Delayed Xmas '09

Xmas dinner at delayed Xmas '09!  Mikes chili and a bit of wine followed up by the Mexican Train tourney.  Yes, Molly won.
The whole gang, from San Fran, Park City, Hong Kong and San Diego!
Molly snuck this shot through the Xmas tree of Nana holding Keegan
Here's the fam minus Keegan hitting the slopes in Nana and Papa's neighborhood!
Kiki emits an angelic glow through Keegan.  Katie just turned 31! YEAH!
Keegan snoozing in the awesome blanket Suzie sent him. It's our top swaddle blanket!
Molly came flew in from HONG KONG to celebrate.  Each morning now when we talk to Maggie about Aunt Molly she says "I'm going to Hong Kong to visit!"  On her own?

Katie teaching Keegan the importance of eye contact.  Keegan is ONE MONTH OLD!
Molly using the boppy, and learning that the little ones don't really have neck muscles
Me and Magpie.  Thanks to Aunt Barbara and Nana who tended to Keegan so I could go send my #1 down the mountain at high speeds!
The whole crowd on a walk as the snow melted.  Mike made his infamous Chili for our Xmas dinner!

The two Nanas, once again wearing the same color just to confuse Maggie!
Opening presents!

Blanket from Grammie T!

Yesterday we got this great blue blanket my mom made for Keegan. Of course Maggie tried to take it and give him the pink one which Grammie T had made for Maggie 2 years ago. Prayers for my grandma Gonny, who is fighting hard to stay with us a few more days. She is 99 years old and I have way too many fun memories of her, mostly of playing golf with a cute 80 year old as a cute high schooler myself!

His Eyes are Clearing Up!

Each day his eyes get a little better. The Docs said it would take 3 weeks, and here we are approaching 4 weeks and he's still got proof in his eyes of his quick, rough entry into this world! So, I messed with the pictures a little bit so no one can really tell!

Here is Maggie in her favorite new stance: holding onto Keegan:



Keegan konked out after Steph soothed him down. He's hit a bit of the fussy period in the early evenings. Last night however he napped right through it!


Keegan in his cool Daddy's Little Monster outfit from the Zemans. Brian was so excited about it he put it right on him, even though it's for a 6 month old. Um, it fit fine, so no worries!



Quick funny story: at breakfast this morning Brian and Maggie had their orange juice, I didn't have any. Maggie looked at me and said "Mommy, where's your orange juice?" I said, "Oh Mags, I don't want any right now" to which she replied "You want some wine?"

Man they learn fast.

2 week Stats

Yesterday we had Keegan's 2 week appointment. He's doing great. He is now 10 lbs 14 oz and super long. The Dr. thought he seemed extremely healthy and we don't have to go back until 2 months! GREAT! Here are a few recent pictures. His eyes are still red, but some of the red is slowly becoming pink, and will hopefully at some day become WHITE.

Eyes closed, looking peaceful:


Beware, demon red eyes:


Our whole new family. (fuzzy hat on my chest belongs to Keegan, so he was there too). Maggie, Nana, Keegan and I took the Gondola up to meet Brian and Pops while they were boarding/skiing. It was 11am and they had already stopped for a beer. Did I mention they left the house at like 9? Rough day at the slopes...

We packed up and headed to the mountains to Nana and Papa's house. Maggie stays a bit more entertained with the sledding and Village nearby and it allows me to chill a bit more as there are extra hands to hold Keegan!


Keegan (still red-eyed) hanging out with Dad



I love this picture- Brian is wearing Keegan in the Bjorn and pulling Maggie in the sled on our walk down to the Village.




Here is Keegan with Nana. 11 days old.



We walked down to the Village and Maggie watched all the little kids in ski school. She doesn't qualify yet, you have to be 3 years old. She keeps saying "I WANT TO SKI" and I remind her we are a family of snowboarders! Here I found a nice spot to feed Keegan.


Later, Brian and I snuck off for about 45 minutes. Maggie was napping and I had just fed Keegan. This is the sight we came back to- Papa with Keegan passed out on his chest.


Maggie and Nana getting ready to go out and go sledding!

While waiting on hold for the IRS...

Since I started consulting, I never knew anything about quarterly tax payments... hence the 30 minutes on hold with the IRS to learn from a mean, know-it-all IRS lady that I actually don't have to file this quarter! YEAH!

Even Visine Super Strength won't help on these eyes! They're slowly getting less red though. And check out Maggie, our new photo-ham kid!





















Keegan's first bath. He HATED it. Granted, I think we got some soap in his gross belly button thingie. Which by the way, just fell off! Away with the stench of raw flesh becoming jerky! As you can tell from this picture Brian got stalled by the childproof aspect of the baby soap!






This is the same shot we got of Bri with Maggie. Right after this pic I gave Bri a haircut

One Week Old!

A lot of people have been asking to see Keegan's eyes. Since his trip down was so rough right now he has just RED where most people have whites of their eyes. The Doctor said this is common (sure...) and it should go away in 3 weeks. And it's not blood shot red, it's just blood red. Here is a decent pic of the red. You can also see the IV marks on his little hands:



Here he is a little more peaceful. But you can still see the bruising under his eyes. Our little prizefighter!




How cute is this little boy? He is doing so well and pretty much is like every other baby in that he only sleeps, poops, and eats. And as of today at 8pm (SEVEN DAYS OLD, YEAH!) he is eating a TON. Really, like allll the time.



Keegan in his Bundle me from Lisa and Tom. It's pretty cold here in Nor Cal right now so we're taking advantage of this bundle me. We took Mags to the park and Keegan just chilled in his carseat the whole time.




Possibly the happiest kid ever? Seriously she loves her little hungry brother SO much! Jen caught this shot and is therefore photographer of the year from the Mulloy supporters.

So tomorrow is Monday and Brian starts his 10 days of Paternity leave! So we have 10 days now to work through this adjustment which thus far has been EASY and fun and we're waiting for it to get as rough as everyone tells us it is! Thanks for all the kind words and emails!

Back from the ER and beyond

Wow. We are finally back home. After Keegan spiked a 102 degree temp the first night we had him home, we spent hours in the ER with no prognosis. Nurses told us it could be a UTI, Meningitis, and to plan to head to UC Davis for their pediatric special care unit. It was so awful. They tried a spinal tap but couldn't get in there. Tried for IVs, again, unsuccessful. Poor little guy was such a fighter and Brian held him the whole time while I pretty much just held out in the corner with the Klennex box.

After 7 hours and no verdict, they finally decided to admit us back into the nursery upstairs which is pretty non-standard. I think it's because while I was staying up there I gave the nurses lots of cookies. We got up there and the charge nurse filled us in on how jaundice affects a baby, and the fact that Keegan was so bruised he probably was jaundiced, which decreases appetite, which causes dehydration, which can then lead to a fever. They got him under the lights, got an IV in his arm successfully, and from that point on his temp went down and his appetite went up.

So, 60 some odd hours later we are finally back home. He is chillin' in his swing. He's been eating every 3 hours or so and gained another 5 oz while we were re-hospitalized. Brian and Maggie stayed at the house and caught up on sleep while I was admitted as a 'boarding mom' or an extension of Keegan in that I was his life-line of milk!

Maggie, of course was confused to have this new brother come home, and then leave again. Here she is at the hospital finally able to hold him again!



Next up: morale raising post since Uncle Mike and Jen just rolled into town and we can all be lazy and watch the Cotton bowl!

Keegan James Mulloy is here!

10 lbs 7 oz and 23 3/4 inches long!  Keegan James Mulloy arrived on the 28th at 8pm.  Once again it was an exciting labor and I made it through without the need for drugs.  Labor started on its own in the morning and we were able to watch the Vikings game, and even most of the Charger's win prior to Keegan's arrival.  

He came into the world with a bang and was pretty beat up.  His face is purple and his eyes are REALLY swollen. The nurses says this happens about once a year from a QUICK trip into the world.  We are truly blessed!  
Papa and Nana watched Maggie.  It was Papa's birthday on the 29th so we had a pizza and beer party in my hospital room
Maggie doesn't want to let anyone else hold Keegan.  Here you can tell the contrast in their coloring!
I took this picture when Keegan was a few hours old just to show how beat up his face looked!
We had no idea he would be this big. It took them a little while to weigh him (since he popped into the world before the Dr was even ready!)
Maggie LOVES her little brother!

Big kid. This was the moment after he was born. The nurse kept saying "I've never seen a baby this big before!"  So much for Newborn Diapers and 0-3 baby clothes, he's in the 6 month gear!
Our whole new family checking out Keegan and, of course, watching football at the hospital

The First Five Years are the Easiest, right?

It's official! We've been married 5 years as of today (and- if you're wondering, no I'm not in labor yet). When I met Brian back in 1993 during Basic Training at the Academy, I NEVER would have believed that in 09 we'd have been married for 5 years and have sprout number two on the way!

Here are a few pictures from our wedding day five years ago! We considered it an elopement since we had 2 weeks notice to put it together and opted to go for 2 days after Xmas in Tahoe.

With Little Sis Lisa and Big Bro Mike

'Running off into the sunset' (Photo by Stuke- as our pro guy was awful)

Officically OVERDUE!

NO, thanks everyone for the emails, texts and calls, but we do not have a baby. So I am officially overdue! I think having a baby a few days after Xmas will be fine, but the torture that the chaos, wrapping paper, and toys everywhere instills upon a uber pregnant woman who is in a DEEP NESTING phase is not fair! Add to the extreme nesting the fact that I am a bowling ball who is not very nimble and it means I'm constantly asking Brian to clean up or move stuff that I can't make happen myself!

Yesterday was a super fun day and I'm so glad Maggie got to have this Xmas by herself. Xmas eve she opened up a tea set from Lisa and Tom and kept giving us tea over and over. When I asked what flavor it was she just said "Maggie's FAVORITE!" We went to the children's mass and Maggie was somewhat behaved. She kept yelling out "I WANT TO SEE BABY JESUS" and at one point said "Mommy, you're being SO good in church!" Just trying to set the example crazy kid.

Xmas morning was lots of fun and we actually hid some of the many gifts she got so we can reintroduce them the next few months. Funny Xmas story: I've been trying to teach Maggie that Xmas isn't all about Santa, but that it's about Baby Jesus (thanks Will Ferril making it sound funny every time I say Baby Jesus). So we're driving home from a friends looking at Xmas lights and I keep saying "look for Santa on the rooftops" -meaning the big blow up light santa/reindeer combos that apparently are very popular for the elderly crowd in Northern Cali.

Maggie yelled to me: "No Mommy, I'm looking for Baby Jesus!!" So I guess maybe she listens!?

More pics:

Maggie and her gifts

The Bells graced us with their presence, Nana and Papa snuck down the mountain from Truckee

Elmo Slippers and all, before the chaos began:

Weds Brian brought Maggie into work with him. He took her to see the airplanes and 'draw' in his office. Gave me a nice break on my Last Day of Work before this baby kid rolls into town!