Kegan has earned his wings

We made it home...and boy was it a trip! Kegan learned how to wait in an airport for a 3 hour delay - he did WONDERFUL...just sleeping or playing...did not cry once!!! Then we had to take a LONG round-about-way from Dallas to Houston because of weather. Again - Kegan did wonderful on the plane - he actually slept for half of the trip. Once we did make it to Houston the last plane out of Houston, heading for Corpus left with-out us...and the other 20 or so passengers from out trip headed to Corpus. They finally arranged for all of us to get on a plane headed down to the valley area - the plane took a detour to drop us off in Corpus. In Corpus we got to unload on the landing strip (not many people get to do that and Kegan has now done it at 7 months old). Everyone was so impressed at how well Kegan did with all the moving around and flying. We were getting compliments on him as people were leaving the airport. What a great little boy!!!! The journey for Kegan earning his wings did not end there, though - he luggage did not make it off the plane (mine either)...so we had to wait a day. What a trip! He was such a trooper, though. I was so proud of him!

I last updated this (before his tooth update) with letting everyone know what adventures Kegan had been on in Plano, up through Tuesday...that was only the beginning though. Wednesday through Saturday were full, too! Before I tell about that, here are some pictures from Sunday through Tuesday.

Playing around while mommy packed. He loves to play with that tag on the block.

Kegan and Mommy are ready for his first trip on an airplane.


You know the song "Your so vain"??? Well...Kegan loves himself in a mirror!
(Hmmm...who is that kid with a cool tongue?)

(I still can't figure him out...hmmm...)

(Let me see if I can scare him...boo!)

(I see grams in the mirror too!!!)

(I see a cute baby!!!)


Meeting Becky!


Bath time in Grams's sink.


This is why we needed the bath - a day of eating like this and anyone would need a good bath! (Is it just me or does he look more like a little boy in this picture than a baby - oh...he is growing up so fast!)


Laura is giving Kegan his last bottle...sort-of...Kegan holds it himself so Laura was holding him for his last bottle...


Wednesday - Kegan got to see Angela (Goo) again, Laura, and Alison(who is pregnant - I don't think Kegan scared her too much about this parenting thing). We all went and grabbed lunch together - but not with out him first showing off his own wonderful table manners - yummy!

Here, we are all sitting around waiting for Goo's shirt to dry - Kegan spit up all over her...again....

He also got to see Courtney and her finance', Randy, that afternoon.

Wednesday evening Lindsay, Kegan's aunt, got to come over and have dinner with Kegan and I. I must say - I believe in our short visit, Lindsay was able to thoroughly spoil Kegan. She held him all she could - before dinner, a little durring dinner, after dinner, when we went to grab some ice cream -it was so sweet!

Thursday, Kegan and I made a trip to Grams's work and got to see all the people she works with. Kegan was doing his best to show off his grins and laughs. He certainly knows how and when to turn on the charm! Later that afternoon Kegan joined Grandpa for work.

Then they both took a break and went outside to play some.

(Ohh...the feeling of soft grass right under his bottom for the first time...he looks like he is investigating it.)

(I don't know what Grandpa is thinking about, but Kegan is loving whatever they are doing.)

That evening some people came over to the house - some of Grams's friends and some of mine. Below is a pictures of Courtney, Stacy, Kegan, and I.

Friday - Poor Kegan was stuck shopping with Mom and Grams during the day, but that night he got to go swimming for the first time. We all went over to Mrs. Debbie's and Mr. Bill's house (Courtney's parents) to swim! KEGAN LOVED THE POOL!!!!

Courtney and Kegan chillin' by the pool.

Getting ready to take our first dip in the pool...

("I love it Mom! I love it!!!")

(Can I taste the water??!!??)

Kegan loved watching the water poor out of the hot-tub and into the pool.

Saturday - We headed to Courtney's wedding shower and Mr. Kegan, once again turned on the charm. He smiled and played with everyone. He was so good about being passed around to all of his Grams's and mom's friends who were there. I hope he stays this easy going about stuff! After the shower - we flew home...that crazy plane ride home....

Sunday - Father's day! We went over to the Setliff's on Sunday to celebrate Father's day. They were all so happy to see Mr. Kegan!

(Daddy and son)

(3 generations - what a crew!)

The happy family!

Definitely Teeth!!!

Kegan has been sooo busy these past few days - and I will write more on that later - with pictures and all (sooo many people he saw and places he went!!!) BUT...I just wanted to quickly let everyone know KEGAN IS GETTING IN HIS TEETH and you can most certainly feel it when he bites down on your finger...ouch! I think the best thing to compare the feeling to, would be the feeling of teeth on a fish - Kegan's teeth are tiny and sharp like that! It is sooo exciting - I can not believe he is old enough to be getting teeth!!!

So far he is doing great with this tooth growth process - like I stated in the previous post - just sleeping a lot and chewing on anything he can get his mouth close to and around!

A quick update - and possible teeth!!!

I just wanted to quickly update with what Kegan has been doing these past couple of weeks. (There are no pictures today - I am in Plano this week and being the non-computer savvy person that I am - I am not sure how to download my pictures from my camera to a computer here - I think I would need some software that I don't have here...so...pics from my camera will have to wait. Hopefully I can get some from Gram's camera later.)

Last week Kegan went to his first Vacation Bible School. I was working with 2nd graders and Kegan was being loved and sharing smiles in the nursery. The ladies there just love him - they always brag on how much he smiles and laughs! That was pretty much the excitement of the week. Kegan did try beef for the first time - he liked it better than the turkey or chicken, but it was still spit back at me a few times...and gaged on. Sweet potatoes are still his favorite!

On Sunday Kegan and mommy flew into Dallas. Kegan was WONDERFUL on the plane trip. He did not cry once. He enjoyed looking around at all the people and looking out the window at a different view of the clouds! Now, I must admit, I had some help. The sweetest couple (about my parent's age) sat down next to me on the plane and they played with Kegan and talked to him. I was having to rearrange some stuff as the plane was getting ready to take off and the lady (Jo Ann) offered to hold him and then ended up holding him the rest of the way to Houston. In Houston we made an unexpected departure from the plane and had to wait a bit to get on another plane and Jo Ann and her husband Jim helped me the entire time with Kegan - even making sure we made it on our pre-boarding (which I must say is a great perk of traveling with a baby...you can get there with a boarding pass "c" and still get on the plane first). Then once on the plane to Dalles ( I saved a seat for them - it was the least I could do) Jim ending up holding Kegan for the trip. I found out it was his birthday and he said holing Kegan and getting to play with him was the best birthday gift...awww!!! Kegan - already making friends where ever he goes with his charm!!!

Ok - so we finally made it to Dallas and Grams met us at the airport. That night, Kegan was shown off to some of my parent's friends they eat with on Sunday nights. Kegan blessed Mrs. Debbie with some spit-up...hmmm...maybe not always the charmer. She did not mind though - she kept holding him and playing with him.

Monday we had a restful day at home and ran a few errands with Grandpa - Kegan spit up on him a few times, also...as you will read in bit...he likes to mark everyone with a little bit of that! That afternoon my friend Becky came over to meet Kegan - he actually did not spit up on her..way to go Kegan! Monday night (and last night) Kegan and I went to help Grams and Grandpa at a backyard Bible club they are helping with this week. Once again, he charmed everyone there - other adult helpers and the kids, too! I did not even get to hold him too much - he was being passed around and sharing grins and giggles. He did so good both nights!!!

Tuesday Kegan and mommy went and did some running around and then my friend Angela (Goo) came over to see Kegan. Now, Angela was the friend who Kegan would just stare and stare at when he came up to Plano in January...and he still enjoyed her - just laughing and playing and yes...spitting up a little on her - multiple times. Oh, little man.... That night, after Backyard Bible Club, Kegan got to meet my friend Laura. He was having some bathroom issues - poor little guy - we will just leave it at that - and I think Laura said that all added at least another 10 to 20 years of how long she will wait to have kids - j/k...maybe. She did though, comment on how cute he was and how much he smiled (this was all after the matter had been cleared out).

I have been so proud of him. Kegan just is so content and chill about stuff. He meets new people wonderfully and has been in the greatest mood these past few days.

Ok - tooth update. When looking in hid mouth and peeking at his gums - which he does not want to show me - I can now see a spot that looks like a tooth is ready to sprout. The gums are red and there is a little con-caved area (it looks like when a kid has lost a tooth and is ready to have the permanent one come in)...and according to Goo something felt very sharp while he was gnawing on her finger. Plus, Kegan has been sleeping a lot. That is cool with me though - if he gets through teething with just sleeping a little extra that would be great. I am sure that would be a lot easier way on him, too!

I will try to get some pictures up before I leave. Till then, Kegan is going to be staying busy meeting new people and showing off his cute little smile to everyone!

Spoiled Spoiled Spoiled

Kegan has been with grandparents, great grandparents, and aunts and uncles for the past two weeks and he is most definitely a spoiled little boy now - to which mommy and daddy are quickly trying to reverse. We LOVE him to pieces but this spoiled behavior - cry cry cry when he does not get his way - ohhh!!!! (hehe) In all actuality, the past 2 weeks have been great from Kegan. He has been loved by so many people in his family.


The pictures below are from the Sunday right before the 2 weeks of spoiling began. The first 2 were taken before church that morning. He was in such a happy and playful mood!!! (Look at how well he is sitting now. It is crazy the difference one week can make!)


(I promise he has on diapers - you just can't see them. Trust me - he would not be with out a diaper on!)

These next set of pictures were taken Sunday afternoon. Kegan had spit up on himself and I had taken him into the bathroom sink to do a quick rinse down. Well, he was enjoying kicking his feet in the water so much that I was letting him play for a bit and in the process of that he scooted himself into the sink...diaper and all! It was like a small pool to him - he loved it.

(I think the picture below is so cool looking - there are two of him!)


(He is just a little bit vain - enjoying looking at himself in the mirror.)


My mom came in to town Monday,May 21th (to help me move all my stuff out of my classroom - it is official - I am at home with Kegan for good) and my dad and Meme and Poppa joined us Friday, May 25th. They all stayed till Monday morning. It was great to see all of them and watch them interact with Kegan. He loves his Grams and Grandpa and Meme and Poppa! On Saturday afternoon, we had everyone over - all the family (Gail's parents and grandparents, Matthew's parents, Uncle Kyle and Aunt Lindsay, and Uncle Josh and Aunt Stephani) for a fajita dinner. Kegan was, of course, the center of attention. Sunday was church and Monday, which came all too soon, my family left - but not with out some great pictures taken, first!!!! (see below)

Pizza - Kegan gets his first taste of pizza crust and he seemed to like it!


Grams and I took Kegan for a walk. Notice - he no longer needs his car seat in the stroller - he can sit in it like a big boy!


Meme and Poppa arrive with my dad. Meme immediately took Mr. Kegan, sat down, and started giving him tons of hugs and kisses...Poppa had to shake Kegan's hand till he got his turn to hold him!

Poppa and Kegan are talking and playing.

Hello Grandpa!!!


Saturday Kegan got to see his Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Kyle whom he has not seen since January. Aunt Lindsay was very excited - to say the least...Uncle Kyle, too!



Poppa taking care of Kegan - feeding and burping.


Monday morning Grams, Grandpa, and Meme and Poppa had to leave (sad)...but family time was not over yet - we got packed up and headed to the Frio River to spend the week with Grandma and Grandpa (Setliff), Uncle Josh and Aunt Stephani, Uncle Kyle (Aunt Lindsay had to work) and a couple who had been friends with the Setliff's for a long time - all in all - lots of hands to hold Mr. Kegan...for yet another week...hehe...spoil spoil spoil....


Packing up and getting ready to go!



We made it to the river and decided to walk down and take a look. Kegan loved looking at the water. (You will see in picture later - we defiantly have a little boy who loves the water!!!)

Notice his eyes in this picture - do you see what he is looking at, as he rest his feet on the front bar of his stroller??? His face may be turned away from the water...but his eyes are still checking it out!

Finally, his little toes get to touch the water!


As other people were off floating, Kegan got to go play in his little pool! He LOVED it! He splashed...all over Matthew and I..., laughed, and played for quite a while...both days he got to play in the pool.
(He was wanting that green toy, that you see floating away, closer to him.)

Mommy and Kegan playing with the pool toys.

Squeals of excitement!!!

Aunt Stephani joins the pool side fun on day 2!

Kegan LOVES it when his daddy blows raspberries on his belly - it get him just to laughing and squealing...and oh, the biggest smiles he has in him!!!


On the last full day we were there, Matthew and I took Kegan down to the river, to sit and enjoy it...and he did!
He started by sitting with his daddy...

...and ended with him sitting and enjoying the water in his bumpo. It was great...the water was just deep enough to flow through the bumpo, so he could feel it, and reach down and touch it with his hands!

Is this not one of the most irresistibly cute little faces you have every seen!?!

When you play this hard every day, you have to certainly take a good bath every night...in this case...in the kitchen sink!


These last 2 pictures were taken at a John Deere store on the way home. He is already ready to help his daddy out on the farm!