Mesmerized by the blue musical monkey

Sucking my thumb and index fingers makes really loud slurping/clicking noises

Keeghan is waking up on the bright side at LaQuinta

Except for the waking up part.

Keeghan's big yawn

He looks so tired here.

Memaw giving Keeghan his first footsoak/bath

Keeghan sleeping on Memaw after his bath.

Keeghan wide awake for visit with Nana and Great Grandma

Going out for pizza

The outfit he was wearing for coming home from the hospital caught a
pee stream, so here he is all cleaned up and ready to go for pizza
with mom and dad.

One hour after weenie snipping

After baby's first bath

This a picture of Keeghan, all cleaned up and under the warmer. Taken with a real camera and not an iPhone camera.

Keeghan's first video, sucking his finger

Here is the weight

Picture 4

Picture 3

Strawberry blonde hair

Here he is

Nurse midwife is here

Dilation

Since they brought this warming light in the room, that means the
dilation is complete.

Here we go!

Progress

The cervix check was just done. It is 3-4 cm, so if it keeps widening
the baby can get out the door soon.

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Epidural with fentanyl

The contraction pains ascended to a peak and then, finally, the
epidural was placed.

Now a steady flow of Fentanyl is soothing the labor pains. Hopefully
the baby comes out soon.

Next cervix check coming soon.

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Pitocin

The Pitocin was started an hour ago, it is supposed to "help the baby get out by causing harder contractions". It is just as unpleasant as it sounds. Right now, we are prepping for the epidural, and then the OB Nurse thinks the cervix will finally open. We are still stuck at 1.5cm dilation.

Nubain

A little IV pain medication was given and is helping with the pain of contractions. Not yet dilated enough for the epidural nerve block. Hopefully soon.

Contractions

They are hitting pretty hard. My normally pain-resistant, stoic wife and I have decided that one child really is enough after this kind of pain. C-section really is the way to go, maybe they will offer it. So far, we are still set for au naturel childbirth.

Water is broken

At 8:11AM the water was broken by the midwife.

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Gentlemen, start your engines

The first contractions were felt at 5AM. Momma to be is in good spirits.

Still sleeping

No contractions as of yet. Quiet so far. Baby is moving now and then,
and heart rate monitor is strapped around mom's belly. We are hearing
the thumping of his heartbeat on the monitor.

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Mom is sleeping

No contractions yet.

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The journey begins

Here is the room. They don't provide a wet bar here in this suite.
They do have goodie bags, swag bags for preggos. Formula samples and
baby powder type stuff.

Amanda is definitely ready for a baby

http://www.myfamily.com/site/rosesteele/videos/view.aspx?iid=67883043

So here is Amanda with her neice, Tala Rose. Looks like Tala will be
three months older than Keeghan to the day if all goes as planned.

This website will be updated with progress on Keeghan's birth
information as it happens.

Brutus on vacation

He looks ready to come home. Going to be quite a surprise awaiting him
in the form of a new baby.

Middleton 2.0 is almost here

Some people have babies and call them "Junior" or "JR", I think I am leaning toward "2.0" since I am somewhat of a computer nerd and it just seems to be a better fit.

Some new details about Middleton 2.0 are emerging.

Middleton 2.0 will be a hybrid of Middleton 1.0 and Steele 1.0, combining brains with brawn to ensure completion of most any task. 2.0 will take the procrastinating of Middleton 1.0 and the anticipated, preemptive completion of tasks of Steele 1.0 and by utilizing synergy will complete processes exactly on time.

Middleton 2.0 will grow chronologically, starting with just a few processes, such as feeding, sleeping, pooping and eventually evolve into a platform that adds: working, playing, crying, fighting and many other exciting functionality.

Middleton 2.0 will require a high level of maintenance during the installation and set-up processes, but will eventually become a self-sustaining entity, providing many years of enjoyable experience, and become virtually hands-free.

Middleton 2.0 is anticipated to work closely with Tahmaseb 2.0, as there are many genetic similarities, due to both being half versions of Steele 1.0. Although they may appear very different on the outside, their inner workings will likely share many commonalities.

There are some negatives: 2.0 may not function well with canine 1.0 and feline 1.0 in the early stages, and eventually 2.0 will likely actively interfere with the processes of both canine and feline, up until the point that canine 1.0 and feline 1.0 are phased out, then will likely be replaced by canine 2.0 and feline 2.0. Although there are functionality issues in the early stages, Middleton 2.0 will likely become strongly attached to canine and feline.

Middleton 2.0 will interfere with scheduling tasks of Middleton 1.0 and Steele 1.0 and cause occasional crashes; activating other programs to reboot the whole Middleton system. Tahmaseb/Steele 1.0 will be most likely to intervene, as it shares the same directory as the Middleton/Steele system. Other systems that may intervene, in order of proximity are Steele 0.9, Fike 1.0, Middleton 0.9 and Frederickson 1.0. Any of these could be called upon for an occasional reboot.

The price of Middleton 2.0 will be available, shortly after introduction, most likely early fall. The maintenance costs will take approximately 18 years to tally, unless upgrades are considered after 18 years, in which FAFSA will determine actual outlay of capital. Middleton 1.0 and Steele 1.0 will cover this cost, providing benchmarks are exceeded, and Middleton 2.0 is performing well.