very cute doing so. :)

itty bitty footprints

And then 3 days later - it was warm enough to play without a big jacket. Seriously, where is the big snowstorm?? Logan got this new golf set from Aunt Beth and LOVES it. He's been playing "dolf" inside up until today, when the club turned into a bat and got very close to Keegan's head. Soooo... Josh took Logan outside to play "dolf." We also have a really funny video of Logan golfing I need to upload - sometime. Hopefully.

looking like a pro

And then it was time to come in...

And Logan was not so happy with us.

Not happy at all.

playing inside...

playing cars

lots of vroom-vrooming over Daddy's legs

love my boys

Keegan got into a little ball inside the boppy

BIG smile :)

It's like they're related or something...

Which boy is which?

What makes me smile :)

sleepy smiles after some good milk :)

goofy smiles after a good cookie :)

friends

Once upon a time, Jamie and Emma had these baby boys...

Then they blinked.

Now they have these BIG boys.

AND these new babies - one of each this time.

Jamie's new sweet baby girl Abby Rae was born just 5 days after Keegan - but weighs like 2 pounds less. He'll protect her from the big boys.

baby love

We seriously can't get enough of this little man! Josh and I are almost fighting over who's turn it is to hold him. Seriously! Keegan is very good at snuggling and is making the cutest little faces. He looks A LOT like Logan as a newborn - Keegan's extra pound on Logan's birthweight is all in those chubby cheeks! And those cheeks are just begging for kisses... which we happily provide. :)

Keegan's slightly jaundice - just enough to earn extra sunbathing time

(a great prep for the beach this summer)

doesn't this picture seem backwards? haha

big brother watching over his baby

non-stop kisses!

Introducing...

Keegan Chase Dear

born Tuesday January 31, 2012

at 5:44 P.M.

8 lbs 3 oz

21 and 1/4 inches

delivering "Superman"

I'm going to try and write this all now.

While both boys are sleeping and I still (somewhat) remember all the details. :)

So we had an induction scheduled for Tuesday 1/31/12 early in the morning. Dr decided he was ready enough, I was definitely ready enough, he was starting to cause some other problems, and there was the whole "how big will he be?" issue since I'd been measuring 2 weeks ahead for the last 2 months. So when Dr. Cooper offered the induction, I gladly accepted and offered to name the baby Cooper in her honor. Tuesday morning everything was going well. I was progressing kind of slow but still progressing. The first epidural didn't work, so they took it out and RE-DID it. Awful process but the second one was WONDERFUL! I went from 3 cm to 10 cm in a little less than 3 hours. In half a push (seriously, half) a tiny little hand and forearm came out to high-five Dr. Cooper. No joke. We've had a few laughs - Superman baby, climbing his way out, trying to dive... either way, he wasn't allowed to come out that way. So Dr. Cooper pushed his arm back in (seriously) and told me to keep my legs closed while they prepped the OR. (All I could imagine is this little baby climbing out of me whether the Dr's liked it or not!) I also was not too happy about having to have a c-section, but I realized it's better for me to have surgery than this little baby boy needing surgery for a broken shoulder, collar bone, clavicle - who knows! The c-section wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had to wait to hold him but only until they wheeled me to the recovery room. And we've been together ever since! He had great Apgar scores and has been a very happy Superman baby. His arm and fingers were swollen but that went down the first night and are now itty-bitty like the rest of him. My c-section recovery has been pretty good too. I'm sore (obviously) and tired (obviously) but came home without any prescriptions. Occasionally taking some motrin and trying to remember all the things I'm not allowed to do (hold Logan, pick things up off the floor, drive...)

We are LOVING our Keegan and are so glad he came to join our family!

you can see his swollen arm here

big brother presents!