The Amazing First Month!

I can't believe how time is flying by already. Our sweet baby Micaiah turned one month old on Friday Oct 19th. My goal was to get this post up on the 19th, but I am running on "mommy late" time right now. LOL!  :)

Last Monday at his check-up appointment with the pediatrician, Micaiah "showed off" and was able to roll from his tummy to his back - from both directions (with very little assist from the doc)! The only sad part is we completely forgot to get a video of it.  :(  However, as soon as he does it at home for us you can bet I will post it for the world to see!  *one proud mama here*   :)  

Micaiah is SO alert already, staying awake for many hours out of the day and is already beginning to notice more of his surroundings.Yesterday, a sweet friend surprised us with a swing for him and he was completely mesmerized by the little toys hanging above him dancing in circles! So cute!

 He's been getting LOTS of tummy time and is already holding his head up pretty well. Micaiah has a good grip and strong abs (wish mine were that strong. LOL!) When he grips your finger, he can pull himself up a pretty little ways before he gets tired.   :)

So, growing is not an issue for our little guy because he has pretty much outgrown 90% of his newborn clothes - and it's easy to understand why because he weighed in at 9.5lbs on Thursday and I bet he's at 10lbs if I were to weigh him today!

OK. Now for the good stuff. Lots of adorable pics, including a couple from his newborn photo shoot (courtesy of Victorian Key Photography).

                       Newborn
                       Photo Shoot









               1-Month
           Feet and Hand
                Prints!









 

Micaiah has SO much personality already!

So Peaceful!

1st Story Time

Tummy Time

                       

Bath Time

Proud Auntie!

Grandma-ma and Grandpa-paw

Gma & Gpa Hotrod

 

Daddy Snuggle Time

Mommy Time

                       

Last, but not least is a little video we'd like to share. The other day, Korry was holding Micaiah and we looked over and his hand was over his heart. It totally looked like he was doing the "pledge of allegiance". Enjoy

We hope you have a wonderful day!

Home At Last

On Tuesday evening we were able to bring Micaiah home. Here are a few pics! He's grown so much already in the last two weeks!  He's up to 7lbs 4oz.   :)

First Car Ride - He Slept The Whole Way Home!

Tummy Time on the Quilt that Grandmama made him!

Sleepy Again - Must Be Growing!  :)

Our Blessing! :)

The very first time we saw Micaiah he was under his "light". The light helps his jaundice levels go down. Doesn't he kind of resemble a blue avatar? So cute!  :)

A few minutes later out from under the light. Micaiah was born at 34.2 weeks. He is healthy and as of Monday morning, no more blue light! Yea! Now we are just working on his feedings.

Proud Papa!

Proud Mama!

Snuggle Time - Growing Time.

So Peaceful!

Grabbing a bite to eat in between feedings. We have never felt so blessed in all our lives. God is SO good! We can't wait to bring Micaiah home to meet everyone. He is making significant progress on his feedings by bottle. Please pray that he will continue to improve in that area so we can come home soon!  :)

I love this picture, of course - no bias at all -, He was so alert here, just staring up at his daddy! More pics to follow soon. Of course, I just stated the obvious!!!!  :)











**Please pray for us this weekend as a large section of the 405 freeway that we drive each day will be shut-down on Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is calling it Carmeggedon. It is our major connecting freeway on our way down to Torrance and will make it extremely hard to get down to be with Micaiah. We are already making plans to hopefully stay in a hotel across the street from the hospital. Please pray Korry's work will give him Saturday off.  Thanks!



Korry and Sarah

With Joy and Gratitude We Announce.....

God knows there's a right time for everything, and that some things are sweeter when they're slow in coming.

With Complete Joy and Gratitude We Present

Micaiah Wayne Keevy

Born September 19, 2012

6 lbs 10oz, 19.5'' long 

Welcomed to our family September 21, 2012

We would just like to say that "God is good ALL the time"! We are so honored that He has blessed our family with a baby and we are excited to raise him for His glory.

To our Family & Friends, thank you so much for all the love, prayers and support you have showered on us over the past year as we walked through the first stages of the adoption process.

Please continue to pray as our adoption process continues to move forward and we begin the steps that take us towards finalization.

More to come in the upcoming days!!!    :)

Autumn is Here!

Leaves

 How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,

Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow. 

                                      ~by Elsie N. Brady

 

Happy Fall to all our family & friends!!!! Please continue to pray for our Adoption, that God will add to our family soon. Thanks!

-Korry and Sarah

Busy Spring Update

Ok, so for the last three months this poor blog has been silent of updates. The truth is, we are still waiting. It's been almost 10 months now. We have had several potential referrals/matches for the adoption, but in each case for one reason or another the "potentials" never became more....and that's ok, because we know God's timing is not ours.

In the meantime......We have had a very busy spring.

At the end of March/beginning of April, I was able to begin going horseback riding weekly (a special thank you to my new friend Stephanie A). It has been a lot of fun and I have officially marked something of my unofficial not written down - bucket list.  :)

In April our church held their annual Youth Conference and that brought down my favorite Washingtonians from Open Door Baptist Church. They flew down for the conference and the young ladies stayed at our home for a few days! Every time the youth come down, they are such a blessing to us. It was nice to catch up on news from back home and great to see my good friends (and the youth pastor & wife) Jeremy & Kim as well! Sometimes I wish I could just "blink" and be in Washington  and "blink" again and be back in Cali! ~ Wishful thinking, I know! LOL!~

May was a busy time too! The weekend before the college graduation, we had the privilege of having one of the college girl's brother stay at our home. Anyways, the stay went really well....other than us scaring him to death the first night he was in our home. You see our cat decided to go under his bed and the only way to get her out from under it was with a laser light......and the only laser light that worked in the house was attached to our BB gun....Do you all see where this is going??? I guess Korry should've warned him first before he walked into the bedroom.. ~Oops~  LOL! Yup, his sister set him up to stay with crazy people!   :)

A couple of weeks ago, I took on a new adventure, called training for a 5k race. Not sure which race I'll do yet, but I am wrapping up week two of my training tomorrow. So far, so good, I haven't fallen over and had a heart attack from all the running yet! *Actually, I am kind of enjoying it! *

Korry and I began a new adventure together as well....going riding together on his motorcycle. It's actually been pretty fun! We've taken several rides now all over the valley.

The end of May brought our Anniversary. Eight years already! Boy has time flown since we married in 2004! It's been a couple years since we did anything super special for our Anniversary, so we planned a last minute trip to San Diego. It was our first time in that beautiful, sunny, hardly any wind (that is very significant and my Antelope Valley friends know EXACTLY what I mean when I say that) comfortable temp of low 70's city. AMEN! Our highlights were touring the USS Midway, Old Town and Sea World (we really should've spent 2 days at Sea World)! Lot of fun, lots of photos and a special gift was bestowed upon us called a sun burn (a special thank you to Sea World and my lack of thought for sunscreen. LOL!)

Anyways, all-in-all we have kept pretty busy over the past several months, although, never to far from our minds is the adoption and we are constantly bathing it prayer. Please pray that soon the Lord will bless us with a baby and grow our little family.

Have a great night!

Beauty in the Midst of a Desert

In January we held on to our promise to God, to praise him regardless the outcome of the possible "match" with the birth mother. The outcome.....We are praising God though she chose another family to be the adoptive parents. I have prayed often this past month that the adoptive parents will raise the baby boy for the Lord and that he'll accept Christ as his Saviour at an early age. Even though that door has shut and we are back to waiting again, we are keeping busy.

February 9-11th Korry and I attended our church's Couples Retreat. The theme this year was "I Still Do" and was held at the Esmeralda Resort in Indian Wells (Palm Springs area). The above photo was the view from our room at the resort. It was A-M-A-ZING! I just stood on our private balcony and soaked in the view. So relaxing. So peaceful.....I officially know there IS beauty even in the midst of a desert! We had such a refreshing time and it was a great re-set button for our marriage as well. I am thankful the Lord allowed us to attend this year and we *pray* next years retreat will be held at the same place again! For all my friends who were able to go this year, let me hear a loud "AMEN" to that!   :)   One of my favorite sessions at the retreat was taught by Cary Schmidt. Does anyone have a q-tip? or how about a cotton ball? LOL! (As soon as the couples retreat sessions are available online, I'll upload that one for everyone to hear....for sure!)    ;)

At any rate I am very thankful that the Lord has given us one more day and one more opportunity to strengthen and grow our marriage closer together as we continue to prepare to become parents. God is good!

February 2012