Better Late Than Never...

I have been waiting to post some of these pictures because they are on the birth announcements, and I didn't want to spoil the surprise. Now that most of them are out and should have been received, I thought I'd post them...along with some others we've taken the past few weeks. Keaton is growing so fast - I never thought he would be so big so soon! We are just having the best time with him - Ceili loves him so much and is really genuine when she talks/sings to him and touches him. She is so gentle with him (most of the time) and it is so sweet to watch him just stare at her (smiling here and there) as she talks and sings to him. They are going to have such a great relationship - I just know it!!

Just now, as I was sitting here typing this, Keaton began to cry in his swing. Immediately, Ceili walked over and wiped a little bit of drool off of his mouth because she thinks that is why he is upset. As I walked over to pick him up, I told her "Thank you for wiping his mouth - that was very sweet!" Her response was "It's my pleasure!" She really loves to help out with him, even if it's just wiping drool off of his mouth! What a big girl she is these days - cracks me up with the things she says!!

I just love these pictures of the two of them together - how sweet do they look?! This one makes me think that Keaton is telling Daddy something very interesting...wonder what the secret is?!
The below picture is one of my absolute favorites!!

Ceili Concert

Ceili Rain is a great Christian band that we have listened to for years...even named our daughter after them!! They come to Columbus every year and we have always gone and helped out and have gotten to the band members quite well over the past 7 years! Justin, along with two other guys (Chris and Joe) from Columbus, were asked to open for them this year at their concert...and boy were they excited!! They practiced quite a bit together...even though we were due to have Keaton at any moment!! It was a big deal to Justin to be able to open for them, so we packed the kids (Keaton being only 5 days old at the time) and headed down to Columbus to support their Daddy during the concert!! I know, I am totally crazy for taking a 5 day old down there, but I would have hated to have missed it...it was so neat watching him do something he loves to do and something that was such a big deal to him! Plus...Ceili thought it was really cool watching Daddy up on stage - you can see her watching him in a couple of pictures below, being held by her Auntie Nawna! All in all, we had a great time. Keaton slept the whole time in his car seat, so that made it a lot easier! They did such an awesome job - you never would have guessed it was their first time to play together in front of an audience...even when Justin broke his g-string during the concert, he stayed calm and didn't show one bit of stress or being nervous!!

Below is my baby sister Ashley and her boyfriend Gustavo while we were at the Ceili Rain concert - my whole family made the trip down to watch Justin as well as his dad and Lisa (who we have to thank for video taping the concert for us!) I had to post the below picture - how cute are they?!?! Ceili has fallen head over heels for Gustavo (or Escabo as she calls him) - he is so good with her and really enjoys playing with her!! Love you guys!!

Carter Turns ONE!!!

Carter turned ONE last month and is such a big boy these days!!! His birthday party was so cute and fun - I think he had a great time!! Jamie had a little outfit made for Carter for his party, and it was oh-so-cute!! What a cute little man Carter is - not much baby in him anymore!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

We started our day off by going to Keaton's 1 month appointment - can you believe he is a month old already?!? He is now 9 lbs 6 oz and 22 inches! He is in the 50th percentile for weight and 75th for height...total opposite of his big sister!! He is getting so big, so quickly...even smiles and coos already!

We then went to see Horton Hears a Who...Nana and Papaw were supposed to go with us, but who knew that the movie times would change from Sunday to Monday?? Hopefully they will be able to see another movie with us soon though! Ceili liked the movie, even though she slept through about the last half hour of it!

FINALLY!!!

These pictures were all taken couple of weeks ago and I finally had time to edit and post them! It's amazing how much he has already changed in such a short time...
Big yawn!
Wink, wink!
Keaton did not like his sponge baths...and poor thing did not lose his cord until he was almost 3 weeks old, which meant more sponge baths!! Ceili waited patiently for it to fall off because she wanted to take a bath with her baby brother so bad...and made sure to remind us that they could take one together once she saw that the cord was gone!! Needless to say, we put Keaton's tub in her tub and they took a bath together...pics of that to come, but here are some from his first bath at home...
And some of our big girl too...