In no particular order... because Blogger is a pain in the rear and I don't have the patience to fix it.. here are some pictures of sweet baby Karston :) Enjoy lovelies!

Karston Kendall Dixon

So since my baby is headed towards 3 months old, I figured I should probably write down his birth story before he goes into college. ;)

This is going to be super long.. and is mostly for my benefit. So stop reading now if you bore easily.

My pregnancy with Karston was pretty much no bueno. I threw up for 26 weeks non stop, had a stomach pump, had contractions from 28 weeks on and basically felt like dying for 40 weeks. However... he was by far the most "active" baby I have carried and I enjoyed feeling him move so very much. Everytime he would kick I would get so excited and force Danny to put his hand on my stomach and wait... and wait.. and wait. Of course Danny would get bored and take his hand off and right then Karston would kick. Resulting in me saying, "Oh! Try it one more time! You'll feel him this time for sure."

Basically an endless cycle. I'm sure Danny still has nightmares about it. ;)

Having the girls a little older throughout the whole process was really fun. They were really excited about the whole baby thing and having a boy. Although Kambrie took a while to warm up to that idea. (As did I... as did I.)

Somehow though.. in between throwing up and throwing up some more... the 9 months flew by and before I knew it I was holding the most handsome little guy I had ever laid eyes on. It's amazing how you can love one baby so much.. and then have another one.. and another one, and still love everyone of them a ridiculous amount. It's unimaginable until you do it. But it is amazing and is a subtle reminder of just how much our Father in Heaven must love everyone of us.

Anyhoo... enough blabbering. Here's how Karston's arrival went down.

I begged Karston to get out for weeks. I promised him cars, and favoritism, and possibly even a million dollars. However, he did not budge. No matter how much I told him I was done and there was no possible way he could stay in there any longer. In the beginning of July all my friends started having their babies. I wasn't due until the 28th.. which was pretty much an eternity in my head. Every night I would make the trip to the bathroom 500 times and each time I decided that at any moment my water would break. It didn't. So I would drag my large booty right back to bed and lay there defeated. My baby was Never. Coming. Out.

Danny and I had joked for months that my water would break the day before my scheduled c-section. Just cuz wouldn't that be a hoot? Yep. Hilarious.

Finally about a week before the 21st (my scheduled c-section) I had come to terms with the fact that I wouldn't have him until that day. I had accepted it and planned my week out to get last minute things done.

On the 19th I thought my water may have broken, so Danny and I headed to labor and delivery. Only to be told that no.. it hadn't. And when it did, I would know it. That night I crawled into my bed cursing my uterus for being ridiculously strong and holding my water hostage. (I was very irrational by this point.... ;)

The morning of the 20th I woke up at 5:45 am thinking about the HUGE list I had to do that day before my c-section the next day. All of a sudden... POP. I'll admit my first thought was "Oh gee.. I'm peeing the bed." HAHA My second thought was, "Nope, that's my water.. and I have WAY too much to do today for this to really be happening."

After laying there for a few seconds I nudged Danny, "Umm.. My water just broke."

Danny: "Are you sure?" In a very irritated tone I might add... ;)

Once I showed him the giant puddle he cheered right up.

A few minutes later I called Labor and Delivery as I stood in the bathroom ... this is our conversation:

Me: "My water just broke.. so I will be coming in."

Nurse: "And what makes you think your membranes have ruptured?"

Me: "Uhhhh.. possibly the enormous amount of fluid pooling at my feet as we speak?"

Nurse: "Ok, come in and we'll check and see if they have indeed ruptured. Take your time. Don't hurry."

Good grief.

Once my Dad showed up to watch the girls, Danny and I headed to the hospital. Now us, thinking we were going to find the closest parking spot to L&D parked in some random parking space and walked into an empty hospital. No friendly people sitting behind a desk telling us where to go.. so we walked.. and walked.. and walked. Obviously we did not park in the right spot. I'm telling you.. I thought we were in a corn maze. By this point I was having pretty bad contractions and just wanted an I.V and to lay down. Keep in mind.. that genius me had stuffed a towel in my pants. Because really.. what do you ladies do when your water breaks? So.. my towel was soaked and heavy.. and I was looking horribly ridiculous walking through the halls. So embarassing. We finally found a guy who gave us directions to L&D. I tried really hard to hide the fact that I was dripping on the floor while he took forever to explain. Not my finest moment. ;)

Once we actually got into L&D things went fairly quickly. I got to experience real labor contractions.. Fun stuff! So when they finally took me back into the OR for my spinal I nearly pranced onto the table. Never have I been so excited to lean over and have a needle shoved in my back. It was paradise.

Surprisingly.. even this being my 3rd c-section, I was still super nervous. But as soon as I heard Karston's cry I was overwhelmed with relief. Then I panicked because he stopped crying. He didn't scream bloody murder like the girls did. Just kind of squeaked then calmed down. They all assured me he was doing great and was just really calm. :)

Back in recovery I asked the nurse how much my baby weighed. When she told me 9lbs 2 oz I told her she had the wrong baby. But to my surprise.. Karston really was a giant. :)

I'll be the first one to admit, I never thought I'd have a boy. They terrified me. But don't worry friends.. I have gotten over it. ;)

I love that baby boy more than I could ever explain in this blog. He is cuddly, sweet, calm (yay), and just warms my heart. He is 100% different than the girls... but I love it. So while my girls are freaking out and having diva moments, I just pick him up and thank Heavenly Father that he knew better than I did.. that no... I did not need another diva. I needed this sweet boy.

Watching Karston with Kynzee and Kambrie is so much fun. They just eat him up. Kambrie has informed me several times that we don't have to send him back now.. (That's what she wanted to do when she found out we were having a boy) and she's even told me, "Mom, I'm going to marry this boy one day."

No.. I have yet to tell her that's not legal in most states.. and really gross. For now I'll just let her have her innocent child moment and let it make me smile. Besides, pretty sure I thought I was going to marry my Dad until I was like 8. And I still turned out pretty decent....?

I am overcome with gratitude everyday. I have 3 beautiful, healthy babies who have changed me in ways I never thought possible. I know there will be ups and downs, I know there are going to be a whole lot of "bad" days... but it is so worth it. They give me purpose. They have taught me selflessness. They bring me joy. And most importantly they give me a whole new outlook on my life and eternity.

So... welcome to our family little baby Karston. May you feel loved, special, and be able to run really fast. Because you know your sisters are going to hunt you down and slap some lipstick and a tiara on you. Trust me.

Karston Kendall Dixon

July 20, 2011

9 lbs 2 oz

21 inches

9:02 AM

Perfect in every way :)

Randoms

I thought I'd end off with some random pictures.. I still have a zillion posts to do.. but my pregnant brain has reached the end of functioning. ;)

My cute girls... friends for the moment. :)

Kambrie loved the baby Geese that Grandma Terece had. They grew up fast though.. they are no longer this cute.. or this friendly!


A cold day out riding the Barbie Jeep. We have to sneak in the sun when we can!

Wearing Dad's Teletubby costume :)

Such goof balls. I love how silly they are.

Oh joyful day Brittany blogged! I will try to do more tomorrow :) If anyone reads this anymore that is... Haha!

T-Ball

We signed Kynzee up this year for T-Ball and she was super excited to play. It was so fun to watch all the little kids learn the game. (Not that I understand it... but it was still funny to watch! jk) Danny was SO happy when Kynzee got #1 as her number since that was his in highschool. I don't think I've ever seen him beam with pride so much before. :) Next year Kambrie will get to play and according to Danny she's going to be great! She can't wait!

Kynzee making her "Danny" face. Oh she looks so much like her Daddy sometimes! Haha!

They gave all the girls these buckets to sit on with their numbers on it. Such a cute idea! And so handly for carrying everything around.

Go Jaguars!!!

T-Ball and Dance Recital!

Why is it that everything seems to always fall on the same night and at the same time? This year Kynzee had her dance recital and her T-Ball awards ceremony at the exact same time. Danny of course thought T-ball was more important... but mom thought differently ;) So we raced through dance and drove as fast as we legally could to the t-ball. Poor Kynzee had to show up there in makeup. Oh well, she didn't mind. Although I'm not sure what the parents though of me with a 5 year old in mascara...! haha

Kynzee and Coach Greg. He was such a good coach and taught her so much. Kynzee was THRILLED to get a trophy. I remember being that little and thinking trophies were the most amazing thing.. so I felt her excitement. :)

Kambrie dancing on stage.

Such silly girls!

They're so beautiful! Oh how I love them :)

They did so very good in their recital and I was so proud of them! Such great dancers. They really, really love the stage. I remember a little girl who felt the same way a long time ago. ;)

Kynzee's Preschool Graduation!

Kynzee graduated from Preschool! How is that even possible? Yesterday she was my sweet baby and now she's all grown up :)

Of course on that day specifically our camera acted up and wouldn't hold a charge, would hardly take a picture and drove me to madness.

But at least I got a few shots!

She would not even look at me. HAHA! Her Mom embarassment has already started... she was seriously humiliated that I was trying to take pictures. Gone are the days when I was "cool". I'm just embarassing now! Yay me! ;)

Finally Some Sun!

For a while it felt like summer was never going to come here. But finally we had a really nice day and off to the park we went! The girls had so much fun and we went with our good friends from dance. It's so nice to have such good friends up here!

Kambrie being a goof. What's new?

Ashton, Kambrie, Aubrey, Alex and Kynzee

Best Buddies :)

Alex and Kynzee at the park :)

Yay for sunny days in Washington!