Life with Karson

Karson has blond hair (you can kind of see it glowing in this pic) and blue eyes. He does pretty good at sleeping on his own during the day. At night he likes to cuddle with mom and dad.

Liam and Kale and definitely jealous of the cuddles that Karson is getting. They try to get in on the action as much as possible.

He looks itsy bitsy in his car seat. I really hoping he doesn't mind the car because he is going to be spending a lot of time in it!

He does the "sexy man" pose just like Kale used to.

Karson meets the Family

The boys, Kale in particular, were so excited to meet Karson! They are both so in love with him and always willing to help with him. Liam jumped on Kris' back the other day when he was changing Karson's diaper because Karson was crying and Liam thought Kris was hurting him.

My mom came to visit for 2 weeks and we were so lucky to have her! She took care of the "big boys" while we were in the hospital and did all of the cooking and cleaning once I got home. We sure miss her this week.

Karson got to come home on Monday. I truthfully would have stayed in the hospital a few more days, just because I knew when I got home it was going to be hard to rest--and I was right!  

 

Karson loves to sleep on the couch! He looks so much like Kale--the resemblance is uncanny!

The boys tried to involve Karson in playing with airplanes. Karson was more inclined to sleep.

Welcome Karson!

On September 26th, Kris and I made the early morning drive to the hospital for my planned C-section. This C-section was different than any I have had before because it was actually planned. I was SO nervous! We checked into the hospital at 5:30 and I was wheeled into the operating room a few minutes before 7 a.m. 

Kris was pretty excited because my doctor permitted him to watch the entire procedure. For both Kale and Liam's birth, the doctor made Kris stay behind the curtain.

Kris tried to give me the play by play of what was going on, but I quickly shut that down! I could see him smiling behind his mask.

Welcome Karson Kristopher, born at 7:27 a.m.! During a C-section, they clear the baby's airway while he is still partially in my body. Weird.

Karson came out screaming and crying, which is a sound every momma wants to hear!

This C-section was so different than any of my others; not only was it planned, but it wasn't an emergency (like Kale's) and didn't happen in the middle of the night (like Liam's). I felt much more alert during this C-section.

Kris got to cut the cord! This was also a first for him.

Karson weighed in at 6 lb, 9 oz and 19 inches long. By far, our smallest baby. Kale and Liam were both over 8 pounds.

I got to hold Karson in the operating room, which was also a different experience.

We were wheeled into recovery together.

 

We are so blessed to have Karson in our lives. Our little family is complete with the addition of this sweet guy. We appreciate all the prayers for a healthy delivery. We are immensely blessed.

38 Weeks

38 weeks and anxiously awaiting Karson's arrival!

The boys cannot wait to meet their baby brother. It's what they talk about the majority of the time.

My mom flew in to help us get ready for Karson and to help with the boys when I am in the hospital.

Kris and I got in one more date night before Karson made his arrival. We enjoyed dinner and movie. We figured it will be our last date night for awhile!