Karson is 2 wks old! ! !

I cannot believe it's been 2 whole weeks since our son was born! What a busy 2 weeks we've had!!! First Mama Hauser was in town, then Grandma Montemagno, then my best friend Kim and her husband, and lots of friends coming to meet Karson, play with Kassidy and Kaleb, and bring us dinner. We are so grateful for all the help we've received. It really has helped us settle in.

Grandma Montemagno

John and Kim

Haley

Karson has been such a great little boy so far:) At one week old he suprised us and slept all the way through the night! It was great to get some much needed sleep, but of course I was too worried about him to sleep the whole time (and I had to pump). I kept checking to make sure he was ok, that the blanket wasn't over his face (we swaddle him) and that the monitor was on so I could hear him if he cried. I know what you're thinking, a third-time mom shouldn't be that nervous, but I was:) Anyway, he slept through the night again (which I forgot to mention was 11pm-7am) once or twice which was great to catch up on sleep. Lately he sleeps from about 11pm-3:30 or 5:30am, eats a quick meal, back to sleep, then up to eat again around 7:30 or 8:30am.

One cool thing that Karson managed to do already was to roll over! That's right...he rolled over! And not just once, he did it about 6 more times in the next 2 days. I know it was probably an accident but he is really strong and just kicks and kicks his little legs so hard it flips him over. Kassidy and Kaleb really got a kick out of it and kept having me try to get him to do it again. Then Kaleb said I can roll over and climbed onto the couch to show us...too cute!

Another cool thing that Karson did just for his mommy was give me a huge smile one morning:) And no, he wasn't sleeping, it was an actual smile...2 times in a row! I managed to grab a pic the second time he smiled with my cell phone and it is just precious:) A huge grin showing his tongue. Hopefully the next time I'll have my camera handy.

Before Karson's belly button healed we gave him his first bath at home. Of course big sis and big brother had to help, too! They could only help with washing his feet and hands since we couldn't get water on his tummy yet. But they had a ball! You can see from pics below that the bath started out fine, but when we actually washed him he did not like it very much! We went as fast as we could then wrapped him up all nice and warm and he was calm again:) It's nice to have two helpers who can grab wash cloths, towels, etc when I need them to!

Breastfeeding is going pretty good:) I'm really excited about that because it never went real well for the other two kiddos. With Kassidy it took both Keith and I just to get her to latch on!!! This time I can actually do it all by myself...weird huh? It is hard to keep Karson awake enough to eat a lot, but it's getting better. He now weighs 8 lbs on the nose and hopefully he continues to gain just like he should:)

Well, that's about it for updates on Karson. Enjoy the pics, I really enjoy taking them:) Hopefully in the next few weeks we'll get a move on birth announcements and thank you notes, but it's so hard finding time with a new baby around. I forgot how time consuming a newborn is! Love and kisses to everyone!!!

Just in case you think he never cries...

Couldn't leave you with a crying baby...sleep tight:) We love you so much Karson! ! !

*On a different note...Please pray for us next week. Keith leaves Tuesday around noon for Las Vegas. He has a huge work convention and will be gone until Sunday night. Please pray that he has a safe plane ride, gets a lot of ideas for his business, and that his business runs smoothly without him. Also, please pray for me that I can manage all 3 kiddos on my own for the first time! I'll need to make sure Karson is up and fed before the older 2 get up and fed then do the school drop off/pick up, etc. I'm sure we'll be just fine, I'll just need to do some planning ahead to be on time. Please also pray that I can get some sleep while Keith is gone! Thanks so much:)