All in a Days Work

In case some of you have forgotten what life is like as a baby... here's my routine in a nutshell.

My day starts with a good long stretch.

Waking up is so hard to do sometimes!


I let mommy know I'm hungry by making funny faces.



I'm generally a pretty happy guy.

Sometimes Mommy likes to dress me like a grown up.

Except when she puts socks on my hands.

And that's about it. Any questions?

XOXO Ringo

Meghan was going through some of her old stuff the other day and happened to find a poem written by a high school crush named Ringo. She was never even serious with the kid (or so she says) so I was kind of surprised at how up front he was with her. In the spirit of Valentine's Day I've taken the liberty of sharing the poem with a little bit of commentary put in parentheses. Imagine this surrounded by a border of roses, hearts and, my favorite, lips.

Perfection

More priceless than a diamond
More perfect than a rose cut from a garden
The sight of beauty is expressed through your face
What you possess behind your eyes (your brain?) is worth more than life itself.
Words; a dream, could not describe what you hold in your heart (blood).
Your eyes old a perfection that no one else can touch (because it would cause pink eye)
The sight of an invisible breeze (hmm...???) running through your hair is to die for.
Whith the thought of you I'm set upon the wings of an angel and flown to Heaven (just like the song).
When the clouds cover the sun, and leave the sky dark, your presence again brightens the day.
How does God posses so much power, in creating someone so perfect? (this is what I told Meghan on our first date)

Now that all you Romeo's out there have inspired, go out and share the love this holiday season.

Cookies and Alcohol: More Miscellaneous Pics

I came home yesterday and Meghan had made some cookies from my mom's recipe book. Unfortunately they didn't turn out as nicely as she would have liked.


I'm sure they would have been delicious if we could have gotten them off the pan!

Kayson is quite the tooter! The other day I think we counted 18 farts within a 30 second period. He has officially earned the nickname "squirt."

Who does he look like more me or Meghan? Notice his beutiful blue eyes:)

One thing we've noticed about our little boy is that he has a similar build as me. No he can't flex his pecks yet (quite the opposite, he's got man boobs), but he's got a really long torso.

Here's a random pic for ya! All this parenting has got me really depressed! Actually, these are just a sample of the moving boxes we scored at the local liquor store. What a find!

Growing Before Our Eyes

Sometimes he gets a really content, chunky look to him. This mostly happens right after a good feeding.

I love this picture! We were wondering why he was being so well behaved!

Here's a pic of our little boy after a prolonged encounter with a pacifier. What a cutie!

Two Weeks Old Tomorrow

Looks like he's already learned how to lounge.

I never thought the Beutler family had a "look," but I think I've changed my mind.

Whenever I try and burp Kayson on my shoulder he lifts his head up and trys to look at me. He is such a cutie and is already starting to show more pronounced features. Notice his head is still a little football shaped and is what the nurses at the hospital called "breach head."

We've had a lot of Mexican food these past few weeks. I guess it's kind of carried over into our parenting.

Oh yeah, did I mention that we're moving this week? Thanks to Grandma Ricketts we've already got a head start on our packing!

The Past Five Days in Pictures

Meghan got fitted with these sweet inflatable shin guards to prevent blood clots as a result of her surgery.

My wife didn't want to witness the circumcision so I thought I'd take a few pics in case she changed her mind later.

This is our daily burping ritual. Can you tell he's full?

Mom and Dad have been a little sleep deprived. The sacrifice has been well worth it!

We had a great Christmas although we didn't open presents until afternoon. This was my favorite stocking stuffer. Notice the the sweet magnifying glass attached to the nail clippers. Just another way of carrying on the Beutler Christmas tradition!

Looks like Santa shops at Safeway. Who knew?

I know what you are thinking. No, these are not my dad's fingers. Christmas Eve I got some sort of allergic reaction that caused some swelling. They look like bratwursts huh?

In further swelling news Meghan has had some side effects from her C-Section. Yikes!

Our little Kayson man has started to thin out a little bit. Every once in a while he gets really alert and watches everything around him.

Kayson Grant Beutler

Well, he's here...finally! It's been a crazy day! Meghan started her labor a little after 8 this morning and continued to handle the pain medication-free for the next 11 hours! What a woman!

After all that time we finally found out that our little man was breech and had to be delivered by way of emergency C-Section. It was pretty scary, but everybody made it through alright. Mom and baby have spent some good bonding time together already and are already on their way to a fast recovery. If we're lucky we'll be out of the hospital by Christmas Eve! Just when we are feeling really blessed the Lord goes and blesses us even more. A special thanks goes out to Grandma Chris and all the doctors and nurses that have been so good to us!

Tomorrow's the Big Day!

Well folks, the time has finally come. Tomorrow is Meghan's due date. We can't believe it's already here! We were going to wait a little longer but Meghan's blood pressure is kind of iffy so our midwife decided it would be best if we got this child out. We're set to go into the hospital at 6 am tomorrow morning.




Yes, you're eyes are not deceiving you. This is a side by side comparison of our exercise ball and Meghan's belly. Pretty crazy!

Late Night Trip to the ER

Yesterday evening I contracted a nasty virus that kept me puking for much of the night. Unfortunately, Meghan also came down with it a couple of hours later. I knew it was time to get some help when she told me she had been throwing up blood. After a brief visit from the paramedics I drove her to the ER, arriving about one thirty in the morning. To make a long story short Meghan got an IV hooked up and we ended up staying 'til a little after five.









The worst part of the whole experience was when Meghan got a suction tube stuck down her esophagus to make sure the bleeding had stopped. What a trooper!



Overall it was a scary situation but by five in the morning we were ready to go home. We feel very blessed to have come away unscathed and are glad that our baby wasn't hurt.

Just as a side note, in a way I'm glad we went to the ER because it gave me an opportunity to practice my baby delivering skills. Meghan's body might not be ready but I am!

Casanova

Meghan got this sweet outfit for me for $1.25 at Wal-mart. It was more of a gag gift, but who knows I might pull it out next time we have company.

What do you think?

Suprise Baby Shower

Yesterday some ladies from work threw me a suprise baby shower with food and gifts. This diaper cake is one of our favorites. We feel so blessed to have good friends out here in Colorado!

One Dollar Christmas Tree

As some of you know we went to California this past year for Christmas so we didn't get to decorate our house. This year we decided to make up for lost time by decorating the plastic tree we bought at a garage sale this past summer. It was pretty droopy and sad looking so we spiced it up with four strands of lights left over from our wedding.



Before

After

Pajama Mishap

Meghan ran to Wal-mart yesterday to pick up a few random things. Can you tell she was in a rush?

Hello Mommy!!

The count down has officially begun. Only 50 days to go!

Swine flu update

Unfortunately I fell victim to a certain contagious disease this past week. Don't worry, I think the worst is over for now.

Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza

Last night we went over to our friends' the Whites to carve pumpkins. We were exausted by that time of the day but we had a great time anyway. I don't know if you can tell but my pumpkin came out with little patches of green on his teeth. Sweet!

She's talented and hot!

It's beginning to look a lot like...Halloween?

This past week the weather has been crazy! It snowed continuously from Tuesday night until Thursday night. We heard on the news that Littleton got about 20 inches, but looking at the pictures that might be a wee high. Who would have thought that we'd have this kind of storm in October? As you can imagine the roads have been pretty bad the past couple of days so it's taken me a little under an hour to get to work. It was kind of a pain but at least it gave us a good excuse to try out some new soup recipes--and I'm still salivating!

Baby Stuff Galore

Only ten weeks to go and Joe is getting pretty exited. We were running late for church this morning, but that didn't stop Joe from pulling out the stroller and taking it for a spin.

My family pitched in and got us this sweet set up. Joe put together a little demo because he likes it so much.

As you can see we've been collecting quite the stash of baby stuff. Now all we need is some extra space to store it in!

28 Weeks and Counting!

I've received several requests for pictures of Meghan in the last little bit. So here you go! This one was taken a couple of weeks ago but hopefully you get the idea...she's definately prego!

Earth Tone Overload

We recently found out that our apartment complex had been bought out by a new company and would be undergoing some pretty serious renovations. Little did we know that our building would be painted using six different colors. I think this is our management's attempt at making our apartments new age and trendy. Yuck!