1 Month Old!

Since our last post, everything has been going great!  We have been getting enough sleep (the definition of "enough" is not the same as it was 2 months ago), and we have gotten a little better at figuring out what the big guy needs when he cries.  Dillon has had several visitors over the past few weeks!  First, Jeremy's Grandma Lola ("Granny" to Dillon) came down from Duncan, Oklahoma to visit her great-grandson.  We had a great time visiting. Lola made the beautiful quilt you see behind her.  

Dillon with Granny Lola

The next week, Jeremy's mom, Debbie a/k/a Nana came to visit.  It was a big help to us because Jeremy was in North Dakota for work for part of the week.  It was a special week because Dillon had his first bottle, took his first real bath, we went on our first date without Dillon (thanks, Debbie!), and he turned 1 month old on 8/13!  We can't believe how quickly time has passed and how much he is changing already!  He now weighs over 10 lbs. and is starting to hold his head up.  Here are some pictures from that exciting week:

Cuddling with Nana

Daddy giving Dillon his first bottle

Daddy warming Dillon up after his first bath

I'm One Month Old!

We took a video of bath time, so I will try to post a portion of that once we get the video uploaded.  Last week, GiGi Ronda came to visit because she had a work class in Houston, and helped out again while Jeremy made a second work trip to North Dakota.  Our friend from OKC, Lindsey Owen, also came to see Dillon while she was in town for a landman conference.  

Snuggling with GiGi

Meeting our beautiful friend Linds!

We will keep trying to update as often as possible.  We're looking forward to the arrival of Caroline Canon tomorrow (Chris and Cory's daughter), and we hope to have pictures of Dillon with that sweet girl!  Our 2-month check-up is on 9/9, where Dillon will receive some of his vaccinations.  After that, we will be able to bring Dillon out  to meet more of his friends. 

First Two Weeks

Happy Guy!

Dillon was two weeks old on 7/27!  Everything has been great so far.  Dillon's Aunt Megan (Jeremy's sister) came to visit his first few days home, and his Gigi Ronda stayed to help for 2 weeks so we could adjust to having a newborn, get some sleep and have some great home-cooked meals.  He is very sweet, and has been eating well about every four hours.  On Thursday, 7/28, we went to his second pediatrician appointment.  The doctor said he looks great and he was back up to his birth weight, gaining about an ounce a day .  It is difficult to tell whose facial features he has, but he definitely has the Mareschal (mom and Poppy Steve's) chin, and his dad's big hands and feet. 

Sweet face

With GiGi Ronda

Cuddling with Aunt Megan

Dillon Stephen McKee

Dillon Stephen McKee arrived at 3:22pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.  His due date was 7/17, but since things had already started progressing, our doctor decided to go ahead and induce early.  We arrived at the hospital on Wednesday at 5:30am,  they started the induction around 7:15am, and everything went relatively quickly and smoothly from there.  Dillon had a great heart rate the whole time, but on his way down the birth canal, the umbilical cord got wrapped around his neck twice, so when he arrived he was blue and not breathing.  The doctor and nurse reassured us that everything would be fine, and after a minute or two that seemed like eternity, we heard him scream, which was the best sound we had ever heard!  Jeremy went in to see him, and when Dillon heard Daddy's voice, he immediately calmed down.  Dillon weighed 8lbs. 2 oz. (same as mommy and Aunt Megan) and was 20 inches long.  We were very relieved that he didn't have his Daddy's birth weight of 12lbs.!  GiGi Ronda, Nana Debbie and Grandad Robert were there to see him after he spent some time with us in the delivery room.  Thank you to all of Dillon's family and friends who came to visit during his first week!  Below are some pictures from Dillon's first few days:

The day before Dillon arrived... big belly!

Dillon's first picture!

Meeting Dillon

Daddy and Dillon

Big footprints almost don't fit!

Family at the hospital

Dillon and Nana Debbie