Goooo R*A*C*E*R*S!!!

This weekend was Murray State University's Homecoming. Seven years ago during this particular event, Josh and I got engaged! We haven't been to a homecoming event together since we graduated, so we were excited to go this year. We did it right: going to the parade, Tent City (a glorified tailgate for the MSU alumnae to visit their old clubs and Greek organizations), and finally the football game! It was a full day, and with toting a 3 month old around, it could have been disastrous! We were prepared to leave early from everything, as you never know how an infant will respond to all the stimulation paired with no nap! However, Keagan was WONDERFUL. He was such a trooper and didn't fuss at all. He even made it through the entire football game, and we are so glad because it was a record scoring game for MSU with 72 points (final: 72-59)!

Watching the Homecoming Parade

 We met up with some sorority sisters of mine to watch the parade.  This is me and Amber Ryan, and her little boy Liam.  He is so sweet!

 Keagan was tuckered out!

 Happy boy at the football game!  He didn't want anything to do with Mommy!  Guess he knew that this was something he and Daddy could enjoy!

 Racer One!!  She circled the track so many times!  (For those unfamiliar with MSU tradition, Racer One circles the track after each MSU touchdown!)

 Sleepy boy---he took a cat nap despite the fans screaming and the band playing!

 Watching the action as the Racers took on the Missouri State Bears.

See!  Keagan made it to the end!  But oh-so-sleepy from a big day! 

[Breaking News: Keagan is now full time in his crib (aka big boy bed) in his own room!  He has even slept through the night (8 hours!!) three nights in a row!  I am certain to be eating my words for broadcasting this wonderful news, but right now we are very proud parents!]

First Girlfriend

Obviously, Keagan's first girlfriend is Mommy.  There is no question about that.  The shirt says it all (but so does the face!):

However, this past weekend Keagan had a date with Norah, Julie's little girl!  Norah is a year older than Keagan but that didn't stop her from trying to get some Keagan love!  It was so fun to catch up with Julie and hear about her big move from Atlanta to Dallas, and see how big her baby girl has gotten!  Can't wait to come visit, Jules!!

 Nothing says 'love' like a personal nose-picker (mommy does it for him, why wouldn't his prospective girlfriend?)

 Sooo Sweet!

 Norah is smitten, but what girl wouldn't be with a handsome fella like Keagan sitting across from her?!!

Camera Phone Fun

Camera phones don't take great pictures/videos.  But sometimes this is all Josh and I have on hand when Keagan does something documentable.

So, forgive the poor quality. 

Keagan now sucks his thumb.  We would prefer him not to, but it is pretty cute.  We try and substitute paci for thumb, but this just doesn't work.  Keagan is not a paci kinda dude.

This video shows Keagan "exercising."  He loves to kick, kick, kick and I love to watch him!  Now, because of the new-fangled camera phones, you can love to watch him too!

One final thing, Keagan has now graduated!  He is sleeping in his own room as of last night.  It was hard on me at first, but despite still getting up in the middle of the night to nurse him, I slept better last night than I have in a loooong time!  Next weekend, hopefully, we will graduate him again to sleeping in his crib (aka big boy bed!).  I would have loved to keep him next to our bed longer, but he is growing so quickly that if I did this, he'd need holes cut in the end of the bassinet to let his feet hang out!