First day of 7th grade....

Cannot believe my first born is this big and this old. WOW. She has already found out that she made the volleyball team. I am so incredibly proud of her! She is one amazing kiddo. She is also going to try out for the Cross Country team...that is in the next few days. Something I never did, but love that she wants to dip her toes in everything she can. 7th grade is definitely keeping her busy. With early morning practice, homework, and friends, she is worn out and ready for bed by 9 ish. Crazy, just last month she was up till 3 in the morning no problem. =)

I love this little woman so much!!!

Can you tell she didn't want her picture taken?????

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20 months.....

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....my middle baby is 20 months old. I can't believe we are closer to 2 than 1. It is ABSOLUTELY crazy to think she is going to be 2 soon. What a big girl. We are still working with the potty. We are hoping to be fully in panties by her birthday. I took her to pic some out and she wanted the boys "Cars" underwear. =) It was really cute. She is such a ham. She is talking up a storm these days. Some of her new words are no, yes, bite, grape, bubba, more, cheese, and some others I can't think of right now. She is into everything, and I mean everything. She is such a good helper with her "bubba", as soon as she hears him cry she brings me a diaper and wipe. She believes this is the fix to his noise. We are really having to watch her with bathtime, once we start running the water she is climbing in, diaper and all. =) Her favorite thing to do right now is say cheese and smile for the camera. So, I thought I would post a few pics of that. Enjoy!
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Happy 20 months stinker!!

4 weeks already....

I can't believe its already been 4 weeks since Deakon's been here. It seems like time is going by so fast already.

Deakon is doing really good! We go back on the 2nd for his 1 month check up and weight check. He is eating about every 3 hours. Sometimes, he stretches it to 4. He has definitely put on a little weight...he is finally fitting into newborn clothes. He is also wearing newborn diapers. Although he is small, he is a strong little stinker. He has REALLY good head control already! I think he is really starting to look like his daddy, but we have heard many different things. He loves to lay on his daddy's chest or on his belly. We are nursing really well! Its not a stressful thing anymore...I'm so proud of him for learning how to nurse after having the bottle in the NICU! We have had a few long nights; up every hour, not sleeping at all, wanting to be held. But most nights he wakes up twice to eat and have his diaper changed and is back asleep within a hour. Hopefully, he will stick to this routine instead of the other. Keagan is still loving him, giving him kisses at least 60 times a day. And Farren has decided that he is way cooler than Keagan. =) Overall, we are doing really well. He is such a little cutie, we are so blessed to have this little guy in our lives!!

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3 weeks old....

My little man is already 3 weeks old.....tear. It makes me tear up to think almost a month has already gone by. He is such a little angel, I could live in this stage forever. Deakon is such a good baby. He eats, stays awake for about 30 minutes, then sleeps for a while. The only time he fusses is when he gets his diaper changed or wakes up hungry. And then its just a fuss, never really a cry. He is a very quiet and laid back little man. He is already smiling alot, and sucking his fingers. He makes alot of noises in his sleep and puts out his pouty lip when hes having bad dreams. He is nursing wonderfully...FINALLY! And he is finally starting to fit into a couple newborn outfits, although the preemie's still fit best. Deakon is definitely starting to look like his daddy more and more every day!

***We are so blessed to have such wonderful kids, it makes me wonder what we did to deserve them. I know I cannot make time stand still, so I will ask God to allow me to savor every moment I have with my babies. Each day that passes, they are another day older, and that makes me sad. ***

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Auntie Sue
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Aunt Steph and cousin Austin
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Cousin Saige
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We love you little man!!

How sweet is this???

Giving her Bubba kisses!

2 weeks...

Its already been 2 weeks!! How crazy!! We are doing wonferful in the Stuart house. Deakon had his 2 week check up yesterday and has gained 6 ounces, he is now weighing in at 6 pounds 4 ounces. His cord has already fallen off and he has a cute little belly button now. The plastiball from his circumcision has not fallen off yet and was suppose to by friday, so they advised us to clean it with peroxide and put vaseline on it every diaper change. And just in 1 day it is now hanging by a thread. YAY!! He is already smiling and if I can find the cord to download pics from my phone I got an AWESOME pic of it!! I am feeling good too. I think my blood pressure is getting back to normal and I should be able to stop my meds soon. My incision is healing up nicely. Although it still hurts to do anything to big, I am definitely liking being able to do stuff again. =) Here are some pictures that we have taken over the week and played with. He is such a handsome little guy....I have a feeling he is going to look like his daddy!!

Daddy's momo and mommys milk....

So, Keagan is absolutely fascinated with my pump. She knows and understands what it does. I am pumping every 3-4 hours. We are breastfeeding but Deakon is so small, he can't eat what I produce. So, she has seen this several times and tries to put the pump on me, and wants to hold it there, she has even tried to put it on daddy!! It is too cute!!

Also, she loves her daddy's "momo" and tries to get on it every chance she can! Her favorite part is honking the horn...even though it scares her when it goes off!

On my own....

At least during the day that is. I have had Chris and Farren here to help since we got home last Friday. Well, Chris had to go back to work on Wednesday, BOO!! He nor I were ready for him to go back. It was really nice having him home with me. Half of his time off was in the hospital, but I wish we could have had more time at home. Well, on the SAME day, Farren left for California to visit her grandparents! So, I am all ALONE with my babies!!! We are doing wonderful so far....but there is always something to do for mommy! Suddenly, all the things that seemed so small about Keaganbear, don't seem so small anymore. Man....it sure makes you realize how fast they grow up. I can't believe how much she has grown in the last 19 months. She is definitely not a baby anymore.

And neither is this girl.....loook how pretty she is!!!

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