Our Army Life: February 2010

We apologize for not posting sooner, but this parent of two thing is a lot more time-consuming than we thought! Especially when one little guy is 16 months old, and the other is only 2 weeks old! Well, today is mommy's first day on her own with her two little guys. We were blessed enough to have help for the first 2 weeks after Caellum's birth, and believe me, I took advantage of it! I slept at any opportunity possible, which is why the blog has been left neglected! My in-laws were here for week 1, and my mom and dad were here for week 2. Thank you so much for your help, moms and dads! We don't know what we'd have done without you!

So, here it has been two weeks already, and we haven't even posted the story about Caellum's arrival into this world. We went into the hospital for a scheduled C-section at 5:30 AM on Friday, January 15 (Since Ty was born by C-section, they wouldn't allow me to go past my due date, and they wouldn't induce me due to increased risk of uterine rupture. Caellum just wasn't showing any signs of wanting to come out, and I went past my due date, so they had to take him by C-section). I was on the operating table by 8 AM, and Caellum was pulled out at 8:23 AM. He was peeing when they pulled him out :-) which tends to be a trend every time someone changes his diaper! He came out screaming like mad, and was big, which we weren't expecting because Ty only weighed 6 lbs. 6oz. Caellum tipped the scales at 8 lbs., but was only 19 inches long. He is a short, stout little guy, and reminded us of a little bulldog because he has no neck! :-) He has been a great baby so far, and we just love him to bits! We are in awe of how the Lord has blessed us! A lot of people ask about his name. We actually found it in our baby name book. It is Celtic, and means "brave warrior," which we both love. We also like it because it's not such a common name. We pronounce it "Kay-llum," or just like the name Caleb, but with an "M" at the end instead of the "B." Arden (his middle name) is a family name. It is my father-in-law's middle name, so he was named after his Papaw Kinsel. Poor Caellum will probably spend his life explaining his name, or at least how to pronounce it, but we love it! It fits him well, too.

Ty has been adjusting so much better than we ever would have imagined! He can get a little rough sometimes with Caellum, simply because he doesn't fully understand yet, but for the most part, he loves to give his baby brother kisses, and "soft touches" on the head. He has learned the "baby" sign, and signs "baby" whenever he sees us holding Caellum. It's too cute! Ty seems to have had a growth-explosion these past two weeks! Either that or he just seems so big to us now that we have a newborn to compare him to! He continues to amaze us with the new things he has learned everyday!

Well, gotta sign off for now...Caellum is calling for me, and Ty needs me too! Will try to get better about posting! Will leave you with some more pictures, and a video!