Mother's Day!

These are the moments that a mother always cherishes!  Carson is my little cuddle bug - Courtney is my little ball of energy and excitement and Cameron still likes to be mom's little boy with his hugs and kisses and melt my heart with his sweet comments!

 

Cameron was so excited to have me open the gift he made for me in preschool, he brought it home from school and then counted down each day till mother's day. It felt like Christmas as he came running in my room early in the morning exclaiming "Mom, it's mother's day - you get to open your present" It was a cute wooden flower that he painted (the center of the flower was a picture photograph of him) with a a clip on the back to hold a recipe card up for easy reading while preparing the food!

I am so grateful to be a mother! As the day's go on I truely gain a greater appreciation for my own mother and all of the hard work and dedication she gave and continues to give!

We went on a hike up to Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's

I Love My Visitors!

Courtney, Easton & Nixon playing while Cameron went to fetch more toys! Mom & Dad visiting with Uncle Blake & Aunt Tessa & Carson just glad to be apart of it all!

Aunt Tessa grabbing the two 1 year olds who kept escaping up the stairs!

Tessa reminding Easton that this was his new cousin she had been telling him about!

We were glad Great-Grandma & Grandpa Randall came to visit as they stopped through town and before they went off on their little trip to Maryland!

We are glad Aunt Aubree is living a little closer to us now that she is going to school in Provo - but we still don't get to see her as often as we would like!

Grandma & Papa Gailey - Grandchild #5

Uncle Jed & Aunt Tara were on a cruise for their anniversary the day I was born. They were excited to meet me when they returned home!

Aunt Alicia, Cousin Allie & little Carson

Aunt JaLaine will soon have another one of these little ones of her own. Thanks for bringing over that yummy soup and rolls JaLaine, we loved it!

Grandpa Peterson & his 16th Grandchild!

Carson with Grandma Peterson & Uncle Deven. Grandma gets to keep ahold of the little guy while the Uncle's step in for the picture.

Uncle Tayler & Grandma

Coming Home!

Tight Squeeze! Cameron & Courtney were just checking out their new little brother for the first time. Thanks to Grandma Peterson we were able to go to the hospital and pick up Mom & baby Carson. Because of the huge outbreak of the swine flu they would only let two visitors in the room at a time and NO children under the age of 14 - so Grandma stayed in the car with us while Dad went in to get Mom & baby. It was a awe striking site for mom to look back and see the back seat full with her 3 beautiful children!

Thankful to some thoughtful friends and family who made our day even brighter with these beautiful flower arrangements!


"Mom, can I hold baby Carson?" Big brother of two now, proudly holds his little brother.

Relaxing with the boys!

Welcoming Our Little Carson!

What a special moment as we are able to hold and look into our 3rd child's little eyes and welcome him into this world and into our family.

We love you little Carson & are excited for you to meet your big brother & sister. They will teach you lots of things - some good & some not so good!

Introducing you to your Great-Gramps & Grandma Gailey


Adored by your Great-Grandma Pierce & Mommy's Aunt Connie

Proud Aunt Danielle

Buckle up, it's time to take you home! You love the little soother pacifier just like your big brother Cameron!

Little Family Update!

Cameron is loving preschool and remembers the songs the most. When I ask him what letter he learned about at school he
says, "I don't know, but do you want to hear the song we sang?" I love it, he has a cute little voice! He changes the toys or
movies he is into every few months. First it was Star Wars he then went to Indiana Jones, Spiderman and now it is Transformers. I guess thats what friends and media can do. It is pretty funny to see him get so excited about things. He is really getting into Christmas this year. We watched the Polar Express movies and he had all kinds of questions. "Mom, where is that train going? Where is the North Pole? Why can't that boy hear the bell or see Santa? What are Elves? Who are all those presents for? Mom, I BELIEVE!


Courtney can tear the house apart faster than I can pick it up. We really need to get the child locks put on our cupboards.
When I tell her "NO" she gives me a little smirk, grabs what she wants out of the cupboards and makes her get away. She still
only has 3 teeth - 2 on the bottom and one little fang on the top - 3 more on the top are trying to come in. It is cute to see
her little body walking around. Grandpa Peterson saw her take her first steps when we went up to visit Uncle John and Aunt
Kathleen. As she was standing, she had her eyes fixed on some pine cones she wanted to get, took a couple steps and kept
going! She really started walking all over the place the following week which was just after Thanksgiving. She has the cutest personality and her sweet little laugh is very contagious!


Carson is my little cuddle bug, which I love! Although it does make it a little tricky when you have two others that need your
attention and he doesn't want to be put down. He has a little bit of the acid reflux and I'm trying to find what will help him the
best so that he can be more comfortable and we can get a little more sleep at night. We have an appt. with Primary Children's
Hospital on Dec. 17th to get an ultrasound of his hip. When he was born and at his 2 week appt. his hip pulled away a little
too much from the socket and the Dr. wants to make sure everything is ok, with it being caught early he may just have to
wear a harness to help it grow the right way. (Atleast that is what I understand). Carson has started to focus on things and
grab onto his blanket and my shirt, it is pretty cute to see those long fingers and skinny little hands grasp things!

We love and are happy for our growing little family!

The Arrival of Carson Randall Peterson

Ready or not, here we come! One last shot as we make our to the hospital!


The events leading up to Carson's delivery were very different from Courtney's which had us running out the door, running red lights and making it to the hospital with just 45 min. to spare before we were holding Courtney in our arms. Carson's was much slower paced and controlled. Friday was the day we finished Carson's room. We had Cameron's things all moved out, the room re-painted, valance hung, crib put together, bed made, his clothes washed and in his drawers. I was feeling some what organized or as close to prepared as you could be. We were hoping this little guy would decide to come over the weekend which would give us a little more time to have Daddy home.

My mom was coming to spend the night with us "just in case" anything happened during the night we would have someone to stay with Cameron and Courtney. Grandma Peterson, who just lives 3 minutes away was going to be out of town. I had a feeling that something "just might happen" while she was gone and I wanted to have someone close.

That morning I went on quite a long and invigorating walk with one of my friends, her little boy and Cameron. We thought the walk might help get things going, well apparently it did! I didn't have a lot of contractions that were close but my water broke at about 5:00 p.m. which was just after my mom got here. Chad called to see how things were going and said he would be home around 6:00. I told him what was going on and that I didn't think we were in a big hurry since I wasn't having many contractions. We ate dinner, got the kids ready for bed and left for the hospital around 8:00 p.m.

This time around I had time to get an epidural which I gladly accepted!


We got checked in to the the hospital around 9:00 p.m. I was dialated to a 3 and 85% effaced. I was given the epidural and didn't feel any contractions, but did have a few side effects. It seemed all the things that "sometimes" happen to people happened to me! One of my legs jumped while he was putting the shot in, I started itching on my belly and back, I got nauseated, and dizzy. But, needless to say I wasn't hurting and feeling every contraction. The nurse gave me a little pitocin to get contractions coming closer together. After a bit I looked at the nurse and told her things were feeling a little different, she checked me and said, "Your Complete! your Dr. should be here soon" I pushed about 3 times and our little guy was here!

Carson Randall Peterson was born November 6th 2009 at 11:43 p.m.


Carson weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was 20 inches long!


At first it looked like he had blond hair but by morning when we got a better look at him and took more pictures it ended up being a light brown color.


Daddy and his newest little boy!


We are so happy to have you here Carson and are glad you are part of our family!


Gripping Dads finger!

Baby update!

Nope, no baby yet! With my other two kids I came 10 days before my due date, since we just have to go by the ultrasound this time and have no idea what the date would be - things might be a little different. We have had a couple false alarms where we decided we had better get our bags packed. I have taken lots of warm baths in the middle of the night because this little guy keeps teasing that he is coming and the bath would ease things up a bit.

My Dr. said to think about the possibility of an induction since Courtney ended up coming so fast and this one will most likely be faster. Chad also works out of town one day a week and that would most likely be the day the baby decides to come and if he is an hour away there would be a possibility that he wouldn't make it back in time. Being induced would also give me time to get an epidural, which is something I was not able to get with Courtney since I was already dialated to an 8 when we got all situated at the hospital.

Part of me really wants the predictability of an induction but then the other part of me wants it to just happen on it's own since we are not working around Chad having to go to Florida or Las Vegas and take the Board Exams like we have had to do in the past when our last two kids were born. Luckily they ended up cooperating and coming early on their own, before the date we were scheduled to be induced.

However if we do decide to be induced, I realized I have been going by a different due date than the Dr. has to go by in regards to being able to induce at the hospital. The due date I was going by was the latest ultra sound (Nov. 13th) but I guess they have to go by the 1st ultrasound since it is more accurate which isn't until Nov. 19th. which would mean the earliest I could be induced would be November 12th. We will see what happens, ultimately this baby will come on it's own! I don't think it will be much longer since last week I was dialated to a 1 1/2 and 50 % effaced and this past monday I was dialated to a 2 1/2 and was 75% effaced. We'll see, I just have few more things to get done around the house and then I think I will be a little more relaxed and then he can come.

Here is a BIG bare belly shot!

There are a lot of new things that have happened with baby #3... I have been a lot more tired -I can never seem to catch up and stay caught up before running out of energy. Maybe it's just because I am getting older or that I have two other kids that don't stop or take a second to slow down. I have never really been able to take naps like I did at the beginning of this pregnancy nor have I ever had stretch marks until now or had such a big belly. I guess these are all just things that are new physically and hopefully don't last forever. I am excited to meet this baby boy and see the way he changes our lives spiritually and the lasting effects he will have on our family. It is always wonderful having a new and precious spirit in the home. As of right now, we will be calling our new little one - Carson Randall Peterson.