Disappointment

JK refuses to let me teach Emerson spirit fingers. Pffft.

Packed and ready to go!!

Sweaters, check. Pants, check. Toiletries, check. Cute baby, CHECK!

Texas Bound!!!

Although he was born over Texas soil (pics to prove it!), our little boy has never technically been in the great state. Well, we're taking care of that small technicality today! Wish us luck as we navigate air travel with a newborn....

Pterodactyl alert

There is a pterodactyl in the Keith household. That's right, our son has started squaking like a prehistoric bird. The elusive pterodactyl has yet to be caught on film, but I will post as soon as I get it.

Bonding with Daddy

Emerson loves being held by his daddy. This is John holding him at 1 week and 6 weeks old...

Figuring out these arm things....

Date with Harper

Yesterday Emerson had a playdate with his new friend, Harper. Harper's mom and I met in childbirth class last October and we have stayed in contact since. It was great for Emerson to make a new friend and for mommy to catch up over lunch with Harper's mom.

Good lima bean

Emerson wears a green swaddler each night to bed, so we always refer
to him as our little lima bean. Well, the lima bean slept 4 hours
tonight which made mommy very, very happy. Here he is after his 2am
feeding.

Afternoon playtime

Great day in Nashvegas!

It finally warmed up today, so we took the stroller for its maiden
voyage around the neighborhood. Emerson napped the entire time, but I
am certain he loved the fresh air and sunshine!

Sweet boy

Although the pics I typically send out suggest otherwise (I just love
that buddha belly!!), we do actually clothe our child!

Hanging in the little lamb

Dancin' in the mornin'

Emerson loves: 1) EATING 2) ceiling fans and 3) dancing in his crib in the mornings. Now that he smiles, playtime is that much cuter!

(note: clearly mommy needs to work on her videocam skills!!)

Emerson's Newborn Portraits

Here are some of our favorites from Emerson's recent newborn photo shoot. My good friend, Andrea Smith-Farmer, took the photos and did such a wonderful job. He has so many cute expressions and I think she captured them perfectly!!

Andrea's website => www.blissfulimagesphotography.com

Blog Kick-Off! Woo Hooo!

Well, Emerson is almost 6 weeks old, so it's time to get busy with this little blog!! We are constantly taking pictures and video of our precious baby boy and this blog will be a way to bombard our family and friends in a more passive, polite way as opposed to constantly filling inboxes. After much, MUCH back and forth with John (which started while I was in labor with Emerson), we finally settled on The Keith Times-Picayune as the title of our blog. Why, you ask? I have no idea - we just thought it was funny and we were tired of talking about titles for our blog. FYI, in case you aren't aware (which we were not), the definition of a 'picayune':

1. A Spanish half real piece formerly current in the South (half dime)
2. Something trivial

Now, I just need to figure out how to post video and pics and we'll be on our way! Oh, and I need to learn to format. Jules, are you out there??!!