What I Have Learned About Being a Mom

There is nothing more important to me than to try my hardest and be the best mom I can for my son. He truly has such a sweet spirit about him and I feel so honored that he would choose me for his mom. I have learned many things through this experience so I thought I would share a few!

Before I was a mom I never forgot words to a lullaby and I never worried about what might be on my floor. Before I was a mom I have never been pucked on, pooped on, or tinkled on. Before I was a mom I didn't have a dry cleaning bill. I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts, and I slept ALL night long. Before I was a mom I never had to hold down a screaming baby and look into teary eyes and start to cry myself while doctors performed tests. I never got GLORIOUSLY happy to see a little grin, I never stayed up late to watch my baby sleep just to see the sweet faces he makes. I never knew what it felt like to have my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that someone SO very small could impact my life in such a HUGE way. I never knew I could love someone this much. I didn't know how special it felt to feed a hungry baby. And I never felt so important to anyone. I never got up every 10 minutes to make sure he was okay. Before I was a mom I had never felt the warmth, the joy, the love, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a mom. I love you so much Baby Karston Thank you for choosing me for your mom!

Karston's Pictures

I am so very excited we finally recieved Karston's 2 week pictures and I LOVE THEM! It has been the longest week and a half ever! Thank you so very much Elsha for capturing such precious moments! Here are just a couple of the 62 pictures that we loved!

Fun Pictures

Proud Daddy! These two are BEST BUDS!

First photos with Grandma and Grandpa's

Picture 1-Grandma Purcell Picture 2- Grandma and Grandpa Cox Picture 3 Gramie and Grampie Mullen

Our Sweet Baby Karston Has Arrived!

After going in 3 times to be checked Sweet Baby Karston finally came! On April 27 at 3:00am mom started having a few problems so at 6:00 that morning Doug called Dr. Hall and he told us to get up to the hospital and he would meet us there. Dr. Hall broke my water about 6:30am and after 2.5 hours of pushing our Karston arrived. He was born at 9:46pm. What a long boring yet exciting day. Doug was AMAZING. He stayed by my side the WHOLE day and he didn't even faint! I was so very grateful to have a husband with strong arms he pushed on my back non-stop for about 6 hours straight! What a guy. I truly have been very blessed with a great family. Karston weighed 6lbs 15oz and was 20 inches long! I sure love you Doug and Karston! I'm so glad your both in my life!!!

Maternity Pictures

Doug, KC and I went down to Pocatello and had our family/Maternity pictures taken by Elsha Christensen. It was so much fun. Thought they were cute so had to share!

My Baby Shower

I owe a HUGE thank you to all of my sister -in -laws who gave me such a fun baby shower. I got a ton of cute outfits and handy items! Thank you so much Jodi, Becky, and Teresa. I had lots of fun! Thanks also to everyone that took the time out to come!

Karston's Room

I have been working on Karston's room and I think it has turned out pretty cute. It is not totally finished but it is coming. I'm very proud of my animals! We just barely got the crib and changing table but I haven't taken any pictures yet of them in his room but they look pretty cute.

Doug and Kiler

Doug and Kiler broke out the Dart Guns. They were pretty funny to watch. How cool are they!

Fun in the Snow!

We were bored so we finally went out and played with KC in the snow and made our first snowmen. It was so much fun I forgot how much fun it is to play in the snow!!! We are anxious for Summer to come though!

Island Park Fun

In February we went up Island Park for the weekend. We had a lot of fun. We went swimming, played games such as karaoke, monopoly, guitar hero, we went snowmobiling, played racketball, watched movies, and just relaxed! It was great fun!