It's a boy!

On December 30th we welcomed Kellen George into our little family via planned repeat C-section. His name is a tribute to our fathers-- Kellen from combining my dad's name (Keith Allen) and George which is Geoff's middle name and his dad's first name.

He weighed in at 7lbs 11oz. Zoe came to see him 3x in the hospital and has welcomed him into the family with lots of hugs and kisses. "Baby" is her first concern upon waking in the morning, while mommy has to beg for a kiss and hug :) she loves helping with anything baby related and has lots of opinions about what he should be doing - play time on the mat, in the swing, open eyes...

Kellen is an easy going little guy. He doesn't cry much- he whines to let me know he's hungry and otherwise grunting is his main form of communication. Typical boy? Ha. He lost a pound before his first pediatrician appointment but at his 2 week checkup was up to 8.8lbs so you can see he is a good eater! He had some occasional irregular heartbeats before and after birth which we were told isn't uncommon in newborns and at his follow-up EKG everything was normal; we are very thankful. 

Geoff is able to take 6 weeks of paternity leave which has been so helpful and we love having him at home. We're enjoying our family of four and while it's been (and will continue to be) a big adjustment, we love our new normal!

It's taken 4 weeks to get this update online so more posts will be coming but clearly don't expect them to be punctual;)