The First Three Weeks

Well, our first three weeks with little Jeremiah have come and gone. We are starting to pick up on his little idiosyncracies. He fusses a little, but not much. He has three basic needs: change my diaper, feed me, and burp me. He has a little grunt that he does that makes my heart melt. He is starting to keep his eyes open more now and he has even cracked a few smiles. He is such a sweet boy, and he smells good! Keely is recovering well. She is finally starting to get out and about. Any of you who know Keely know that she does not like sitting around the house. She has had some great bonding time with the baby which is really important to her since she has to return to work in 5 weeks. Thank you all for your comments, letters, cards and gifts. It means a lot to us that so many people share in our love and excitement for this handsome little child. Here are some pictures of JJ on his first trip to the beach and some others of him with his eyes open. Enjoy. Love you guys.

The McCoys and McComb boy

He's Here.....FINALLY!!

On Thursday, May 11th at 11:24 p.m. Jeremiah Justus McCoy entered this world at a whopping 8 pounds 12 ounces. He's 21 inches long from head to toe and he's got a big head full of black hair! Keely, bless her heart, tried to bear the pain as long as possible, but eventually she opted for the epidural. Let me tell you, there is a lot to be said about modern medicine. In about 10 minutes, Keely went from giving me "death stares" to laughing and holding my hand. She didn't feel much except the pressure of pushing. My wife is a champ. She did an awesome job. That was one of the most powerful bonding moments I've ever spent with my wife. This experience just reaffirmed how much i love this woman. Jeremiah is in great health. His organs and vital signs are perfect according to Dr. Lowe. He has a small bald spot on his head where he has developed some sort of sore spot and he is pretty gassy (like his daddy and brother). Other than that, he's flawless!! And must i say, he is the most beautiful baby in the whole world...and yes, more beautiful than yours! Keely is recovering well. She has some abdominal pain and a little bit of back pain, but its nothing that Motrin can't handle. Well, we have just gotten home and its time to "nest". We'll keep you posted as the days go on. Here are some good pictures of baby and family. Take care and God bless.

What the heck?!

Okay, so its been a week. Now I know that may not sound like that to you, but just imagine that feeling you got as a kid on Christmas eve. Now imagine waking up the next morning to find out that Christmas has been postponed until the next day. Now imagine doing that for seven days or more. Jeremiah is taking his sweet little time. It's taxing us both physically and mentally. We can't sleep because a) we stay up talking about our son, wondering what he'll look like, rehashing our plan of action come time and b) because my wife flops around all night like a fish out of water (bless her heart). I sure hope that this deal goes down soon or else I'm going to reach up there myself and yank him out!

There's really nothing else new to report. Stay tuned. Caleb should be posting a new entry on his blog soon, too. Make sure you leave him a little comment if you visit.

Bradicus