Used anytime there is a lot of excitement. Like melting snow, flying birds, airplanes! Pretty sure it is a Keeganism for "you're never gonna believe this" and pretty sure I love it more every time I hear it.
Showing posts with label Keegan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keegan. Show all posts
Friday, March 25, 2016
Friday, January 31, 2014
The cutest little Who in Whoo-ville
There really are not words for this-- but wow, that's some hair Keegan
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Hiding
"Daddy, I hiding"
Oh really Keegan
"Yeah. Right here daddy"
Oh ok Keegan.
"Me daddy. Right here daddy"
... Thinking he doesn't quite understand hide and seek yet. 
Friday, January 24, 2014
Practicing with a real cup
Doing big kid work can get a little messy- but you have to practice...
Whatcha looking at mom?
Monday, January 6, 2014
Monday, December 16, 2013
Allergic to ...... a lot
Keegan had a creepy reaction to a banana nut muffin in September- his mouth was itchy, he had hives spreading over his face, he scared us- a lot (ok well he scared mom more than dad).
So we found a new pediatrician, Dr Schwake (who we may love by the way) and he ordered some blood tests for the boys. Grayson's came back all clear. Keegan's however came back pretty concerning for nuts and seeds.
So we made an appointment with Dr. Lustig, an allergist at Children's Hospital, and spent over 2 hours doing more specific allergy testing.
Sadly, sweet Keegan has a lot of very scary allergies that could potentially be very severe, even fatal, if we aren't super careful.
He reacted to all nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, ......), peanuts and sesame seeds. Seriously, sesame seeds, peanuts and tree nuts. seriously.
At first we thought, ok- no nuts, we can do that, no big deal.
But the more I read, the more I research, the more labels I encounter ---- the more overwhelmed I become. This is huge. just.huge.
Nuts (especially since we have to avoid both tree nuts and peanuts) and seeds are in just about everything-- M & Ms (even the chocolate), Roundy's pie crust, our favorite red licorice from Trader Joe's, Keegan's favorite organic cheese crackers, my shampoo. The list seems overwhelming sometimes-- well most times right now.
I feel like the more I learn, the more worried I become about preventing Keegan from having a reaction, the more I realize that these allergens are pretty much everywhere, the less safe I feel for my boy.
My sweet, precious, baby boy- I just can't believe he is going to be dealing with these his whole life, my heart is aching for him and for me and my family.
I feel like I spent so much time while pregnant, and nursing, and parenting praying and hoping for my kids to be happy and healthy, to have a fair chance at a good life, to have good health and good intelligence and a good chance at a good life. Being a grown up is hard, life is hard- I just so much wanted my kids to have it as easy as possible and I am intensely sad that is not the case for my sweetest.
I know we will get used to it, I know we will find a new normal, I just wish we didn't have to.
But, I am glad we found out as early as we did so that we can hopefully learn a lot fast and be pros at keeping him safe by the time he goes to school or is ever out of our care. For now, we have a kitchen to clean out, a lot of articles to read, and a lot to try to learn to keep our sweet Keegan safe.
So we found a new pediatrician, Dr Schwake (who we may love by the way) and he ordered some blood tests for the boys. Grayson's came back all clear. Keegan's however came back pretty concerning for nuts and seeds.
So we made an appointment with Dr. Lustig, an allergist at Children's Hospital, and spent over 2 hours doing more specific allergy testing.
Sadly, sweet Keegan has a lot of very scary allergies that could potentially be very severe, even fatal, if we aren't super careful.
He reacted to all nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, ......), peanuts and sesame seeds. Seriously, sesame seeds, peanuts and tree nuts. seriously.
At first we thought, ok- no nuts, we can do that, no big deal.
But the more I read, the more I research, the more labels I encounter ---- the more overwhelmed I become. This is huge. just.huge.
Nuts (especially since we have to avoid both tree nuts and peanuts) and seeds are in just about everything-- M & Ms (even the chocolate), Roundy's pie crust, our favorite red licorice from Trader Joe's, Keegan's favorite organic cheese crackers, my shampoo. The list seems overwhelming sometimes-- well most times right now.
I feel like the more I learn, the more worried I become about preventing Keegan from having a reaction, the more I realize that these allergens are pretty much everywhere, the less safe I feel for my boy.
My sweet, precious, baby boy- I just can't believe he is going to be dealing with these his whole life, my heart is aching for him and for me and my family.
I feel like I spent so much time while pregnant, and nursing, and parenting praying and hoping for my kids to be happy and healthy, to have a fair chance at a good life, to have good health and good intelligence and a good chance at a good life. Being a grown up is hard, life is hard- I just so much wanted my kids to have it as easy as possible and I am intensely sad that is not the case for my sweetest.
I know we will get used to it, I know we will find a new normal, I just wish we didn't have to.
But, I am glad we found out as early as we did so that we can hopefully learn a lot fast and be pros at keeping him safe by the time he goes to school or is ever out of our care. For now, we have a kitchen to clean out, a lot of articles to read, and a lot to try to learn to keep our sweet Keegan safe.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Allergies :(
Poor sweet baby Keegan has a lot of allergies it turns out. We thought he had a little reaction to a muffin. Turns out he is actually really allergic to sesame seeds, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, ..... And the list goes on.
We are really (probably disproportionately) sad about this news. I so badly just want my kids to have a nice, normal, easy (ish) life. I hate that they have any extra obstacles at all.
We go next week for more in depth testing, and hopefully we will walk away with some more answers and clear things to avoid (I really don't want to ever poke my kid with an epipen..)
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Squeeeeeze
Baby Keegan gives the absolute best squeezes. He hugs just right around the neck and he squeezes with love. It makes my heart melt every time. And sometimes he is feeling really squeeze with daddy. Like this night: 
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