Keegan
Today is Keegan’s 22nd birthday! Oh my gosh, it is so hard to believe. If you know our family & you want a laugh, check this out:
Notice the "Caboose" statement (Little did we know Chelsie would prove us wrong 14 months later!). Keegan was the cutest kid with his curls & dimples.
Then he grew up! Just kidding. When I was pregnant we could not decide on a name. Gregg wanted Kyle - but after my sister Kristy said Kyle sounded like someone with a hairball (sorry all the Kyles out there!) and I wanted Keegan. Robert Keegan McIver. It sounded so great! But Gregg was holding out for Kyle. So, when Keegan was born, and when the nurse came in with the documents for the birth certificate, I told her we couldn’t decide. She told me you have up to a year to name him. Game was on! We went home with "Boy McIver". So we made a tally board by the phone and when people would call to congratulate us & ask his name, we would have them vote - Kyle or Keegan. After a few weeks, my Nana called & asked me "Have you named that baby yet? It’s not like you didn’t know you were pregnant!" To which I replied " You know, we have up to a year to name him!" Gregg overheard & announced "I give!" He went down to the state department that day & filled out the paperwork - Robert Keegan McIver. Thinking back, I really trusted him to fill in the right name. Who knows, Keegan could be Robert Kyle McIver! No, he is not a Kyle. Keegan means "little & fiery". Little did I know he would grow up to be big & fiery!
We took Keegan & his sweet girlfriend Eden out for lunch today to celebrate. Keegan apoligized for his "Funky Monkey" fit in Breckenridge,CO many years ago. Long story. But to this day, when I see a monkey, I think of him. Happy Birthday sweet Robert Keegan McIver - our first caboose! Life would not be the same without you.
so sweet!!! happy birthday keegan (and mom, because you gave birth on this day 22 yrs ago!)
Comment by Katie Green — July 31, 2009 @ 1:23 am
I had no idea you had a year to name a baby! I love naming babies, but had a hard time as well. We knew we wanted a G name for our son, so he would have the same initials as his daddy and Papa. I didn’t have a name picked out, but told the nurse all of the options, and when he was born, she asked, “Is this Grayson?” and it just stuck. So we tease that the nurse named him!
We had the hardest time with a middle name for Kinsley . . . she was born on my birthday so we were going to give her my former middle name of Nelle, but she ended up with Anne- after both of her grandmothers, which was the original plan. They were literally knocking on the door for the birth certificate information. No one informed me that I had some time to make the decision! Hope Keegan had a great day! By the way - I love the name!
Comment by Anonymous — July 31, 2009 @ 2:23 pm
this is such a McIver story:) I can’t believe lil Keegan went without a name for weeks!
Comment by Morgan — July 31, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
What a great story! I couldnt stand not having a name for Rhyan 3 weeks after we found out she was a girl! I cant imagine the torture you put the family through, not naming him immediately!
Crazy!!! Love yall…
Comment by Kelly — July 31, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
HAHA Oh my goodness I can’t stop laughing out loud. I am so glad you scanned that card, because Chelsie talks about it often and I am so glad I finally got to see it…. HAHAHAHA I seriously can’t stop laughing.
Comment by Rachael — August 4, 2009 @ 3:57 pm