A Little More Info...

People have been asking for the details, so here they are!

The birth...
So Carson was breech the week before his due date, so my doctor said we would try to flip him. She said not to get my hopes up, cuz it rarely works. I was all prepared for a c-section. He flipped. To flip him, the doctor has to physically move him through me. It took 2 people, digging their hands through my stomach practically touching my spine. They had a ultrasound to tell where his head was, so one nurse moved his butt and the other moved his head. This is PAINFUL, comparable to labor pains. I'm serious, I was screaming.
After he was successfully flipped, they started my contractions with pitocin to make sure he stayed head-down. A few hours, an epidural and 4 pushes later, we had Carson!

Coming home...
Carson and I were on the porch, waiting for Grandma and Kendra to get home with Laena so she could meet her brother. Grandma brought her to the porch and Laena refused to touch Carson. She didn't know what to think. We talked about it and gave her some space, and sure enough after a few minutes, she was patting his head and calling him "brother".
Funny Story: Grandma put Carson on Laena's lap. Laena let him sit there for a minute then handed him back to Grandma and said "Gucky"! I don't know why she thought he was yucky. She's over it, tho. She has lots of family keeping her busy and Carson's just a part of the picture now.

So we are having fun with Carson. He is such a nice baby, so much easier than Laena was, so far. He is 6 days old and he woke up once last night. We had a checkup today and his percentiles look good: 46-weight, 48-head, 85-length. So he is skinny and tall, despite me. Two kids is definitely twice as busy as one, but it's so much fun so far. Thanks for everyone's love and support. More pictures to follow later!

The baby is here!

Here are some pictures of Carson Douglas Burke. Our camera is acting funny, so they aren't the best pictures. We are so blessed that he is here, healthy and safe. Thank you for everyone's love and support!

Baby Shower!

Thank you to everyone who helped with and came to my baby shower! It turned out super cute and super fun! Thank you especially to Kendra, Megan and Kelly!!! Love you all!

again...o dear

I don't think i worded the last post very well. The most important thing is that I'LL BE HAVING THIS BABY ON MONDAY! At least, most likely. And as far as anyone can tell, he is very healthy. In the ultrasound today, his arm looked pretty chubby! Yeah!!!

O Dear!

Well, i had an ultrasound at 8:45 a.m. and then i saw my doctor at 10 a.m. The ultrasound showed that the boy that's supposed to come out of me in the next week is 8 lbs. 9 oz. (give or take 1/2 a lb.) and he is breech (feet 1st).

I'm scheduled for another ultrasound on monday morning, but as of now, I will be going to the hospital around 3 p.m. on monday to see if my wonderful doctor can turn the baby around. If she can, i'll stay and be induced like i was with Laena (be praying for this outcome, please). If the baby is being difficult and won't turn around, she will just zip me to the surgery room and do a c-section.

For recooperation's sake, i would like to have the baby naturally. I don't want to be on heavy meds (i had withdrawals last time) and i want to be able to change my baby's diaper and give Laena as many hugs as she needs. I'm stressed. I don't have much of anything ready for the baby and i really need your prayers! Love you all - Kaela

Halloween!!!

I love halloween, i miss it already. I refused to be a pumkin so i didn't dress up, but I had a blast anyways.

Laena was the most beautiful bee i've ever seen. We did lots of glitter everywhere and the makeup was her favorite part. She's such a girl.

Jayden came over for some pictures and then to go to trunk-or-treat with us.

O young love!

Kendra, Justin and Jemma came over for a while to play. Jemma was the cutest monster ever.

Then our friends Lance and Kim came over with their daughter, Kiya. We didn't know her and Laena had the same costume til Kiya got out of the car. We did a little door-to-door trick-or-tricking til the bumblebees and their pregnant mama's got tired.

So the night was a huge success, with plenty of candy for potty-training bribery and plenty that Laena can't eat that she just won't miss. Score!