Who Would Have Imagined?

Three kids under 5 is not unheard of or rare, but I never imagined that I would have three kids under 5 all in diapers. Let's just say I deal with a lot of poo in one day! But, it could be worse, and I am very grateful for all three of our children. They bring lots of joy to my life, AND hopefully before long both Parker and Chloee will be potty trained. (Fingers crossed!!)

2+1=3!!

The kids were able to come meet Karsen at the hospital, which was so fun! When Chloee was born, it was the middle of swine flu season, so Parker wasn't able to come to the hospital. So luckily this time around they could! Parker and Chloee were both SO excited to meet baby Karsen, and still love him a week later! (What a relief!!!)

Checking out their new baby brother.

Chloee being a big helper.

Brothers, and hopefully best buds!

Both kids climbed up on the bed to cuddle with me, but I only got a picture of Parker.

Chloee LoVes baby Karsen!

Introducing.......

Karsen Leany Brown!!

Our newest addition arrived on October 20, 2011 at 4:34 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 1/2 in. long.

My due date was October 27th, but because we thought that Travis would be gone to train for his deployment we opted to get induced a week early so that he would be more likely to make it back. So early on Thursday morning, Oct. 20th, we loaded the kids into the van and headed for Salt Lake City. We dropped the kids off at our friends' house, and then got the call from the hospital letting us know that they were ready for us. We got to the hospital at about 8:00 a.m. and got all checked in and ready to go. At 9:00 they got me hooked up to the pitocin, and we were on our way! I tested positive for Group B Strep, so I also had to have antibiotics for 4 hours before they would break my water.

When we arrived I was dialated to 2.5 cm. By 10:00 the contractions were getting uncomfortable and I asked for the epidural. Unfortunately it became pretty busy, so the anesesiologist was unavailable at the time. But luckily I wasn't really in pain, it was just more discomfort than pain. I got the epidural at about 12:00, and then got my water broken at about 1:00. At that time I was only at 3.5 cm. So we waited and let the labor progress. I was checked again at 4:00, and was to 5 cm. By then I was starting to feel the contractions through the epidural, and had them come and up the dose. By 4:30 I had them check again, and I was fully dialated, and ready to have my little man!

I only had to push once and our precious baby boy was born!! It was a wonderful experience!

Meeting Karsen at last!!

He is a big boy!

Happy parents!

I always have the BEST support when giving birth to our kids! First, my aMaZiNg husband Travis!

And my always faithful sister Heidi!

And my wonderful mom, and the best grandma ever, Mimi!!!!

All set to get my tubes tied. (That's right, no more kiddos for me!)

Being wheeled up to our room together.