The first few as a family of 3

     I cannot express how much our lives have changed since we had Easton. Your parents always tell you that you will never know how much they love you until you have a child. Well, now I understand what they meant. When Easton was born, I couldn't control my emotions. When Keith told me that he was here (via c-section), I started crying and so did Keith. Then when they put him on my chest for me to see, a whole new set of feelings came over me. I couldn't believe that he was mine. Finally, after 9 long months, my child was here and I was looking at him face to face. Unbelievable.

    When Easton was a couple of days old, he had to be put under the lights for his jaundice. This was a horrible experience for both Easton and myself. I hated to see him in that little tanning bed with his eyes covered and us not being able to hold him that much. I know that it could've been worse, but I never wanted to see my child in that situation. He was under the lights for 2 days and then we got to go home. We went back to the doctor for lab work and his levels were back up to 17. Well, this meant that we had to have one of those tanning beds in our home. I really hated this because I knew how much Easton hated it. At least this time we had what they call a blanket that we put on his back. He didn't have to be under the lights at all times, he just had to have the blanket on him. This thing wasn't really a blanket though. It was more like a flexible paddle. We had to use this for another 3-4 days before his levels went back down. This was very stressful to me for some reason. I knew that he would be ok but I just couldn't handle it.

    My mom and Keith's mom were very helpful the first 2 weeks after Easton was born. My mom stayed the first week and Keith's stayed the second week. I don't know if I could've made it without those 2. They did the laundry, dishes, cooked, cleaned, pretty much anything we needed them to do.
Keith and I figured out very quickly that Easton was a held baby. Every time we put him down, sleeping or awake, he would scream. He wouldn't and still won't sleep in his crib. I can't complain too much about that though, he sleeps all through the night.
     These first 3 months have been absolutely amazing. I love being home with him all day everyday. Yes, I do miss coaching, but I would rather miss that than Easton. I always knew that Keith would be an amazing father, but he has surpassed every expectation I had for him. He loves our little boy more than anything in this world. I couldn't have asked for a better man in my life than Keith.