I have an Annoucement

Kegan would like to make an annoucement...



That's right! Kegan is becoming a big brother! According to the doctor, Kegan's baby sibling is 11 weeks and 2 days along and will be due around March 3, 2009!

Matthew and I are so excited!!!

Below are 5 sonogram pictures from the doctor's visit we went to yesterday!
(Showing the heartbeat - 172 beats/minute)

Amazing...you see the spinal cord, and one of the arms and one of the legs from this side view. The babies skin is like tissue paper right now...so he/she is still very skelatal looking...adorable to me, though!

A view from the top...the head and a hand waving "hello".

A 4-d image of the baby...not super co-operative, so no views from the front. I still find this picture amazing...measureing at only 11 weeks...about 2 inches long...and every part of the baby is there...just VERY small! How amazing we must remeber God is, when we see somethig like this...creation in process!

She didgitally moved the camera around to get a side view of baby...see the the an ear, head, nose profile, body shape, and two hands!

30 second video of some movement! (Keep watching till the end...that is where the baby moves!)

How we told our families:

The Setliff Family (Kyle and Lindsay were in town, too...so it was a perfect time to tell!)

Heading up the stairs to the Setliff's house, with the shirt that would tell the news...(yes, Kegan requested to wear the boots...)

Aunt Stephani just read the shirt...Aunt Lindsay is reading the front...

Grandma just saw it...trying to re-read it to make sure and get Grandpa'a attention...Grandpa not sure what to think of everyone getting excited...he hadn't seen the shirt, yet!

Well, after everyone had read the shirt...I was too happy and shakey to get anymore pictures...and we were all too busy hugging and being happy!

Slaven family:

No pictures...but we let Grams, Grandpa and Uncle Nolan, Aunt Wendy, and Karsyn know by sending each household a card with the pictures of Kegan in his shirt, that were at the top of this blog. They called Saturday, when they got the cards in the mail, extreamly happy for us and wanting to know more...and upset I did not say anything about it when I was up there a few weeks ago...hehe!

Matthew and I are so excited and I will keep you posted on what is going on with the baby on this site...for now. I have not decided if I am going to be a good mom and create a whole new special blog for the second child or if I am going to do what would be a little easier...but typical poor second child stuff...and just turn this into a general family blog about both kids...not sure yet. Till then...check this one for both Kegan and baby #2 updates!

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Other events in Kegan's life over the past week and a half.

Kegan is starting in modern art (seriously, I don't know why, but to me it looked like some weird piece of "art" you would walk into a real modern art studio and see...obviously I find most modern art...odd!)...or some sort of engineering.

(Helping me while I hang up his laundry)

Working on it

Proud of himself

With Kyle and Lindsay being in town that first weekend in August, we got to spend a lot of time with the Setliff family.

Giving Uncle Kyle a "look" while he was snapping his picture.

Riding around on a 4-wheeler with Uncle Josh. Kegan was not too sure about this at first, but Uncle Josh and Aunt Stephani got him on it...and he LOVED IT!!!

Weeee....!

Wishing he could drive himself

Playing a little putt-putt Saturday eveing.

Forget using the golf club...let's just use our hands...that is a lot easier!

Sunday no pictures were taken becuase I was not around....I was at home all day feeling very sick...from what Matthew told me about church and lunch with everyone at the Setliff's Kegan had a very good time...enjoying all the attention he gets!

After the rains of dolly Corpus became overtaken by mesquitos...and they seemed to love to eat up the sweetest the most...(Kegan now refers to mesquitos as "bites)

Kegan showing off his pride of pink...aka chaladryl helping to stop the itch...

Grinning while wondering why I have to take pictures of the pink face...

Sorry I don't have many pictures from the rest of the week. We just stayed busy with things around the house and finishing up with swim lessons...sadly...it was definatly Kegan's favorite part of the day. When I would say "Let's get ready to go swimming." He would run to his room saying "swimsuit" (sort-of) and "crocs" (he would wear these to the pool). Then when we drove up to the pool he would start saying "pool....pool!"

This past Saturday Kegan got to go to the farm with Matthew while I helped out with celebrate mama here in Corpus...isn't he so cute...all dressed up and ready to go!

Sitting on a tractor (Matthew has a picture of himself when he was Kegan's age sitting on this SAME tractor!) With the clouds, blue sky, tractor, and cute kid...just picture perfect!

Everyone had the afternoon and eveing off on Saturday so we grilled some steaks outside...which Kegan loved...and for anyone who doesn't know, this is a big deal, because Kegan does not eat a lot/like a lot of meat...I guess he just wants to good stuff...haha! Anyways, back to outdoor grilling. I was in charge of the getting the sides ready inside and Matthew and Kegan were in charge of the outside grill work...well Matthew cooking, Kegan making sure the dogs and back yard stayed entertained...haha

Getting a little drink

Making a water/mud hole

Playing in the water/mud hole...haha...he was soaking wet and so dirty after this...but he loved it!

After the doctors appointment on Monday (Kegan stayed with my friend Sara and her little girl Reese) we picked up Kegan and headed out to the first cotton field Matthew was having picked!

Kegan running down the rows that had been picked...with the picker in the background (we are still wroking on calling it a cotton picker and not a combine).

Going up on the picker for his first ride, this season, on a cotton picker. Do you see the excitement...he couldn't wait to get on!

Checking out the view from inside the cab.

Running through the fields to Grandma,who was taking some pictures.