11 Months ... Can that be Right????!!!

Mama here and I am tired so this is not going to be a wordy blog :)

We are now accepting donations to Deegan's Braces Fund ... Good Grief, look at that gap!

Sure is cute with those bubba teeth and the nice wet stain on his shirt.

Mr Personality

Daddy's worst nightmare, his son being scared of a power tool. He would not have it so he made Deegan sit and look at it in hopes it would become his friend. Maybe next time ...

We have a foundation!!!

First official hair cut at a salon. That too did not go so well as "Curious George" could not stop following the scissors. We finally gave up because mommy was worried we might lose an ear!

What the heck is she doing?!

Crazy Boys ... but they are my crazy boys!!!

A friend from work is hoping to get into photography and is trying to build a book so when she offered free photo's I was thrilled. She did a great job and she just might be documenting the rest of Deegan's life :) Here are just a few of my favorites.

Handsome

He LOVES swings

Watching the kiddos you cannot see in the picture.

Cowboys and Indians

Pretty sure that title was not politically correct! As most of you know, Eric is Native American and is active in the culture so we loaded up and made our way out to Kansas so that Deegan could get his Indian name. We even brought the honkies (my parents) with us and Eric's family made the trip as well. I did fly out alone with Deegan since Eric had meeting in the morning and I could not take off from work ... I sat in between 2 college students and I am pretty sure Deegan and I were birth control :) Actually, Bug did great, he just wanted to pat their heads and kick them constantly and since it made him happy, I let him! HA!

We did stay a night in Kansas City with our good friends Garin and Coley and hung out with Danny (another close friend) all the next day. Unfortunately, the weather was yucky so we proceeded to watch '16 and Pregnant' on MTV all day ... it was like a train wreck as we could not stop watching. Horrible, I know! We then went to good old Atchison to get settled in. Eric went to high school in this tiny town and his grandmother still lives there so it was a good time. When my parents got in we gave them a tour of the town and it took a whole 20 minutes!!! I still cannot figure out what they did for fun, I am just a city girl.

On Sunday we drove to the Kickapoo reservation (20 minute drive) for the naming service. We were SUPER excited to see Keish (picture of him below) at the service as he gave everyone in Eric's family their name and he is currently battling lung cancer so we thought he would not be able to make it. Though the service was about half the time then normal, Keish was still able to lead the ceremony and that alone was very special to us. Deegan received Eric's grandfather's name "Nah-Qua-Geshuk" which translates to mean "middle of the day" or "coming of the day" something to the affect.

Grandma Foo, Daddy and Deegan in their ribbon shirts and Grandma Donna. Who knew these shirts doubled as a chew toy because of the ribbons.

Keish, Foo, Daddy and Deegan outside the community Center

Mommy and her boys

As Grandma Foo says: He is a true Indian Boy with no shoes on. Eric's cousin did make moccasins for Deegan but they did not stay on for long with Mr. Grabby.

Time ... We do not have ANY to Spare!!!

Pretty

This view is AMAZING and we are so excited to wake up to it everyday because we bought a NEW HOUSE! Actually, we bought a lot of dirt right now because it has not even been built yet. We are scheduled to close June 30th which is amazing because they still have not broken ground. Our days and nights have been consumed with paint colors, flooring, furniture shopping, etc (you get the point). The great part about our location is that all the land is private and will not be built on. This is a huge change for us since we live in a townhome and we have NOOOO view except into our neighbors kitchen. Well, we took that to a whole new extreme!

Theoretically, we are standing in our driveway and to your left, is the view from above. We are in a cul-de-sac which will be great for Deegan and our future kids.

We have taken advantage of the nice weather and been visiting the park frequently. Deegan LOVES the swing and likes going down the slide with daddy :)

YIPPEE! That is what he would be saying if he could

We have a new toy ... our entertainment cabinet full of DVD's. It is hilarous!

Destruction!

Yes, Deegan is 10 months old! I do not have too much progress to report at this point. Deegan is not crawling and we have come to realize that he will likely never. He can scoot on his butt like a dog so he is moble but not in the conventional way. He also has no idea how to move his legs. When we stand him on furntiure he locks the knees out and just stands. Good Grief!!! I have a stubborn boy ... just like his mom!

Deegan is teething right now so hopefully next post you will see more then 2 teeth.

I could look into those eyes all day long! Who would have thought I would be so obsessed with my child. I am going to have to grow a new heart for my second kid (no I am not pregnant).

9 Months

Can you believe the most handsome boy in the world is 9 months old?! It amazes us, but he continues to get cuter by the day ... or at least in our eyes. We are just a little obsessed with our child. OK OK - we are maybe more then 'just a little,' he consumes our lives.

Mommy and Bug shared a birthday this time around ... best birthday in history even though I was playing nurse Florance Nightengale (I'll go into details later). Of course I got a balloon for my birthday and Bug could not have been happier for me ;) This kid LOVES balloons ... he even shakes with excitement. I am sure you are all curious to know if he is mobile and the answer is NOPE. I have come to the conclusion I will be carrying him to his high school classes because he is perfectly content to just sit. He does have a jumper and the kid can rock its world so there is hope!

We went to Deegan's 9 month appointment this week and he is shrinking! Ok, maybe he is not shrinking but he is not extraordinarily large anymore. He is now in the 50% for height - 28.5inches (I guess there are some mama genes in that kid), 5% for weight - 17.5lbs (yes, I do feed him) and his head is in the 25% (thank god he does not have grandpa's head circumference). Good news, there were no shots at this appointment! YIPPEE!

Daddy calls this look "crazy eyes"

He can scoot backwards ... I guess we all have to start somewhere.

Eric got a nose job to look like Michael Jackson's because he was so heartbroken about his death .......... JK! He had surgery to correct his deviated septum so that he can breath properly. It ended up being a very intense surgery with a LONG recovery. For 2 weeks he could not bend over and was VERY needy. I had to take care of 2 babies and he was the harder of the 2. Get me this, fill that, etc., got a little old and for those of you who know me, I have very little patience and empathy. I just tried to keep him drugged because it was better for our marriage. HA! The hardest part for the both of us was the fact he could not hold Deegan because he is 'sir-grabs-alot' and wanted to yank the cast from Eric' nose. We are finally over the hump and Eric can help out again ... Good Grief, he owes me big time!

I thought this was funny ... it looks like we have a puppy dog!

BALLER!

Daddy here posting a quick video that we just LOVE! For those of you that know me well (and maybe TOO well) know that my feet have the dexterity of a highly trained circus monkey. I can write with my toes, and do really wierd things with my feet. So it is only right that Deegan is the same way. If you touch his toes with your finger, his toes will grab your finger monkey style.
Well, to make a long story even longer, we started throwing a ball at his feet while he was laying down, and well, this is what came about....