Three Weeks!!

It's been three weeks since Benson was born and still everyday I am so grateful that God has blessed me with such a perfect little baby boy. There is nothing I love more than to boast about my little guy.

I've been so proud of how well he sleeps through the night. That is, up until the past couple nights. I don't know if it has something to do with the Daylight Savings time or what, but Benson has not slept as well as he did the first couple weeks... Can't complain too much though since it has only been two days and even though those two nights haven't been the greatest I still love Benson very much and nothing could hinder that!

I started work last Monday and it was tough. While at work I didn't realize how much I would miss both Pauline and Benson! It makes it that much sweeter when I get home and can spend time with them.

As I sit and watch the season finale of the Bachelor (not by choice), I can't help but be overjoyed with my family and all that is yet to come for the Keelers!

This is Bryan biding you adieu for now!

I'm a Daddy!!!

February 18th, 2013 5:01 PM CST
Benson Paul Keeler
7 pounds 1 ounce; 20 inches
(Pictures on Facebook, but will post some later)

What a blessing from God! I am so excited for this new chapter in my life and so grateful for the opporunity God has given me to be a father.

I'm so appreciative of all the love and support we have received so far from friends and family, you guys have really made this transition into parenthood so much more easy than we could have anticipated. Don't get me wrong it has still been a struggle at times, especially with me needing to be the strong head of the household. Overall though, Benson has been a very pleasant baby, but based on stories I've heard from other parents, that doesn't always last... Even so, I know that I will never stop loving this little guy, no matter how much "trouble" he is for us.

Alright, I know what you are all looking for, a good story about parenthood that I have experienced so far! But first, one thing I love so far about parenting is this, even though I have pretty much no skill in parenting so far, is that right away I have acquired some sort of mystery talent to be able to calm Benson down. It doesn't work every time, but the majority of the time it does and it always amazes me.

One embarassing story about our parenting... for the first week and a half we thought Benson was sweating through his clothes because he was wet at times... turns out babies don't sweat and the wetness was actually pee... Because we weren't putting the diapers on properly his pee was coming out of the diaper and all over his clothes. OOPS! At least we changed him everytime he was wet.

Now that I am back at work, it has been tough being away from Pauline and my new little man. The enjoyment and happiness I feel when I get home from work now is awesome though. Most of the day I spend thinking of Pauline and Benson, so by the time I get home I am so happy to be there and overjoyed to be able to spend time with them. Enough so to where I don't even care if I have to change his diapers 10 times in one night!

I hope you enjoy my little stories and I hope to have more to come! Let me know what you guys want to hear about and I will blog about it!

Love,
Bryan