95%

We all bundled in the car and took Baby Karson to his 2 month check up on Friday.  We were so excited to see how much he has grown, and BOY has he grown! He weighs 12.7 lbs  and 24 in. long!  When the Dr. came in and talked with us about karson's growth and development, she was so happy that he was in the 95% for height/weight  everything! We knew he was growing but how much was the question!! Lately,  life is anything but quiet here. With kaid wanting to constantly hold baby, and karson wanting to sleep/eat/and be held by momma 24/7, I sometimes have to boys that I am carrying around the house.  Kaid has somewhat reverted a little back and wants to be babied a little more, ( more than I already baby him.. )   when I need  go places, I  take my peanut shell to put  Karson in it,  with out fail when I go ANY place with kaid & Karson,  kaid wants me to carry him as well.... Yeah that does not go so well, I end up almost dragging him by his little hand, I am sure it does not look very lovely to onlookers :)  Needless to say I am gaining my strenght daily by the many flights of stairs coming home. I can not wait to use my new Amazing Stroller.. This bad boy does everything! I have mapped out a walk routine, 3.5mi. I can not wait to start on it First thing Monday when Kaid goes back to school!!!!! YEAH!!!!! mommy Break!   Oh, was that too excited....We are So lucky to be blessed with such a wonderful bundles of joy!!

Placing Karson on the scale, Shock from my warm arms' to the cold scale.

        He was so Chill, not minding the nurse measure his 

So late.. but oh So Sweet....

Well.. I can not believe Christmas has come and gone.. I am sad, and Happy at the same time. I am not much of a computer person this month, as I LOVE Christmas, and want to be outdoors seeing all the there is to see. This year was much more different for us, I think this has been the best Christmas that I have had. It was simple, but so sweet.  SO many wonderful changes we have had this year, though I am sad to see it go, I am So excited to welcome a new year as well.  I have So much to write, as I have so many things I want to tell about this month, but this blog would be WAY too long, and as it is right now, Karson is in my arms, Smiling SO big.. I need to make it snappy :)  Some of the fun things we did.. we decorated our very own Gingerbread house.. kaid helped me put up our Playmobil Nativity set, ( His Fav)  He loves the three wise men.  In one of these pictures, I gave the box to kaid to set up the nativity, as i was listing to him talk, he kept saying " diaper"  hmm.. I look back to him, and trying to hold my laughter, he had baby Jesus in the manger.. ( good boy) Mary was next to him, however Jesus was folded up, so his diaper could be placed on.  We have had his set for 3 years, and he has NEVER done that before.. I think it's a karson thing.  Well, Christmas this year was for sure a white one to say the least!  I loved it for about a day, and then begged it to melt all away.  I will post more... I have SO many more to catch up with, I rather just post then to write all...that never really comes out right anyways.. Well.. enjoy :) Oh.. Kaid Finally got his Train Table, with All the 205 piece set.. Crazy.. I am now in the process of Drilling them all on the track.. lol..

I have made this Slideshow.. As I am not getting the hang of Photobucket as fast as I want. Dont laugh, I love my mac, and I am just so use to draging and things just appear.. It's going to take me sometime to figure this out.. Sarah.. can you help me.. lol...

Hope everyone had a Great Holiday Season!

Scroll to the bottom to look at the pictures.. 

Need a Good Laugh?

So.... It's the weather has been really bad  here.. School was canceled for 3 days in a row here, ( annoying.. lol ) the other day I was feeling a little cooped up,  needless to say, I was not really giving attention to kaid as much as I would have liked  Karson was needing just a little more affection.  As I was laying karson down in his crib, I came back in the living room to see this sight... I could not believe myself.. This viedo does not do kaid justice, he was swinging WAY higher before... as i scrambled to get my cell phone, he toned it down a bit.  This just made me laugh.. He Loves his brother So much, every time karson is swinging kaid loves to push him softly, but this was so out of the norm from what kaid does... Well.. I would not hold anything back.. kaid's pretty unpredictable.. This definitely helped me with my mood, from not going crazy from being cooped up all day, Kaid just made me laugh So hard!  Hope you get a good laugh..

Grinch..

I Love LOVE this time of season.. I love the Smells, the lights, the over all feel of this wonderful time.  Today I was at Target.. and Man... I am not too sure what the crap it is, but people were just being Ba Humbugs.. All over target.. no one seamed to be smiling, or just looking happy.  Then I thought, the crisis this country is under is stressing people out, and it's effecting people on this Wonderful holiday.  People are not just saying, " Merry Christmas,"  they are replacing that with " Happy Holiday's"  Or signs with X-mas.  All of which are a little weird/Odd for me.  Do you remember when life was So different, when we did our annual Christmas drive to look at the lights, we would see Nativity Scene's, and resembles of the true meaning of Christmas.  Now, there are Santa's in the yards sitting on Motorcycles, and Huge blow up snow globes, with snow.  Don't get me wrong, this is all great, but this is all I see.. Have people just forgotten?  Maybe it's just me, but where ever I go, I see people's carts  just over flowing with toys, and gift galore, and the " Need" for more... I was at a store where people, were cutting in line, being rude to one another, I stepped out of line, to watch what was happening I  probably looked silly, however I was rather sad.     

Eat, Sleep,Play, 1mo old

I can not believe karson is a month old!  So many fun moments with him.   I am trying to get the best shot of him smiling.. he is so happy, and a joy to have in our family.  The best part is when kent comes home, Karson hears him  and if kent does not come over soon and give him a hug he starts winning. I thought that I was just imanging that... but time and time again, he wines, when kent does not come right up to him after he gets home, then when kent does come give him loveys, karson will not leave his cheek.. it's So cute,  Kaid would do the Exact same thing. I am going to dig the pictures out of kaid and compare..  I have to admit, Kaid is way better then I thought with karson, he loves to give him kiss's and brings him his Binky so sweet.. I am finally able to sleep almost all the way through the night.... I have to admit I am So GLAD that I finally got a wipe warmer.. in the middle of the night when I changed him he would cry and cry from the cold wipe, now.... the warm of the wipe puts him right back to sleep.. LOVE IT!  

Sugar Plum..

 " A baby is Sunshine and Moonbeams Brightening your world as never before"

           - Un known Author

My sisters were here this week.. how sad I am that they are gone now.  My sister Kristen Is I believe one, if not the

best photographer I have seen, she did a photo shoot with Karson.  These photos are So priceless.. we had some serious coaching this little guy, I think we went through 3-4 receiving pee pee blankets.. but these photos are SoSOOO worth it..This is Karson's nursery, we had to turn the heat up so he was all nice and warm... oh.. I am just so thankful for you to capture this sweet little boy :)

Good Morning little Baby Karson

Our little lovey bear..  He is so much fun.. kaid is such a good big brother.  He loves to help put his soothie in his

mouth... i think he just does not want to hear him scream..

Kris... time was way too short, how i miss you and kim already.

You are still Number one To us..

Yesterday, I was sitting with kaid, trying to spend some one on one time with him, ( SO HARD) Karson is eating every hour and a half, and other than that, he loves to be held.  As I was trying to spend time with him, I found myself totally crying and loosing it. Dont ask me why.. I just got so overwhelmed at the fact that, Kaids life is 100% different, he was our #1 for 5+ years, spoiling him, giving him 100% attention... anything he wanted.  Now kaid has to share us, it just made me really sad.  I love Kaid more than life, as well as Karson, but with Kaid it's just different.. I dont mean more, just we have been through So much together the 3 of us.  When I was holding Karson, Kaid came up and snuggled with me, I asked him if he was Happy to be a BIG brother now... and  this First picture captured the look he gave me.. I started to cry again.. happy tears.. I am not depressed or post partdum, just over come with joy!

Then the next photo was when Kaid had daddy day, and they got there hair cut..( Kent cut it) and then they put on matching glasses.  Kaid is growing up so fast... it's sad to watch, as he's my Number one.. always for ever.  

At night, we read books normally it's 2 but Ive been giving in, it's like 5.  The one book that we read ALL the time, is.. " I love you for ever like you for always, as long as I am living my baby you will be"  I can not remember the name, I am in the computer room.. Anyway.. I just love that book, it makes me happy to know that no mater how old kaid gets or how many other kids we have, he will always be our Number one..

Our New Bundle of Joy :)

Hello everyone.. Our new little bundle has arrived!  What a fast experience it was, it is still so surreal, I keep saying that, but karson came SO quick I have him here in my arms! So this is the whole story...

Monday 6:30am 10/27 we arrived at the hospital, We were thinking it was going to be all day, as I was being induced, we did not know what to expect. My doctor came in around 10:30am, just checking my progress.  At 10:30am I was at a 4, feeling as though I needed my epidural, but not in too much pain. Min later my Epidural arrived.  11:30am, I called my nurse back in saying that I could feel everything, I thought that my epidural was suppose to work... I DID not want to feel this.. lol. ( Sat before I had a Spinal Tap, as Had BAD migraine and went to ER. ) So having that in mind, my epidural did not work.. OUCH.. 12:30pm I was telling my nurse I was not feeling all that hot, she checked at I was still only 5 cet.  Then they thought they would try moving me seeing if that would speed up the process. After my Dr, moved me in a position to have him move down, she told me to see about getting some rest, and she would be back in an hour or so. LOL.. yeah right.. 15 min later at 12:45pm, I told my nurse I was feeling really different, Like I needed to push, as I was just a 5, she checked me and said " Oh.. We are So having your baby NOW" I went to a 10 in no time, and at 1:01pm he was born!  Having a natural process, feeling everything was something that I would never take away, many of you know my TRAUMATIC first labor experience, this time around was So priceless.  Having Karson on my chest right after he was born, and having me aware was a moment in time, when everything stooped, Kent and I looked at each other, and just mouthed,  " we did it"  I will forever never forget how special this day was.. Karson came out with his head up, looking right at Grandma.. it was So cute.  I will be updating with more pic, I just wanted to get these new ones in.  As you can imagine, we are So tired.. he still has " Jet Lag," and has his day's mixed up...

Love you all...

The Day is Oct 27th!!

  Sorry It's turned this way.. I have not a clue how to rotate it..

Well... the day is Set... October 27th, I check in at 6:30am! I am SOOOOOO excited, and nervous at the same time.  I could not have done this process with out having the most AMAZING doctor in the world.. and husband. I am trying to iron out all the plan's for kaid this week.. and getting the last min baby things all tied up.. I am still so in shock.,, it's really going to happen, now there is a date to be induced, it's more surreal. 

I just wanted to give everyone the update.. I am trying to collect addresses, please please, If you read this, can you please post your address.. I have not called everyone, and even if you think it's not you, just give me it anyways... I want to make sure I send out all the birth announcements.. Well I hope to post at least one more before I go in to the hospital.. if not, soon there will be a Family Of 4..

Love to you all,

Pun'kin Patch

Saturday we went to Sauvie Island Pumpkin patch. It was So much Fun... We have never been there, and now we are going to come every year!  All week I was telling kaid we were going to get pumpkins, and see animals at the pumpkin patch. Kaid Clearly said  " Pun  Kin " not together, but still so defined we knew he knew what we were planning.

Being the photog, I was not in any photo's.. it's OK by me, just capturing life's little excited moments with kaid was So Awesome!  We were not too sure how he was going to do with the Animals, if he would run, or get scared.  Oh.. Quite Opposite, he ran right up to the Cow, did the sign for cow, said it and then went in for the pet!  He did that with all the animals, We were So So So proud of him! When it started to get dark, we took the Hay ride, it was a bit too bumpy for me, as I thought I was going to have the baby right then.. We got out, and walked the way back through the pumpkins. We said to kaid, " ok.. go pick out your pumpkin"  Man you did not have to tell him 2x. He walked around and around.. looking carefully.. Ahha! He found one, it was not big at all, but just perfect for him to carry! and He was So happy that he carried it all him self!Thanks Sauvie Island.. now I know what people are talking about, it was So much fun.. the best thing of all was, we thought that it would be way busy.. not the case.. it was just perfect!

 

    Daddy Telling kaid, not to run off.. He was SO  excited though..
The only shot that he would sit with me..

He So loved the baby Chickens!!
Patiently Waiting in line for a Hot dog..
                     Ok, he is Posing now!!

I just loved this look.. Pondering his Food..lol

Walking through the Pumpkin Patch 
Petting Ol' Bessy.. We were So surprised 


Here they are, Kent's. Kaid's right behind, Mine is the Yellowish one, and Baby's Too!

He was looking so Good... It was So much fun for him..

Baby Shower TIme.....

What a awesome time it was..The shower started at 5pm, and Gelly was so prepared. She did such a great job.  Sandy did amazing on the cupcakes and the cute games.. One of witch I was brain dead, I had no clue the scrambled words.. I must say it was pretty funny. Way to go Kari & Nola :) Being around friends and family was such a nice time.  Having moved to Vancouver, I have felt so alone I know that all my friends are just a call away, but still.. this day made me feel like I was not moved, it was such a nice time. Thank you to everyone that came to celebrate my special time.  I am going in on the 27th to have this little dude, so 2 weeks and counting :)

Much love to you all...

Me and Katie.. Thank you For Being so Sweet :)
Best Mom in the Whole World! Mom you were a trooper tonight, even though you were sick.
     Top L/ katie,Nancy, Sarah, Sandy, Brenny,Wendy, Natalie, Mom, Sharron, Me, Kerrisa, Kaliegh, Kari, Nola 
Sandy these Were So good. I am just not a good Phototog.. Kris where are you..
Me with Gelly.. You did a GRRRReat job! You sweede YOu..
                            Me & Sandy.. Thanks Girl.. You rock

Belly Bump Sistas..

Lovely Ladies, Katie & Mis Tia

SickyDoo's

OK, so it's Such a bummer when your kiddo's are sick huh.  Since kaid is in kindergarten I am more freaked out by all the more germs. Nonetheless, he got sick!  Monday night Kent checked in on him and he was throwing up, it was so sad, Kaid is such a ball of energy, and all day Tuesday he just melted in my arms like play dough.  I had my Pre-nat Dr. Apt, so Kaid went right along with me.  He was just so content, I was a little happy that he was with me and not in school, as these moments of him being so calm are priceless.  As I sat in the Dr. Office room, kaid was just sitting beside me, rubbing my hand like he knew i was going to have something done  It was so tender.  As my Dr Came in and proceeded to ultrasound my tummy, kaid perked up and was so amused at what was going on.  In this picture he's my little Sherpa boy!

BUDDY WALK!!

I can not believe it's been 4 years since our first buddy walk.  This Was such a special day, the registration started at 10am, with the walk following at 11am.  I thought that I charged my camera and got everything ready the night before, well.. I was So sad that I only was able to take a few shots before my camera died.

The buddy Walk had a Huge turn out, It is always so neat to be among these special souls, and to see each child interact with one another.  As we walked with kaid, around the Rose Quarter, he saw a group of little boys that were playing around the fountain.  As Kent and I watched him playing we noticed he was playing SO much different with these little kiddo's.  When a child fell, he would stop, hold out his hand and wait until they got up.  He does do this with all kids, but something was So different, it was like he was just so comfortable with them, this one little boy had a balloon sword, and kaid was quiet interested in it, as the little boy came up to kaid, he came right up to him, kaid touched his face, and put his head in to the little boys head, tocuching it ever so softly. It was So brief, about 4 sec, however I felt, a Strong impression that Kaid knew these little spirits before.  I tried not to cry in front of everyone, I know it's a little odd, but I can not help how I felt, It was SO Strong.  He then smiled at the little boy, and ran around to the other's, as to say hello.  These sweet moments I would not trade for anything.  I am so grateful that my brother, and his wife Angelica came, and her father joined with my lovely parents.  After walking around the rose quarter,at the finish, you walk up the large stairs case, People were screaming, " Go Kaid GO!! Yeah Kaid!! You can Do it!!" Kent, Me & kaid were the only one's at that brief moment going up the large stairs we were the on. Kaid was So Excited! hearing our family, screaming, Cheering, You can Do it Kaid! Go KAID Go!! He booked it up the stairs So Fast!  Greeting us at the top of the stairs, was a Teen-age Girl with Down syndrome, saying to Kaid " Good Job, You did it!"  And handed him a bag.  This was Just such an emotional day for me, man I am So Pregnant.. I cry all the time, Still... I am so glad to have an organization right at my finger tips to support me, and to give me hope.  Thank you!

Thank you Pepcid!

So... a typical day for me looks like this.....

7:30 am Wake up... normally, by Kaid thrashing around the living room for a DVD.

7:35  movie on, trying to snuggle with kaid... almost impossible.

8:00am  Make Breakfast, normally Cold cereal, or eggs, keeping it simple..

8:30 am  Take 2 Pepcid Pills, and Pre-natal-vitimans, Give Kaid his Medication

9:00am  Clean up Breakfast, clean the kitchen,

9:15ish am  Story time with Kaid... He piles the books on too..

10:00am  Bath Time, He Love's Bath, and Its a good time for him to Calm down.. before school

10:30 am  The Hard " What to wear day" for kaid.. He picks out what he want, and Well.. I normally say " No" and find something that we both like.. Is that bad? lol

10:45 am  Put a DVD on for Kaid, normally Signing time's or Scooby-Doo

10:50am, Give or take, Sneak off to take a shower myself.. sucking down a glass of water and a banana on the way.

11:15 am, Take 2 more Pepcid Pills, Heartburn is Bad.. normally Every Morning I am in Pain..

11:15am, Snuggle time, Wait for the DVD to be done, so we can talk about school, and his day he's going to have.

12:00pm Lunch time, Hardest time of the DAY.. Picky boy just wants Yogurt 24/7! I make mac n cheese, and that seems to please him for the most part. I fix myself something yummy as well..

After lunch we clean up, wash our hand, brush our teeth, and get ready for the bus.

12:35pm  I walk him downstairs, to wait for the Bus.. we normally sit out side until she arrives.

12:40 ish, Mrs. Ellen the bus drive arrives, Kaid is Happy now! He leans over plants a wet one on me, and walks on

the big bus. As he gets him self situated in the seat, he does all his signs to me; I love you, Play, Excited, Share,Friend.

It's So Precious.  School means so much to him, also riding the bus it means he's growning up.. Boo hoo.... I still get teary eyed..

So from 12:40 ish -- 3:45pm  I have PLAY TIME!!! Yippee!!! It's SO nice to be in the Quiet!!

Sometimes I take a nap, but lately, i have been getting the nursery ready!  As soon as kent is done painting.. I will

post the pictures.. It's So stunning.. 

I picked out the Fabric for the Crib bumper, it's not your typical nursery.. but I love it!

Oops.. I forgot to mention, I take about 2-3 more Pepci'd pills, and my other Pre-Natal vitamin.

I snack around 2pm, apples, yogurt.. Graham crackers.. it all depends on my mood.

Normally I go grocery shopping, and run the errands that I can not with kaid.

3:45pm  Get Kaid off the bus, and now the fun starts... JUST kidding..

Kaid normally runs to the fridge and gets out what he wants,

We then Sit on the Couch, and go through his Back Pack, looking what he did in school.

Because kaid can not talk to me about school, I have a journal I put in his back for his teacher, to tell me about his day.

After Reading that.. If he had a good day, he gets a sticker, on his chart.. And if the day was challenging.. well.. we

just say tomorrow will be better.

5:10ish, start with dinner, normally if I know what we are having.. it's done, but not typically.

6:00pm  Eat dinner,

7:00pm clean up the kitchen, kent loads, cleans up the table..

I take 2 more pepcid, and a gallon of water... lol.

7:15ish, Bath time Again... Good thing we do not pay for water.. lol.

8:00pm Quiet time, Kaid picks out books for us to read, This is Daddy and kaid's time too.,, so they normally play before

bedtime.

9:00pm Bedtime.. No Exceptions... We are still trying to leave the room with out him getting out.. Any Suggestions?

We normally have to lay down with him until he falls asleep.. after prayer, and book time.. it's LONG.. I am trying to get in a habit, but It's Hard for him to stay put.

9:30pm.. Hopefully he's asleep by then, me and Kent have our alone time.. Catching up on the day, looking ahead what's for tomorrow.. watch a little Tv.

11:00pm, Try to clean the house.. Quietly.. I am a Night Owl! So, I love to organize, It's still so messy, as we just moved, but it's fun finding new places for things..

12:30am, normally when I crash, I think that's The Very latest.. Sometimes, it's more like 11:30pm...

Then.. My day starts all over again..

This is a Non-busy day.. Now through in my Dr. Appt. or Kaid's School Night, and its more crazy.  I am going to start

him in Pe-wee indoor Soccor in a few weeks, So.. we will see how that goes..

Just wanted to say, I do not know where I would through out my day with out PEPCID!  It's in my purse,

the Car, the Diaper Bag... Everyplace..

Good Friends, Food, & Fun Times :)

  Kari, Me, Lori
Nola, Me, Sandy, Kaliegh


Sharron, Me & Amber.. We will So Miss you Amber :(

Me, Sarah, Leslie, Love your Smiles..

5 Pregnant Ladies :) From L/ Emily, Sharron, Me, Sara, Nola
embarrassing  Red Robin Birthday Song..


Another Shot.. from L/ Emily, Sharron, Nola, Sara, Me

Emily,& Tina 




Birthday Ladies.. Me & Sandy :) happy Birthday Girl!

Last night, was So much Fun!  Thank you ladies!  We went to Red Robin to celebrate Sandy's and my birthdays Yes we finally turned 23! lol  How much fun it was, just getting out of the house to spend time with everyone was so great.  I am so blessed to have good friends in my life like you all.   It was So nice to catch up with everyone, even though in the back of my mind I was really hopping me and sandy would not have to stand up on the chairs, and have the Red Robin Birthday song... Well.. it happened :) It was not that bad..though..

 Thanks Kaleigh for the Pomegranate Blueberry Lemonade referral.. It was SO good.  Thank you Kari, Lori & Sarah.. You are all so sweet.  Thank you So much to Alisha too, we went to her house after and had Yummy Cake and Milk! Man that was SO good! Little Baby K, loved it too.. he was kicking all the way home.. Love you All!