The newest addition to our family!!!

Introducing Karson James Gailey! ! !

March 10, 2009

12:05 am

7 lbs. 14 oz.

20 in.

I was lucky enough to have my husband, daughter, son, sister, mother, and two close family friends at the birth of our newest son. It all started around 3 pm March 9th. I felt regular contractions every 4-5 min but nothing too strong. We decided to head in anyway and were admitted right away. I got an epidural pretty quickly and then just waited for the Dr. to be done with an emergency c-section and some other more urgent deliveries. We sat around and enjoyed watching Dancing with the Stars until the Dr. was ready. She broke my water and things moved real fast and I was ready to push in no time. During the pushing the Dr. said she thought this baby was much bigger than the other two (both were in the 5 lb range) and boy was she right! I thought surely he wouldn't be bigger than 6 or 6 1/2 lbs but when Keith told me the scale said 7 lbs 14 oz I could not believe it!!! We tried to deliver him by midnight because it was Grandpa Gailey's birthday on the 9th, but just couldn't make it. Instead he was born 5 min after midnight on the 10th, 1 day before my birthday. What a great birthday gift, huh? I couldn't possibly think of another gift that would be greater than my new little boy:) We thank God for such a healthy baby, all the family/friends who have helped along the way and spoiled us with gifts and food, and such a wonderful big brother and sister who love their little brother so much! We knew we would name him Karson before he was born but wanted to keep his middle name a suprise until the birth. He's named after my dad whose name is Jim. We want Karson to know how much his Papa means to us and how much we love him!!!

These past 5 days have been pretty good. My mom who was in town from Ohio was a HUGE help! Karson had his first Dr. appt Friday and he lost some weight (was 7 lbs 6 oz.)and was still a little jaundice. He'll go back tomorrow to double check his weight. I bet he's gained his weight back by now.

Kassidy and Kaleb have been SO good with their little brother. Kassidy loves holding him and actually does a really good job! She even knows to bounce him a little is he fusses, so cute:) Kaleb loves giving him kisses on his head, usually several at a time. Karson loves to sleep, especially at night. I really hope this continues:)

I'll be busy posting new pics in the next few days but here's some to get you started. Enjoy!