Sunday, August 9, 2009

Charlie's Here!

Well, looks like we'll have to come up with a new name for the blog. Charlie Merrick Keel was born at 3:23 pm on August 7th, 2009. He weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce, and was 18.5 inches long. Everything was as good as you could hope in a birth, and him and his mom are both doing very well.

So before I get to the pictures I guess I'll mention some interesting things about him. First off, his nickname is officially "Squeaker", since when he whimpers and cries it just sounds like squeaking. The pediatrician that checked him out said that when he does the normal checkups, sometimes something in particular stands out. He said that he was very surprised by how strong Charlie was! He likes to turn his head and look at whoever is doing the talking. He actually like to move his head around a lot, and he's strong enough to hold it up for a few seconds. He eats really good when we can keep him from falling asleep. And that's all I can think about for now, so on to the pictures:


Right after he was born. He was pretty angry.


Opening his eyes for the first time.



Waiting for his checkup and bath.



He passes the time by sucking on his fingers.



Josh meets his baby brother for the first time.



He pointed out his eyes, nose, and mouth then proceeded to say "It's a baby dinosaur!"



Who do you think he looks like?

8 comments:

Lexi said...

haha josh. he is funny, its a baby dinosaur. charlie is so cute in that last picture. but im really not good at saying who babies look like. i really cant say so how about both. maybe my opinion will change when i see him in real life.

Salty Gal said...

Congrats! He is adorable, Josh makes me laugh with the dinosaur comment. Liz you look beautiful, congrats on being a mother of two!

cassidy said...

So much to comment on! Liz looks so good in these pictures! Especially that first one...what the heck? The pics of Charlie are cute - he already looks like he has long skinny legs! Joshie is so cute - I wonder why he thought "Squeaker" looked like a baby dinosaur? Haha! And in that last picture I think Charlie looks kind of like Liz's younger brother, but I have only seen him a few times, so maybe not really. Thanks for posting pictures!!!

hillari said...

You're baby dinosaur sure is cute! I think he looks like a baby Jakie. It's hard to tell, but that's what I think! Anyway, congrats. He looks very sweet.

James the Bames said...

That's all well and good, but what KIND of dinosaur does he look like? I need specifics.

Jolynn said...

Well I have to say, Charlie is super cute in the pics, but more so in person! We just got home from seeing him and Joshie. They are both so darn cute and we had the best time. It was just too short is all. Love those cute kiddos!

Anonymous said...

He looks like Ben as a newborn!! I yuv him.

Jessica said...

LIZZ! I didnt know you had a blog! You look really great in all these pictures! I think he looks like you... and now that I read that comment about James... he totally looks like him a little.
Anyway... We are thinking we want to visit you soon, so I will give you a call whenever that happens.
Hope you are getting the hang of having two little ones at home! Love ya!