Another Week

The month is flying by. Karson is now 3 weeks old and getting bigger everyday. There was only about 3 days in between my sister Aubrey being here and my sister Ashley coming where I had the kids by myself during the day. We seem to manage fine but it is so nice having the extra help. Ashley flew in from St. Louis on Thursday and left this morning. She helped me so much and spent most of the days playing with Karlee or holding Karson. Karlee has been asking all day where Ashley is.

Karson is starting to stay awake more during the day but he still sleeps all the time.
I think he looks so cute in his little bath towel!

Karlee just loves her baby brother! This is how we usually find her. She is always saying kisses and hugs. He takes it pretty well.

Little cutie pies.

Cute Pics

I figured since the last picture I posted was Karson in pink I should probably post some more pictures of him in his clothes. He does look like Karlee but you can tell he is a boy! He is two weeks old and already getting bigger. I hate how fast they grow at the beginning.

We have been spending a lot of time at home and Karlee is running out of things to do! The other day she wanted all of her bows in her hair at one time. Silly girl:)

Who's Who?

We can't believe how much Karson and Karlee look alike! Jeff had the idea that we put him in one of Karlee's outfits to see if they look the same. Of course there is a little difference but when we put him in pink I had a flashback of two years ago. Poor little guy all dressed in pink:)

Karson Michael Vocana

Karson Michael Vocana was born on May 24th at 7:10pm! He weighed 7 pounds 3 onces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He looks just like Karlee did when she was born.
I woke up that morning with slight cramps in my lower back. I hadn't had that feeling before so I knew something was different. Not long after being awake I started having contractions. They weren't very strong but they were coming every three minutes. I called my doctor and the nurse said I probably better go to the hospital. Jeff came home from work early and we dropped Karlee off at my friend Krystal's house and headed to the hospital. After being checked out they said I was in early labor but sent me home. I couldn't believe we had to leave. After being home a few hours the contractions got a lot stronger. I could no longer talk through them so we dropped Karlee back off at Krystal's and headed back to the hospital. As soon as I got there they took one look at me and put me in a room right away. All the nurses said that they knew we would be back.

Everything after that went really fast. I got the epidural soon after being there and finally felt a lot better. Once I started pushing it didn't take long for little Karson to arrive. They say the second one comes faster and he sure did.

The actual delivery wasn't bad at all. The hard part came after when they said he needed to go over to the NICU for a couple of hours. Then a couple of hours turned into a week. Karson had an infection that needed a week's worth of antibiotics to clear up.

Karlee came the next day to see her little brother. She was so excited!

She looked like a little doctor with her mask and gown on.

It has been a long week with lots of trips back and forth from Summerlin Hospital. I would go every 3 hours to feed him or would stay in between feedings just so I could hold him. Jeff came when he could and Karlee got to go visit him a few times as well.

Karlee wants to kiss and hug her brother all of the time. She can't get enough of him!

I don't know how people do it when they have a baby in the hospital for more than a week. I felt bad leaving Karlee every day to go to the hospital but I felt bad leaving Karson at the hospital every time I went home. I'm so glad he had great nurses taking care of him.

Aunt Aubrey got here on Thursday night and has been the biggest help. I couldn't have done it without her. She has been taking care of Karlee while I have been at the hospital and is staying to help for little bit now that Karson is home.

This is our first family picture with the four of us. I can't believe we have 2 kids!

The cutest kids!! We are so happy Karson is home!

Baby Shower

My sweet friends, Krystal and Sarah threw me a baby shower a couple Saturdays ago. It was so nice of everyone to come and give me some things for a boy since pretty much everything in our house is Pink!

They planned the shower just the way I like it, food and friends!

Krystal made this cute diaper cake!

Since my birthday was the day before Sarah made this cake for me. They are both so talented!

I have great friends that were so nice to come eventhough this is my 2nd baby.

I got lots of blue and green stuff. They really do have some cute stuff for boys these days:)

I also have to mention that my good friend Cynthia had a baby boy last year and she has given me a ton of his baby clothes.

I have just 3 weeks left before the baby will be here. We are pretty much ready thanks to some great friends!!

Jeff is 30!!

We have had a busy last few days! It was my birthday last Friday, some friends of mine had a baby shower for me on Saturday (I'll post pic of that later), we had a party for Jeff on Sunday, and it was his birthday yesterday. Let me also mention I go to the doctor tomorrow and I don't even want to know how much weight I have gained in just one week since I have eaten pure junk!

Jeff is 30! His 20s weren't bad so let's hope his 30s are even better.

I had a party for him on Sunday and invited a bunch of our friends over. Karlee loved having so many kids over at the same time.

I wanted new tennis shoes for my birthday because my plan is to go back to the gym once the baby is born. Someone please call about 6 weeks after he comes to make sure I'm really going!

Grandma also bought Karlee some new kicks. Does a 1 year old really need Niki shoes? Probaby not, but they are so cute on her.

Now we get a few weeks off and then it will be the baby's birthday and Karlee's birthday!

Ashley's Wedding

Last Saturday Ashley and Jake finally got married! I say finally because they have been dating as long as Jeff and I have and have been engaged for a year. We flew to Missouri for the wedding and everything went great (except it rained the entire weekend). Ashley was beautiful!

Aubrey and I (wish I could have not been pregnant for a day so I could have looked better in my dress.)

the 3 sisters
Karlee was the cutest little flower girl. She did such a good job!

the Zaruba kids

Could my legs be any whiter?

Most of the fam (except for Jordan) at the rehearsal dinner.

Aubrey and I stayed a few extra days to hang out after the wedding. Karlee had fun with Ashley's dog and getting to spend time with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Zach and Jordan.