http://bf2k7.com Get ready, the babies are coming! Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:25:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm getting a hankering to start blogging again, so we'll see how long it lasts this time.  I've invaded Travis's blog, the Elkridge Hollerer - http://hollerer.blogspot.com/.  One of the perks of being married, so further O news can be found there.  In short, Owen has his first tooth, he inherited ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=494 GET EXCITED!   You can now stay updated on Baby Brooks's life at www.thekentobeans.blogspot.com  I've posted it on the other site as well, but let me say once again how grateful I am to Chad Sellers for setting up and hosting www.bf2k7.com.  It's been so fun and I look forward to more ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=493 I didn't post anything over the weekend because I was too busy being consumed with maternal guilt.  When we took Brooks to his pediatrician's appointment Saturday morning, we discovered we had been starving him.  (Ah-- THAT explains the crying jags that were so different from his first 24 hours.)   He ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=488 Seth found out yesterday that when his department chair sent out an email to the entire school about Brooks's arrival, he for some unknown reason concluded the paragraph of stats (including correct full name) by saying "Mom, Dad, and LITTLE ANDY are doing fine."  And seriously-- we just got a ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=487 We just got home from the hospital...took us almost an hour because we're having our first big snow: Anyway, he's starting to squirm in his sleep so I should probably attend to my new duties (internet no longer can take precedence!!)  Just wanted to post a few pics.  More narrative to ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=482 Brooks Andrew Kenton arrived this afternoon at 4:31 PM ET 21.5 inches 8 lbs Mother and son are doing great! Pictures and further updates forthcoming, so for now imagine that he looks like this: http://bf2k7.com/?p=479 So... around 9:40 or so as we're getting ready to pack everything up, the hospital calls to tell me that things have gotten crazy busy and there are no beds.  They tell me they'll re-evaluate at midnight.  Just talked to them and still no beds.  So we're now arriving at ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=478 We just got back from the doctor.  Things had progressed enough that he didn't question proceeding with induction, although he still seems to think it could be a long process.  So, unless something happens on its own in the next 10 hours (and clearly THAT is likely with our track record!), ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=477 I've gotten emails this morning from each of our fathers saying they think today is the day.  In that case, it's good that Grammie brought little Baboo his own bag so he's ready to go.  Seth models it here....it's a bit small for his shoulders! http://bf2k7.com/?p=476 When I was at my last doctor's appointment, I asked the doctor if I should do jumping jacks.  He suggested that I "just watch the games."  I really think I've watched more football games on TV in the last week or two than I ever have before.  And it's actually ... http://bf2k7.com/?p=474