For some odd reason, I felt like Keagan should go gambling one time in his life. I know this is not a child activity, but it is not just his childhood that we will be missing. If Keagan were to have a longer life on Earth, I think he would go to a casino at least once.
Roy wanted to get out of the house Friday night so we stayed at a hotel, slept in and enjoyed another free breakfast! :) We went to the Hollywood Casino in Columbus. With our first two turns each on slots, we were up 35 dollars. I texted Gramma and Papaw and asked jokingly if we should stop - Gramma said yep, and Papaw said nope :) We were not concerned with winning money or breaking even, but just with making another memory with our little guy. Good thing we were not worried about that, because even though Roy won "big" (for penny slots) several times, we lost money in the end. Keagan must have been giving all of his good luck to Roy, because I did the majority of the losing money. We had a good time and were happy to check this off of Keagan's bucket list of fun. (A little fun fact - I got carded and had to wear a wrist band for being under 25. Roy on the other hand did not get carded and was very disappointed that he didn't even look like he was under 25. Poor old guy!)
As we were headed home, we passed a flea market. Grandma Mary used to love going to garage sales and flea markets. (We think there is a huge garage sale in Heaven that she goes to all of the time.)Since Roy and I loved spending time with her and sharing common interests, we would always go every chance we had. We very rarely buy anything, but we just like to look. We thought we would take Keagan to his first flea market because he would definitely be taken more than a few times in his life. This probably was not the best choice out of all of the flea markets, seeing as how it was on the west side of Columbus, but that just made it that much more memorable. Several of the items outdoors appeared to have been "acquired from previous owners", we were obviously the minority, and there was a police officer outside just making sure things didn't get out of hand. Oh, the places we take our son... :) Yes, in the second picture I am crossing my fingers, just hoping we make it out alive!
A huge thank you to Roy's best friend, Dustin for always coming to watch the house and take care of our dog Coco so we can have our weekend adventures. We appreciate and love you so much Dustin!
Roy does not know I am posting this, and he is asleep right now so I will justify it that way. I just wanted to share a short note that he wrote to our baby back in October, just two weeks after we found out we were pregnant. This note shows Roy's sense of humor, some of the silly little idiosyncrasies of our relationship, but most importantly shows a glimpse at the immense amount of love he has had for our baby since he knew there was a "little peanut" in there. Keagan has the most amazing daddy. Roy does so much to take care of me and to make sure both Keagan and I are doing okay. He is so concerned with our well-being and tells us he loves us all of the time. He kisses my stomach, whether we are in the privacy of our home or out in public, and says bye to Keagan everytime he leaves. Recently he has started putting his hand on my stomach while we sleep and loves getting to feel Keagan move. He told me the other night I was sound asleep, and Keagan was rolling and kicking and he would just start laughing and talking to him, having a daddy-son moment. Roy so looks forward to being able to hold Keagan once he is born, but is broken hearted that he will not be able to have a life-time with him to show him just how much he loves him. I always tell him that he is doing an awesome job loving his little guy and Keagan knows just how important he is to his daddy. As my husband, Roy is the perfect person for me - obviously one of the reasons we got married. He is there for me when I am weak and sad and scared, he listens or just lets me cry when I don't want to talk. He is supportive and the absolute best person to be with on this journey. Keagan and I are truly lucky to have him, just as Roy and I are lucky to have Keagan!
I've rambled enough - here is the note and a cute picture of Roy kissing his little guy, through my belly of course.
Hello Daddy’s Little Peanut!!! I know that most people may think this is
stupid but I am just to excited and I want to talk to you!!! So I will send you a letter that I know your
mommy will save forever and then you can read it when you are old enough to
read…. If you are anything like your mom that will be when your are 10 months
old!!! I love you so much already and I
know that your mom feels the same way!
We can not wait to meet you and hold you and hug n kiss you forever and
ever!! Just to give you some ground
rules…
- Do not
let the dog get on the couch.
- If
you do just say “I didn’t see her there”
It works for me!
- If you
are a girl… No boys til you get married! If you are a boy No boys PERIOD
- Mommy
sleeps a lot so just grab the remote and turn it off lifetime and watch
what you want.
- Honestly
remember, no matter what you do you are always going to be our little
peanut so just be honest with us and let us help you with whatever it is.
Daddy
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