Daddy and His BOYS!

Gavin and Daddy (6 weeks)

Parker and Daddy (6 weeks)

Cooper and Daddy (7 weeks)

I think Cooper wins the chub contest! Kyle can make the boys smile more then anyone. They sure love their Daddy.

Cooper's Smiling at 5 Weeks Old!

December

Gavin is such a great helper. He is always willing to get me a diaper or a pacifier for Cooper, or just hold him so I can take a much needed shower. I knew he would be great, but he is way better then I anticipated.

Parker loves Cooper and especially loves to hold him, even to my surprise. Whenever I am in the other room and Cooper starts to make the littlest cry, Parker immediately picks Cooper up and walks him to me. It freaked me out the first time...but I have to say he does pretty well.

Life! Parker with out clothes and only in his underwear, and Kyle with his nose in a book studying.

With their Paper Jam guitars from Grandma and Papa Carnohan.

Making the annual gingerbread house. Very creative!

Christmas Morning

My sweet boys! Gavin 5 and a half, Parker 3 and three quarters, and Cooper almost 4 weeks.

Santa came!

Stocking were a little too heavy to hang. :)

Gavin insisted on leaving Santa a healthy snack, apple and berries with a cold glass of milk. He said Santa is too fat and needs to eat better. Poor kid! I hope Kyle and I being fitness freaks is only leaving a positive impression? And carrots and "magic reindeer food" for the reindeer's.

Santa brought very educational presents this year...yipee, no more junk!

Pattern puzzles too

and stamps...so fun!

New slippers for those cold winter nights.

A boy magnetic dress-up doll.

And a different one for Parker. They are completely obsessed with these dolls. They play with them constantly.

A butterfly garden.

And Lite Bright. Also a favorite.

Mini Cooper cars from their GG in Washington. So cute.

Daddy and Cooper.

Parker's favorite present...ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH! Every time he goes potty he now brushes his teeth, about 6 times a day, at least. No cavities for this kid.

Cooper's 1st Month

1 week old, 9lb 14 oz

2 weeks old, 10lb. 5oz.

3 weeks old, 10lb. 15oz.

4 weeks old, 11lb. 7oz.

We are loving our little Cooper. He is quite the chunk, I guess Mama's milk is doing his body good. He is a very content baby, he really only makes a fuss if he is hungry or has a burp or gas. It is easy to fix him and make him happy again. He just started smiling, pretty much on his 1 month birthday. He is making eye contact and is very attentive. He loves to be held and constantly switched around to different positions. Cooper is also a pretty good sleeper at night. He has a long snooze from 8pm to 1am and then from there on is hungry every 3 hours, like clock work. We can not get enough of him, especially the boys. They are such good helpers and are always eager to hold him. Life is great and we feel so blessed to have our 3 healthy boys.

Cooper Joseph Carnohan

At the hospital for my scheduled induction. After being 11 days overdue the doctor was concerned that the placenta was getting too old and could result in infection and lack of nutrients to the baby. As much as I wanted to wait for him to be ready and come out...I knew it was time. Gavin and Parker were both over due and labor was fast with them, so I was a little concerned and nervous to see how my body would respond to pitocin.

Kyle's artwork. He was a little nervous and bored. A lot different then my 3 hour labors with Gavin and Parker.

At 1pm we started pitocin. Now begins the waiting game. (talking to Alison, my twin!)

I was anxious to get moving and walk around, hoping labor would progress with a little help from gravity. Then just a few minutes after this picture was taken, Cooper's heart rate dropped from 140 to 50. It lasted for 5 minutes. 4 nurses came rushing in and then comes my doctor. They gave me a shot to immediately stop my uterus from contracting and stopped pitocin. The baby needed to relax after being under so much stress. So from then on (4pm) I was to stay on my side, only my right side (we tried the left and his heart rate started to fall again), until the end. Cooper had his cord around his neck, which we have known from the 20 week ultrasound, so standing and laying of my left side must have been putting pressure on the cord resulting in a lack of oxygen. A few hours later I really needed to go pee, so I got up real quick and peed...low and behold his heart rate dropped again. Ahhh! My doctor was very concerned. She wanted me to get an epidural to get numb and ready just in case his heart rate dropped again, because if it did, we would have to rush to do an emergency c section. Stubborn me, I did not want to do an epidural, so I asked if we could just wait a little and see how he does. She then broke my water at 7pm and we waited to see if labor would progress. Up until now I remained dilated at a 3. A little frustrating. I am having some good contractions but I am not dilating! After she broke my water she came to check on me at about 10pm. She checked me out and I was now a 6. Yipee, finally progress. Until she felt his hand over his head shooting out like superman. She attempted to move it, but no luck. Now we new it was epidural and c section time. 2 of the things I never wanted to hear. But, poor little Cooper was not coming out the "right way". Because of his cord and his arm he was not descending and was not putting enough pressure on the cervix to dilate it, so I would not have been able to deliver vaginally. A little disappointed for sure, I knew this was the right thing and I felt peace about it. I am about to meet my baby I have been carrying for 41 and a half weeks. So exciting!

Kyle getting suited up. It's time.

Here we go to the OR.

Sorry for the graphic pictures. Close your eyes if you need to and scroll down. Kyle being a paramedic was very into this. I really didn't want him to look...worried he may never look at me the same after seeing my guts, but I couldn't stop him.

There is his feet...and privates.

Here is the little buddy. It took him about 30 seconds to make his first cry. Kyle said he looked like a smurf, totally blue. :( Finally I heard him make his first cry. I immediately burst into tears. This unexpected labor and delivery was finally over, and our baby is here safe and sound.

Love that cry.

Seeing him for the first time. I love you Cooper more then you know!

We did it!

Daddy and boy number 3, I don't think Kyle could be any happier and proud to have 3 healthy boys.

Born on November 30, 2011 at 11:24pm 7 lb 14.5 oz and 21 inches long

Holding him for the first time after getting all sewn back up again. A little out of it and shaky, but excited to finally hold my baby. We did "skin to skin" and he latched on right away like a champ.

Big brothers meeting him for the first time. They were so giddy and excited!

I am one happy mama.

All dressed and ready to go home after 4 days in the hospital.

Here we go!

Family Hike at Kit Carson Park

It was a beautiful day so we decided to take advantage of it. We went to Kit Carson Park in Escondido. It has a really cool statue garden with all of these amazing, colorful statues. We had a lot of fun exploring and playing. Still no baby. 41 weeks pregnant and still with child!

Daddy and Gavin and Parker

Me and my boys!